2022 MAC FOOTBALL RELEASE
THIS WEEK IN THE MAC
Saturday, September 24th
Kent State at No. 1 Georgia, Noon ET (ESPN+)
*Buffalo at Eastern Michigan, Noon ET (CBS Sports Network)
Central Michigan at #14 Penn State, NOON ET (Big Ten Network)
Bowling Green at Mississippi State, NOON ET (SEC Network)
Fordham at Ohio, 2 pm (ESPN+)
Toledo at San Diego State, 3:30 pm ET (FS1)
Akron at Liberty, 6:00 pm ET (ESPN+)
Ball State at Georgia Southern, 6 pm ET (ESPN+)
NIU at No. 8 Kentucky, 7 pm ET (ESPN2)
Miami at Northwestern, 7:30 pm ET (Big Ten Network)
Western Michigan at San Jose State, 10:30 pm ET (CBS Sports Network)
Eastern Michigan at Arizona State, 11 pm ET (Pac-12 Network)
2 MINUTE DRILL
• The Bowling Green football celebrated the university’s 100th Homecoming Celebration with a thrilling 34-31 overtime victory over the Marshall Thundering Herd. Mat MacDonald threw for 282 yards and 4 TD’s in the win and became the first Falcon since Matt Johnson in 2015 to throw 4+ touchdowns in back-to-back games.
• Samson Evans’ career night on the ground led the Eastern Michigan University football team to a 30-21 victory over Arizona State University on Saturday, Sept 17. Evans, who ran for 258 yards on 36 carries, recorded his first career 100-yard game while helping the Eagles (2-1, 0-0 MAC) to their first all-time win against a member the Pac-12 Conference. Evans was named the Doak Walker National Running Back of the Week following his performance.
• For handling Arizona State its first home non-conference loss since 2017 and becoming the first Mid-American Conference team to beat a Pac-12 Conference team in the regular season, Eastern Michigan earned the Cheez-It Bowl Team of the Week honor for the games of the weekend of Sept. 17.
