RB Respect Month Vol. 2, Day 23: Michael Turner wins his duel with Big Ben (2002)
222 yards and 5 TD for "The Burner."
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Welcome to day 23 of Running Back Respect Month™! Yesterday, Toledo toppled Marshall's MAC dynasty thanks to Chester Taylor. Here's where we're at today, and how the rest of the month looks:
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Today: Michael Turner vs. Miami (Ohio) (2002)
RB Respect Month Vol. 2, Day 23: Michael Turner wins his duel with Big Ben (2002)
Yesterday, we talked about a legendary MAC running back (Toledo's Chester Taylor) sparking his team to a comeback victory over an opponent led by their future first-round draft pick quarterback (Marshall's Byron Leftwich). It was so much fun that I'm giving you almost the exact same thing today! Say hello to the game –sadly not the MAC Title this time– in 2002 where Northern Illinois' Michael Turner ran 20 times for 222 yards and five touchdowns in the Huskies' 48-41 win over Ben Roethlisberger's Miami (OH) Redhawks:
