Tag: MAC

Below are the Top 25 Group of Five (G5) preseason rankings based on the Sagarin rankings for the 2020 season.  CSJ will show weekly rankings...

Its been a rollercoaster ride in the past three-to-four months when thinking about a college football season for the Group of Five and really all...

The Patriot League Office announced on Monday guidance regarding the 2020 fall competition, a list of principles to "guide the development of a Patriot...

Louisiana vs. Miami (OH) (Lending Tree Bowl) When: Monday, January 6th 7:30 PM EST Where: Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile, Ala. TV/Streaming: ESPN, WatchESPN (subscription req’d) Lending Tree...

Nevada vs. Ohio (Famous Idaho Potato Bowl) When: Friday, January 3rd 3:30 PM EST Where: Albertsons Stadium, Boise, Idaho TV/Streaming: ESPN, WatchESPN (subscription req’d) Potato Bowl...

Western Kentucky vs. Western Michigan (Cotton Bowl Classic) When: Monday, December 30th, 12:30 PM EST Where: Gerald J. Ford Stadium, Dallas, Tex. TV/Streaming: ESPN/WatchESPN First...

Eastern Michigan vs. Pittsburgh (Quick Lane Bowl) When: Thursday, December 26th, 8:00 PM EST Where: Ford Field, Detroit, Mich. TV/Streaming: ESPN/WatchESPN Quick Lane Bowl History...

Four of the five Group of Five teams ranked teams won in Week 12.  Cincinnati, who is currently is ranked as the highest ranked G5...

Wow, what a Week 11 we had in the Group of Five.  Two late season Power 5 wins over the Southeastern Conference highlighted the week...

And then there was none.  We came into Week 10 with two undefeated teams in Appalachian State and SMU and after Week 10 there are...

After several weeks of at least one of the undefeated teams going down, Week 9 saw a little more normalcy in the Group of Five....

Down goes #1.  Just one week after capturing the top spot in the Sagarin rankings amongst the Group of Five teams, Boise State fell this...

For the first time in over two years, UCF is not the top ranked team in the Group of Five.  Boise State now sits in...

And we are down to three.  Three undefeated teams in the Group of Five that is.  That number is down from the four we had...

Wow, what a game in Dallas!!  SMU came back from a three touchdown deficite to win in three overtimes over Tulsa.  The Mustangs remain undefeated...

Ohio won three of its first five games, with losses coming to nonconference foes Virginia and Cincinnati....

After winning the MAC in 2017, Toledo had injuries and inconsistent play, especially on the defensive side of the football, led to to the team...

Western Michigan looked to have a promising season in Coach Lester's second year but dropped four of its final five games including a Famous Idaho...

The Huskies won the MAC West and defeated Buffalo to win the program's fourth MAC title game in its history but lost the Boca Raton...

Buffalo went from 10 losses in 2016 to 10 wins in 2018--finishing 10-2 in the regular season (7-1 MAC) and winning the MAC East before...

The Eagles went 7-6 overall (5-3 MAC), good enough for a tie for second in the West Division and a berth in the Camelia Bowl...

The Redhawks were again inconsistent--much like the full Coach Martin tenure.  Miami finished 6-6 overall (6-2 MAC) but just missed out on a bowl game...

The Golden Flashes are one of four programs to have existed in the FBS prior to the 2010s and has not won a bowl game...

The Cardinals finished 4-8 overall (3-5 MAC) which doubled the win total over Coach Neu's team in 2017....

Last season was incredibly disappointing for all associated with CMU as the Chippewas posted just a 1-win season (1-11 overll & 0-8 MAC) that cost...

The Zips were bitten hard by the injury bug in 2018 to finish just 4-8 overall (2-6 MAC) and let long time Coach Terry Bowden...

After two-and-a-half embattled seasons as the head coach of Bowling Green , Mike Jinks' tenure was fired following a 3-9 (2-6 MAC) 2018 season....

In the college basketball landscape we all know about Duke, North Carolina, Michigan, Tennessee and Kentucky. Some combination of those teams litter the Sweet 16...

The No. 20/23 Marquette University men's basketball team (9-2, 0-0 BIG EAST) hosts No. 14/15 Buffalo (11-0, 0-0 MAC) Friday night for a top-20 matchup...

Was it a fluke, or was it a sign of things to come?  That's what Syracuse fans must be wondering after the Orange were upset...

Northern Illinois vs. Buffalo When: Friday, November 30, 7:00 PM EST Where: Ford Field, Detroit, Mich. TV/Streaming: ESPN2 / WatchESPN Northern Illinois Huskies (7-5, 6-2 MAC) ...

UCF defeated Navy and remains the only unblemished team left in the Group of Five. While the Knights kept winning, other Group of Five conference...

Ohio at Cincinnati When: Saturday, September 22, 12:00 PM EDT Where:Nippert Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio TV/Streaming: ESPNU / ESPN App Ohio Bobcats (1-1, 0-0 MAC) The rivalry is...

Nevada at Toledo When: Saturday, September 22, 12:00 PM EDT Where: Glass Bowl, Toledo, OH TV/Streaming: CBS Sports Network /  CBSSports.com, CBS Sports App Nevada Wolfpack (2-1...

Akron at Iowa State When: Saturday, September 2, 11:00 AM CDT Where: MidAmerican Energy Field At Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA TV/Streaming: FSN / Fox Sports Go Akron...

Ohio vs. Virginia When: Saturday, September 15, 4:30 PM EDT Where: Vanderbilt Stadium, Nashville, TN TV/Streaming: ESPN2 / WatchESPN Ohio Bobcats (1-0, 0-0 MAC)-Week 2 – Bye The...

South Florida and Houston had big home wins over Power 5 squads and Navy had the upset win over previously Top 5 in the Power...

Howard at Kent State When: Saturday, September 8th, 3:30 PM EDT Where: Dix Stadium, Kent, OH TV/Streaming Coverage:ESPN+ (subscription) Howard (0-1, 0-0 MEAC, last week L 32-38 at...

Here at College Sports Journal, we thought it would be best to see how the Group of Five stack up with our opinions and not...

College Sports Journal announces their 2018 Fearless Prediction for the Order of finish of the MAC, the first of our Group of Five Conference previews....

Ohio Bobcats Location: Athens, OH Coach: Frank Solich (97-71 @Ohio, 155-90 overall) 14th Season Stadium: Penden Stadium (Capacity: 24,000) CSJ Projections: 1st: MAC (1st in East...

Toledo Rockets Location: Toledo, OH Coach: Jason Candle (21-7) 3rd Season Stadium: Glass Bowl (Capacity: 26,248) CSJ Projections: 2nd: MAC (1st in West Division) 3rd:...

Northern Illinois Huskies Location: DeKalb, IL Coach: Rod Carey (44-24) 6th Season Stadium: Huskie Stadium (Capacity: 24,000) CSJ Projections: 3rd: MAC (2nd in West Division)...

Western Michigan Broncos Location: Kalamazoo, MI Coach: Tim Lester (6-6@WMU, 46-29 overall) 2nd Season Stadium: Waldo Stadium (Capacity: 30,200) CSJ Projections: 4th: MAC (3rd in...

Buffalo Bulls Location: Buffalo, NY Coach: Lance Leipold (13-23 @UB, 122-29 overall) 4th Season Stadium: UB Stadium (Capacity: 29,013) CSJ Projections: 5th: MAC (3rd in...

Eastern Michigan Eagles Location: Ypsilanti, MI Coach: Chris Creighton (15-34) 5th Season Stadium: Rynearson Stadium (Capacity: 30,200) CSJ Projections: 6th: MAC (4th in West Division)...

Central Michigan Chippewas Location: Mount Pleasant, MI Coach: John Bonamego (21-18) 4th Season Stadium: Kelly/Shorts Stadium (Capacity: 30,255) CSJ Projections: 8th: MAC (3rd in West...

Miami (OH) Redhawks Location: Oxford, OH Coach: Chuck Martin (16-33) 5th Season Stadium: Yager Stadium (Capacity: 24,286) CSJ Projections: 8th: MAC (3rd in East Division)...

Akron Zips Location: Akron, OH Coach: Terry Bowden (31-44 @Akron, 171-106-2 overall) 7th Season Stadium: Doyt Perry Stadium (Capacity: 24,000) CSJ Projections: 9th: MAC (4th in...

Bowling Green Falcons Location: Bowling Green, OH Coach: Mike Jinks (6-18) 3rd Season Stadium: Doyt Perry Stadium (Capacity: 24,000) CSJ Projections: 10th: MAC (5th in...