The Northern Illinois Huskies are back playing in their unofficial home away from home. After clinching the MAC West with a win against the Buffalo Bulls a few weeks ago, the Huskies secured their spot in the MAC Championship Game and another trip to Detroit.
However, they’ll face a dangerous Kent State team that has already handed NIU one of their two conference losses, and looking for their first MAC title since 1972. There is certainly no underestimating the emotional importance of KSU coming into this one.
A Familiar Site
Saturday’s game will be the ninth time that NIU has played at Ford Field since 2010, with eight MAC Championship Game appearances and one bowl game (2017 Quick Lane Bowl versus Duke) in that span, going 4-5 in Detroit over that span.