Analyis
The big in-state showdown highlights the weekend, with some MACtion to follow on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Motor City MACtion
The Chippewas and Eagles have a trophy to play for going forward, and it's the fruit of the labor of a family business in the thumb.
Motor City MACtion
The Chippewas rolled to a win over the Eagles in part because the quarterback-running back duo was playing so well.
Motor City MACtion
The Eagles and Chippewas are both clawing to make a bowl down the stretch and open MACtion with an in-state rivalry matchup at Ford Field.
Paul Bunyan
The in-state grudge match between the Spartans and Wolverines has seen the better rushing team win, but that's not quite the whole answer.
Central Michigan Chippewas
Glasser will make his second start of the season for Central Michigan, vs. Eastern Michigan on Wednesday night.
Western Michigan Broncos
Western Michigan is right back in the thick of MAC contention, seeking to be the first back-to-back league champs in more than a decade.
Analysis
The Wolverines and Broncos both won on Saturday, but are still probably feeling a bit different about how their respective seasons have gone to date.
Mitten Masterkey
Michigan and Western Michigan play on Saturday with an in-state MACtion showdown coming on Wednesday, as MSU is idle.
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Only two teams from the Mitten are in action on Saturday, WMU and UM, while CMU and EMU are gearing up for a MACtion bout on Wednesday night.
Head coach Matt Drinkall didn't say it was Lewis, specifically, but it's not hard to connect the dots from an OWI arrest to a suspension.
Michigan has one of the best defenses and worst offenses in the country, and if that sounds like a certain Big Ten West team circa 2021-23, you wouldn't be mistaken.
The Eagles nearly pulled out a big win at Ohio with McCaughey starting and are confident in the QB to start once more if Kim is still on the mend.
The Eagles are the only team to play on Week 0 and just now be getting a week off — which gets crimped by MACtion moving the game prep up.
Taylor identified one key moment that he wishes he handled differently in WMU's one-score loss at the hands of the Rockets.
The Wolverines couldn't get the job done on an upset win, but turned in a sterling defensive performance in the OT loss.
While losing always stings, a few teams are probably feeling better about their performances on the whole than some in-state counterparts.
The Chippewas will be down their QB1 for the rest of the season after a surprise trip under the knife.
The Eagles had a major MAC road win in its grasp, but couldn't make one last play.
Michigan has a defense that could win a Big Ten title but nowhere near the offense to make that matter.
The Broncos have a chance to make a statement that they're still waiting to be knocked off the top of the MAC.
