The Eastern Michigan Eagles will play host to the Northern Illinois Huskies this Saturday in a crucial MAC West game.
The Eagles (4-2, 1-1 MAC) are looking to keep pace with Toledo and Ball State and need a win to keep their MAC Championship Game hopes alive. EMU has won three of their last four games and looked real good last weekend, crushing in-state rival Western Michigan 45-23.
NIU, on the other hand, is in dire need of a win if they want to salvage this season and even make a bowl game. The Huskies (1-5, 0-2 MAC) have now dropped five straight games despite having second half leads in three of those five contests.