CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Central Michigan Chippewas take on the Minnesota Golden Gophers today in the Quick Lane Bowl in Detroit (ESPN2, 5 p.m.). Here's a quick preview, with Twitter updates from across the MAC and links to other stories of interest.
The plus for the Chippewas (7-5) is they sold all their tickets to the local game against the Big Ten entry. The negative is CMU has the burden of not losing to a bowl team with a losing record. The Gophers (5-7) struggled to wins over MAC teams Kent State and Ohio early in the season and now are breaking in new coach Tracy Claeys.