The Mid-American Conference (MAC) 2025 Football Kickoff takes center stage today at Ford Field in Detroit, Mich. from 9:00 am ET/8:00 am CT to 1:30 pm ET/12:30 pm CT.
he MAC Football Kickoff will open the 79th season of MAC Football, which officially begins on Thursday, August 28th, and will conclude with the 2025 MAC Football Championship Game at Ford Field in Detroit on Saturday, December 6th at Noon ET/11 am CT (ESPN).
Follow along as content from social media shows the sights and sounds throughout the day.
On Wednesday night, the student-athletes competed in a friendly competition of fowling to open up the kickoff festivities.
Lights. Camera. MACtion.
35 days until college football returns.
The Toledo Rockets have been selected as favorites to win both the regular season crown and Mid-American Conference (MAC) Football Championship Game title in the 2025 Football Head Coaches Preseason Poll. Head coaches were not allowed to vote for themselves in the poll.
Dressed to impress.
#MACtion took over Ford Field.
Commissioner Steinbrecher took the stage and delivered his annual state of the conference speech in front of the local and national media as well as the group of head coaches and student-athletes.
Each 13 of the MAC football programs were represented on ESPN by their head coach and one student-athlete during the kickoff show throughout Thursday's acitivities.
Our student-athletes and head coaches graded their appearance in the newest EA Sports College Football video game.
