The day started off cloudy, though not particularly cool. The Toledo Rockets offense started in much the same fashion. The Rockets defense was stout in the first half, save for a handful of plays. However, Miami was able to creep out to a 21-0 lead. As the clouds lifted, so did the lid on the Rockets offense, and they were able to get on the score board, pulling to 21-0.
With the sun out and crowd now more into the game, I was optimistic at the half, even though it was still a 2 score game.