The Eastern Michigan Eagles take their 5-4 overall record and head over on the Ohio Turnpike to face the 1-8 Akron Zips for a cross-division tilt.
Eastern Michigan, at 2-3 in MAC play, still has a slim chance of making the MAC Championship, but a close loss in the final moments to Toledo makes that very hard to do without a lot of help. They’ll need to win out to even have a chance at Detroit... but they only need one more win to clinch a bowl bid.
As the only team in the conference remaining to never make a title game appearance, Eastern Michigan is likely frustrated to let such an opportunity slip away, but there’s a good chance for them to take out their frustrations and get something out of the season.