Coaching Pressers
Saturday, October 5
UMass at Northern Illinois, 12 pm ET (CBSSN)
*Western Michigan at Ball State, 2 pm ET (ESPN+)
*Bowling Green at Akron, 3:30 pm ET (ESPN+)
*Miami at Toledo, 3:30 PM ET (ESPN+)
Two Minute Drill
• Parker Navarro threw a pair of touchdown passes to Coleman Owen and ran for a third as Ohio posted a 30-10 win over Akron in the MAC opener for both schools on Saturday afternoon. The Bobcats found the end zone twice in the second and fourth quarters, while forcing a safety in the third. Additionally, Ohio’s defense shut out the Zips in the final 30 minutes of action.
• Eastern Michigan tallied 273 rushing yards along with six touchdowns on the ground to capture a 52-33 road win at Kent State on Saturday. The Eagles improved to 4-1 (1-0 MAC), their best start since 2016. Delbert Mimms III had a career day for the Eagles as the back finished with 145 yards on the ground with two touchdowns and two catches for 21 yards.
• Tristan Mattson kicked a 46-yard field goal with five seconds remaining to lift Central Michigan to a thrilling 22-21 non-conference victory over San Diego State in Mount Pleasant. Trailing 21-13 at half, the Chippewas scored nine unanswered second-half points to improve to 3-2 (1-0 MAC) this year.
• Miami’s Dom Dzioban hit a career-long 47-yard field goal on the final play of regulation to force overtime and followed it up with a 43-yard kick in the extra period to lift Miami to a dramatic 23-20 win over UMass. Keyon Mozee led the RedHawks offensively with 114 yards and a touchdown on nine carries, while Matt Salopek tallied a game-high 10 tackles.
• Heading into Week 6 action, the MAC has defeated nine non-conference FBS opponents this year. The MAC has now defeated at least seven non-conference FBS opponents in the same season 23 times since 2000 and is currently on a 19-year streak with at least seven victories against FBS foes (minus 2020 due to COVID).
• The MAC has established a new football scheduling model that will go into effect starting this season. The new scheduling model will eliminate the MAC East and West Divisions. The top two teams based on conference winning percentage will compete in the MAC Football Championship Game at Ford Field in Detroit, Mich.