This particular Wednesday night hit different.
For the first time ever, all 12 MAC teams played on a single Wednesday night. The television exposure was at an all-time high with the conference reserving spots on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN3, ESPN+, and CBS Sports Network. With NBA, NHL, and MLB all operating in the offseason, the entire sports world enjoyed an unhinged night of MACtion.
But foremost, we hadn’t seen a MAC football team take the field since the LendingTree Bowl last January. The MAC was the first conference to cancel its fall football season on Aug.