MAC play begins on Saturday afternoon for Kent State as the Golden Flashes host Ohio. Kickoff is at 3:30 p.m. Eastern.
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The Bobcats improved to 2-2 with a 59-52 win vs. Fordham. Kent State wrapped up its brutal non-conference schedule by losing at No. 1 Georgia, 39-22.
Who: Ohio (2-2) at Kent State (1-3).
When: Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022.
Time: 3:30 p.m. Eastern.
Where: Dix Stadium, Kent (25,319).
Live stream: ESPN+
Latest line: Kent State -11.5.
Announcers: Michael Reghi and Ryan Cavanaugh.
Read some of what Paul Newberry of the Associated Press wrote about Kent State’s closer-than-expected loss at Georgia.
Georgia hardly looked like the nation’s best team, struggling to put away Kent State.
The No. 1 Bulldogs ultimately prevailed, holding on for a 39-22 victory Saturday, but their two-week run atop the rankings could be in jeopardy.
Brock Bowers scored two more touchdowns and Georgia survived a sloppy performance and surprisingly gritty effort from the Golden Flashes.
The Bulldogs (4-0) turned it over three times, struggled in the red zone, were burned on a fake punt and gave up several big plays to Kent State (1-3) in what was easily their worst performance of the season.
Was it bad enough to knock Georgia out of the top spot in the rankings? Check back Sunday.
“We don’t care too much about the rankings,” defensive lineman Nazir Stackhouse said. “We focus on us. It’s always a ‘we’ thing. We’re always focused on our development as a team, no matter where we are in the rankings.”
Kent State had a chance to make it a one-score game with less than 13 minutes remaining after Marquez Cooper powered in from the 1 to cap a 12-play, 75-yard drive. But a two-point conversion failed, leaving the Bulldogs with a 32-22 lead.
Georgia then finished off the Golden Flashes, driving 75 yards for Kendall Milton’s 1-yard plunge on fourth-and-goal with 5 1/2 minutes to go.
Georgia coach Kirby Smart insisted that he wasn’t all that displeased with his team’s performance. He pointed out that the Bulldogs never had to punt, blocked a punt for a safety and finished with a 529-281 edge in total yards.
But Georgia has plenty to clean up.
“The fake punt is like a turnover,” Smart said. “When you have four turnovers, you’re gonna have a game like that.”
Fortunately for the Bulldogs, they have Bowers.
Coming off a three-touchdown performance against South Carolina, he took it to the end zone on the second play of the game with a dazzling 75-yard run.
Going in motion to take a handoff, the sophomore tight end found a big hole around right end and never stopped running, turning on his impressive speed down the sideline in front of the Georgia bench.
Bowers also scored on a 2-yard scamper, making it three touchdowns on three carries this season for the sophomore tight end.
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