It’s been a tumultuous two weeks for both the Central Michigan Chippewas (4-3, 1-1 MAC) and the Northern Illinois Huskies (1-5, 1-1 MAC) to start off the conference schedule.
CMU looked listless against rival Western Michigan at home in front of a sold-out crowd in a 49-10 loss that exposed weaknesses on both sides of the ball for the Chips, but managed to slay a dragon in the form of Ball State with a thrilling 27-24 victory against the football Cardinals on Homecoming Weekend.
The second game was an important one for the Chippewas, who snapped a home losing streak to the Cards that had existed since 2008.