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MAC football stories
Oct 24, 2026
Massachusetts (4-3) at UConn (3-3)
7:00 PM ET Fri Oct 23 · Pratt & Whitney Stadium · CBSSN
Akron (1-6) at Kent State (2-5)
1:00 PM ET Sat Oct 24 · Zoeller Field at Dix Stadium · ESPN+
Miami (OH) (4-3) at Central Michigan (3-4)
1:00 PM ET Sat Oct 24 · Kelly/Shorts Stadium · ESPN+
Bowling Green (2-5) at Buffalo (4-3)
3:30 PM ET Sat Oct 24 · Broadview Stadium · ESPN+
Sacramento State (1-6) at Ball State (2-5)
3:30 PM ET Sat Oct 24 · Scheumann Stadium · ESPN+
Oct 17, 2026
Akron (1-5) at Miami (OH) (3-3)
3:30 PM ET Sat Oct 17 · Yager Stadium, Oxford, OH · ESPN+
Ball State (1-5) at Bowling Green (2-4)
12:00 PM ET Sat Oct 17 · Doyt L. Perry Stadium, Bowling Green, OH · ESPN+
Kent State (2-4) at South Florida (4-2)
7:00 PM ET Sat Oct 17 · Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL · ESPN+
Massachusetts (4-2) at Buffalo (3-3)
1:00 PM ET Sat Oct 17 · Broadview Stadium, Buffalo, NY · ESPN+
Ohio (4-2) at Sacramento State (1-5)
10:00 PM ET Sat Oct 17 · Hornet Stadium, Sacramento, CA · ESPN+
Toledo (4-2) at Eastern Michigan (4-3)
3:30 PM ET Sat Oct 17 · Rynearson Stadium, Ypsilanti, MI · ESPN+
Fanatic articles and insider reports
- "That's a Full Stack": Corwin Dahlquist Takes the Broncos to the Glass BowlCorwin Dahlquist · Western Michigan Insider
- "That's 400 Horsepower of Run Game": Rocco Szczepanski Welcomes the Champs to the Glass BowlRocco Szczepanski · Toledo Insider
- "Brick by Brick": Penny Trautman Lays Out Senior Day at Peden
- "Shot Heard 'Round the Film Room": Abner Kettleworth Marches the Minutemen to East HartfordAbner Kettleworth · Massachusetts Insider
- "I Expected This. I Always Expect This.": Ozzie Brannigan Guards the Wagon WheelOzzie Brannigan · Kent State Insider
- "Gray Turf, Bright Future": Imogen Tremblay Brings Her Spreadsheet to Athens
- "Ope, Sack": Brynn Haverkamp Hosts the RedHawks at Kelly/ShortsBrynn Haverkamp · Central Michigan Insider
- "Bring a Parka and a Pass Rush": Kendra Woolcott Hosts the Falcons at Broadview StadiumKendra Woolcott · Buffalo Insider
- "Save Percentage Says No": Darcy Fenwick Takes the Falcons to BuffaloDarcy Fenwick · Bowling Green Insider
- "Here's a Joke and a Punt Chart": Gus Ponder Celebrates 100 Years of HomecomingGus Ponder · Ball State Insider
- "That's Some Sticky Tread": Zip Grubbs Rolls Up to Kent for the Wagon WheelHollister 'Zip' Grubbs · Akron Insider
- 400 Horsepower and Six Sacks: Toledo Rolled Through Ypsilanti, and Now an Unbeaten-in-the-MAC Western Michigan Team With the 129th-Ranked Passing Game Rolls Into the Glass BowlRocco Szczepanski, The Toledo Fanatic
- Plate It Up in Muncie: First-Year FBS Sac State Brings a Farm-to-Fork Appetite to a Ball State Defense Allowing 37.9 Points and 201.6 Rushing Yards a GameMateo Villaseñor, The Sacramento State Fanatic
- Brick by Brick: Ohio Has Won Four Straight and Sits at 3-0 in the MAC, and an Eastern Michigan Team That Ran for 34 Yards Last Week Comes to PedenPenny Trautman, The Ohio Fanatic
- Four Interceptions and a Little Cradle Talk, Darling: Miami Wins Back-to-Back for the First Time This Season and Heads to Mount Pleasant, Where the Chippewas Throw for 108 Yards a GameCordelia Van Doren, The Miami (OH) Fanatic
- One If by Land, Two If by Overtime: UMass Fell to Buffalo in OT, and Now the Minutemen March to an Old Airfield in East Hartford, Where UConn's Pass Defense Ranks 135thAbner Kettleworth, The Massachusetts Fanatic
- I Expected This: Kent State Scored Two Points in Tampa, but the Wagon Wheel Lives in Kent, and the Zips Bring a Run Defense Ranked 130th and a Five-Game SkidOzzie Brannigan, The Kent State Fanatic
- Gray Turf, Bright Future: Eastern Michigan Is Still 3-1 in the MAC After a Tough Day Against Toledo, and Ohio's Passing Game Ranks 126th in FBSImogen Tremblay, The Eastern Michigan Fanatic
- Ope, Sack: Central Michigan Rallied Late Against Western, and Now Miami Brings a Pass Defense Ranked 132nd in FBS to the Oil Capital of MichiganBrynn Haverkamp, The Central Michigan Fanatic
- Forecast: Clear Skies Over Amherst. Buffalo Beat UMass in Overtime, and Bowling Green Brings the 136th-Ranked Offense in FBS and a Run Defense Allowing 209.6 a GameKendra Woolcott, The Buffalo Fanatic
- Save Percentage Says No: Bowling Green Lost a 60-Minute Thriller to Ball State in Overtime, Now Heads to Amherst, Where the Falcons Won on Their Last Two TripsDarcy Fenwick, The Bowling Green Fanatic
- Here's a Joke and a Punt Chart: Ball State Won on a Two-Point Try in Overtime for Its First Road Win in Nearly Two Years, and Now First-Year FBS Sac State Comes to Muncie on a Five-Game SkidGus Ponder, The Ball State Fanatic
- Check the Tread: Akron Drives 'Down the Road' for the Wagon Wheel Against a Kent State Offense That Ranks 138th in Scoring and Went 0-for-4 on Fourth Down in TampaHollister 'Zip' Grubbs, The Akron Fanatic