Tag Archives: MAC
College Football Preview: Temple vs. Ohio
Temple Owls (8-2, 5-1 MAC) vs. Ohio Bobcats (7-3, 5-1 MAC) Time: Tuesday, 8:00 P.M. ET TV: ESPN2 Spread: Total: Last season, the MAC East title came down to this meeting, as the two tangled in Athens. Temple came into that showdown shooting for a perfect 8-0 conference record and 10 straight wins, while 6-3 [...]
College Football Picks (Week 12): Weekday Games
I’ll have my picks for all of Saturday’s top college football games tomorrow, but as was the case last week, I’ve got my take on how this week’s weekday games will shake out. The slate is highlighted by a quartet of showdowns in the MAC, but in case you’re looking for a little something else, [...]
College Football Picks (Week 11): Weekday Games
It wasn’t nearly the week that it could’ve or should’ve been for me with last week’s college football picks, but I’m starting anew, and I’m confident about getting things turned around this week. Below, I have picks for all of this week’s weekday games, and as usual, I’ll have a glut of Saturday games, from [...]
Who could be the Big Ten’s 12th team?
A couple of days ago, I discussed comments that Penn State coach Joe Paterno made about the Big Ten expanding to 12 teams, and I came to the conclusion that changes, in some way, do need to be made in order for the conference to return to being a real power on the national stage. [...]
College Football Coaches Hot Seat Watch
With several coaches having already resigned or been handed their walking papers before the end of the season, I thought it’d be a good idea to keep track of all of the changes and speculate on the ones to come in one nice, tidy section. This section will be updated regularly, whether it’s to add [...]
2008 MAC Preview Part II: Key Games, Impact Newcomers, and All-MAC Picks
In the final part of The Red Zone Report’s 2008 Mid-American Conference preview, I take a look at some of the key games that lie ahead in 2008, who some of the impact newcomers could be, and I also give my preseason all-conference picks.
LeFevour, Davis set to be next in line of highly-drafted MAC quarterbacks
The Mid-American Conference has certainly made a habit of producing pro-caliber quarterbacks in recent years. First-round picks Chad Pennington
Buffalo has the talent to make a charge at MAC glory in 2008
Call it a blessing in disguise that Buffalo coach Turner Gill didn’t get the head coaching job at Nebraska. After the end of 2007 season, Nebraska fired Bill Callahan, and the search for a new coach came down to Gill,
Size doesn’t matter for Kent State’s Jarvis
Quick, raise your hand if you know who the nation’s leading returning rusher is. If you read the first part of my MAC preview the other day (or the MAC East preview), you know it, and if you’re a MAC or Kent State fan, you probably know the answer already.
2008 MAC Preview Part I: Can Chippewas three-peat in crowded conference?
For the last two seasons, Central Michigan has been the class of the MAC, as the Chippewas have gone 14-2 in conference play and won back to back MAC championships.
