Mid-American Conference

NCAA Tournament: Virginia Commonwealth routs Akron, 88-42

2013-03-21 21:30:00

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Virginia Commonwealth set an NCAA tournament record with the largest victory by a fifth-seeded team over a No. 12. And it could've been an even bigger rout. Troy Daniels had 23 points, Juvonte Reddic scored 21 and the Rams...

New Big East football conference officially still a no-name league

2013-03-08 10:57:00

Only in the�Big East Light,�or whatever it's going to by called by July 1, does the�commissioner have to put out a press release denying there is a leading favorite for�a�new name to replace the old name. It was reported�by the network�with call letters...

Chris Dufresne's top 10 college football moments for 2012 season

2013-01-08 18:45:00

The end of this season means there's only a year left of the snaggle-toothed Bowl Championship Series, a cartel dreamed up by Satan that has been infuriating college football fans since 1998. We can't wait for the new four-team playoff starting in 2014...

Chris Dufresne's look at the season's college football bowl games

2012-12-12 18:41:00

ESPN's "Octomom" family of networks hopes you enjoy this year's cavalcade of commercials and center snaps as it furiously tries to secure the two games it doesn't broadcast. Conspicuously missing from the lineup is Ohio State (12-0) vs. Louisiana Tech...

Is Northern Illinois' bowl bid a strength or weakness of the BCS?

2012-12-03 13:32:00

Northern Illinois will become the first team from the Mid-American Conference to play in a BCS bowl when it faces Florida State in the Orange Bowl next month. Writers from around the Tribune Co. discuss whether the Huskies getting a BCS bowl berth is a...

Who would win between Notre Dame and Ohio State?

2012-12-10 14:00:00

Notre Dame finished the college football season undefeated and will play in the BCS championship game. Ohio State also went unbeaten but is ineligible for a bowl due to NCAA sanctions. Writers from around the Tribune Co. discuss the possible outcomes if...

Only major bowl question: Can Northern Illinois steal a BCS bid?

2012-12-02 11:00:00

Aren't you going to miss the Bowl Championship Series? (Don't email answer that). The college football selection system for bowl games that has been ordered to the junk heap after next season might have a couple of surprises left in it. Nebraska's...

No surprise: Notre Dame vs. Alabama in BCS title game

2012-12-02 18:50:00

The final Bowl Championship Series standings on Sunday produced a lot of expected news and one big surprise. Notre Dame and Alabama, in what everyone knew was just a formality, finished first and second in the final standings and will meet Jan. 7 in...

As usual, SEC claims ownership of BCS

2012-12-02 20:50:00

ATLANTA -- No one down here in Southeastern Conference country was surprised Sunday when the final Bowl Championship Series standings confirmed Alabama would be playing Jan. 7 for the national title. The surprise is why the SEC isn't playing the SEC...

Reports: Northern Illinois earns BCS berth to Orange Bowl

2012-12-02 15:52:00

Well, sometimes the little guys do win. Northern Illinois has earned a Bowl Championship Series bowl bid, according to several media reports. The champions of the Mid-American Conference will play Florida State in the Orange Bowl. It will be the MAC's...

USC and Notre Dame prove that football rankings can be wacky business

2012-11-28 18:00:00

Notre Dame began the season unranked in the Associated Press media poll and is now No. 1; USC started No.1 and is now unranked. Oops, sorry, and welcome to my jungle. Pro pundits can pick the New York Giants to win the Super Bowl and still be right when...

Friday's TV Highlights: 'Last Man Standing' on ABC

2012-11-29 20:07:00

Click here to download TV listings for the week Nov. 25 - Dec. 1 in PDF format This week's TV Movies � -------------------- � SERIES Undercover Boss:� The CEO of Diamond Resorts International goes undercover for a second time in this new episode (8 p....

Record: 26-6. How they got here: Won MAC tournament. Strengths: Center Zeke Marshall, a two-time MAC defensive player of the year, led the Zips on a 19-game winning streak.

2013-03-16 00:00:00

DETROIT, MI - NOVEMBER 30: Head coach Dave Doeren of the Northern Illinois Huskies is surrounded by his team as he holds the championship trophy after defeating the Kent State Golden Flashes 44-37 during the Mid-American Conference Championship game at Ford Field on November 30, 2012.

2012-12-03 00:00:00

Why is college football the only sport that doesn�t embrace underdogs? News that Mid-American Conference champion Northern Illinois had earned an automatic bid to the Orange Bowl drew unexpected and vitriolic backlash from many analysts, including ESPN�s Kirk Herbstreit.

2012-11-30 00:00:00