Worth a Watch

Wednesday is a tough night for some to watch football, but true fans of the sport shouldn’t have any trouble with it. In fact, the two MAC games tonight, one East matchup and one West contest, might just be worth a quick look.

At 7:00 (now), Ohio (6-3) will visit Miami (Ohio) (3-6) in a matchup between longtime rivals (the RedHawks lead the series 52-40-2 that began in 1908). The Battle of the Bricks, as this game is known, is an annual all-sports series between the Ohio University Bobcats and the Miami University RedHawks. Founded in 1804 and 1809, respectively, both Ohio and Miami are well known for their beautiful red brick campuses as well as their competition in both the classroom and on the athletic field. The official Battle of the Bricks Series started in 2002-2003 as a means to promote the historic competitive rivalry between the two universities.

An hour later, Toledo (5-4) will tee it up against Northern Illinois (6-3), as the Huskies will try to wrap up the West Division. Northern Illinois features the league's No. 1 scoring defense (21.7) and rushing defense (103.8), while Toledo leads the MAC in scoring (41.2), and is second in rushing offense (204.3) and third in total offense (440.1). Lastly, in every single season since 2010, Toledo and NIU have met in November with the MAC West title still at stake for one or both schools.

Enjoy your Wednesday football!