Ball St. defense makes last stand to thwart Toledo in win
— Drew Plitt threw for 304 yards and two touchdowns and Tye Evans ran for 101 yards and Ball State held off Toledo for a 27-24 win on Saturday.
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2-2, 4th in MAC - West
Ball State's Tyler outmuscles defender twice for two TDs (0:43)
Toledo vs. Western Michigan was a disaster for MACtion bettors everywhere (3:00)
Toledo squanders opportunity to onside kick from opposing 35-yard line (0:25)
Bryce Mitchell takes 5-yard pass for 42-yard TD (0:27)
Sy Dabney runs down QB in open field for fumble (0:38)
Jeriuan Newton spins defender for TD (0:23)
Things go bad quickly for the Bowling Green punter (0:29)
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.
Who's the boss? At Toledo in 1990, it was 38-year-old Nick Saban
September marks the 30th anniversary of Nick Saban's debut as a college head coach, a one-year jaunt at the helm of the Toledo Rockets. Saban, and the members of his first team, remembered the humble beginnings of a details-driven legend.
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.
Toledo football coach tests positive, to self-isolate
Toledo football coach Jason Candle has tested positive for the coronavirus -- the first FBS coach to publicly announce a positive test -- and will self-isolate for 10 days.
Toledo DL Jahneil Douglas dies after being shot
Jahneil Douglas, a 22-year-old defensive lineman for the University of Toledo, was shot and killed late Tuesday night.
Stoops, Pinkel on College Football HOF ballot
Former coaches Bob Stoops and Gary Pinkel highlight the newest nominees for the College Football Hall of Fame.
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.
Dormady finds Poljan wide open for TD (0:17)
Central Michigan beats Toledo 49-7, clinches MAC-West title
Quinten Dormady threw two touchdown passes, Kobe Lewis ran for two scores and Central Michigan beat Toledo on Friday to win the Mid-American Conference West Division title.
Lazzaro keeps it himself for Chippewas TD (0:19)
Dormady hits Scott on a 48-yard TD strike (0:23)
Unchained: Ref breaks chain off of down marker (0:44)
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2020 MAC Standings
| EAST | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo | 4-0 | 4-0 |
| Kent State | 3-1 | 3-1 |
| Miami (OH) | 2-1 | 2-1 |
| Ohio | 2-1 | 2-1 |
| Akron | 0-4 | 0-4 |
| Bowling Green | 0-4 | 0-4 |
| WEST | CONF | OVR |
| Western Michigan | 4-0 | 4-0 |
| Ball State | 3-1 | 3-1 |
| Central Michigan | 3-1 | 3-1 |
| Toledo | 2-2 | 2-2 |
| Eastern Michigan | 0-4 | 0-4 |
| Northern Illinois | 0-4 | 0-4 |
2020 Team Leaders
Team Stats
Passing Yards314.517th
Rushing Yards176.352nd
Points For36.3Tied-25th
Points Against24.8Tied-88th
2021 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trenton Adkins | RB | Committed | 80 |
| Jaylin Mines | ATH | Committed | 75 |
| Thomas Zsiros | WR | Committed | 75 |
| Dalen Stovall | WR | Committed | 75 |
| Doran Ray | DT | Committed | 75 |