Marshall rallies from 10-point deficit to defeat Kent; Akron beats UCF, 26-21

The Herd posted its third straight conference win, 27-17.
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KENT -- Ahmad Bradshaw scored two second-half touchdowns -- one on a 75-yard pass from Stan Hill -- as Marshall overcame a 10-point deficit to beat Kent State 27-17 on Saturday.
Kent State (1-6, 0-4 Mid-American Conference) built a 17-7 halftime lead on David Alston's 2-yard touchdown run, Charles' Newton's 31-yard scoring reception from Joshua Cribbs and Travis Mayle's 31-yard field goal.
Marshall (3-3, 3-0) took possession at the Golden Flashes' 3 after punter Joshua Brazen was penalized for kicking the ball out of bounds after fumbling it.
Three plays later Bradshaw scored on a 1-yard plunge.
After Kent State's Travis Mayle missed a field goal attempt midway through the third quarter, Marshall took over at its own 25. On the second play, Hill tossed a screen pass to Bradshaw that he turned into a 75-yard touchdown that gave the Thundering Herd their first lead.
On its final six possessions, Kent State punted twice, missed a field goal and Robert Terrell, Chris Royal and Willie Smith intercepted passes.
Ian O'Connor added field goals of 26 and 24 yards for Marshall to close the scoring.
Akron 26, UCF 21
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Brett Biggs ran for 150 yards and a touchdown and Akron took advantage of four turnovers to defeat Central Florida.
Akron (3-4, 3-1 MAC) converted two giveaways into touchdowns and used a pair of fourth-quarter interceptions to thwart a comeback attempt by UCF (0-6, 0-3). The loss extends the Golden Knights' losing streak to 10 games, the longest in the nation.
Charlie Frye finished 14-of-24 for 169 yards and two touchdowns.
UCF quarterback Steven Moffett completed 30 of 41 passes for 322 yards and two touchdowns, but his two interceptions were costly.
Bowling Green 51, Ball St. 13
BOWLING GREEN -- Bowling Green scored on five of its first six possessions, with Omar Jacobs passing for three touchdowns and running for another.
Jacobs, who later added a fourth touchdown pass, threw scoring passes covering 29 yards to P.J. Pope, 4 yards to Cole Magner, 11 yards to Charles Sharon and 18 yards to Steve Sanders. Pope added a 1-yard touchdown run for the Falcons (4-2, 2-1 MAC).
Jacobs was 19-of-25 for 279 yards without an interception or sack.
Toledo 31, Ohio 13
TOLEDO -- Bruce Gradkowski ran for a touchdown and passed for another to lead Toledo.
Nigel Morris got the Rockets (5-2, 4-0 MAC) on the board early when he picked up a fumble and rumbled 26 yards for a touchdown less than five minutes into the game.
Gradkowski completed 26 of 37 passes for 285 yards and an 11-yard TD pass to Lance Moore.
Miami (Ohio) 25, Buffalo 7
AMHERST, N.Y. -- Josh Betts completed 25 of 36 passes for 306 yards and a pair of touchdowns for Miami.
Ryne Robinson caught a career-high 10 receptions for 153 yards and a TD, a 3-yard strike from Betts, giving the RedHawks (4-3, 3-1 MAC) a 13-7 third quarter lead.
Miami's offense rolled up 422 yards on Buffalo (1-6, 1-4).
E. Michigan 35, W. Michigan 31
KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- A.J. Bennett caught a 30-yard touchdown pass from Matt Bohnet with 21 seconds remaining for Eastern Michigan.
The Eagles (3-4, 3-1 MAC) overcame an 11-point deficit to beat the Broncos (1-5, 0-3) for the first time since 1996. Bohnet threw for 174 of his 225 yards in the second half, which saw all three of his TD passes. Eric Deslauriers caught two of those scoring passes.
N. Illinois 42, Cent. Michigan 10
DEKALB, Ill. -- Garrett Wolfe's 226 yards and four touchdowns on 37 carries led Northern Illinois.
Both teams got off to a slow start, but Wolfe jump-started the Huskie offense in the second quarter with a 7-yard touchdown run.
The momentum carried into the second half with Josh Haldi hitting Dan Sheldon for a 60-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter to give the Huskies a 10-3 lead.
Wolfe then followed that up with three touchdown runs that helped Northern Illinois (5-2, 5-0 MAC) take a commanding 35-3 lead with 2:10 remaining in the third quarter.
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