Tag: Mid America Conference
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State of the Program: Western Michigan Broncos
Head Coach: Lance Taylor is entering his 3rd year as the head coach of the Broncos with a 10-15 record. He’s been slowly building the program, and last year represented solid improvement with a bowl appearance but they started strong and the next step will be maintaining that the entire season. Program Outlook: Western Michigan…
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State of the Program: Toledo Rockets
Head Coach: Jason Candle is entering his 10th season as the head coach of the Rockets with a 73-40 record. He’s obtained a level of consistency that isn’t often seen in the MAC. Candle has 2 MAC championships and another conference title appearance to his resume along with 3 bowl wins and some wins over…
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State of the Program: Massachusetts Minutemen
Head Coach: Joe Harasymiak is entering his first season as the head coach of the Minutemen. He comes in after previous stops as the DC for Minnesota and Rutgers. This isn’t his first head coaching job though, he was previously the head coach for the Maine Black Bears where he went 20-15 including an incredible…
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State of the Program: Northern Illinois Huskies
Head Coach: Thomas Hammock is entering his 7th season as the head coach of the Huskies with a 32-38 record. It was a very up and down early going but he steadied the ship. Hammock has a MAC championship on his resume, 2 bowl wins and he has some big time wins on his resume.…
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State of the Program: Miami RedHawks
Head Coach: Chuck Martin is entering his 12th season as the head coach of the RedHawks with a 65-67 record. It’s been a steady and progressive build, took a few years to get going and then in 2019 they rallied from a 2-4 start to capture his first MAC championship. Finally, 2023 was the year…
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State of the Program: Kent State Golden Flashes
Head Coach: Mark Carney is entering his interim season as the head coach of the Golden Flashes. He takes over in a challenging situation amid a 21 game losing streak, one of the worst FBS seasons for any program ever and previous head coach Kenni Burns was fired in April. This is Carney’s first head…
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State of the Program: Eastern Michigan Eagles
Head Coach: Chris Creighton is entering his 12th season as the head coach of the Eagles with a 57-75 record. That record does not pop out at you but when you add context, it becomes impressive. Before Creighton arrived in 2014, the program’s last winning season was in 1995 and their last bowl appearance was…
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State of the Program: Central Michigan Chippewas
Head Coach: Matt Drinkall is entering his first season as the head coach of the Chippewas. He previously served as an assistant at Army for several years, including coaching a Joe Moore award winning Oline last year. His experience at Army will prove beneficial to this program I believe. Program Outlook: Central Michigan is a…
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State of the Program: Buffalo Bulls
Head Coach: Pete Lembo is entering his 2nd season as the head coach of the Bulls with a 9-4 record. He took over the program coming off a 3-9 season and instantly turned it into one of the better teams in the MAC. Now he looks to take the Bulls to the next level. Program…
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State of the Program: Ball State Cardinals
Head Coach: Mike Uremovich is entering his first season as the head coach of the Cardinals. He comes over from Butler, a program from the non-scholarship offering Pioneer League where he compiled a 23-11 record in 3 years. This is despite taking over a program that had been struggling for nearly a decade, so he…
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