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2023 Miami RedHawks football team

The 2023 Miami RedHawks football team represented Miami University as a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by tenth-year head coach Chuck Martin and played their home games at Yager Stadium in Oxford, Ohio.[1]

2023 Miami RedHawks football
MAC champion
MAC East Division champions
MAC Championship, W 23–14 vs. Toledo
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record11–3 (7–1 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPat Welsh (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorBill Brechin (2nd season)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadiumYager Stadium
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Miami (OH) xy$   7 – 1     11 – 3  
Ohio   6 – 2     10 – 3  
Bowling Green   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Buffalo   3 – 5     3 – 9  
Akron   1 – 7     2 – 10  
Kent State   0 – 8     1 – 11  
West Division
Toledo xy   8 – 0     11 – 3  
Northern Illinois   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Eastern Michigan   4 – 4     6 – 7  
Central Michigan   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Ball State   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Western Michigan   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Championship: Miami (OH) 23, Toledo 14
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

Miami won the East division with a 7–1 conference record with their only loss coming against West champion Toledo.[2][3] On October 21, during the regular season game between the division winners, Miami quarterback Brett Gabbert suffered a season ending leg injury.[4] In spite of that, Miami won their first MAC Championship since 2019 with a 23–14 upset victory in the MAC Championship Game.[5] They played Appalachian State in the Cure Bowl, who they lost 13–9.[6]

Transfer portal

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Outgoing

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Name Pos. New school
Tre'Von Morgan WR Unknown
Ja'Von Kimpson CB Unknown
Brett Gabbert QB Miami (OH)
Devon Dorsey WR Albany State
Darez Snider RB Unknown
Austin Robinson WR Unknown
Jeremiah Batiste WR Chattanooga
Ryan O'Hair IOL Robert Morris
John Saunders CB Ole Miss
Caleb Shaffer IOL Oklahoma
Deavon Pierce S Robert Morris
Tyre Shelton RB Louisiana Tech
Rusty Feth IOL Iowa
Rowan Zolman S Minnesota
Angelo Butts WR Missouri State
Joe Humphreys QB Murray State
Kamell Smith QB Unknown
Jeffrey Simmons TE Ball State

Incoming

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Name Pos. Previous school
Rashad Amos RB South Carolina
Maddox Kopp QB Colorado
John Young OT Kentucky
Gage Larvadain WR Southeastern Louisiana
Joe Wilkins WR Notre Dame
Cade McDonald WR Michigan State

Preseason

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Preseason polls

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Coaches Poll

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On July 20, the MAC announced the preseason coaches poll. Miami was picked to finish second in the East.[7]

East
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Ohio 63 (9)
2 Miami 52 (2)
3 Buffalo 51 (1)
4 Bowling Green 35
5 Akron 26
6 Kent State 19
West
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Toledo 66 (11)
2 Eastern Michigan 55 (1)
3 Northern Illinois 38
4 Central Michigan 37
5 Ball State 27
6 Western Michigan 23
Coaches poll (MAC Championship)
Rank Team Votes
1 Toledo 7
2 Ohio 4
3 Buffalo 1

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:00 p.m.at Miami (FL)*
ACCNL 3–3849,024
September 93:30 p.m.at UMass*
ESPN+W 41–289,207
September 167:00 p.m.at Cincinnati*
ESPN+W 31–24 OT38,193
September 233:30 p.m.Delaware State*
ESPN+W 62–2015,812
September 302:30 p.m.at Kent State
ESPN+W 23–313,598
October 73:30 p.m.Bowling Green
  • Yager Stadium
  • Oxford, OH
ESPN+W 27–019,047
October 143:30 p.m.at Western Michigan
ESPN+W 34–2120,039
October 214:00 p.m.Toledo 
  • Yager Stadium
  • Oxford, OH
ESPNUL 17–2117,321
October 283:30 p.m.at Ohio
CBSSNW 30–1619,854
November 87:30 p.m.Akron
  • Yager Stadium
  • Oxford, OH
ESPNUW 19–07,233
November 157:00 p.m.Buffalo
  • Yager Stadium
  • Oxford, OH
ESPN2W 23–107,561
November 2512:00 p.m.at Ball State
CBSSNW 17–158,054
December 212:00 p.m.vs. No. 23 Toledo
ESPNW 23–1420,200
December 163:30 p.m.vs. Appalachian State
ABCL 9–1311,121
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

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at Miami (FL)

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See also: 2023 Miami Hurricanes football team
Game One – Miami (OH) RedHawks (0–0) at #Miami Hurricanes (0–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
RedHawks 0 3 003
Hurricanes 7 9 81438

at Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida

  • Date: Friday, September 1, 2023
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 86 °F (30 °C)
  • TV announcers (ACCN): Jay Alter (play-by-play) and Rene Ingoglia (analyst)
  • Pregame line: Miami −17.5
Game information
First quarter
  • (13:26) MIA – Colbie Young 44-yard pass from Tyler Van Dyke, Andres Borregales kick (Drive: 3 plays, 56 yards, 1:25; Miami 7–0)
  • (4:02) MIA – Andres Borregales 34-yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 66 yards, 7:33; Miami 10–0)
Second quarter
  • (2:33) MIA – Andres Borregales 32-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 5:02; Miami 13–0)
  • (0:58) M–OH – Graham Nicholson 48-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 44 yards, 1:35; Miami 13–3)
  • (0:00) MIA – Andres Borregales 43-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 0:58; Miami 16–3)
Third quarter
  • (11:09) MIA – Mark Fletcher Jr. 26-yard run, Xavier Restrepo–Tyler Van Dyke pass (Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:14; Miami 24–3)
Fourth quarter
  • (13:43) MIA – Henry Parrish Jr. 12-yard run, Andres Borregales kick (Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 2:57; Miami 31–3)
  • (4:29) MIA – Donald Chaney Jr. 20-yard run, Andres Borregales kick (Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 4:46; Miami 38–3)
Statistics M–OH MIA
First downs 9 26
Plays–yards 49–215 61–493
Rushes–yards 25–51 36–250
Passing yards 164 243
Passing: comp–att–int 13–24–0 20–25–1
Time of possession 27:07 32:53
Team Category Player Statistics
Miami (OH) Passing Brett Gabbert 12/21, 127 yards
Rushing Rashad Amos 8 carries, 30 yards
Receiving Gage Larvadain 8 receptions, 80 yards
Miami Passing Tyler Van Dyke 17/22, 201 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Henry Parrish Jr. 9 carries, 90 yards, TD
Receiving Colbie Young 4 receptions, 79 yards, TD

at UMass

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See also: 2023 UMass Minutemen football team
Game Two – Miami (OH) RedHawks (0–1) at Umass Minutemen (1–1)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
RedHawks 21 7 31041
Minutemen 0 7 14728

at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, Massachusetts

  • Date: Saturday, September 9, 2023
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 87 °F (31 °C) • Wind: S 7 MPH
  • Game attendance: 9,207
  • Referee: Charles Lamertina
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Jay Burnham, Andy Gresh, and Matt Goldstein
  • Pregame line: Miami −7.0
Game information
First quarter
  • (13:14) M-OH – Gage Larvadain 26 Yd pass from Brett Gabbert, Kellan McLaughlin Kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:46; Miami 7–0)
  • (1:40) M-OH – Gage Larvadain 99 Yd pass from Brett Gabbert, Graham Nicholson Kick (Drive: 2 plays, 99 yards, 1:02; Miami 14–0)
  • (1:17) M-OH – Kobe Hilton 0 Yd Fumble Return, Graham Nicholson Kick (Drive: 1 play, -14 yards, 0:10; Miami 21–0)
Second quarter
  • (11:10) UMASS –Dashaun Jerkins 53 Yd Interception Return, Cameron Carson Kick (Drive: 6 plays, 28 yards, 3:37; Miami 21–7)
  • (2:39) M-OH – Gage Larvadain 13 Yd pass from Brett Gabbert, Graham Nicholson Kick (Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 2:51; Miami 28–7)
Third quarter
  • (10:20) UMASS –Greg Desrosiers Jr. 32 Yd pass from Carlos Davis, Cameron Carson Kick (Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 2:17; Miami 28–14)
  • (2:51) UMASS –Mark Pope 50 Yd pass from Carlos Davis, Cameron Carson Kick (Drive: ; Miami 28–21)
  • (0:12) M-OH – Graham Nicholson 33 Yd Field Goal (Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 2:32; Miami 31–21)
Fourth quarter
  • (11:16) UMASS –George Johnson III 5 Yd pass from Carlos Davis, Cameron Carson Kick (Drive: 2 plays, 2 yards, 0:43; Miami 31–28)
  • (10:57) M-OH – Cade McDonald 1 Yd pass from Brett Gabbert, Graham Nicholson Kick (Drive: 1 play, 70 yards, 0:11; Miami 38-28)
  • (3:32) M-OH – Graham Nicholson 44 Yd Field Goal (Drive: 7 plays, 25 yards, 3:31; Miami 41–28)
Statistics M–OH UMass
First downs 17 18
Plays–yards 57-446 65-306
Rushes–yards 35-144 30-62
Passing yards 302 244
Passing: comp–att–int 22-35-1 12-22-2
Time of possession 30:59 29:01
Team Category Player Statistics
Miami (OH) Passing Brett Gabbert 12/22, 302 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Rashad Amos 23 carries, 115 yards
Receiving Gage Larvadain 8 receptions, 273 yards, 3 TD
UMass Passing Carlos Davis 22/32, 244 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Kay'Ron Lynch-Adams 15 carries, 57 yards
Receiving Mark Pope 4 receptions, 70 yards, TD

at Cincinnati

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See also: 2023 Cincinnati Bearcats football team and Victory Bell (Cincinnati–Miami)
Game Three – Miami (OH) Redhawks (1-1) at Cincinnati Bearcats (2-0)
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
RedHawks 7 7 73731
Bearcats 10 3 38024

at Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Date: Saturday, September 16, 2023
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: 5 mph
  • Game attendance: 38,193
  • Referee: Matt Packowski
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Sean Kenney (play-by-play) and Brad Hopkins (analyst)
  • Pregame line: Cincinnati by 14.5 • FPI odds to win: Cincinnati 90.7% • Game summary:
Game information
First quarter
  • (14:45) M-OH - Gage Larvadain 79-yard pass from Brett Gabbert (Graham Nicholson kick) - 7-0 Miami (OH), Drive: 1 play, 79 yards, 0:11
  • (11:47) CIN - Corey Kiner 4-yard run (Carter Brown kick) - 7-7, Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:58
  • (1:40) CIN - Carter Brown 28-yard field goal - 10-7 Cincinnati, Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 4:48
Second quarter
  • (9:22) M-OH - Javon Tracy 17-yard pass from Brett Gabbert (Graham Nicholson kick) - 14-10 Miami (OH), Drive: 12 plays, 69 yards, 7:12
  • (1:52) CIN - Carter Brown 23-yard field goal - 14-13 Miami (OH), Drive: 16 plays, 79 yards, 7:23
Third quarter
  • (7:23) CIN - Carter Brown 23-yard field goal - 16-14 Cincinnati, Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, 4:21
  • (3:01) M-OH - Kevin Davis 1-yard run (Graham Nicholson kick) - 21-16 Miami (OH), Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:22
Fourth quarter
  • (13:52) CIN - Emory Jones 17-yard run (Emory Jones two-point pass to Chamon Metayer) - 24-21 Cincinnati, Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:09
  • (5:10) M-OH - Graham Nicholson 20-yard field goal - 24-24, Drive: 7 plays, 88 yards, 3:09
Overtime
  • (1OT) M-OH - Joe Wilkins Jr. 8-yard pass from Brett Gabbert (Graham Nicholson kick) - 31-24 Miami (OH), Drive: 2 plays, 25 yards
Statistics MIA CIN
First downs 16 30
Plays–yards 49-358 93-538
Rushes–yards 29-121 57-273
Passing yards 237 265
Passing: comp–att–int 12-20-1 18-34-2
Time of possession 23:42 36:18
Team Category Player Statistics
Miami (OH) Passing Brett Gabbert 12/20, 237 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Brett Gabbert 9 carries, 75 yards
Receiving Gage Larvadain 1 reception, 79 yards, 1 TD
Cincinnati Passing Emory Jones 18/34, 265 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Ryan Montgomery 20 carries, 104 yards
Receiving Xzavier Henderson 12 receptions, 140 yards

Bowling Green

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See also: 2023 Bowling Green Falcons football team
Game Six – Bowling Green Falcons (2–3) at Miami RedHawks (4–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bowling Green 0 0 000
Miami (OH) 7 7 10327

at Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH

  • Date: Saturday, October 7, 2023
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 60 °F (16 °C) • Wind: NW 14 mph (23 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 19,047
  • Referee: William Williams
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): David Wilson, Marcus Ray
Game information
First quarter
  • (03:29) MIA – Rashad Amos 1-yard run (Graham Nicholson kick) (Drive: 17 plays, 75 yards, 11:31; Miami 7-0)
Second quarter
  • (00:52) MIA – Nate Muersch 2-yard pass from Brett Gabbert (Graham Nicholson kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 82 yards, 3:53; Miami 14-0)
Third quarter
  • (03:33) MIA – Kenny Tracy 39-yard pass from Brett Gabbert (Graham Nicholson kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 5:17; Miami 21-0)
  • (00:09) MIA – Graham Nicholson 52-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:34; Miami 24-0)
Fourth quarter
  • (03:21) MIA – Graham Nicholson 30-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 51 yards, 9:54; Miami 27-0)
Statistics Bowling Green Miami
First downs 9 20
Plays–yards 135 356
Rushes–yards 19–63 47–186
Passing yards 72 170
Passing: comp–att–int 11–23–1 15–18–0
Time of possession 20:31 39:29
Team Category Player Statistics
Bowling Green Passing Connor Bazelak 8/17, 64 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Terion Stewart 8 carries, 63 yards
Receiving Odieu Hiliare 4 receptions, 27 yards
Miami Passing Brett Gabbert 15/18, 170 yards, 2 TDS
Rushing Kenny Tracy 11 carries, 58 yards
Receiving Joe Wilkins 6 receptions, 70 yards

at Ohio

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See also: 2023 Ohio Bobcats football team and Battle of the Bricks
Game Nine – Miami RedHawks (6–2) vs. Ohio Bobcats (6–2)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Miami 0 13 10730
Ohio 9 0 0716

at Peden Stadium • Athens, Ohio

Game information
First Quarter
  • (09:57) OHIO - Sieh Bangura 2 yd Run (Gianni Spetic PAT blocked) 6 plays, 79 yards, TOP 03:04 (OHIO 6–0)
  • (01:28) OHIO - Gianni Spetic 33 yd Field Goal 14 plays, 49 yards, TOP 06:35 (OHIO 9–0)
Second Quarter
  • (12:11) M–OH - Graham Nicholson 26 yd Field Goal 4 plays, 2 yards, TOP 01:15 (OHIO 9–3)
  • (04:20) M–OH - Graham Nicholson 40 yd Field Goal 9 plays, 36 yards, TOP 05:20 (OHIO 9–6)
  • (01:21) M–OH - Rashad Amos 1 yd Run (Graham Nicholson Kick) 4 plays, 80 yards, TOP 01:24 (M–OH 13–9)
Third Quarter
  • (11:22) M–OH - Graham Nicholson 32 yd Field Goal 4 plays, 5 yards, TOP 02:04 (M–OH 16–9)
  • (01:21) M–OH - Aveon Smith 3 yd Run (Graham Nicholson Kick) 5 plays, 60 yards, TOP 02:21 (M–OH 23–9)
Fourth Quarter
  • (11:13) M–OH - Kevin Davis 46 yd pass from Aveon Smith (Graham Nicholson Kick) 7 plays, 72 yards, TOP 03:58 (M–OH 30–9)
  • (07:56) OHIO - Tyler Walton 1 Yd pass from Kurtis Rourke (Gianni Spetic Kick) 11 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:17 (M–OH 30–16)
Statistics Miami Ohio
First downs 14 19
Total yards 291 363
Rushes/yards 45/188 26/50
Passing yards 103 313
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 7–11–0 25–39–0
Time of possession 32:19 27:41
Team Category Player Statistics
Miami Passing Aveon Smith 7/11, 103 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Rashad Amos 21 rushes, 163 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Kevin Davis 3 receptions, 61 yards, 1 TD
Ohio Passing Kurtis Rourke 25/39, 313 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Sieh Bangura 9 rushes, 38 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Sam Wiglusz 5 receptions, 79 yards

Awards and honors

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Individual yearly awards

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National awards
Award Player Position
Lou Groza Award Graham Nicholson PK
Ray Guy Award Semifinalist Alec Bevelhimer P
MAC individual awards
Player Position Award
Graham Nicholson PK Special Teams Player of the Year
Matt Salopek LB Defensive Player of the Year

Weekly individual awards

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MAC weekly honors
Award Player Position Award
Week 1 Alec Bevelhimer P Special Teams Player of the Week
Week 3
Week 12 Michael Dowell DB Defensive Player of the Week
Week 2 Brett Gabbert QB Offensive Player of the Week
Week 3
Week 7
Week 2 Gage Larvadain WR Offensive Player of the Week
Week 2 Graham Nicholson PK Special Teams Player of the Week
Week 4
Week 7
Week 9/10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 3 Matt Salopek LB Defensive Co-Player of the Week
Week 9/10 Defensive Player of the Week

All-Americans

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All-MAC
Player Position 1st/2nd/3rd Team
Rashad Amos RB 3rd team
Alec Bevelhimer P 2nd team
Brett Gabbert QB 3rd team
Reid Holskey OL 2nd team
Will Jados OL 2nd team
Cade McDonald RS 2nd team
Graham Nicholson PK 1st team
Matt Salopek LB 1st team
Brian Ugwu DL 2nd team
Caiden Woullard DL 1st team
Source:[citation needed]
CBS Sports / 247Sports
Player Position 1st/2nd team
Graham Nicholson PK 1st team
Source:[9]
AP
Player Position 1st/2nd team
Graham Nicholson PK 1st team
Source:[9]
Walter Camp
Player Position 1st/2nd team
Graham Nicholson PK 1st team
Source:[9]
NCAA Recognized All-American Honors
Player AFCA FWAA[9] TSN Designation
Graham Nicholson (PK) 2nd team Consensus
The NCAA recognizes a selection to all five of the AFCA, FWAA and TSN first teams for unanimous selections and three of five for consensus selections. HM = Honorable mention. Source: [9]
Other All-American Honors
Player Athletic[9] Athlon BR CFN[9] ESPN FOX Sports Phil Steele SI[9] USA Today[9]
Graham Nicholson (PK) 1st team 1st team 1st team 1st team

References

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  1. ^ "Chuck Martin". Miami University Athletics. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
  2. ^ "Miami clinches East Division title, MAC Championship game berth". Butler County Journal-News. November 20, 2023. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
  3. ^ "Toledo football clinches MAC West title, punches ticket to conference championship game". WTOL. November 8, 2023. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  4. ^ Rubenstein, Alan. "Miami (Ohio) starting QB Brett Gabbert to miss remainder of 2023 season following leg surgery". CBS Sports. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
  5. ^ "Miami (Ohio) beats No. 23 Toledo 23-14 to win MAC championship". CBS Sports. December 2, 2023. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  6. ^ Clark, Dave (December 3, 2023). "Miami University RedHawks' Cure Bowl game vs Appalachian State to be shown on ABC". cincinnati.com. Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  7. ^ "MAC football preseason poll: Toledo picked to win conference championship; BGSU tabbed to finish fourth in MAC East". wtol.com. WTOL 11. July 20, 2023. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  8. ^ "2023 Miami (Ohio) football schedule". fbschedules.com.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Nicholson Awards Continue to Roll In". miamiredhawks.com. December 11, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
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