The most explosive college football players for 2021
Bill Connelly breaks down the most exciting quarterbacks, pass catchers and defenders you'll see take the college football field in 2021.
2021 Schedule
2021 Schedule
2nd in MAC - West
Bill Connelly's mega offseason previews: MAC West
Bill Connelly breaks down the MAC West division and if Ball State and Toledo can find more success than they did in 2020.
Bradley connects with Newton for Toledo's game-winning TD (0:31)
Toledo rallies past Central Michigan 24-23 with late TD
— Carter Bradley fired the winning touchdown pass to Jerjuan Newton on third and 22 with 93 seconds, then Toledo forced a fumble to regain possession and the Rockets rallied past Central Michigan 24-23 on Saturday.
Nichols jets down the field to score a 68-yard TD for Central Michigan (0:31)
Central Michigan's Kobe Lewis hauls in 18-yard TD (0:25)
Bradley leads Toledo past winless N. Illinois 41-24
— Sophomore quarterback Carter Bradley threw for 432 yards and three touchdowns and Toledo beat Northern Illinois 41-24 on Saturday.
Toledo's Bryce Mitchell hauls in a 44-yard TD (0:32)
Harrison Waylee takes off to score a 28-yard TD (0:26)
Ball St. defense makes last stand to thwart Toledo in win
— Drew Plitt threw for 304 yards and two touchdowns and Tye Evans ran for 101 yards and Ball State held off Toledo for a 27-24 win on Saturday.
MACtion is back! Most interesting storylines and latest SP+ projections
The MAC and its glorious mid-week games have returned. We take one final look at the conference before its seven-week sprint kicks off.
'MACtion' kicks off conference's six-game slate
The Twitter phenomenon known as "MACtion" will be in play during November as the Mid-American Conference released a six-game, league-only football schedule that will feature only midweek games for the first three weeks.
MAC to kick off six-game football season Nov. 4
The Mid-American Conference will play a six-game, conference-only football schedule beginning on Nov. 4.
Who's the boss? At Toledo in 1990, it was 38-year-old Nick Saban
September marks the 30th anniversary of Nick Saban's debut as a college head coach, a one-year jaunt at the helm of the Toledo Rockets. Saban, and the members of his first team, remembered the humble beginnings of a details-driven legend.
MAC presidents delay vote on fall football
No decision was made on a possible fall football season for the Mid-American Conference during Saturday's meeting of conference presidents, commissioner Jon Steinbrecher said in a statement.
MAC is first FBS to nix fall football, eyes spring
The Mid-American Conference on Saturday became the first FBS conference to postpone the fall football season amid the coronavirus pandemic and will instead look to play in the spring.
Toledo football coach tests positive, to self-isolate
Toledo football coach Jason Candle has tested positive for the coronavirus -- the first FBS coach to publicly announce a positive test -- and will self-isolate for 10 days.
Toledo DL Jahneil Douglas dies after being shot
Jahneil Douglas, a 22-year-old defensive lineman for the University of Toledo, was shot and killed late Tuesday night.
Stoops, Pinkel on College Football HOF ballot
Former coaches Bob Stoops and Gary Pinkel highlight the newest nominees for the College Football Hall of Fame.
College football offseason preview: MAC West
Bill Connelly rounds out his MACtion preview with a look at the West Division, home to Jim McElwain and the Central Michigan Chippewas.
Complete 2020 college football recruiting grades
Now that the 2020 recruiting cycle has concluded, we rank college football's top 75 classes.
Unchained: Ref breaks chain off of down marker (0:44)
Dormady finds Poljan wide open for TD (0:17)
Central Michigan beats Toledo 49-7, clinches MAC-West title
Quinten Dormady threw two touchdown passes, Kobe Lewis ran for two scores and Central Michigan beat Toledo on Friday to win the Mid-American Conference West Division title.
Lazzaro keeps it himself for Chippewas TD (0:19)
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2020 MAC Standings
| EAST | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo | 5-0 | 6-1 |
| Kent State | 3-1 | 3-1 |
| Miami (OH) | 2-1 | 2-1 |
| Ohio | 2-1 | 2-1 |
| Akron | 1-5 | 1-5 |
| Bowling Green | 0-5 | 0-5 |
| WEST | CONF | OVR |
| Ball State | 5-1 | 7-1 |
| Western Michigan | 4-2 | 4-2 |
| Toledo | 4-2 | 4-2 |
| Central Michigan | 3-3 | 3-3 |
| Eastern Michigan | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| Northern Illinois | 0-6 | 0-6 |
Team Stats
Passing Yards325.89th
Rushing Yards168.259th
Points For35.725th
Points Against24.392nd
2021 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trenton Adkins | RB | Signed | 80 |
| Damon Ollison | OLB | Signed | 76 |
| Jaylin Mines | ATH | Signed | 75 |
| Thomas Zsiros | WR | Signed | 75 |
| Dalen Stovall | WR | Signed | 75 |