In a shocking turn of events, Rhode Island athletic director Thorr Bjorn, who had recently signed a five-year extension in June, has reportedly been hired to join the UMass athletic department as a ...

Three titans reigned the conference. Two of them clashed in the first ranked MAC matchup in 30 years. The other landed among college football’s elite in the top 10. The conference housed one of the ...

The visiting Ohio Bobcats (1-2) did not flinch in front of a crowd of more than 105,000 at The Shoe in Columbus, Ohio, giving the No. 1 ranked Ohio State Buckeyes (3-0) all they could handle on the ...

The appointed hour is finally here. After 15 years of service to telling the story of the Mid-American Conference, the book will finally close on Hustle Belt. Our editor-in-chief found out via phone ...

Editor’s note: this is a letter from Matt Sussman, the original founder of Hustle Belt, sent to our email and lightly edited for formatting clarity. He can be followed on Bluesky at @suss2hyphens.bsky ...

Last year, we debuted Hustle Belt’s weekly column Monday MAC Musings, which contains every thought that crosses the mind when watching MAC football. This year, it’s back. The 2025 Week 1 slate ...

Last night— Friday, February 27th, 2026 as of writing— the Montesano Bulldogs lost in the state basketball tournament. It was for Washington’s 1A classification, the class for schools with enrollments ...

The Akron Zips held their Pro Day on March 19th, with seven confirmed participants engaging in on-field exercises. For our reports, we’ve pulled raw numbers from Draft Scout and RAS.football to ...

I was looking for something new to do, something that would make me somewhat uncomfortable but that I would like to try. I took a chance and sent an e-mail to our higher-ups. Heard from them not long ...

For someone whose legal middle name is ‘ESPN,’ it’s no surprise he produced a litany of SportsCenter Top 10 worthy highlights during a one-year stint at Bowling Green. The Falcons’ star inside ...

Well, here we are. I think I always knew this day would come, but yet, here I am somewhat surprised and more than a little gobsmacked that it’s well and truly over. No more Tuesday night #MACtion ...

Two of the most dangerous sights to see in 2025 — (1) Toledo after a loss, and (2) Toledo at the Glass Bowl. Kent State wound up staring down both on Saturday. The Toledo Rockets unleashed all their ...