Western Michigan Broncos
The Broncos are set to compete for a conference title in Detroit on Saturday, and also get a shot at getting back the Redhawks for their lone MAC loss.
Michigan State Spartans
Michigan State is reportedly close to consummating a deal to make Fitzgerald its next head football coach, a decision that reflects where college football is right now.
Analysis
The regular season wrapped up on Saturday night to cap a year in the Mitten chock full of stories — and with four games still go to.
Michigan Wolverines
Michigan lost The Game to Ohio State in Michigan Stadium-turned-snow globe.
Michigan State Spartans
Smith is out at MSU after just two seasons and a 9-15 overall record and a 4-8 2025 campaign.
Michigan Wolverines
Michigan has been an underwhelming team most of the season and, against the No. 1 team in the country, got quickly overwhelmed.
Mitten Masterkey
The Game highlights three games on Saturday for the Mitten teams, including a meaningful Central Michigan-Toledo matchup.
Analysis
Michigan hosts Ohio State in the mother of all rivalries, as Central Michigan and MSU also wrap up the regular season.
Central Michigan Chippewas
Drinkall and Co. took over a CMU program that won four games a year ago and promptly engineered a MAC contending-team in 2025.
Michigan State Spartans
Michigan State has been on the wrong end of the scoreboard eight games in a row, but not for lack of dedicated prep and effort, making a potential win Saturday a satisfying proposition.
Michigan Wolverines
Michigan is again a decided underdog in The Game, but that didn't stop the Wolverines from winning in upset fashion last year.
Western Michigan Broncos
The Broncos have leaned on their defense all season and the group again came up huge in a win to send WMU to the MAC title game.