This will mark the . . .
. . . 17th consecutive year the game will be played in Detroit at Ford Field, making it the second longest-running championship game at the same venue in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS).
Buffalo and Ball State will represent the MAC in the postseason as the league was approved to play in two bowl games by the Conference’s Council of Presidents in October. The approved games are the Arizona Bowl (Thursday, Dec. 31 at 2 p.m. EST) and a to-be-determined ESPN Events Bowl Game. The Arizona Bowl will be televised nationally on CBS.
Bowl selections will be announced no later than Sunday, December 20.