Ford Field is set to host its 17th MAC Championship Game on Friday night— and the first without a crowd on hand— when the Ball State Cardinals (5-1) do battle with the AP poll’s #23 Buffalo Bulls (5-0.)
The scene for the 24th conference title game will be a unique one, as the two division champions will duke it out in an empty stadium which normally hosts the Detroit Lions, due to the latest batch of Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s recent COVID-19 restrictions.
A lack of a crowd won’t dampen the on-field action, however, as one of the nation’s best runners in Buffalo RB Jaret Patterson takes the field in an effort to add on to his already ridiculous season numbers in rushing yards (1,025) and touchdowns (18.