The Big 12 will talk to 17 teams in regards to conference expansions including BYU, Memphis, Houston, Temple and Cincinnati. READ MORE
Tag: Northern Illinois Huskies
Poinsettia Bowl 2015 Preview: Beginning of the End?
The two most successful G5 teams of the last decade face off in the 2015 Poinsettia Bowl Preview & we look at why winning isn't as important as not losing. READ MORE
Tailgate Pick ‘Em College Football Bowl Season Week 1 Predictions Including BYU-Utah
The 2015-16 College Football bowl season is now upon us and the opening week of bowl action will feature some high scoring matchups, and non-power 5 schools looking to solidify themselves in the national landscape. The Holy War will be renewed when BYU faces Utah in Sin City, AAC runner-up Temple takes on 9-2 Toledo, […] READ MORE
Update on the MAC Division Races
An update on how the MAC division races are shaping up and which two teams are likely to face off in the title game now the Group of 5 bowl chance is gone. READ MORE
Impressive Start for MAC
The Mid-American Conference is a few years removed from the Jordan Lynch era at Northern Illinois where they represented the group of five conferences in the New Year’s Day bowl games. But it has been as impressive start for MAC teams, and the conference put itself back on the map with some surprise results in college football’s […] READ MORE
Ranking the Buffalo Bulls 2015 Opponents
As the Buffalo Bulls prepare to open their 2015 season, Lance Leopold's first as head coach of the program, we rank each of the 12 opponents they'll face. READ MORE
Breaking down the MAC
In recent years the Mid-American Conference has generally been an uneven split in terms of the divisions. The MAC West has generally been stronger with the likes of Northern Illinois, Toledo and Ball State been consistently strong whilst the East has only struggled to keep up. Bowling Green was the only team in 2014 who […] READ MORE
Bowl Grades: December 20th-24th
This article series is very simple. We are going to give a bowl grade to every single team that competed in a bowl game this year. These are the grades for the first ten bowl games, those played from December 20th-24th. Bowl Grades: December 20th-24th R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl: Louisiana-Lafayette 16, Nevada 3 […] READ MORE
Mid-Majors Make Their Case During College Bowl Week One
Ah yes Mid-Majors. The words conjure up mediocrity at the college football level and beyond. Everyone loves a Cinderella story, but these teams travel to venues with small crowds and even smaller paydays. They play before Christmas and still get a chance to get home and be with family. Most schools look upon college bowl […] READ MORE
Boca Raton Bowl Preview: Marshall Thundering Herd vs. Northern Illinois Huskies
The Boca Raton Bowl has to be thrilled with their clash of Group of Five conference champions as their game features the Conference USA Champion Marshall Thundering Herd against the Mid-American Conference Champion Northern Illinois Huskies. These are two of the best non-power five schools in the country and this bowl game should be a […] READ MORE