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MOUNT PLEASANT, MI. â€" The Ohio football team fell to Central Michigan 28-10 Saturday afternoon at Kelly/Shorts Stadium in a Mid-American Conference matchup.

Central Michigan (3-3, 1-1 MAC) took an early 7-0 lead, scoring on its first drive of the game when Cooper Rush completed a four-yard pass to Titus Davis. Rush connected with Davis again for a 32-yard touchdown pass on their next drive to take a 14-0 lead in the first quarter.  

The Bobcats got on the board at the end of the first half, when Josiah Yazdani connected on a 24-yard field goal to make the score 14-3.

Ohio scored early in the fourth quarter. During the drive, quarterback JD Sprague connected with Chase Cochran on a 46-yard reception. The next play, Sprague rushed 24 yards, setting up a Tim Edmond one-yard touchdown run, making the score 21-10.

Central Michigan would score one more time in the fourth quarter to seal 28-10 win.

Offensively, Daz Patterson led the Bobcats on the ground with 77 yards on 12 carries. In the air, Cochran led Ohio with two receptions for 59 yards.

Sprague finished the game 7-for-21 with 98 yards.

STAT OF THE DAY
Patterson’s 49-yard run in the third quarter marked his longest rush of the season.

QUOTE OF THE DAY
“You’ve got to bounce back,. We get to come home. It’s homecoming. And if you can’t get excited to play for homecomingâ€"play against BG, a team that beat us bad last yearâ€"I don’t know what you can get excited for. I have confidence that we’ll bounce back, have a good week of practice and come ready to play next Saturday.” -Josh Kristoff 

UP NEXT
The Bobcats (3-3, 1-1) return to Athens next week to take on Bowling Green at Peden Stadium. Kickoff is set for 2 p.m. and can be seen on ESPN3. 

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