The Mid-American Conference’s top two running offenses are set to meet at Glass Bowl on Saturday, as the University of Toledo Rockets (4-2, 2-0 MAC) play host to the Kent State University Golden Flashes (2-4, 1-1 MAC). The Rockets are 7.5-point favorites, and the total is 61.5.Kent State is coming off a close 27-24 loss at the hands of Miami (OH) at Fred C. Yager Stadium last Saturday. Collin Schlee was 23 of 40 for 306 yards and three touchdowns. Bryan Bradford ran nine times for 43 yards. Devontez Walker caught 11 passes for 159 yards and two touchdowns. Toledo beat Northern Illinois 52-32 at Brigham Field at Huskie Stadium last Saturday. Dequan Finn threw for 190 yards and three touchdowns. Jacquez Stuart carried 11 times for 73 yards and a touchdown. Jerjuan Newton added two touchdowns of his own. He had five receptions for 89 yards.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
The teams are meeting in the regular season for the first time since November 2019, a 35-33 win for the Rockets.
TALE OF THE TAPE
The Golden Flashes are averaging 27.2 points per game for the season, sixth in the MAC, and they are facing a Rockets defense that has surrendered 25.5 PPG (2nd). Meanwhile, Toledo has scored 36.2 points a game this season, best in the conference, and Kent State is allowing 29.7 PPG (4th). The Golden Flashes rank 73rd in the nation in passing yards per game (236.5) and 28th in rushing (200.7), while the Rockets are 37th in passing yards allowed per game (199.8) and 86th against the run (153.5).Toledo is 107th in the country in passing yards per game (200.2) and 38th in rushing (187.7). Kent State’s defense has been most vulnerable through the air, as the Golden Flashes are 116th in the nation in passing yards allowed per game (276.2). Against the run, the Golden Flashes are 93rd (166.5).
TOP PERFORMERS
Through six games, Collin Schlee has thrown for eight touchdowns (3 INT) and 231.0 yards per game to lead Kent State in passing. In four away games this season, he has five TDs (3 INT) and an average of 197.2 yards passing. Marquez Cooper leads the team in rushing with an average of 90.3 yards a game over six games. He has six touchdowns on the ground. Dante Cephas is the Golden Flashes’ leading receiver with 103.2 yards a game and three TDs. Dequan Finn has 11 passing touchdowns (5 INT) with 189.0 yards per game through six games to lead Toledo. In three home games this season, he has thrown for five TDs (1 INT) and an average of 191.3 yards. Dequan Finn also leads the team in rushing with an average of 61.3 yards per game. He has five touchdowns on the ground. DeMeer Blankumsee has been a key target in the Rockets’ aerial attack. He has one touchdown and a 68.2 yard per game average through five appearances.
SportsTips’ College Football Pick:
Toledo (-275)
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