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Mike Hallett, Toledo OL stand tall in MAC championship game

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DETROIT — Coaches say they don’t read about their team or hear the outside noise.

It’s not true.

Mike Hallett admitted as much on Saturday in the afterglow of Toledo’s 17-7 victory over Ohio in the Mid-American Conference championship football game.

The embattled UT offensive line coach has been the recipient of slings and arrows the past two seasons for inconsistent and oftentimes shoddy line play.

University of Toledo WR Demeer Blankumsee (0), celebrates scoring a touchdown against Ohio University with teammates Jerjuan Newton, left, and Jamal Turner, right, Dec. 3, at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan.

Part of the reason why quarterback Carter Bradley — last year’s opening-day starter — was benched in favor of Dequan Finn was related to Bradley’s lack of mobility behind a weak line.