The MAC

WVU continues to struggle with the Mid-American Conference when it comes to scheduling. Last year Buffalo took the money Auburn offered and ran leaving WVU to schedule IAA Eastern Washington as a last minute replacement. This year it looks like Ball State is trying to find a better offer. The replacement may be an upgrade in this case. The MAC is attempting to field another conference school to replace the Balls and it looks like Western Michigan may be the new season opener. The rest of the non-conference schedule remains Marshall, Mississippi State, East Carolina, and Maryland. UMd, ECU, and WMU went bowling last year. Marshall continued to attempt to play its way back to IAA and MSU finished 3-9 with win over Alabama. Look for a lot of complaining by writers about the schedule again.