The most explosive college football players for 2021
Bill Connelly breaks down the most exciting quarterbacks, pass catchers and defenders you'll see take the college football field in 2021.
2021 Schedule
2021 Schedule
5th in MAC - West
Bill Connelly's mega offseason previews: MAC West
Bill Connelly breaks down the MAC West division and if Ball State and Toledo can find more success than they did in 2020.
Eastern Michigan holds on to beat Northern Illinois 41-33
— Preston Hutchinson threw two touchdowns and scored on a 1-yard run for a 17-point, fourth-quarter lead, and Eastern Michigan held off Northern Illinois 41-33 in the season finale for both teams Saturday.
Lee scores 61-yard fumble recovery TD for Eastern Michigan (0:34)
Coastal Carolina-BYU is the game of the year, bad teams win big and more from an upside-down Saturday
Four days ago, there was no plan to play what ended up being arguably the best game of the season. But in this year of chaos, a little flexibility gave us some Saturday magic.
Eastern Michigan gets 1st win, 53-42 over Western Michigan
— Preston Hutchinson was 19 of 30 for 315 yards and three touchdowns and Eastern Michigan earned its first victory of the season with a 53-42 win over Western Michigan on Saturday.
Knue hauls in one-handed catch for long TD (0:28)
Cancellations, upsets and the Pillow Fight of the Week make The Bottom 10 all about the Big Ten
The Big Ten had a lot of issues this past week, dealing with everything from canceled games to gripes about clapping on the sideline.
Central Michigan scores 25 in 4th quarter, beats EMU 31-23
— Lew Nichols III had two fourth-quarter touchdown runs and finished with a career-high 196 yards rushing, and Central Michigan scored 25 points in the final quarter to beat Eastern Michigan 31-23 on Friday night.
MACtion is back! Most interesting storylines and latest SP+ projections
The MAC and its glorious mid-week games have returned. We take one final look at the conference before its seven-week sprint kicks off.
'MACtion' kicks off conference's six-game slate
The Twitter phenomenon known as "MACtion" will be in play during November as the Mid-American Conference released a six-game, league-only football schedule that will feature only midweek games for the first three weeks.
MAC to kick off six-game football season Nov. 4
The Mid-American Conference will play a six-game, conference-only football schedule beginning on Nov. 4.
Exonerated Kelley, 25, will play for E. Michigan
Greg Kelley, who has been exonerated in a child sexual assault case, will play football at Eastern Michigan.
MAC presidents delay vote on fall football
No decision was made on a possible fall football season for the Mid-American Conference during Saturday's meeting of conference presidents, commissioner Jon Steinbrecher said in a statement.
MAC is first FBS to nix fall football, eyes spring
The Mid-American Conference on Saturday became the first FBS conference to postpone the fall football season amid the coronavirus pandemic and will instead look to play in the spring.
EMU-Kentucky opener moved up to avoid Derby
Eastern Michigan-Kentucky will now play Sept. 3, avoiding a conflict with the rescheduled 146th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs.
College football coaching job tiers: Boise State, Houston, UCF lead the way in Group of 5
The Group of 5 has massive variance in jobs. Some are better than lower-tier Power 5 gigs, while others rank below high-level FCS positions.
Eastern Michigan coaches to take 7% pay cut
Eastern Michigan AD Scott Wetherbee, football coach Chris Creighton, men's basketball coach Rob Murphy, women's basketball coach Fred Castro and university president James Smith will all take a 7% pay cut.
College football offseason preview: MAC West
Bill Connelly rounds out his MACtion preview with a look at the West Division, home to Jim McElwain and the Central Michigan Chippewas.
College football's 100 best games of 2019: 40-21
In our second-to-last installment, we look back on a classic Rose Bowl, an impossible-to-believe Egg Bowl and everything in between.
College football's 100 best games of 2019: 80-61
In this second installment, we're focusing on the most exciting upsets and near upsets of the year, from Georgia State's shocking win over Tennessee to Notre Dame's escape against Virginia Tech.
Tempers flare late in Pitt's Quick Lane Bowl win (2:03)
EMU's Creighton: Zero excuses for Glass and McGill's actions (1:29)
EMU QB tossed for punching Pitt players in loss
Eastern Michigan quarterback Mike Glass III was ejected after throwing punches in the closing seconds of Thursday's 34-30 loss to Pittsburgh in the Quick Lane Bowl.
Pitt rallies to beat Eastern Michigan in Quick Lane Bowl
Kenny Pickett threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Taysir Mack with 47 seconds left and Pittsburgh held on to beat Eastern Michigan 34-30 in the Quick Lane Bowl on Thursday night.
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2020 MAC Standings
| EAST | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo | 5-0 | 6-1 |
| Kent State | 3-1 | 3-1 |
| Miami (OH) | 2-1 | 2-1 |
| Ohio | 2-1 | 2-1 |
| Akron | 1-5 | 1-5 |
| Bowling Green | 0-5 | 0-5 |
| WEST | CONF | OVR |
| Ball State | 5-1 | 7-1 |
| Western Michigan | 4-2 | 4-2 |
| Toledo | 4-2 | 4-2 |
| Central Michigan | 3-3 | 3-3 |
| Eastern Michigan | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| Northern Illinois | 0-6 | 0-6 |
Team Stats
Passing Yards276.230th
Rushing Yards124.2105th
Points For33.5Tied-64th
Points Against36.0Tied-21st
2021 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melvin Swindle | OG | Signed | 78 |
| Carter Evans | TE-Y | Signed | 74 |
| Cameron Smith | S | Signed | 74 |
| Daniel Warnsman | OG | Signed | 73 |
| J.B. Mitchell | WR | Signed | 73 |