* #MACtion: Because it's hard
* Miami and WMU start out in front
* EMU has the continuity everyone lacks
* Toledo's Mercer experiment
* UMass will win a game
* You're really doing this, Sac State...
2026 MAC PREVIEW
📣📣 IT'S PREVIEW SEASON 📣📣
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● QB Spotlight ●
John Alan Richter - Toledo
🔐 Breakout Watch
• Richter has been solid in limited playing time and 2026 should be his breakout season as QB1. In his career he's thrown for 699 yards 7 Touchdowns 1 INT while completing 65.6% of his passes, he's also rushed for 20 yards.
Mercer o-line transfer Jamari Freeman is now fully eligible for the 2026 season, a source tells @CBSSports.
The 6-foot-4, 300-pound Freeman allowed 1 sack this year & posted a 73.3 PFF grade. More than 2,100 career snaps. One of the top available transfers in the portal.
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Sources: Mercer’s Mike Jacobs is working toward a deal to become the next coach at Toledo. He’d replace Jason Candle, who left for UConn. The sides are expected to come together today. He brings an 80.3% winning percentage as a head coach, as he’s 94-23 with no losing seasons.