The Mid-American Conference is well represented across NFL rosters as clubs have ended the preseason and turn their attention to the regular season as 63 former MAC student-athletes earned a spot on team’s initial rosters.

The Mid-American Conference (MAC) announced an addition to its sports lineup as women’s rowing will be added beginning with the 2025-26 academic year, increasing the MAC’s sponsored championships 23 (13 women / 10 men). With the addition, the MAC will sponsor the third-most sports of any FBS Conference (ACC 28, Big Ten 28, Big 12 Conference 23).

A trio of Mid-American Conference offensive linemen were named to the preseason watch list for the 2024 Outland Trophy as Western Michigan's Jacob Gideon, Miami's Reid Holskey and Bowling Green's Alex Wollschlaeger were recognized ahead of the upcoming football season.

The Miami RedHawks have been selected as favorites to win both the regular-season crown and Mid-American Conference (MAC) Football Championship Game title in the 2024 Football Head Coaches Preseason Poll. Head Coaches were not allowed to vote for themselves in the poll.

The MAC-SBC Challenge — the second installment of a scheduling alliance in men's and women's basketball — will tip off on Monday, Nov. 4 with 12 Mid-American Conference (MAC) women's basketball programs hosting 12 Sun Belt Conference (SBC) teams, while the 12 MAC men's basketball programs will visit 12 SBC teams.

Former Ohio University head football coach Frank Solich was named to the 2024 Mid-American Conference Hall of Fame induction class, as announced by the conference March 15. Earlier this year, Solich was also named to the 2024 College Football Hall of Fame class.  

On Thursday, the Mid-American Conference announced league football opponents for the 2024-26 football seasons. The new scheduling model eliminates the MAC East and West Divisions. The top two teams based on conference winning percentage will compete in the MAC Football Championship Game at Ford Field in Detroit, Mich.

Bowling Green's Taylor Jensen (gymnastics) and Ohio's Bryce Houston (football) have been named the recipients of the 2023 Bob James Memorial Scholarship Award by the Mid-American Conference Faculty Athletics Representatives as announced by the league office Friday (Aug. 25).

The Mid-American Conference has announced the 2023-24 MAC Men's Basketball conference schedule.

The 2023 Ohio University football team has been selected to finish first in the Mid-American Conference East Division in the 2023 MAC Football Head Coaches Preseason Poll, the league announced July 20. The poll was determined by the leagues' 12 head coaches.