Bill Cubit did an outstanding job resuscitating a lifeless Western Michigan program when he took over as head coach in 2005. Cubit's first four years on the job saw the Broncos post a 29-20 record while earning bowl bids in 2006 and 2008. The last... Read more

Eastern Michigan is not known for its football prowess, but Head Coach Ron English did manage to coax a respectable finish out of the team in 2011. The Eagles posted a 6-6 overall record and they went 4-4 in conference play, earning wins over Akron, Central... Read more

Matt Campbell took over a Toledo team last year that returned just eight starters, but he did inherit a program in pretty good shape. The Rockets qualified for bowls in 2010 and 2011 and Campbell even guided the team to its ninth win of the 2011 season... Read more

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