Through 1 week, Western Michigan's continuity is the biggest portal winner
The Broncos have lost just one starter from a 2025 MAC title team — the long snapper — and brought back many a key contributor.
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Mitten Football’s transfer tracker
Keep tabs on who is in the portal and who has been signed to a various Mitten team with Mitten Football's transfer tracker.
Early transfer portal notes on Michigan, MSU, CMU, EMU and WMU
All five of the FBS teams in Michigan have gone about the portal in unique ways, from big-time tear downs to keeping the crew together.
Eastern Michigan QB Noah Kim granted extra year of eligibility by NCAA
Kim started all 12 games for EMU in 2025 after playing in 16 across his prior five years and was a prolific passer in the MAC.
Coaching notebook: Tidbits on MSU, Michigan staffs, plus EMU elevates familiar name
The Spartans and Wolverines are both assembling new staffs, and offer some insights into how things might look on the field come the fall.
Gallery: Michigan falls to Texas in Cheez-It Citrus Bowl to close out 2025
Michigan fell to Texas in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl, capping the 2025 season and setting the stage to turn the page to a new era under Kyle Whittingham.
In 1 year, Central Michigan’s football future has been made brighter
The Chippewas entered 2025 with a new coach piloting the program from disarray, and end the year in a much steadier, better place.
Central Michigan’s lopsided bowl loss vs. Northwestern leaves sour taste, doesn’t obscure bigger picture
The Chippewas saw the 2025 season end on the wrong note, but it's not obscuring the bigger picture of a program on the rise.
What is GameAbove Sports, Detroit’s bowl game sponsor?
The sponsor of the annual Boxing Day matchup in Detroit isn't really a company advertising a product, but trying to show off a city.
Photos: Central Michigan bowl practice, potato-packing power hour at Gleaner’s food bank
The Chippewas were busy on Tuesday, starting the day with practice before heading to a food bank for an hour of service work.
Central Michigan leading rusher Nahree Biggins to miss GameAbove Sports Bowl
The Chippewas will turn to other members of the backfield-by-committee to carry the load in Friday's bowl game.
Notebook: EMU defensive coordinator change, Fitzgerald’s MSU staff takes shape, UM a ‘malfunctioning organization' seeking new coach
The Eagles made a needed change while MSU's staff under a new coach is coming into focus, and the coaching search in Ann Arbor remains murky.
Central Michigan Chippewas
Central Michigan bowl trip to Detroit means a holiday homecoming for many Chippewas
The Chippewas will be playing in front of plenty of friends and family come Friday, with 41 players on the roster from Michigan and more than a dozen from the Detroit area.
Western Michigan Broncos
Western Michigan caps turnaround from 0-3 start with historic 10th win, drubs Kennesaw State in bowl
The Broncos have won double digit games for the second time in program history, blasting Kennesaw State for a bowl win.
Central Michigan Chippewas
Central Michigan QB Angel Flores healthy, will play GameAbove Sports Bowl vs. Northwestern
Flores has been out for more than a month, but is back for the Chippewas, as expected, for the bowl game on Boxing Day.
Western Michigan Broncos
Chris O’Leary brought the juice that's fueled Western Michigan’s stalwart defense
O'Leary has led a massive turnaround for the Western Michigan defense, and his secret sauce has nothing to do with scheme or skill.
Eastern Michigan Eagles
For EMU GM Jeff Collett, sensible recruiting is far more than spending dollars and cents
The Eagles aren't numb to the tides of NIL and the transfer portal, but refuse to pivot to a completely transactional way of team building.
Eastern Michigan Eagles
Chris Creighton signed a new contract with Eastern Michigan in 2023, here are the details
Creighton is set to earn around $685,000 in base and supplemental income annually after triggering some automatic escalators and extensions with a bowl bid in 2023.
Michigan Wolverines
Commentary: When will blame for Michigan's dysfunction fall at Warde Manuel's feet?
Winning papered over the cascading crises that kept befalling the Michigan football program, but the latest scandal raises big questions.
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Notebook: UM, MSU make key coordinator decisions, Taylor's contract extended after MAC title
There have been some key staffing changes and one key contract extension signed in the last few days in The Mitten.
Western Michigan Broncos
‘Dame Time:’ Behind Nadame Tucker, WMU defense caps stalwart season with MAC crown
Tucker has been leading the charge for a WMU defense that has dominated opponents since MAC play began at the end of September.
Western Michigan Broncos
After seasons ‘marred by injury,’ banged up Jalen Buckley paces WMU in MAC title game
Buckley played with a serious injury in the second half of the 2025 season, and paid it off with a massive performance in the MAC title game.
Western Michigan Broncos
Western Michigan wins 4th MAC title, bulldozes Miami (OH), 23-13
The Broncos never trailed on Saturday and avenged their lone loss from the conference regular season to win a MAC crown.
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Notebook: MSU's big gift, WMU renovating facilities, EMU tweaks 2026 schedule and more
Despite just one team prepping for a game this Saturday, it turned into a busy, busy week across the Mitten.