Ohio, despite sluggish offense, manages to beat Kent State

Quinton Maxwell’s first career start at quarterback for the Ohio Bobcats wasn’t pretty, but it proved to be just enough for the ’Cats to escape Dix Stadium with a 14-10 victory over the Kent State Golden Flashes on Saturday.

Ohio head coach Frank Solich waited to announce his starting quarterback against Kent State until a half hour before kickoff. Maxwell, a redshirt freshman, replaced fifth-year senior quarterback Greg Windham but the change made little difference in uplifting Ohio’s offense, which has been mostly inept since the start of conference play.

Maxwell completed 11-19 passes for only 127 yards with no touchdowns and one interception while Windham didn’t see the field. Maxwell’s…