Gaining bowl eligibility is the main goal for the Bulls
, but their non-conference schedule includes three stern tests against Baylor, Connecticut and Central Florida. Conference plays begins with back-to-back road games at Bowling Green and Northern Illinois. A Thursday night game at Ohio on November 4th could go a long way in deciding the East division of the MAC. The defense will be one of the better ones in the conference, but I am a little skeptical of a true freshman stepping in immediately running such a detailed scheme. I believe they still manage six wins.