Miami wasted no time asserting their dominance, scoring on the game’s opening play from scrimmage. Eastern Michigan responded with a strong drive led by quarterback Cole Snyder (Lakewood, New York/Southwestern/Rutgers/Buffalo), who guided the Eagles down the field and tied the game with a one-yard quarterback sneak. However, Miami quickly regained control, taking a 21-7 lead before the half.

The Eagles showed resilience late in the third quarter, narrowing the deficit to one score with a one-yard touchdown run by Delbert Mimms III (Indianapolis, Indiana/Ben Davis/NC State). Despite this push, Miami extended their lead with two additional touchdowns in the final quarter, putting the game out of reach for Eastern Michigan.

Head coach Chris Creighton reflected on the game and credited Miami for their effort, saying, “I want to congratulate Miami… I love it when a team is down and fights and plays, you know what I mean? It’s awesome… I was disappointed… as our fight and intensity didn’t have the feel it needs to have… But I have much respect for Miami, and we knew it was going to be a tough game.”

Snyder threw for 211 yards and contributed 37 rushing yards with one touchdown. His performance was solid despite throwing his first interception of the season after 245 consecutive pass attempts without one. Mimms led the Eagles’ rushing attack on the ground with 78 yards and a touchdown, continuing his consistent scoring streak this season with six touchdowns in six games.

Max Reese (Chicago, Illinois/Fenwick) had a standout performance, hauling in a career-high seven catches for 50 yards, showing his growing importance in Eastern’s passing game. Luke Murphy (Massillon, Ohio/Massillon Washington) led the Eagles with a career-best ten tackles on defense. At the same time, Daniel Warnsman (Dublin, Ohio/Dublin Coffman) recovered a fumble forced by Mimms on a punt return.

Eastern Michigan’s defense struggled to contain Miami’s high-powered offense, allowing 38 points despite forcing one turnover. The Eagles converted eight of their 18 third-down attempts but couldn’t keep up with Miami’s efficiency when it mattered most.

The loss drops Eastern Michigan to 6-20 all-time against Miami and 3-10 when hosting the RedHawks. Nine EMU players recorded a catch during the game, marking the first time this season such a feat has been accomplished. Additionally, six Eagles players logged 20 or more receiving yards, a milestone last achieved in their win over Central Michigan in 2022.

Creighton remains optimistic about the team’s ability to bounce back. “For next week, I expect us to respond and rebound,” he said.

Eastern Michigan’s next game is its annual Homecoming game against Central Michigan University on Saturday, October 19. Kickoff is set for 2 p.m. at Rynearson Stadium, and the game will be streamed live on ESPN+. For more updates on Eastern Michigan football and other sports, follow The Eastern Echo.

MIAMI (WSVN) – Police are searching for the gunman who, they said, opened fire in a Miami neighborhood, leaving a man dead and sending another to the hospital.

7News cameras on Saturday night captured flowers placed in a driveway where, witnesses said, 35-year-old Robin Fernandez was shot dead and 32-year-old David Pichinte was critically wounded.

Marlon Castro Martinez, Fernandez’s cousin and a relative of Pichinte, told 7News that several shots were fired on this driveway, located on Northeast 77th Court, near First Court.

Castro Martinez said he was there when a man with a gun opened fire, striking Fernandez and Pichinte, at around 12:30 a.m. on Friday.

A Ring surveillance camera recorded audio of the gunshots.

City of Miami Police units responded to ShotSpotter alerts of several rounds of gunfire following an altercation. 

Speaking in Spanish, Castro Martinez said he and his friends were hanging out when the shooter approached them.

“The man asked for a beer, and when we told him no, he became irate,” he said.

That was when, Castro Martinez said, the subject pulled a gun from his waistband.

“We saw the gun, and we took off running,” he said. “[The shooter] began chasing us all around the apartment building.”

Surveillance video captured several people running. Another camera captured one person running across a parking lot.

Once they got all around the building, Castro Martinez said, the shooter fired six rounds into Fernandez’s head, and when Pichinte tried to stop him, he was shot twice in the side.

Fernandez was pronounced dead at the scene.

“He was a noble person. We love him a lot, and we’re going to miss him,” said Castro Martinez.

Pichinte was transported to Jackson Medical Center’s Ryder Trauma Center in grave condition.

Detectives said a witness told them the subject is between 17 and 18 years old. On Saturday, they were seen going door to door asking neighbors about the shooting.

As of late Saturday night, police said they are still searching for a subject.

The incident has left neighbors on edge.

“He could be around, just walking at night,” said an area resident.

If you have any information on this shooting or the subject’s whereabouts, call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS. Remember, you can always remain anonymous, and you may be eligible for a reward of up to $5,000.

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Last Sunday’s 15-10 win over the New England Patriots was a step in the right direction, but at 2-3, the Miami Dolphins have plenty of work left to rebound from an early-season three-game losing streak.

The Dolphins tied the Arizona Cardinals with a league-high 118 penalties in 2022, Mike McDaniel’s first season as head coach. Though Miami dropped out of the top 10 last season with 105 penalties, through five weeks of this season, penalties have again become a defining part of their identity.

With the Dolphins on their third-string quarterback instead of Tua Tagovailoa, the 390 penalty yards this season are tougher to overcome without a high-powered passing attack. Miami is tied with the Dallas Cowboys and Cleveland Browns with 43 penalties this season. Only the Houston Texans (47), Seattle Seahawks (47), and Baltimore Ravens (44) have been penalized more.

“Just moving forward, no matter what the call is, we got to go execute and without the negatives bringing us back after we have some positive gains,” left tackle Terron Armstead said on Oct. 7. “So that’s going to be something that we continue to do, and the more we can do that, we can execute without the penalties, our offense will start to look a lot better.”

The Dolphins average 4.7 yards per play and while penalties have impacted the No. 26-ranked offense, pre-snap problems have doomed the unit. Miami’s 21 pre-snap penalties rank second behind only Cleveland’s 23.

“There’s a lot of nuances in an offense, especially when you have a lot of motions, you have a lot of personnel,” Armstead explained. “You have quarterback changes so the cadence could be different; he might hold the cadence longer than others or he wants to operate faster than Tua [Tagovailoa] or maybe Skylar [Thompson].

“So the illegal formation, illegal shift, guys are taking their time getting set as opposed to [Tyler Huntley] being in more of a hurry – we got to get set off of him. So those small little details or nuances that nobody really pays attention to until it’s a problem.”

The Dolphins have been called for eight false starts, six illegal formations, and five illegal shifts. On average, teams have averaged 1.41 illegal formations and 0.84 illegal shifts per game through five weeks. Additionally, their nine offensive holding penalties rank among the league’s highest.

Tight end Jullian Hill has been responsible for a team-high seven penalties, including four pre-snap infractions. Three of Liam Eichenberg’s four penalties also came before the snap.

The Dolphins offense, averaging a league-low 12 points per game, has struggled, but the outing against the Patriots showed improvement. Miami’s 15 points in New England matched its combined scoring output from the previous two weeks — a few special teams blunders were the difference from breaking 20 points in the outing.

The Dolphins were called for a season-high 11 penalties Week 3 against the Seahawks but the team set a season-low with just six penalties on the road in New England. Miami struggled significantly in the season’s first quarter but appears to be slowly trending in the right direction.

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