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2024 Mid-American Conference Baseball Week 6 Recap
Bowling Green is perfect through nine MAC games! An unusual and early MAC favorite is taking control of the conference race.
2024 Mid-American Conference Baseball Week 5 Recap
There was an offensive explosion in the MAC in Week 5! Pitchers suffered, no reliever was safe and hitters feasted.
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2024 Mid-American Conference Baseball Week 4 Recap
A surprising opening weekend of MAC play lends itself to jumping to conclusions, but is it what it seems to be?
2024 Mid-American Conference Baseball Week 3 Recap
Akron beats a ranked Duke team, but the schedule was otherwise a gauntlet for MAC teams.
MAC releases 2024 football schedule
Midweek MACtion returns with a 17-game slate, and the conference championship is set for December 7 in Detroit.
2024 Mid-American Conference Baseball Week 2 Recap
Western Michigan sweeps a four game series against Pepperdine, and every MAC baseball fan should get to know DJ Newman.
2024 Mid-American Conference Baseball Week 1 Recap
MAC Baseball has officially started! Fresh faces made an impact all over the diamond in week one.
2024 MAC Baseball Preview: Baseball is Back
The first pitch of the 2024 college baseball season is this Friday. Who has improved from 2023?
Ohio mounts comeback effort to beat Akron 25-14
The tale of the tape shows a game where momentum mattered— and it was Ohio who had it at game’s end.
2023 MAC Football Week 13 Game Preview: Ohio Bobcats at Akron Zips
Grab some leftovers and put up your feet ‘cause we got one of the best Black Friday deals right here.
EMU edges out Akron 30-27 in double overtime to preserve bowl hopes
The Eagles pull through to stay alive in the postseason race, eventually taking down the Zips in the second overtime period.
Miami’s smothering defense blanks Akron 19-0
Miami blanks the Zips in a dominating performance at home.
2023 Week 11 Midweek MACtion Preview: Akron Zips @ Miami (OH) RedHawks
Miami (OH) turns to backup QB Aveon Smith to continue to the quest for a MAC title. In the way is an Akron team fresh off its best win.
Akron erases 17-point fourth quarter deficit to stun Kent State 31-27, claim Wagon Wheel
Jeff Undercuffler Jr. scores game-winning TD with 26 seconds left to complete Zips’ largest comeback since 2018.
2023 Week 10 Midweek MACtion Preview: Kent State Golden Flashes @ Akron Zips
One team will pick up their first FBS win of 2023 and the coveted Wagon Wheel.
BGSU forces four turnovers in 41-14 victory over Akron
After a slow start, Bowling Green dominated Akron to get back to .500 for the first time since Week 2.
2023 MAC Football Week 8 Game Preview: Akron Zips at Bowling Green Falcons
Akron looks to show signs of life against an up-and-down Bowling Green squad.
CMU dominates the middle quarters to earn 17-10 win vs. Akron
CMU survives in a war of attrition to move to 2-1 in league play over the ailing Zips.
2023 MAC Football Week 7 Game Preview: Central Michigan Chippewas vs. Akron Zips
The Chips and Zips have played each other close in three of the last four contests; will 2023 fit the pattern or be the breakout?
2023 MAC Midseason Report Cards
All 12 teams have six data points. Let’s see where each team stands based on performance, preseason expectations, and other factors.
2023 MAC Football Week 6 Game Recap: NIU Huskies 55, Akron Zips 14
Huskies run over Zips for their first MAC win of the season
Three MAC takeaways from an action-packed Week 5
Bowling Green steals the show in Atlanta. Akron loses yet another heartbreaker. Toledo survives yet another shootout.
Akron QB DJ Irons out for season with torn ACL
The 2022 All-MAC quarterback will miss the remainder of the season after exiting the Buffalo game Saturday.
Buffalo finally marks one for the win column in 13-10 OT triumph vs. Akron
The Bulls emerge from the muck and mire of regulation to get the score they needed in overtime, joining the other 11 MAC programs in having a win to their name.
2023 Week 5 Game Preview: Buffalo Bulls @ Akron Zips
MAC play opens up between two teams desperate for a victory and a 1-0 start in the conference standings.
Akron leaves it all on the field in 29-27 4OT loss to Indiana
Akron is left to wonder what could have been after a pair of plays sink their Big Ten upset bid.
2023 MAC Football Week 4 Game Preview: Akron Zips at Indiana Hoosiers
Two programs with similar strengths and issues face off in Bloomington, with a very important conference streak on the line.
Akron outclassed in 35-3 loss to Kentucky under the lights
Akron makes it interesting early, but Kentucky’s talent pulls through late.
2023 MAC Football Week 3 Game Preview: Akron Zips at Kentucky Wildcats
The Zips and Wildcats look to correct poor performances against one another.
McCoy’s scoop-and-score secures Akron a tough 24-21 win over Morgan State
A week after giving us the platonic ideal of a beautiful loss, Akron gives us the perfect ugly, hideous win.
2023 MAC Football Week 1 Game Preview: Akron Zips at Temple Owls
Akron starts the season on the road, taking on former conference mate Temple.
Akron’s Heisman Moment 130 years ago helped shape our beloved game
The intriguing tactician who would change the game of football forever had a spell in the future Rubber City, delighting Akronites with "scientific" football before his rise to fame.