Cleveland, Ohio – ESPN, the worldwide leader in sports, selected the rematch between the Akron Zips and Eastern Michigan Eagles as the Mid-American Conference wildcard game, the league announced on Thursday.
The Akron-Eastern Michigan rematch will be aired on ESPNU on Friday, Feb. 10, at 7 p.m. from the Eastern Michigan University Convocation Center in Ypsilanti, Mich.
The date and time change marks the third MAC wildcard selection for the Zips and fifth scheduled game to appear in front of a nationally televised audience, including their first appearance on the ESPN family of networks this season. Akron has appeared in four CBS Sports Network games.