This is it, y’all: the 17th-ranked Western Michigan Broncos (12-0) and the MAC East champion Ohio Bobcats (8-4) will play for the MAC Championship at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan at 7 p.m. EST/6 p.m. CST.
The game is expected to be an electric one; WMU brings in one of the most prolific offenses in the conference and the country while Ohio brings in a stout defense that gave many opponents terrors over the season.
The game has also sold approximately 47,000+ tickets, easily doubling the previous attended high of approximately 28,000. The stakes are high, too: WMU needs to win the MAC Championship to have a chance at the New Year’s Six access bowls, while Ohio looks to play spoiler and win their first conference championship since 1968.