The Eagles head to UMass for a major MAC test — who'd've thought! — and the major task of slowing Minutemen QB Pop Watson III.
If Eastern Michigan is going to spoil the party in Amherst, Massachusetts, on Saturday against UMass in front what should be a packed McGuirk Alumni Stadium, it might start and stop with slowing down William ‘Pop’ Watson III, the Minutemen’s dazzling quarterback.
The Chippewas got stung by a bad performance in 2025 in losing to the Zips, and head coach Matt Drinkall is hellbent on avoiding an encore loss.
Western Michigan starts MAC play with a trip to Buffalo and the Broncos' head coach is all about WMU looking inward this week.
The Broncos have hired a replacement for Dan Bartholomae, hiring one of his former coworkers from their days at Oregon State.
Michigan played better than Iowa in most facets, but failed to build an insurmountable margin or bury the Hawkeyes.