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Ohio vs. UMass

■ When, where: Saturday, 3:30 p.m., at McGuirk Alumni Stadium, Amherst.

■ TV, radio: NESN Plus, WEEI-FM 105.5, WHYN-AM 560 AM, WATD-FM 95.9.

■ Records: UMass 0-5; Ohio 3-1 (1-0 Mid-American).

 Offensive leaders: UMass — QB Andrew Ford (1,333 yards passing, 7 TDs, 1 INT), RB Marquis Young (301 yards rushing, 4 TDs), TE Adam Breneman (369 yards receiving, 0 TDs); Ohio — QB Nathan Rourke (632 yards passing, 5 TDs, 0 INTs), RB A.J. Ouellette (348 yards rushing, 2 TDs), WR Cameron Odom (182 yards receiving, 2 TDs).

■ Head to head: Ohio leads the all-time series, 2-0. Ohio won the last meeting, 51-23, in 2013.

■ Of note: The Minutemen are coming off a 17-13 loss in Knoxville, in which the UMass defense held Tennessee to a season-low 17 points after the Vols averaged 34 points in their first three games. Ford left the game in the third quarter with an injury but Ross Comis went 2 of 5 and ran for a touchdown . . . Ford has a TD pass in each of his last 15 games, which ranks fifth in the nation. He is also one of three QBs with one or fewer INTs on 150 or more pass attempts . . . Breneman missed last week’s game with an injury. He ranks second in the nation among tight ends in receiving yards and third in receptions (24). Breneman’s status for Saturday is unknown . . . Linebacker Bryton Barr earned the New England Football Writers Association Gold Helmet Award after recording 12 tackles vs. Tennessee.

BRANDAN BLOM