The mountain in front of the Ohio University football team Friday night is formidable, and head coach Frank Solich is aware.
Solich will guide his 8-4 (6-2 in the Mid-American Conference) Bobcats against a 12-0 (8-0) Western Michigan squad that is nationally ranked and running on a high never experienced in their program's history.
The Broncos are ranked No. 21 in the Football Playoff Committee rankings and will likely move up after key losses ahead of them in the rankings last weekend and a dominating 55-35 win over foe Toledo in their regular-season finale.
In a conference call with the media Monday, Solich and players were frank but optimistic about their chances in the MAC championship game Friday at Ford Field in Detroit.