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2022 Mid-American Conference Football Season
The 2022 Mid-American Conference football season was the 77th season for the Mid-American Conference (MAC), as part of the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season began on September 1 and concluded with its 2022 MAC Championship Game, conference championship game on Saturday, December 3 at Ford Field in Detroit, Detroit, Michigan. 2022 Ohio Bobcats football team, Ohio won the East Division with a conference record of 7–1 and 2022 Toledo Rockets football team, Toledo won the West Division with a 5–3 conference record. Toledo won the championship over Ohio by a final score of 17–7. Previous season During the 2021 conference season, 2021 Kent State Golden Flashes football team, Kent State won the East Division, while 2021 Northern Illinois Huskies football team, Northern Illinois won the West Division, both with 6–2 conference records. In the 2021 MAC Championship Game, Northern Illinois defeated Kent State by a final score of 41–23. Northern Illinois advan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
The NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), formerly known as Division I-A, is the highest level of college football in the United States. The FBS consists of the largest schools in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). As of the 2024 season, there are 10 conferences and 134 schools in FBS. College football is one of the most popular spectator sports throughout much of the United States. The top schools generate tens of millions of dollars in yearly revenue. Top FBS teams draw tens of thousands of fans to games, and the fifteen List of U.S. stadiums by capacity, largest American stadiums by capacity all host FBS teams or games. Since July 1, 2021, college athletes have been able to receive payments for the use of their student athlete compensation, name, image, and likeness. Prior to this date colleges were only allowed to provide players with non-monetary compensation such as athletic scholarships that provide for tuition, housing, and books. Unlike other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 MAC Championship Game
The 2021 MAC Championship Game was a college football game played on December 4, 2021, at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. It was the 25th edition of the MAC Football Championship Game and determined the champion of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) for the 2021 season. The game began at 12:00 p.m. EST and aired on ESPN. The game featured the Northern Illinois Huskies, the Western Division champions, and the Kent State Golden Flashes, the Eastern Division champions. Sponsored by mortgage lending company Quicken Loans through their Rocket Mortgage brand, the game was officially known as the Rocket Mortgage MAC Championship Game. Teams The 2021 MAC Championship Game will feature the Kent State Golden Flashes, champions of the East Division, and the Northern Illinois Huskies, champions of the West Division. This will be the teams' 30th all-time meeting; Northern Illinois enters the game leading the series 21–8. The teams first met in 1949, and have been Mid-American Conferen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Biletnikoff Award
The Fred Biletnikoff Award is presented annually to the most outstanding receiver in American college football by the Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation, Inc. (TQCF), an independent not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization. The award was created in 1994. The award is named for Fred Biletnikoff, who played college football at Florida State and professionally with the Oakland Raiders and Montreal Alouettes. Any NCAA Division I FBS player who catches the football through a forward pass is eligible to be selected as the award winner, though in practice, and as it has been awarded to a player at that position every year, it is considered a ''de facto'' honor for the sport's most outstanding wide receiver. Tight end Kyle Pitts of the University of Florida was one of 3 Biletnikoff Award finalists in 2020. A national selection committee consisting of over 600 journalists, commentators, broadcasters, and former players selects the award winner. No member of the board of trustees of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antario Brown
Antario Brown (born December 29, 2002) is an American football running back for the Northern Illinois Huskies. Early life When Brown was 13 in 2016, his mother died after being shot in her car in front of the family's apartment after coming home from a work shift. He attended Beach High School in Savannah, Georgia, where he rushed for 1,008 yards in 10 games as a junior. Brown originally committed to the University of South Carolina to play college football but changed to Northern Illinois University. College career As a true freshman at Northern Illinois Northern Illinois is a region generally covering the northern third of the U.S. state of Illinois. The region is by far the most populous of Illinois, with nearly 9.7 million residents as of 2010. Economics Northern Illinois is dominated by ... in 2021, Brown started two of 10 games and rushed for 538 yards on 81 carries with five touchdowns. As a sophomore in 2022, he started three of 10 gams, rushing for 689 on 110 c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samson Evans
Samson Joseph Evans (born October 15, 1999) is an American football running back who currently plays for the Eastern Michigan Eagles. Early life College career Iowa Evans redshirted two season at Iowa before deciding to enter the NCAA transfer portal The NCAA transfer portal is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) application, database, and compliance tool created to manage and facilitate the process for student athletes seeking to transfer between member institutions. It is i .... Eastern Michigan Evans transferred to Eastern Michigan Eagles football, Eastern Michigan. In week 5 of the 2020 season, he rushed for 61 yards and his first career touchdown in a 53–42 win over 2020 Western Michigan Broncos football team, Western Michigan. Evans finished the 2020 season with 202 yards and a touchdown on 41 carries, while also bringing in six receptions for 46 yards. In the 2021 season opener he rushed for 11 yards and three touchdowns in a 35–15 win over 2021 S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doak Walker Award
The Doak Walker Award honors the top running back in college football in the United States. Established in 1990, it is named in honor of Doak Walker, a former running back who played for the SMU Mustangs from 1945 to 1949 and in the National Football League (NFL) for the Detroit Lions from 1950 to 1955. The player is selected by the award's National Selection Committee, which consists of notable sportswriters, television commentators, analysts, radio sports personalities and former All-America and NFL All-Pro football players. Recipients receive a bronze sculpture of Doak Walker, designed by artist Blair Buswell. The most recent winner of the award was Ashton Jeanty of Boise State. Notable Accomplishments Wisconsin running backs won four times in eight years from 2012 to 2019. Wisconsin and Texas are tied with the most wins with 5 apiece. Ricky Williams (Texas – 1997, 1998), Darren McFadden (Arkansas – 2006, 2007) and Jonathan Taylor (Wisconsin Wisconsin ( ) is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davey O'Brien Award
The Davey O'Brien Award, officially the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award, named after Davey O'Brien, is presented annually to the collegiate American football player judged by the Davey O'Brien Foundation to be the best of all National Collegiate Athletic Association quarterbacks. The Davey O'Brien Hall of Fame is housed at The Fort Worth Club in Fort Worth, Texas. The annual awards dinner and trophy presentation is held there as well, usually in February. In 1977, directly after the death of O'Brien, the award was established as the Davey O'Brien Memorial Trophy, and was given to the most outstanding player in the Southwest. Texas running back Earl Campbell won the trophy in 1977, Oklahoma Oklahoma ( ; Choctaw language, Choctaw: , ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Texas to the south and west, Kansas to the north, Missouri to the northea ... running back Billy Sims won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lew Nichols III
Arthur Lewis Nichols III (born August 16, 2001) is an American professional football running back for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Central Michigan Chippewas. During the 2021 regular season, he led the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision with 1,710 rushing yards. Early life Nichols attended Cass Technical High School in Detroit. He played football under Cass Tech head coach Thomas Wilcher. As a senior in 2018, Nichols rushed for 1,078 yards and 23 touchdowns on 84 carries. He was named to all-state teams selected by the ''Detroit Free Press'', ''The Detroit News'', and the Associated Press. College career During the 2019 season, Nichols appeared in four games for Central Michigan, carrying 19 times for 89 yards. As a redshirt freshman during the COVID 19-shortened 2020 season, Nichols rushed for 196 yards and two fourth-quarter touchdowns in a 31–23 victory over rival Eastern Michigan. For the season, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marquez Cooper
Marquez Cooper (born c. 2002) is an American football running back for the San Diego State Aztecs. He previously played for the Kent State Golden Flashes and the Ball State Cardinals. Early life and high school He grew up in Gaithersburg, Maryland, attended Quince Orchard High School, played for the football team, and rushed for 2,897 yards and 51 touchdowns in two seasons. He received a scholarship to play for Kent State and made his debut in the fall of 2020. College career Kent State In a condensed COVID-19 season, Cooper appeared and started all four games for Kent State. He made his collegiate debut against Eastern Michigan where he ran for 74 yards on 15 carries. The following week against Bowling Green, he scored his first two collegiate touchdowns. In week three against Akron, he ran for a season high 107 yards and three touchdowns. On the season, he led the Flashes with 282 yards and five touchdowns. As a sophomore in 2021, he rushed for 1,205 yards and 11 touchd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brett Gabbert
Brett Gabbert (born August 4, 2000) is an American professional football quarterback for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Miami RedHawks. Early life and high school Gabbert attended Christian Brothers College High School where he led them to the 2018 MSHSAA Class 6 state championship. He committed to play college football at Miami University. College career As a freshman, Gabbert earned Miami's starting quarterback role ahead of their season opener versus Iowa, becoming the first true freshman in school history to do so. In his first start he completed 17 of 27 passes for 186 yards and two touchdowns with an interception in a 38–14 loss to Iowa. In week 11, Gabbert went nine for 15 passing for 225 yards and three touchdowns with an interception in a 44–3 rout of Bowling Green. On the season, he completed 175 of 316 passes for 2,411 yards, 11 touchdowns, and eight interceptions, and rushed for 72 yards and three ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maxwell Award
The Maxwell Award is presented annually to the college football player judged by a panel of sportscasters, sportswriters, and National Collegiate Athletic Association head coaches and the membership of the Maxwell Football Club to be the best all-around in the United States. The award is named after Robert "Tiny" Maxwell, a Swarthmore College football player, coach, and sportswriter. Johnny Lattner (1952, 1953) and Tim Tebow (2007, 2008) are the only players to have won the award twice. Since 2014 (the beginning of the College Football Playoff era), the Maxwell Award winner has gone on to win the Heisman Trophy during the same voting cycle in every year except 2018 ( Tua Tagovailoa), 2023 (Michael Penix Jr.), and 2024 ( Ashton Jeanty). It is the college equivalent of the Bert Bell Award of the National Football League The National Football League (NFL) is a Professional gridiron football, professional American football league in the United States. Composed of 32 teams, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Dodd Coach Of The Year Award
The Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award is an annual college football award given to the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision head coach whose team excels on the field, in the classroom, and in the community. The award is named for Bobby Dodd, longtime head football coach at Georgia Tech and was established in 1976 to honor the values that Dodd exemplified. Award recipients are chosen by a selection committee composed of college football experts and all previous recipients. The recipient is announced during halftime of the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl in Atlanta. A formal presentation is held later, usually on the university campus of the recipient. Winners from the previous two seasons, as well as coaches in their first year at their current programs, are ineligible for the award. Winners Two coaches have won the award twice: Bill Snyder of Kansas State University, won in 1998 and again in 2012, and Joe Paterno of Penn State who received the award in 1981 and again in 2005. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
