2-0 RedHawk Gridders Take on Central Michigan
10/11/2010 12:00:00 AM | Football
Oct. 11, 2010
Miami RedHawks (3-3; 2-0 MAC)
vs.
Central Michigan Chippewas (2-4; 1-2 MAC)
OXFORD, Ohio -- Miami University takes its perfect 2-0 league record to Mount Pleasant this Saturday as it faces Mid-American Conference power Central Michigan in a huge MAC football battle.
The game will be televised by ESPN-Plus, locally on Cincinnati's WKRC-TV (Ch. 12) and Dayton's WKEF-TV (Ch. 22).
THE COACHES
MIAMI HEAD COACH Michael Haywood (Notre Dame, `86) is in his second season at the helm of the Miami program ... 4-14 overall record, 3-7 MAC record ... served as Fighting Irish offensive coordinator the previous four seasons ... named NCAA Division I-A Assistant Coach of the Year in 2005 by the American Football Coaches Association.
CMU HEAD COACH DAN ENOS (Michigan State, `91) is in his first season guiding the Chippewas and owns a 2-4 overall record at the helm of the program, including a 1-2 mark in the MAC. Among his five stops as an assistant coach are stints at Western Michigan (2000-02) and Cincinnati (2004-05). \
QUICK HITS
1. Coach Michael Haywood'S RedHawks look to improve their MAC record to 3-0 this Saturday. That is something that hasn't happened at Miami since 2007 when it eventually tied for first place in the MAC East.
2. Despite a .500 record, Miami's offensive unit continues to control the football. The RedHawks rank eighth in the nation in time of possession, staying on the field for an average of 33:12 of the 60 minutes. CMU is ranked 35th, nationally, in possession time, averaging 31:07.
3. Saturday marks Miami Football's first trip to Central Michigan since the Clinton administration was in power in 1999. The RedHawks are 6-3-1 in games at Kelly/ Shorts Stadium.
RedHawks On The Radio
Entering its fourth year of its partnership with ISP Sports Marketing, the Miami ISP Sports Network continues its coverage of Miami Football with a group of affiliates blanketing most of Southwest Ohio and Southeast Indiana. "The Voice of the RedHawks" Steve Baker will deliver the play-by-play coverage, while Tim Bray will provide color commentary. Terry Bridge will be the network's sideline reporter. Tune-in to one of Miami's gameday affiliates:
WMOH-AM 1450 (Hamilton, OH)
WFMG-FM 101.3 (Richmond, IN)
WPFB-FM 105.9 (Middletown, OH)
WPFB-AM 910 (Middletown, OH)
WONE-AM 980 (Dayton, OH)
WKVB-AM 1490 (Richmond, IN)
The pregame show on Saturday, Oct. 16, begins at 11 a.m. ET.
RedHawks On Television
The Miami-Central Michigan game will be available on ESPN-Plus. Michael Reghi handles play-by-play duties, while Doug Graber serves as color analyst. The game will be televised in 23 different markets across the Midwest and East Coast, including Chicago, Philadelphia, Detroit, Cleveland, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Columbus and Milwaukee:
Ohio
Cincinnati, Ohio (WKRC)
Cleveland, Ohio (WEWS)
Columbus, Ohio (WWHO)
Dayton, Ohio (WKEF)
Toledo, Ohio (WTVG)
Youngstown, Ohio (WYTV)
Illinois
Chicago, Illinois (WPWR)
Rockford, Illinois (WTVO-DT2)
Indiana
Indianapolis, Indiana (WNDY)
South Bend-Elkhart, Indiana (WMYS)
Michigan
Detroit, Michigan (WXYZ)
Flint-Saginaw-Bay City, Michigan (WSMH)
Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, Michigan (WZZM)
Lansing, Michigan (WHTV)
New York
Buffalo, New York (WNYO)
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (WPVI-DT2)
Harrisburg-Lancaster-Lebanon-York, Pennsylvania (WHP-DT2)
Rhode Island
Providence- New Bedford, Rhode Island (COX-NE)
West Virginia
Wheeling-Steubenville, West Virginia (WTOV-DT2)
Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin (WMLW)
La Crosse-Eau Claire, Wisconsin (KQEG)
Green Bay-Appleton, Wisconsin (WACY)
Madison, Wisconsin (WTVW)
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