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Photo by Jeffrey Brown/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Just over a month removed from announcing their intention to join the Mountain West in football, NIU is reportedly set to make a clean break with the MAC. [UPDATED at 5:40 p.m. EST to include new developments regarding NIU’s wrestling and gymnastics programs, as well as the reported entrance fee.] Months after … [Read more...] about REPORT: Northern Illinois to join Horizon League for non-football sports

Photo by Kara Durrette/Getty Images The four players who repped the MAC at the Senior Bowl get another chance to shine in front of NFL scouts and media in Indianapolis. The college football all-star circuit is over, but there’s still a lot to learn about the latest crop of NFL Draft prospects over the next three months. The next step for 329 of those potential future … [Read more...] about Four Mid-American Conference players invited to 2025 NFL Scouting Combine

Eric Hartline-Imagn Images Quinyon Mitchell, Kareem Hunt, Carson Steele headline eight MAC alums on the Eagles’ and Chiefs’ Super Bowl rosters. There are hundreds of thousands of Super Bowl previews on the internet. You can break down the most monumental football game of the year in a multitude of ways, but here at Hustle Belt, we provide the annual preview that focuses … [Read more...] about A MACtion-packed guide to Super Bowl LIX

From the hardwood to the Hall, Gates completes final step of unique football journey. Antonio Gates’ unlikely pathway to the NFL is very well documented, and that pathway finally culminated in the ultimate achievement on Thursday night. Antonio Gates is a Pro Football Hall of Famer. The tight end was one of four inductees in the class of 2025, sharing the honor with cornerback … [Read more...] about Kent State alum Antonio Gates inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame

Vasha Hunt-Imagn Images Harold Fannin Jr. and Darius Alexander were both starting contributors in what was ultimately a National Team loss. The National Team, which led the Senior Bowl for much of Saturday afternoon at Hancock Whitney Stadium in Mobile, Alabama, found themselves having to defend their endzone up 19-16 in the last minute of the game from an American … [Read more...] about 2025 Senior Bowl Post-Game Stats and Recap