No. 15 Bowling Green Falls

Miami of Ohio’s swarming defense forced quarterback Josh Harris to fumble three times Tuesday night, setting up short drives and a 33-10 victory over No. 15 Bowling Green in a Mid-American Conference game at Oxford, Ohio.

Ben Roethlisberger threw for 230 yards and Cal Murray ran for two touchdowns as Miami (8-1, 5-0) took advantage of four turnovers in all.

The RedHawks have won eight in a row since an opening loss at Iowa, positioning themselves to move into the Top 25 for the first time since the end of the 1974 season.

Playing with its highest ranking in school history, Bowling Green (7-2, 4-1) never got rolling and couldn’t overcome a ragged game by Harris.

“Because they’ve got a great quarterback, people stopped talking about their defense,” Harris said of Miami of Ohio. “They’ve got a great defense.”

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Miami will be without defensive tackles Orien Harris and Santonio Thomas against 18th-ranked Tennessee on Saturday, and the No. 6 Hurricanes blame one of the injuries on a “cheap shot” by Virginia Tech center Jake Grove.

Harris sprained a l ligament in his right knee and Thomas severely sprained his right ankle.

Miami Coach Larry Coker was upset that Grove blocked Thomas below the knees, from behind, about 10 yards away from the play and after the defender had slowed up.

Coker called the play “more malicious” than when Ohio State linebacker Robert Reynolds jammed his fingers into the throat of Wisconsin quarterback Jim Sorgi and choked him in a game at Wisconsin on Oct. 11.

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A Western Athletic Conference officiating crew was suspended for one game because of several errors made Saturday during Hawaii’s victory at San Jose State. The crew also won’t be considered for any postseason assignments.... Ohio State quarterback Craig Krenzel, knocked woozy and helped to the sidelines in last week’s victory over Penn State, is expected to play Saturday against Michigan State, but will share time with Scott McMullen.... Central Florida’s Ryan Schneider was suspended for the rest of the season by Coach Mike Kruczek, who said the quarterback violated team rules.... West Virginia quarterback Rasheed Marshall is not expected to play Saturday at Boston College after sustaining a concussion last week in a victory over Central Florida.... Washington quarterback Cody Pickett, who suffered a concussion against Oregon, returned to practice and is expected to play against Arizona.

Marshall quarterback Stan Hill will miss the rest of the season after undergoing surgery to repair a torn ligament in his left knee.... A sore back will keep tailback Renaldo Works, who is Oklahoma’s leading rusher, out of the lineup for Saturday’s game against Texas A&M....; Carson Ward, a freshman fullback at Virginia, was in critical condition at a Charlottesville, Va., hospital after a weekend fight at a fraternity house.... No. 13 Texas Christian (8-0), winner of 10 in a row and 18 of 19, will play host to Louisville (7-1) in a Conference USA game tonight at Fort Worth, Texas.