The appointed hour is finally here. After 15 years of service to telling the story of the Mid-American Conference, the book will finally close on Hustle Belt. Our editor-in-chief found out via phone ...

It’s official: the Mid-American Conference has embarked on its Manifest Destiny era. The conference, known for its long-time commitment to geographic ease of access, is taking a shot at something ...

It’s time for football’s greatest event. The Super Bowl is the ultimate goal every player envisions from the first time throwing on the shoulder pads until the day the cleats are hung up for posterity ...

So the night we’ve all been waiting for is finally here. It’s a melancholy Monday here in the Hustle Dome, excited about the national championship occurring tonight between Indiana and Miami but ...

The Akron Zips have improved their record two years in a row, posting a 5-7 record in 2025 — their best mark in eight years. On Friday, Akron signed the quarterback responsible for taking the Zips to ...

From the Heisman stage to the Hall of Fame, former Northern Illinois quarterback Jordan Lynch continues to be immortalized by the sport he once mastered. On Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, Lynch was named ...

If you buy something from a link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. One of Ball State’s most versatile players will gets one last go on the gridiron in his college colors on ...

Coming out of Batavia High School in Illinois, Jalen Buckley wasn’t on anybody’s radar. No major recruiting service assigned the high school safety/running back a star value, and he lacked ...

Fresh off a MAC Championship last weekend, Western Michigan head coach will also have a fresh new contract in hand, keeping him in Kalamazoo for the foreseeable future. Per Tony Paul of the Detroit ...

On a cold and windy afternoon in Amherst, New York, the Ohio Bobcats (8-4, 6-2 MAC) held off a resilient Buffalo Bulls (5-7, 4-4 MAC) team to keep championship hopes alive for at least one more day.

We bid farewell to thee, Northern Illinois Huskies. NIU served the MAC exceptionally well, tying fellow departed member Marshall for the most MAC Championship Game victories at five. The Huskies ...

Welcome to the world of divsionless superconferences. Even with one week left in the regular season, many conference championship pictures are less clear than a moving photograph taken on a Motorola ...