Smith’s 3 TD passes help Miami (Ohio) beat RMU 31-14

OXFORD, Ohio (AP) — Aveon Smith threw three touchdown passes — including two to Mac Hippenhammer — to help Miami (Ohio) beat Robert Morris 31-14. Anthony Purge scored on a 2-yard run to give Robert Morris (0-2) a 7-3 lead less than 5 minutes into the game but Smith hit Luke Bolden for a 17-yard touchdown with 3:42 left in the first quarter and Miami led the rest of the way. Robert Morris finished with 219 total yards — including 40 yards rushing on 27 attempts — and had just nine first downs.