Western Michigan broke a streak of disappointing performances with a 16-10 win on the road against Miami. It wasn’t a pretty win for their offense, but the defensive plan that coordinator Lou Esposito puts on the field every week finally showed what it could be.
Brett Gabbert returned to action in his first game since Week 1 and the Broncos replaced a struggling Jack Salopek with true freshman Treyson Bourguet. Both quarterbacks got reps with the first team for the first time in at least a month and it showed. Timing routes were a struggle and deep passes fell to the turf at Yager Stadium.