The series, expected to take place during weeknight #MACtion, will be hosted by EMU in 2026 and CMU in 2027.

The series, expected to take place during weeknight #MACtion, will be hosted by EMU in 2026 and CMU in 2027.

If you buy something from a link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. This time last week, NIU departed for the Mountain West as a football-only member. We still haven’t heard ...

Tuesday morning the Mid-American Conference and ESPN officially announced the continuation of MAC football on the ESPN family of networks through the 2026-2027 athletic seasons. As part of a new ...

Joe Harasymiak is a Nor’easter through and through. Born and raised in New Jersey, he went to college at a small Division III school in Massachusetts before beginning his coaching career at Maine ...

Parker Titsworth’s blood was essentially laced with pigskin. Like thousands of kids across the country, football was an essential part of his upbringing. On Saturdays and Sundays, he’d be mesmerized ...

[UPDATED on Friday, July 11, 2025 to reflect new reporting about Ohio’s interest in the Sun Belt from the Columbus Dispatch.] Months after the drama surrounding the departure of Northern Illinois for ...

The Northern Illinois Huskies erased a ten-point second half deficit, and kept pace long enough in extra time to beat the Fresno State Bulldogs in double overtime by a final score of 28-20 and claim ...

It’s official: the Mid-American Conference has embarked on its Manifest Destiny era. The conference, known for its long-time commitment to geographic ease of access, is taking a shot at something ...

Bilhal Kone was relatively unknown even to hardcore MAC fans upon arrival to Kalamazoo in 2023 from FCS Indiana State, but soon made a reputation for himself as a solid starting presence, stout both ...

Two teams who can no longer sight the postseason look to end the year with a high note.

People lie, numbers don’t. The numbers stated that Shaun Dolac was as great as any linebacker during the 2024 college football season. No player topped Dolac’s FBS-high 168 tackles. In fact, the only ...