Tiffin University (4-2, 3-1 G-MAC) lit up the sky against Walsh, totaling 405 yards through the air en route to a 54-7 win.

Alex Johnson had a field day, putting together the 7th-best passing day in TU history with 399 yards. It marked Johnson's second consecutive big passing game against Walsh as he totaled 403 yards against the Cavaliers in 2024.

After a sluggish first quarter, Ben Rudolph got the Dragons on the board with a 39-yard field goal at the 1:50 mark as TU led 3-0 at the end of the quarter.

Tiffin exploded in the second quarter for 21 points. Tiffin finished off a 68-yard drive with a 6-yard TD toss from Johnson to Joey Zalewski at the 10:22 mark to move ahead 10-0.

It took just three plays for the Dragons to score on its next possession, with Ethan Holbrook hauling in a 49-yard bomb as the offense came alive at the 7:47 mark.

After Walsh drove 73 yards and scored on a big 37-yard run, the Dragons responded with an 81-yard drive that ended with a 20-yard Zalewski TD reception with 1:16 left in the half.

Tiffin opened the second half with another big strike, as Holbrook connected on a 59-yard reception from Johnson as TU upped its lead to 31-7 at the 13:03 mark of the third quarter.

Tiffin kept the train rolling, as Ronald Blackman ran around right end for a 19-yard TD rush at the 8:57 mark. Tiffin's Ryan Konyecsni then blocked a Walsh punt out of the Walsh end zone, resulting in a safety that gave TU a 40-7 lead at the 7:22 mark of the third quarter.

Tiffin picked up two more scores in the final quarter. Emari White ran for 7 yards at the 7:56 mark, while Hayden Bills hauled in a 6-yard pass from Kyle Antoine at 5:07 to finish the scoring.

Overall TU outgained Walsh 524-180 including 405-94 through the air. They had 25 first downs to Walsh's 12 and held the Cavaliers to 1 for 13 on third downs. 

Tiffin's defense was strong, posting 4 sacks along with 2 interceptions and 7 pass breakups. Khris Walton had 1.5 sacks while Radical Rothermel (1), Anthony Shields (1), and Uzonna Nzekwe (0.5) also had sacks. Malik Baker had 9 tackles to lead the team along with an interception and 3 pass breakups along with a forced fumble. Kyle Johnson also had a pick with an 18-yard return. Jacob Tuiemeh had 7 tackles while Aiden Fischer had 6.

Johnson finished 26 of 36 for 399 yards and 4 TDs with Holbrook being the prime beneficiary with 147 yards on 7 catches. Jaedyn McKinstry had 63 yards receiving while Javier Wills (48), Zalewski (45), and White (42) also had solid games.