A historic season for Western Michigan came to an end in a 3-1 loss to Michigan State | Ashley Huss/WMU Athletics Western Michigan bows out of incredible season with a valiant effort. Welcome back to MACtion on the Pitch, your weekly recap of Mid-American Conference women’s soccer. Western dominated the MAC title game, earning a spot in the NCAA tournament. They looked … [Read more...] about 2024 MACtion on the Pitch: NCAA Tournament First Round
Ball State head football coach Mike Neu relieved of duties
Mickey Welsh-Imagn Images Neu, a Ball State alum, went 40-63 in nine years, with one MAC football title in 2020. After nine seasons leading his alma mater, Ball State head coach Mike Neu has been removed as head coach of the Cardinals, effective immediately. “Coach Neu has poured his heart into the Ball State football program,” Ball State athletics director Jeff … [Read more...] about Ball State head football coach Mike Neu relieved of duties
Game Recap: Liberty Flames 35, UMass Minutemen 34 (OT)
Matt Bush-Imagn Images UMass folds under the pressure in winnable game against Liberty. UMass (2-8) had the formula for a potential program-altering upset over the perpetual non-Autonomous power program Liberty (7-2, 4-2 Conference USA), but two late special teams miscues left the Minutemen on the wrong side of the record column in a 35-34 overtime loss to the Flames in … [Read more...] about Game Recap: Liberty Flames 35, UMass Minutemen 34 (OT)
Belt’s Beer Garden: Take a Back Seat
Back Seat IPA from Half Batch Brewing Half Batch Brewing, from Hendersonville, Tennessee was named as one of the best breweries you’ve never heard of back in 2023 by Men’s Journal…and it’s true, as very few people have ever heard of them. The brewery, which is about 20 miles north of Nashville, has been around since 2017 and uses the motto “Never Half Ass”. Today I have their … [Read more...] about Belt’s Beer Garden: Take a Back Seat
Game Recap: Northern Illinois Huskies 29, Akron Zips 16
Photo by Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images Northern Illinois becomes bowl-eligible with their sixth win of the season in a wet and wild weeknight clash. It was a wet and windy game that featured 13 punts, five fumbles (but only one turnover), three bobbled snaps, a plethora of dropped passes, and five scores of more than 30 yards. But, at the end of the day, the ground attack … [Read more...] about Game Recap: Northern Illinois Huskies 29, Akron Zips 16