Mitten Masterkey Week 7: Victory Cannon up for grabs, EMU hosts MAC ladder game, MSU hosts Fitzgerald's alma mater

It's an action-packed weekend that will feature one of the fiercest rivalries around taking place in Mt. Pleasant.

How Central Michigan came to honor, display Grandfather Teachings on helmets

Truth, humility, respect, love, honesty, bravery and wisdom are far more than words, as CMU learned.

Week 7 picks, preview: Battle for the Victory Cannon, Pat Fitzgerald facing former team highlight slate

Elsewhere Eastern Michigan hosts a major MAC matchup and Michigan welcomes Penn State to Ann Arbor.

Chunk-prone Eastern Michigan defense squares off vs. explosive, aggressive Toledo offense

The Eagles have been very much improved on defense in 2026, but the one area EMU particularly has struggled is where Toledo thrives.

WMU defensive front vs. CMU OL, blocking key to deciding Victory Cannon winner

The Chippewas and Broncos both want to control the line of scrimmage when the CMU offense faces the WMU defense — and the winner of that matchup could have a big leg up.

Notebook: Injuries, Mike Jacobs’ EMU connections, Aidan Chiles playing sharp, and Michiganders vying for Victory Cannon

Catch up on injury news of note and dig into the deep Michigan connections on both the Central and Western Michigan rosters.

Central Michigan balances rebounding from loss, firing up for WMU: ‘They are another really good team’

The Chippewas got their noses rubbed in it vs. Ohio and need to bounce back, all while getting dialed in for a rivalry game — but those goals aren't antithetical to one another.

Eastern Michigan's had the answers to early-season injury woes

The Eagles have yet to play the same 22 starters on offense and defense in any game this season, but are 4-3 and atop the MAC regardless.

Visiting CMU, Western Michigan seeks to drown out rivalry of it all: ‘Minimize those things because they become distractions’

The Broncos and Chippewas are slated to square off in one of the most bitter rivalries in college football, but Lance Taylor wants his team to ignore the noise and focus on ball.

Lopsided loss offers lesson for Central Michigan: ‘Just gotta be really good, high-level execution’

Central Michigan failed to execute and got beat badly in the first half, and head coach Matt Drinkall wants to nip these spells of slow starts and sloppy play in the bud.

Yes! No. Maybe? Week 6 highlighted by Rudy Kessinger, EMU road win; MSU comeback falls short

The Spartans and Central Michigan both lost, albeit in different fashions, while Eastern Michigan pulled off a big MAC road win and Western Michigan rolled at home.

Broc Lowry's career passing day powers Western Michigan to 38-7 win vs. Kent State

Lowry put up a career high in passing yards and also tallied four total touchdowns as the Broncos romped to a win and a 2-0 conference record.