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Week 10 MAC Football Preview

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Upcoming Schedule
Saturday, November 1
*Buffalo at Bowling Green, 12PM ET (ESPN+ | Live Stats)
*Central Michigan at Western Michigan, 4 PM ET (ESPNU | Live Stats)

Tuesday, November 4
*Miami at Ohio, 7 PM ET (ESPN2 | Live Stats)
*UMass at Akron 7 PM ET (CBSSN | Live Stats)

Wednesday, November 5
*Kent State at Ball State, 7 PM ET (ESPN2 | Live Stats)
*Northern Illinois at Toledo, 7 PM ET (ESPNU | Live Stats)
*Conference game

Two-Minute Drill
• Ohio downed Eastern Michigan, 28-21, to earn its first road victory of the season. Parker Navarro put up a career-high 315 passing yards and two touchdown passes. Two Bobcats had 100-plus receiving yards as Chase Hendricks recorded 112 yards on 10 catches with two touchdowns and Rodney Harris tallied 103 yards.

• Kent State erased an 18-point deficit to defeat Bowling Green 24-21, snapping a two-game losing streak in the rivalry series. The Golden Flashes trailed 21-3 late in the third quarter before scoring 21 unanswered points to claim their first victory over the Falcons since 2022.

• Akron rallied from a seven-point halftime deficit to beat Buffalo 24-16, snapping the Bulls’ seven-game winning streak over the Zips. Akron handed Buffalo its first MAC loss of the season, outscoring the Bulls 21-6 in the second half with three touchdowns and four interceptions.

• Dequan Finn threw for a touchdown and ran for another in the fourth quarter as Miami rallied for a 26-17 victory to take sole possession of first place in the MAC. The RedHawks have now won 11 straight regular-season conference games. 

• Joe Labas tossed two touchdown passes and Central Michigan posted 502 yards of total offense on Saturday as the Chippewas defeated UMass, 38-13, before a homecoming crowd of more than 20,000. 

• Northern Illinois rushed for over 300 yards and forced three turnovers on defense to reclaim the Bronze Stalk trophy with a 21-7 win over Ball State. Chavon Wright led all players with a season-high 166 rushing yards, while Telly Johnson Jr. also rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown.