The temperature at kickoff for Tuesday night’s Toledo-Eastern Michigan game is predicted to be 42 degrees.
By the fourth quarter, the mercury will have dipped into the 30s at the Glass Bowl. November in Midwest stadiums is defined by cold weather, aches and pains, and smashmouth football.
“These are tough, hard football games that are going to have to be won 23-20, 28-26, 17-10,” Toledo coach Jason Candle said.
In the Mid-American Conference, November and its midweek ESPN games have a cheeky moniker — MACtion — and a penchant for producing implausible moments. Toledo and Eastern Michigan can become Twitter talking points at 7:30 p.