Getty Miami (Ohio) takes on Central Michigan in ther MAC Championship Saturday. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
The Miami Redhawks (7-5) take on the Central Michigan Chippewas (8-4) in the MAC Championship Saturday.
The game is scheduled to start at Noon ET and will be televised on ESPN2. If you don’t have cable, you can watch a live stream of the game on your computer, phone, Roku, Fire TV Stick, or other streaming device via one of the following cable-free, live-TV streaming services:
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AT&T TV Now
AT&T TV Now (formerly DirecTV Now) offers six different channel bundles. They range from 45 to 125 live TV channels, and they all include ESPN2.
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Once signed up for AT&T TV Now, you can watch a live stream of Miami Ohio vs Central Michigan on your computer via the AT&T TV Now website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, or other compatible streaming device via the AT&T TV app. You can also watch the game on the ESPN app if you sign in using your AT&T TV Now credentials.
If you can’t watch live, AT&T TV Now — no matter what channel package you choose — comes with included cloud DVR.
Hulu With Live TV
ESPN2 is included in Hulu With Live TV, which comes with 60-plus live TV channels and Hulu’s extensive on-demand library of TV shows and movies.
Once signed up for Hulu With Live TV, you can watch a live stream of Miami Ohio vs Central Michigan on your computer via the Hulu website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Echo Show, or other streaming device via the Hulu app. You can also watch the game on the ESPN app if you sign in using your Hulu credentials.
If you can’t watch live, Hulu With Live TV comes with 50 hours of cloud DVR space, as well as the option to upgrade to “Enhanced Cloud DVR,” which gives you 200 hours of space and the ability to fast-forward through commercials.
Sling TV
Sling TV’s “Sling Orange” bundle comes with 25-plus live TV channels, including ESPN2.
Once signed up for Sling TV, you can watch a live stream of Miami Ohio vs Central Michigan on your computer via the Sling TV website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, or other streaming device via the Sling TV app. You can also watch the game on the ESPN app if you sign in using your Sling TV credentials.
If you can’t watch live, cloud DVR is available as an add-on.
Miami Ohio vs Central Michigan Preview
The Redhawks are coming off a 41-27 loss to Ball State last week, so they’re not entering this game on a hot streak by any means.
Miami of Ohio will be led by freshman quarterback Brett Gabbert, who has 10 touchdowns and eight interceptions on the season. Gabbert is young, and he lacks experience, which could hurt the Redhawks in this game. Gabbert has been assisted heavily this season by his two running backs, Jaylon Bester and Tyre Shelton, who have a combined 13 touchdowns between them. Miami is putting up 27 points per contest in conference play, and they’ll need a strong offensive showing here if they want to keep this one close.
They’ll be facing a Central Michigan defense led by senior defensive lineman Sean Adesanya, who leads the MAC conference with 14.5 tackles-for-loss, while netting seven sacks on the season. The Chippewas also have four players that have more than one interception, so Gabbart will have to be smart with the ball.
Central Michigan is coming off a 49-7 victory over Toledo, which was their third win in a row, making them the hotter team entering this contest. The Chippewas have been solid on offense all season, averaging 453.2 yards while scoring 32.8 points per game.
CMU is led by senior quarterback Quinten Dormady, who has 1,916 yards, 13 touchdowns and five interceptions on the season. He’s joined by Jonathan Ward, who has rushed for over 1,000 yards with 15 touchdowns in just 10 games. They’ll be facing Doug Costin and a Miami Redhawks defense that has forced a conference-high 15 fumbles while also netting 24 turnovers on the season.
This will be the first time either the Redhawks or the Chippewas have made it to the MAC Championship since 2010, so they’ll both have motivation to give it everything they have.