Sunday, September 05, 1999
MIAMI NOTEBOOK
A hot Bath betters RedHawks' offense
BY JOHN FAY
The Cincinnati Enquirer
EVANSTON, Ill. — The difference in Miami's offense between this year and last is the opening-game performance of quarterback Mike Bath.
Last year, Bath hit 11 of 20 passes for 114 yards, no touchdowns and two interceptions in the opener at North Carolina.
This year, Bath hit 11 of 18 passes for 252 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions in the opener at Northwestern.
Miami won both — 13-10 last year and 28-3 Saturday — but it's clear that Bath's development will make Miami's offense more dangerous this year.
“I'm very happy with Mike Bath,” said Miami coach Terry Hoeppner. “He's a leader out there, and he can throw the ball some, too.”
Bath, a 6-foot-2, 225-pound junior from Celina, Ohio, set a career-high for passing yards.
“I don't feel like I played my best game,” he said. “None of us did. I missed some throws. I think I can player better.”
HELMET CAPER: Travis Prentice's helmet was stolen from Miami's locker room some time before the team arrived.
Hoeppner thought something fishy happened.
“It was supposed to be a secure locker room,” Hoeppner said. “His jersey was there, but his helmet was gone. Don't you think souvenir collectors would take his jersey and not his helmet?”
Prentice was fitted with a replacement helmet.
“I was more upset than anyone,” Hoeppner said. “It didn't seems to bother Travis.”
NAME THAT PLAY: Miami linebacker Dustin Cohen admitted that he knew the exact play Northwestern was going to run several times Saturday.
“I didn't have to watch much film,” he said. “I scouted them for four years.”
Northwestern coach Randy Walker and offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson,were at Miami until this year.
Cohen looked like he knew almost every play. He had nine tackles, three for losses of 12 yards, and one sack.
THANKS, RED: Hoeppner's college coach, Red Faught, was in attendance Saturday. “That meant a lot to me,” said Hoeppner, who played for Faught at Franklin College in Indiana.
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