BOWLING GREEN — Improbably, Bowling Green will play a key role in the race for the Mid-American Conference championship after all.
The Falcons have long been eliminated from contention for the MAC East, yet they find themselves as a major factor in the final week of the regular season, during which they play host to division leader Buffalo on Friday at Doyt Perry Stadium.
Just weeks ago, the final day of the season seemed headed toward irrelevance in the East, but a series of surprising games in the division changed the stakes.
That starts with the resurgent Falcons, who are playing with an interim coach but have rallied with back-to-back road victories and enter the Buffalo game playing their most complete football this year.