The Central Michigan Chippewas welcome the Northern Illinois Huskies (5-2, 3-0 MAC) into Kelly/Shorts Stadium this Saturday afternoon.
Central Michigan (4-3, 2-1 MAC) is coming off a pair of close wins, scoring a late touchdown to survive Ohio and then needing overtime (and a missed Rocket field goal attempt) to avoid losing to Toledo.
After Kent State fell to WMU last weekend, Northern Illinois became the lone undefeated team in the MAC. The Huskies enter the game 3-0 in conference play, with three one-score wins over EMU, Toledo, and Bowling Green. But their final five games will really show if NIU is back, as they face five of the toughest teams in the conference.