2 years ago, Northern Illinois was the only team to beat Notre Dame prior to the CFP Final. They went 8-5 with a Famous Idaho Potato Bowl win, and had generally been a strong MAC team. As a new Mountain West member, they are the only winless FBS team in the country.

NEWS: James Madison has accepted membership to the American conference. jmusports.com/news/2026/10/1…

Is this where UMass’ season tanks

What happened to Miami Ohio

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Kimmons takes it to the house for the Minutemen 🚩 @UMassFootball | #MACtion

Sources: UMass quarterback Pop Watson will miss the game against Miami University today. He’s dealing with an ankle injury. True freshman Aedan McCarthy will make his first career start for UMass. He's appeared in two games for the Minutemen this year.

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It’s 67° without a single cloud in the sky. Miami is playing winning football. It’s a 3:30 PM kickoff. There is ZERO excuse for the stands to look like this. Zero.

this is extremely upsetting.

EMU UP 6-0 ON UMASS