The Ohio football team (7-3, 5-1 MAC) is set to continue midweek MACtion when they hit the road to take on the Toledo Rockets (7-3, 4-2 MAC) on Wednesday, Nov. 20. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. ET and can be seen on ESPN2 with Clay Matvick and Steve Addazio on the call.
The Bobcats’ matchup can also be heard on the Ohio Sports Network from Learfield, presented by Holzer Health System. Veteran Ohio radio personality Marty Bannister is stepping into the 2024 play-by-play role and will be joined by Rob Cornelius, who has been a part of the broadcasts for two decades.
SCOUTING TOLEDO
The Rockets are currently 5-4 overall and 2-3 against MAC opponents. On Nov. 12, they took down Central Michigan, 37-10. Toledo sustained two conference losses in October, falling to Buffalo (Oct. 12) and Bowling Green (41-26).
As a team, Toledo averages 29.90 points per game on 122.9 rushing yards and 294.20 passing yards. Their opponents average 21.10 points per game.
Junior quarterback Tucker Gleason is 167-for-274 on 2,032 yards over nine games, throwing 19 passing touchdowns
and seven interceptions. Gleason isn’t afraid to use his legs, recording 69 carries and six rushing touchdowns so far this season.
Sophomore running back Connor Walendzak currently leads Toledo on the ground, recording 102 touches and one touchdown on 368 yards. Senior running
backs Jacquez Stuart and Sevaughn Clark are neck-and-neck, with Stuart at 53 carries and two touchdowns on 214
yards while Clark has recorded 56 attempts on 209 yards. Junior running back Willie Shaw III is responsible for three of the Rockets’ 12 rushing touchdowns this season.
Senior wide receiver Jerjuan Newton leads the Rockets’ receivers with 823 yards and 10 touchdowns on 52 catches. Senior tight end Anthony Torres trails
with six touchdowns on the season, while junior wide receiver Junior Vandeross III has scored four times on 58 catches and 653 yards in the air.
Defensively, senior safety Maxen Hook has a team-best 87 tackles, including 52 solo stops and one tackle for loss. Additionally, Maxen has recorded four
break-ups, one interception, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery on the season. Senior linebacker Daniel
Bolden trails with 75 total tackles, with junior safety Emmanuel NcNeil-Warren trailing with 61 tackles on the season. Senior linebacker Jackson Barrow leads
the Rockets in tackles for loss (8) while junior defensive end Anthony Dunn Jr. leads in sacks (4). Sophomore safety Braden Awls is responsible for three of
Toledo’s nine picks; junior defensive back Nasir Bowers and junior cornerback Avery Smith are credited with two interceptions apiece.
Freshman placekicker/punter Dyan Cunanan is the Rockets’ leading scorer and is credited with 72 points. Currently,
Cunanan is 33-for-33 on PATs and 13-for-16 on field goals, with his longest hitting 54 yards. Senior placekicker Michael Denning is responsible for 48 of Toledo’s
57 kickoffs, accumulating 2,942 yards. Punter Emilio Duran’s longest punt of the season clocks in at 70 yards, recording 45 punts on 1,851 total yards.
