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Frank Solich getting the traditional French fry bath, as one does in Idaho. #PotatoBowl
That'll do as far as coach and player interviews for MAC Media Day, we're hoping to have some related articles up over the next few days! Thanks for following along and we can't wait to get back into the swing of things with all of you.
Miami head coach Chuck Martin is always an entertainer... Opens his media session by joking about helping the Detroit economy by losing money at various casinos earlier this week.
I may have just stumbled upon the greatest YouTube comment I've ever seen 😭😂 @SickosCommittee @CFBHome
#UFL to #NFL: Michigan Panthers DB Keni-h Lovely is signing with the Arizona Cardinals per @JamesLarsenPFN Lovely played in 8 games, starting 3, and posted 26 total tackles, 1 interception/pick-six, and 9 passes defended. #BirdGang
4 MAC players named to Maxwell Award watchlist, honoring the most outstanding player in college football: Al-Jay Henderson, RB, Buffalo Parker Navarro, QB, Ohio Tucker Gleason, QB, Toledo Jalen Buckley, RB, Western Michigan
Clocking In ⏰ » Day 1️⃣ #GUTS x #AyZiggy 🟠🟤
Clocking In ⏰ » Day 1️⃣ #GUTS x #AyZiggy 🟠🟤
ESPN blessed us with this on their YouTube channel today youtu.be/Gg_t30Lkmuw?si…
MAC Commissioner Jon Steinbrecher took to the podium on Wednesday to present his annual State of the Conference address. The House settlement, College Football Playoff and potential business partnerships with other FBS conferences were all discussed: hustlebelt.com/2025/7/25/2446…
Hello everyone! Did not post this yesterday due to MAC Media Day, but Hustle Belt will be undergoing some changes to take effect in August. You can read about those here: hustlebelt.com/2025/7/24/2447…
Dequan Finn, the former MAC Player of the Year for Toledo, notes that a chance to go back to the MAC and hia relationship with Chuck Martin was a key to his commitment to Miami.
Chuck Martin: "I asked my boss who I made angry when I saw the #MACtion schedule." Miami draws Ohio on the road, Toledo at home and Buffalo in the road back-to-back-to-back for weeknight games in November.
Chuck Martin on Kenny Tracy: "If you see him now, he's bigger and stronger. We're excited to have him back."
Chuck Martin on the RedHawks acquiring Dequan Finn: "He was at Baylor and looking for another move around December... The timing was right." Said that his son told him it would be "very weird" to have Finn on the roster after making his name at Toledo.
Broc Lowry and Brady Jones Jr. will be in the mix for the starting QB role at Western Michigan. Lance Taylor says both candidates bring a dimension the offense has been missing.
Western Michigan head coach Lance Taylor: "One of the things I'm proud of going into year three is that we've only lost three players to the transfer portal." Says that belief in the program reflects in recruiting transfers, as the tape shows a gritty team.
Akron head coach Joe Moorhead on how to maintain momentum from last season: "Confidence is a fickle and tricky proposition because it can go one way or another.... Coach Saban used to say it's about getting the right people on the bus and the right people in the seats."
Akron head coach Joe Moorhead says "it was exciting to take objectively positive steps last season," noting the Zips had one of the toughest schedules in the country and retained the Wagon Wheel.