They will be favored Saturday when . . .
Western Michigan's season-long pattern of win one, lose one continued last week as the Broncos fell to Eastern Michigan 34-27. That was a week after beating Miami. To keep that pattern going, at least for now, WMU would have to win this weekend.
They will be favored Saturday when . . . The Mid-American Conference on Monday announced its Week 8 Football Players of the Week. This week's honorees are:
MAC EAST: QB Nathan Rourke (Ohio), DE LeDarius Mack (Buffalo) and KR/PR Maurice Thomas (Miami) MAC WEST: QB Preston Hutchinson (Eastern Michigan), Da'Quan Jamison (Central Michigan) and Jake Julien (Eastern Michigan). For details, click Read More . . . By MIKE SMITH OXFORD, OH -- The Miami RedHawks shook off a sluggish first half to edge Northern Illinois 27-24 Saturday at Yager Stadium. With the win, and Kent State's loss at Ohio, the RedHawks (3-4, 2-1 MAC ) joined those two in a three-way tie atop the MAC East standings. It was a bounce-back win for Miami, which . . . YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – Eastern Michigan earned a crucial victory in Mid-American Conference action as senior Mathew Sexton collected his second game-winning touchdown of the season to clinch a 34-27 win over Western Michigan Saturday inside Rynearson Stadium. Trailing 27-26 with 1:51 left in . . . BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – Jonathan Ward ran for 130 yards and a career-high three touchdowns, while Kobe Lewis added 125 yards and one score on Saturday as Central Michigan defeated Bowling Green, 38-20, in a Mid-American Conference game before 15,100 at the Falcons' Doyt Perry Stadium. CMU won its third . . . MUNCIE, Ind. -- Jordan Williams sealed last week's Ball State victory with a strip sack. He started Saturday's game in the same fashion. The redshirt sophomore linebacker got to the throwing arm of Toledo quarterback Carter Bradley on the Rockets' third play from scrimmage, creating an early takeaway and setting the tone for a 52-14 Homecoming rout at Scheumann Stadium. From there it . . . ATHENS, Ohio -- Senior quarterback Nathan Rourke threw for a career-high 342 yards with two touchdowns and ran for two more scores to help lift Ohio (3-4, 2-1 MAC) to a critical 45-38 Mid-American Conference East Division victory over Kent State (3-4, 2-1 MAC) Saturday at Peden Stadium. It was the Bobcats' sixth-straight . . . By EVAN MEYER AKRON, OH – After scoring on their first drive, the Buffalo Bulls rode their running game and defense to a 21-0 victory over Akron Saturday at InfoCision Stadium. UB's ground game churned out 189 yards and the game's first TD, while the defense provided two second half scores to put the game away. The Bulls victory ended a . . . By EVAN MEYER With last week’s setback against rival Kent State, the Akron Zips saw their record fall to 0-6 overall for the first time since 2010. Among the six losses are two in Mid-American Conference play, the latter of which puts them on the same MAC level as this week’s visitor – the Buffalo Bulls. Buffalo comes to the . . . By EVAN MEYER
The Kent State Golden Flashes celebrated one of the biggest wins in head coach Sean Lewis’ brief tenure last Saturday as they defeated arch-rival Akron 23-6 to regain possession of the Wagon Wheel trophy. It was KSU’s third victory of the 2019, surpassing last season’s win total and also kept the Flashes atop the MAC East with a 2-0 mark. Kent State last started 2-0 in MAC play back in 2002. This week figures to be KSU’s biggest . . . STAFF REPORT Will they pack Scheumann Stadium Saturday? That’s the site of this week’s Toledo Rockets vs. Ball State Cardinals matchup - a game that both sides realize could have huge ramifications in this year’s Mid-American Conference West Division race. If anything, Toledo’s upset loss to Bowling Green last week only pushed this week’s game interest up a notch or two. The Rockets, preseason favorites in the West, showed . . . By MIKE SMITH The Miami RedHawks and Northern Illinois Huskies bring identical records into Saturday’s matchup at Yager Stadium in Oxford. Both are 2-4 overall, with 1-1 marks in conference play. NIU is looking for its second consecutive road win against a MAC East foe as it broke a four-game losing streak with a dramatic 39-36 over preseason favorite Ohio in Athens last Saturday. The winning margin came on a 37-yard John Richardson field goal as time expired. Miami, meanwhile, hopes to . . . Who are the real Bowling Green Falcons? Are they the team that dropped five straight -- never getting closer than 28 points? Or … are they the team that held MAC West favorite Toledo to 7 points in a 20-7 rivalry victory last week? Assuming the celebrating has subsided in Bowling Green, the Falcons get another CHANCE to soar Saturday when they host Central Michigan. The Chippewas are riding a . . . After bouncing back with a big win over Miami Saturday, the Western Michigan Broncos will try to keep their MAC West charge alive Saturday when they meet Eastern Michigan. The Eagles need a win after falling to 0-2 in MAC play with Saturday’s home loss to Ball State. EMU never trailed and led . . . Week 8 features the start of league play for the remainder of the 2019 season. With six league games this Saturday, Oct. 19th, two will feature crossover games with Central Michigan at Bowling Green at 2:00 pm ET (ESPN3) and Northern Illinois at Miami at 2:30 pm ET/1:30 pm CT (ESPN+). This season, the MAC West Division has a 3-0 record over MAC East Division opponents in early MAC crossover contests. Saturday, October 19 *Kent State at Ohio, Noon ET (CBS Sports Network) *Central Michigan at Bowling Green, 2:00 pm ET (ESPN3) *Toledo at Ball State, 2:00 pm ET (ESPN+) *NIU at Miami, 2:30 pm ET/1:30 pm CT (ESPN+) *Buffalo at Akron, 3:30 pm ET (ESPN3) *Western Michigan at Eastern Michigan, 7:00 pm ET (ESPN+) |
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