Northern Illinois opened its 2012 season with a 17-18 loss at Iowa; however, fortunately for the Huskies, that setback was not a sign of things to come. UNI went on to win its next 11 regular season games and it topped MAC East winner Kent State 44-37... Read more

Last year marked Massachusetts first year in the MAC and its first year as an FBS school. The Minutemen's record reflected the step up in competition as they went 1-11 overall and 1-7 in conference play. Given those results and the return of just 11 starters... Read more

The Akron Zips has been an East Division bottom feeder for the last three seasons, going an astounding (in a bad way) 3-33 overall and 1-23 in conference play. Last year represented Terry Bowden's first on the job, though, and fans of the program are... Read more

The Miami Redhawks were the biggest surprise in college football in 2010 as they won the MAC Championship after going 1-11 the year prior. Head Coach Mike Haywood was hired by Pittsburgh following the Redhawks stunning turnaround, but he was subsequently... Read more

Kent State cruised to a surprising MAC East title last year, posting a perfect 8-0 record against conference opposition. The Golden Flashes suffered their only league loss of the season in the MAC title game, though, falling 37-44 in double overtime to... Read more

Central Michigan enjoyed good success the last two years of Brian Kelly's tenure and it did even better under Butch Jones, posting a 28-13 record in his three seasons on the job, but the Dan Enos era has not gone as well. The Chippewas posted back... Read more

Ball State has not won a MAC Championship since 1996, but if the odds makers at 5Dimes are correct, they will be in the running for the league title this season. The Cardinals are a third pick to win the conference championship at +600 odds and they are... Read more

The Buffalo Bulls, amazingly, won the MAC Championship in 2008, upsetting a heavily favored Ball State squad 42-24 in the conference title game. Since that 8-6 season, the Bulls have fallen on hard times, going 5-7, 2-10, 3-9, and 4-8. There is reason... Read more

Frank Solich has done an exceptional job at Ohio, putting together five eight or more win seasons since taking the job in 2005; however, he is still chasing his first league championship. If the latest 2013 College Football Predictions are correct, the... Read more

Bowling Green was coming off two straight losing seasons heading into its 2012 campaign, creating some concern as to whether or not Head Coach Dave Clawson was the man for the job. Clawson and the Falcons calmed some of those fears last year with a solid... Read more