Happy Friday folks! We hope you've all had a wonderful week, and we're excited to help you kick off your weekend. Zach has found his way back to the show this week, and he and Sam are ready to break down the week that was in the MAC.
Kicking off the news segment this week, Ball State announced a 2025 non-conference football game against Auburn, while Bowling Green announced that their season opener this year at Tennessee will be played on Thursday, September 2nd. Exciting news for both programs! Will either be able to pull out a victory in SEC country? Only time will tell.
Elsewhere in football, the boys give an update on the situation at Buffalo, where 13 Bulls remain in the transfer portal after the hiring of new head coach Maurice Linguist. His ability to keep some of that talent around may have a significant impact on the Bulls moving forward.
In some exciting football news, former Ohio QB and MAC legend Nathan Rourke signed a three year deal with his hometown BC Lions of the Canadian Football League. With the league set to begin their season on August 5th, we know a lot of MAC fans will be paying attention to how Rourke's initial season north of the border plays out.
To close out the news, new NIU men's basketball Rashon Burno coach officially announced his first recruiting class. It's an interesting class, both in terms of it's large size (seven players) and the mix of transfers and incoming freshman. It will certainly be an interesting year in DeKalb.
Moving onto this weeks' spring sports segment, Zach and Sam first run down the post season awards in women's tennis, with Ball State's Max Norris winning coach of the year and Miami's Laura Rico winning player of the year. Congrats to both, as well as to the women that made first and second team all-MAC!
Moving on to golf, both the men's and women's squads from Kent State represented the MAC in the NCAA tournament this past week. While the men started off strong, they unfortunately faded down the stretch and were not able to advance. The women, however, continued their incredible season by placing fifth in their regional, thus qualifying them for the NCAA Championships this weekend. We're all rooting for the Golden Flashes to bring home a title on Sunday!
In baseball, Ball State and Central Michigan have really separated themselves over the past few weeks, and they currently sit tied atop the conference. Central Michigan did themselves no favors this weekend, dropping three of four from Western, while Ball State split four games with Kent State. With only two weeks left in the regular season, and no conference tournament this year, it will be interesting to see who finishes at the top of the mountain.
In softball, the season has concluded. Miami enters the NCAA tournament this weekend as the MAC champion, and they take on Notre Dame this Friday in Lexington, Kentucky. After setting a program record with 46 wins this year, the Redhawks would love to advance. We'll see if Karli Spaid and company have the firepower to pull it off!
As always, thanks for stopping by this week folks. If you're not already, follow us on Twitter at @MAC_Bandwagon for all of the latest MAC updates. Have a great weekend everyone!
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