We’re going to preview the Division I Conferences based on the lesser-known players of all the Division I teams. Let’s have some fun and give some attention to the players you likely don’t know or talk about too much, unless something goes wrong or you say, "Hey, look at that number."

Basically, we’re going to give you each team’s (we hope their starting) Long Snapper, Punter and #69. Then we’ll give you their longest road trip of the season, last conference title, playoff appearance, and a simple Yes or No if they have a new Head Coach. I’m sure I’ll question my choice for doing season previews this way this year, but I’m limited on time due to a myriad of factors. I’ll keep dreaming of being able to do this full time. Maybe one day. If you know of any sponsors, please let us know.

Akron Zips

• Where: Akron, OH

• Last Year's Record: 4-8, 3-5 MAC

• Longsnapper: Jacob Dennis (5th Year transfer from Colorado State), Frank Miner (R-Jr transfer from Oregon State)

• Punter: Joseph Castle (Jr), Brayden Johnson (Gr transfer from NAIA Bethel, on fourth school including Ball St, Indiana St)

• #69: No

• Longest Road Trip (Miles): Nebraska (881 miles), a make up of sorts for their weather cancelled game in 2018

• Last Conference Title: 2005 MAC Champs (7-6, 5-3), defeated Northern Illinois 31-30 in title game - only conference title in program history - won on a nice pass

• Last Bowl Game Appearance: Lost 2017 Cheribundi Tart Cherry Boca Raton Bowl 50-3 to FAU

• New Head Coach (Yes/No): No

Ball State Cardinals

• Where: Muncie, IN

• Last Year's Record: 3-9, 2-6 MAC

• Longsnapper: Caden Britton (R-Jr)

• Punter: Three-man battle between Brody Boehm (R-Fr transfer from Mizzou), Adam Saul (R-Sr transfer from Washington), and Cole Stumbaugh (R-Fr)

• #69: No

• Longest Road Trip (Miles): UConn (789 miles)

• Last Conference Title: 2020 MAC Champs - 7-1, 5-1 MAC - Beat Buffalo in title game 38-28

• Last Bowl Game Appearance: Won 2020 Offerpad Arizona Bowl 34-13 over previously undefeated San Jose State - this is a real thing that happened. 2020 was strange.

• New Head Coach (Yes/No): Yes - Mike Uremovich hired from Butler - 56-56 career record

Bowling Green Falcons

• Where: Bowling Green, OH

• Last Year's Record: 7-6, 6-2 MAC

• Longsnapper: George Carlson (Sr), who appears to be housing the PUDGE THE CAT in his locker - https://www.instagram.com/reel/DNiZoX0RzWv/ - also Quillan Jimenez (So transfer from Houston), who appears to be housing no cats in his locker

• Punter: Ray Guy Award semifinalist John Henderson (Sr)

• #69: Guard Andrew Kilfoyl (Sr transfer from USF)

• Longest Road Trip (Miles): UMass (693 miles) - only game not in Ohio or a bordering state

• Last Conference Title: 2015 MAC Champs - 10-3 overall, 7-1 MAC

• Last Bowl Game Appearance: Lost 2024 68 Ventures Bowl in Mobile to Arkansas State, 38-31

• New Head Coach (Yes/No): Yes - Hired Eddie George from Tennessee State to replace Scot Loeffler who left for the NFL.

Buffalo Bulls

• Where: Buffalo, NY

• Last Year's Record: 9-4, 6-2 MAC

• Longsnapper: Andrew Schnackenberg (in his sixth year of football and also a Tight End), Carson Selee (in his fifth year of football)

• Punter: Dylan Drennan (R-Fr), Ethan Stumpf (R-Fr)

• #69: OL Jackson Bellamy (R-Fr, Canadian)

• Longest Road Trip (Miles): Minnesota (946 miles driving, 729 as the crow flies)

• Last Conference Title: 2008 MAC Champs (8-6, 5-3 MAC) with a 42-24 win in MAC Championship over previously undefeated No. 12 Ball State

• Last Bowl Game Appearance: Beat Liberty 26-7 in the Bahamas Bowl

• New Head Coach (Yes/No): No - PETE LEMBUFFALO RETURNS

Central Michigan Chippewas

• Where: Mount Pleasant, MI

• Last Year's Record: 4-8, 2-6 MAC

• Longsnapper: Academic All-District Ben Pratt (R-Sr), and Lincoln Epstein (R-Fr) - Just an unfortunate name for the present times…

• Punter: Declan Duley (R-So transfer from Illinois), Zac Chapeau (Lefty, R-Fr)

• #69: OL Jacob Booth (R-So)

• Longest Road Trip (Miles): San Jose State (2,404 miles) - Also, these dummies go at SJSU, at Pitt, at Michigan to open the year.

• Last Conference Title: 2009 MAC Champs (12-2, 8-0 MAC) with a 20-10 win over Ohio in the Championship Game

• Last Bowl Game Appearance: Beat Washington State 24-21 in the 2021 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl

• New Head Coach (Yes/No): Yes - Matt Drinkall replaces Jim McElwain

Eastern Michigan Eagles

• Where: You wouldn’t last a quarter in Ypsilanti, Michigan

• Last Year's Record: 5-7, 2-6 MAC

• Longsnapper: Mitchell Dietzel (Jr), Jack Kautz (Jr transfer from Mizzou)

• Punter: Mitchell Tomasek (Gr) is the program’s all-time average leader at 44.2 ypp. Daniel Hull (So) is also on the roster)

• #69: These guys have a raccoon but not a #69

• Longest Road Trip (Miles): Texas State (1,359 miles)

• Last Conference Title: 1987 MAC Championship with a 10-2 overall and 7-1 MAC record. This was also infamously EMU’s last bowl appearance (the 30-27 California Bowl win over San Jose State) for 29 years.

• Last Bowl Game Appearance: Got beat in the 2023 68 Ventures Bowl by South Alabama on its home field, 59-10. Didn’t seem fair to EMU for this Bowl Game selection

• New Head Coach (Yes/No): Nope

Kent State Golden Flashes

• Where: Kent, OH

• Last Year's Record: 0-12. Yep.

• Longsnapper: Gus Goodell (GS)

• Punter: Charlie Durkin (SR)/Jake Stoeckel (FR)

• #69: None

• Longest Road Trip (Miles): 1398 miles to Lubbock, TX (leg 1 of 3 of the Ride To Hell Tour).

• Last Conference Title: 1972. The only one.

• Last Bowl Game Appearance: 2021 (L 38-52 vs Wyoming)

• New Head Coach (Yes/No): Yes. The Prime Minister, Mark Carney (Former OC)! Also new OL, RB, LB, CB coaches, all hired in Spring 2025. DC Kody Morgan left to become NDSU DT coach on July 3rd and just named a replacement DC Cherokee Valeria on August 19th.

Miami (OH) Redhawks

• Where: Oxford, OH

• Last Year's Record: 9-5, 7-1 MAC

• Longsnapper: Hudson Powell (R-Jr) who recovered a fumble at Notre Dame (hell yeah brother), backed up by Gray Maultsby (Fr, who sounds like a British beer)

• Punter: Pierse Stainton (Fr, also a British beer?) is the only solo punter listed. Dom Dzioban (R-Sr, All-MAC kicker) and Carter Holden (R-Fr) are listed as kicker/punter

• #69: Redshirt senior offensive lineman Marcus White

• Longest Road Trip (Miles): Rutgers (619 miles)

• Last Conference Title: 2023 MAC Champs with a 23-14 win over Toledo in the Championship game

• Last Bowl Game Appearance: Beat Colorado State 43-17 in the 2024 Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl presented by Gin & Juice

• New Head Coach (Yes/No): No. Here is Chuck Martin getting a Death Row Records chain.

Northern Illinois Huskies

• Where: Noted mountainous and western locale DeKalb, IL

• Last Year's Record: 8-5, 4-4 MAC - Beat a team in a bordering state early

• Longsnapper: Ross Pedro (Sr, transfer from Southern Illinois where he played 40 games in three seasons), Quinn Kelly (Sr, transfer from Eastern Michigan, where based on his game log, he did not survive a quarter in Ypsilanti)

• Punter: Battling to be the Huskies’ new punter are Danny Vukovic (R-So) and Jake Ference (Fr)

• #69: Offensive lineman Logan Gross

• Longest Road Trip (Miles): UMass (980 miles)

• Last Conference Title: Won the 2021 MAC title with a record of 9-5 overall and 6-2 MAC, taking out Kent State 41-23 in the title game

• Last Bowl Game Appearance: Came back from 10 points down to defeat Fresno State 28-20 in double overtime in the 2024 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.

• New Head Coach (Yes/No): No

Ohio Bobcats

• Where: Athens, OH

• Last Year's Record: 11-3, 7-1 MAC

• Longsnapper: Nick Hemer (R-Jr transfer from Hutchinson CC, juco All-American), Dominic Konopka (R-Jr)

• Punter: Magnus Haines (Grad student with no hometown or previous school listed as of August 19. He is a mystery.), Kolten Bartels (Fr)

• #69: Nope

• Longest Road Trip (Miles): Rutgers (501 miles)

• Last Conference Title: AND STILL… Won 2024 MAC Championship - 11-3 overall, 7-1 MAC with a 38-3 rout of Miami in the title game

• Last Bowl Game Appearance: Held off Jacksonville State for a 30-27 win in the 2024 StaffDNA Cure Bowl… not sure what cures you of StaffDNA

• New Head Coach (Yes/No): No

Toledo Rockets

• Where: Toledo, OH

• Last Year's Record: 8-5, 4-4 MAC

• Longsnapper: James Roe (So) played all 13 games last year, Matthew Bailey (Sr) played in two games and was a freshman in 2019 at South Carolina

• Punter: Emilio Duran (Jr.) averaged 41.3 ypp with a 70-yarder - Dylan Cunanan (So) and Anthony Ruggles (Fr) are also listed

• #69: OL Maddox Marcotte (Jr, previously at Hutch)

• Longest Road Trip (Miles): Washington State (2,089 miles)

• Last Conference Title: Won 2022 MAC Championship with a 9-5 overall and 5-3 MAC record with a 17-7 win over Ohio in the title game

• Last Bowl Game Appearance: Won the very stupid 2024 GameAbove Sports Bowl in Detroit over Pitt, 48-46, in six overtimes

• New Head Coach (Yes/No): No

UMass Minutemen

• Where: Amherst, MA

• Last Year's Record: 2-10, independent

• Longsnapper: Jovoni Borbon (Gr, on his fourth school, McNeese/SMU/Maricopa CC) is a Special Teams U Preseason All-America, James Horton (R-Fr)

• Punter: AUSSIE Keegan Andrews (Sr, transfer from Texas A&M), AUSSIE Edward Phillipson (Fr)

• #69: OL Brock Taylor (R-Fr)

• Longest Road Trip (Miles): Pretty close race between Mizzou (1,239 miles) and Iowa (1,125) miles

• Last Conference Title: Shared the 2007 CAA title with Richmond at 10-3 overall and 7-1 in the CAA. Last outright title was the 2006 Atlantic 10 title, going 13-2 overall and 8-0 in the A-10… lost to App State in the FCS Championship game that year

• Last Bowl Game Appearance: Lost to Florida A&M 35-28 in the 1978 Pioneer Bowl (the I-AA Championship Game) in Wichita Falls, Texas

• New Head Coach (Yes/No): Yes! Joe Harasymiak

Western Michigan Broncos

• Where: Kalamazoo, MI

• Last Year's Record: 6-7, 5-3 MAC

• Longsnapper: RJ Todd (R-Jr) was named third team preseason all-MAC, Will Peterson (Fr)

• Punter: Ryan Millmore (R-So) averaged 40.34 ypp, Anthony Beacom (R-Sr) - Also, the entire roster took their headshots in numberless jerseys

• #69: No

• Longest Road Trip (Miles): UMass (785 miles if you go through Ontario, 828 miles if you don’t)

• Last Conference Title: The PJ Fleck-led Broncos rowed the boat to Arlington and the Cotton Bowl after rolling through the regular season, going 13-1 overall and 8-0 in the MAC in 2016, winning the conference title with a 29-23 win over Ohio in the title game

• Last Bowl Game Appearance: The Broncos went to the Cramton Bowl for the 2024 IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl and lost to South Alabama 30-23

• New Head Coach (Yes/No): No

ONLY 2 CONFERENCES LEFT. COMMISH IS WAITING TO TILL THE LAST MINUTE LIKE HE’S IN COLLEGE AGAIN!!

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