Friday, November 27
* Central Michigan at Eastern Michigan, 4 pm (CBSSN)
Saturday, November 28
* Kent State at Buffalo, Noon (CBSSN)
* Northern Illinois at Western Michigan, Noon (ESPN+)
* Ball State at Toledo, Noon (ESPN3)
* Bowling Green at Ohio, Noon (ESPN+)
* Miami at Akron, 1 pm (ESPN3)
*All Times ET and subject to change
Friday, November 27
Central Michigan at Eastern Michigan | 4 p.m. ET (CBSSN)
Central Michigan Notes | Eastern Michigan Notes | CMU Press Conference | EMU Press Conference
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CMU: Kalil Pimpleton had an outstanding offensive performance against Western Michigan. The wide receiver ran the ball seven times for 108 yards and 3 touchdowns, caught three passes for 42 yards and completed a 30-yard pass to
JaCorey Sullivan. The three rushing touchdowns is the most by a wide receiver in the FBS this season and he is the first CMU wide receiver to rush for 100 yards in the last 15 years.
EMU: Junior quarterback
Preston Hutchinson continued his hot start to the season against Toledo, Nov. 18. Hutchinson completed 25-of-38 pass attempts for 244 yards and four scores. His total completions and completion percentage (65.8) were season-highs, while his four passing touchdowns is the best mark of his career. Hutchinson has thrown for 240+ yards in each of his last three contests, an accomplishment that has not happened since Mike Glass III hit the same mark between weeks six-eight last season.
Saturday, November 28
Kent State at Buffalo | Noon ET (CBSSN)
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KSU: Kent State is 3-0 for the first time since 1958. The Flashes tied school records for most points in a single game (69) and most total yards in a single game (750) as well as broke the school record for yards per play (9.62). It is the first time in school history that the Flashes have scored 60+ points in back-to-back games, becoming just the third Mid-American Conference school to do so since 1970. If the Golden Flashes top Buffalo, they will be off to a 4-0 start for the fourth time in school history and the first since 1948.
UB: Buffalo is looking to start 4-0 in MAC play for the third time in program history. They started 6-0 in 2018 and 5-0 in 2013. The Bulls are averaging 44.3 points over the first three games of the season. They have scored 40+ points in seven of their last eight conference games dating back to last season. UB’s
Jaret Patterson became just the 13th player in MAC history to rush for 300 yards in a game. He currently leads the nation in rushing yards per game, averaging 170.3 yards per contest.
Northern Illinois at Western Michigan | Noon ET (ESPN+)
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NIU: Seven freshmen, including six first-year players, are slated to start on defense for NIU this week, with three more rookies listed atop the depth chart on offense. Of the 46 names on NIU’s two-deep on offense and defense this week, 25 are freshmen, including 17 true freshmen and eight redshirts. Already one of the top freshmen kickoff returners in the country,
Trayvon Rudolph added 95 yards on five catches at Ball State. His 166.3 all-purpose yards per game leads all FBS freshmen and ranks 13th nationally.
WMU: D’Wayne Eskridge was named to this week’s Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll. The Bluffton, Ind., native registered four receptions for 212 yards and three touchdowns in the victory over the Chippewas. It was the second time in his career Eskridge has eclipsed the 200-yard receiving mark with his three receiving touchdowns setting a new career-high. Through three games, Eskridge leads the Broncos and the MAC in yards (457), touchdowns (6), average yards per catch (32.6) and average yards per game (152.3).
Ball State at Toledo | Noon ET (ESPN3)
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BSU: Senior RB
Caleb Huntley set a school record last week with his seventh straight 100-yard rushing game. It is the second-longest active streak in the FBS, behind only Breece Hall of Iowa State (eight). He also has a seven-game touchdown streak, having scored 13 TDs in that stretch. Huntley ranks sixth nationally with 145.7 rushing yards per game. He needs 98 more yards to become the seventh back in BSU history to reach 3,000 career yards.
UT: Toledo leads the MAC in total defense (327.3), rushing defense (108.7) and third-down conversion defense (26.8%), and is third in scoring defense (24.0). The Rockets rank seventh in the nation in third-down conversion defense... Junior
Bryant Koback rushed for a season-high 149 yards and a touchdown to lead Toledo to the victory vs. Eastern Michigan last week. Koback is now just 136 yards away from cracking Toledo’s all-time Top 10.
Bowling Green at Ohio | Noon ET (ESPN+)
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BGSU: Under Scot Loeffler, Bowling Green has rushed for at least 100 yards in 14-of-15 games, including a current streak of 13 in a row. Bowling Green has rushed for 440 yards over the past two weeks, including 260 against Kent State, the second-highest total of the Scot Loeffler era. True freshman
Terion Stewart rushed for 162 yards against Kent State and was named PFF College’s True Freshman of the Week for the performance. Bowling Green is 2-1 under Loeffler when rushing for at least 200 yards and has not won a contest since defeating Eastern Kentucky in 2018 while rushing for under 150 yards
OHIO: Senior running back
De’Montre Tuggle has been the catalyst of Ohio’s offensive attack through two games in 2020. Heading into week four, Tuggle is fourth in the MAC with 24 points scored, ninth with 218 rushing yards and 10th with 380 all-purpose yards. Tuggle was named MAC East Division Special Teams Player of the Week for week one of the 2020 season after returning the second-half kickoff 93 yards for a touchdown in a 30-27 loss to Central Michigan on Nov. 4 at Kelly/Shorts Stadium. Tuggle has accounted for 96 points in 14 games at Ohio.
Miami at Akron | 1 p.m. ET (ESPN3)
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MIAMI: Miami was 5-0 last season in one-score games and has won eight-straight one-score games dating back to the 2018 campaign. This includes the season opening 38-31 win over Ball State. Miami’s redzone offense has been downright amazing over the three years. This year, Miami is 7-for-9 with five touchdowns. Last season the RedHawks were 40-of-46 inside the redzone and in 2018, Miami was 42-of-43. In all, Miami is 89-of-98 (90.8%) in redzone scoring over the past 28 games. It’s even better in MAC play. In Miami’s last 19 MAC games, the RedHawks are 65-of-71 (91.6%) inside the redzone.
AKRON: Akron’s
Teon Dollard became the first Akron player to rush for more than 200 yards since Dennis Kennedy post a 277-yard effort against Eastern Michigan on Oct. 18, 2008. He also finished with four touchdowns on the ground, the most for a Zip since Bobby Hendry rushed for five scores versus Eastern Michigan on Nov. 24, 2001. Akron finished the game registering more than 350 total yards of offensive production for the second consecutive game as the Zips collected 366 yards on the strength of 212 yards on the ground and 154 through the air.
