Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports Four All-MAC selections and the reigning MAC Championship MVP lead a stacked linebacking group in Muncie. Defense wins championships. And good defense wins MAC championships, as demonstrated by recent MAC Championship Game underdogs such as 2018 Northern Illinois and 2020 Ball State. Under the bright lights of Ford Field, the Cardinals … [Read more...] about 2021 MAC Football Positional Previews: Ball State Cardinals defensive front seven
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Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports To be honest I’ve been way too busy to really follow TBT hoops this summer, but I think I’m going to edge in some time into my schedule to keep up with it. If you didn’t know, and I’m sure all of you did, it’s an open-application, single-elimination tournament played each summer. The 2021 edition features 64 teams with a $1 million … [Read more...] about Blue Collar U Close to moving on
2021 MAC Football Positional Previews: Kent State Golden Flashes defensive front seven
Photo by Gregory Fisher/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images DE Zayin West and ILB Mandela Lawrence-Burke will be key contributors in ensuring that Kent State has a MAC championship caliber defense. The Kent State Golden Flashes are in a place they haven’t been many times in their history. At MAC media day, they were officially voted as MAC East favorites. It’s easy to see … [Read more...] about 2021 MAC Football Positional Previews: Kent State Golden Flashes defensive front seven
2021 MAC Football Positional Previews: CMU front seven
Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Defense has been the name of the game for CMU in recent years, and 2021 looks to be no different, especially near the line of scrimmage. Central Michigan has relied on one of the conference’s best defenses in the last five years in order to remain competitive. Their reliance on havoc plays on the defensive line, combined with sticky coverage … [Read more...] about 2021 MAC Football Positional Previews: CMU front seven
2021 MAC Football Positional Previews: EMU defensive secondary
Photo by Steven King/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Eagles hope that health, experience and a couple of transfers lead to improvement in 2021. When people see Eastern Michigan’s 2-4 record from a season ago, they might be overlooking the fact that EMU dealt with injuries in the secondary, with 10 different defense backs making starts in the 2021 season. It can be … [Read more...] about 2021 MAC Football Positional Previews: EMU defensive secondary