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Week 2 MAC Head Coaches Press Conferences: http://tinyurl.com/yzb93mzs
Week 1 Football Players of the Week: http://tinyurl.com/2p8bc962
Saturday, September 9
Ball State at Georgia, Noon ET (SEC Network)
New Hampshire at Central Michigan, 1:30 pm ET (ESPN+)
Eastern Illinois at Bowling Green, 2 pm ET (ESPN+)
Southern Illinois at NIU, 3:30 pm ET (ESPN+)
Texas Southern at Toledo, 3:30 pm ET (ESPN+)
Miami at UMass, 3:30 pm ET (ESPN+)
Western Michigan at Syracuse, 3:30 pm ET (ESPN+)
Kent State at Arkansas, 4 pm ET (SEC Network)
Morgan State at Akron, 6 pm ET (ESPN+)
Fordham at Buffalo, 6 pm ET (ESPN+)
Ohio at Florida Atlantic, 6 pm ET (ESPN+)
Eastern Michigan at Minnesota, 7:30 pm ET (Big Ten Network)
Two Minute Drill
• Four MAC teams earned their first victories of the 2023 season during week one: Western Michigan over Saint Francis (Pa.), Eastern Michigan over Howard, Northern Illinois over Boston College and Ohio over Long Island.
• A rushing touchdown by Rocky Lombardi in overtime clinched a 27-24 Fly the Flag victory for NIU against Boston College on Saturday. This marked the program’s 18th “Boneyard Win” and second-consecutive win over an ACC opponent (Georgia Tech, 2021).
• Two kickoff return touchdowns highlighted Eastern Michigan’s 33-23 victory against Howard in week one. Jaylon Jackson returned a kickoff 84 yards for a touchdown after the Eagles forced a safety and Hamze El-Zayat added another kickoff score as he sprinted 94 yards for the score.
• The Lance Taylor era for Western Michigan Broncos football opened with a 35-17 victory over Saint Francis (Pa.) on Thursday night inside Waldo Stadium. Additionally. five different players scored their first touchdowns of their careers as Broncos in the victory.
• The Toledo Rockets have finished 13-straight seasons with a winning record, which is tied for the fifth-longest current streak in the FBS.
• Sixty-three former MAC student-athletes landed on NFL rosters ahead of the 2023 season, which kicks off this Thursday night in Kansas City. The Buffalo Bills have a league-leading eight MAC representatives, while 20 other franchises have multiple players from MAC institutions. Toledo has the most former student-athletes on NFL rosters with 12.
