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MAC FOOTBALL

11/30/2023

New football schedule eliminates divisions

Best MAC win percentage teams go to title game

CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Mid-American Conference has established a new football scheduling model that will go into effect starting with the 2024 season, as announced by the league office Thursday.

The new scheduling model will eliminate the MAC East and West Divisions. The top two teams based on conference winning percentage will compete in the MAC Football Championship Game at Ford Field in Detroit, Mich.

This new model will . . .

MAC FOOTBALL

11/30/2023

MAC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME PREVIEW

Rockets face RedHawks in 2023 rematch

By MIKE SMITH
Even before the opening kickoff of 2023, the Toledo Rockets were generally favored to repeat as MAC champions. Among conference coaches, UT got seven votes to win it all, followed by Ohio (4) and Buffalo (1).
Suffice it to say, Toledo has thusfar lived up to the respect. The Rockets are riding an 11-game winning streak and are currently ranked No. 23 in the latest Associated Press college football poll. They are now hours away from a second consecutive MAC championship . . . IF . . . they can defeat a somewhat surprising opponent.

Instead of a rematch with preseason MAC East favorite Ohio, Toledo will face Miami. The RedHawks were picked to finish second in the East and received quite a bit of respect from numerous publications. However, Ohio's returning cast, including MVP quarterback Kurtis Rourke, gave OU the preseason nod.

Like UT, Miami put together an outstanding regular season. The RedHawks finished with 10 wins overall and went 7-1 in MAC play. The lone conference loss, however, came at . . .

MAC FOOTBALL

11/29/2023

SCOREBOARD: Wednesday, Nov. 29 Basketball Action

No. 22 JAMES MADISON 81, BUFFALO 66
OHIO STATE 88, CENTRAL MICHIGAN 61

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MAC FOOTBALL

11/29/2023

MAC announces 2023 All-Conference teams

Cleveland, Ohio – Today the Mid-American Conference announced the All-MAC Teams & Specialty Award selections for the 2023 football season. All of the awards were voted on by the league's 12 head coaches.

Toledo quarterback Dequan Finn was tabbed the winner of the 42nd Vern Smith Leadership Award as the top player in the MAC. Rockets' Head Coach Jason Candle was selected as the Head Coach of the Year, while UT's Peny Boone earned Offensive Player of the Year honors. Miami linebacker Matt Salopek was tabbed as the Defensive Player of the Year, while RedHawk placekicker Graham Nicholson was selected as the Special Teams Player of the Year. Western Michigan running back Jalen Buckley earned Freshman of the Year honors, rounding out the specialty award selections.

Finn is Toledo's first Vern Smith Leadership Award winner, awarded annually to . . .

MAC BASKETBALL

11/28/2023

SCOREBOARD: Tuesday, Nov. 28 Basketball Action

MIAMI 82, SPALDING 43
LITTLE ROCK 90, BALL STATE 64
AKRON at UNLV

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MAC FOOTBALL

11/28/2023

Nichols named Groza Award finalist

Graham Nichols, shown here during MU's Fall Preview event, did not miss a regular season field goal attempt. (MVSmith/MRO)

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Graham Nicholson is one of three finalists for the Lou Groza Award, given to the nation's top placekicker. The junior is the first RedHawk and third placekicker in Mid-American Conference history to be named a finalist for the Lou Groza Award. Jose Pizano (UNLV) and Will Reichard (Alabama) are also up for the award.

The Cincinnati, Ohio native has been nearly perfect this season, connecting on 23-of-23 field goal attempts and 33-of-34 extra points. He is 8-of-8 on field goals over 40 yards, which includes a career-long 52-yarder earlier this year in a win over Bowling Green.

Nicholson has made a field goal in all 12 games this year, including three makes versus Kent State, Ohio and Buffalo. He also . . .

MAC BASKETBALL

11/26/2023

SCOREBOARD: Sunday, Nov. 26 Basketball Action

CHARLESTON 84, KENT STATE 78
NORTH DAKOTA 72, EASTERN MICHIGAN 70
OHIO 82, BROWN 77
BOWLING GREEN 77, CANISIUS 73

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MAC BASKETBALL

11/25/2023

SCOREBOARD: Saturday, Nov. 25 Basketball Action

WESTERN MICHIGAN 72, MERCER 66
OHIO 80, MIDDLE TENNESSEE 68
ST. BONAVENTURE 90, MIAMI 60
EASTERN MICHIGAN 74, CENTRAL ARKANSAS 71
BOWLING GREEN 82, LIPSCOMB 61
NORTHERN ILLINOIS 89, DEPAUL 79

MAC FOOTBALL

11/25/2023

SCOREBOARD: Saturday, Nov. 25 Football Action

NORTHERN ILLINOIS 37, KENT STATE 27 -- Click Read More . . .

MIAMI 17, BALL STATE 15 -- CLICK HERE to continue

MAC BASKETBALL

11/24/2023

SCOREBOARD: Friday, Nov. 24 Basketball Action

BALL STATE 92, ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF 74
INDIANA STATE 76, TOLEDO 74
WESTERN MICHIGAN 68, SE LOUISIANA 67
WESTERN KENTUCKY 72, BOWLING GREEN 65
GEORGE WASHINGTON 99, OHIO 94 (2OT)

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