Saturday, Oct. 26  |  3:30 p.m.  |  Glass Bowl  | Toledo, Ohio

Glass Bowl to Host the Battle of I-75
• Bowling Green State University heads up I-75 on Saturday to face the Toledo Rockets in MACtion. 
•  This will be the 89th meeting between the Falcons and Rockets, whose stadiums are just 25 miles apart.

Bowling Green vs. Toledo
• The annual quest for the Battle of I-75 trophy continues as Bowling Green takes on Toledo.
•  Toledo leads the all-time series with the BGSU, 43-41-4.
• Since 2000, Bowling Green is 2-0 against UT when the Falcons hold the Rockets below 300 yards of total offense. 
• Since 2000, Bowling Green is 6-5 against UT when the Falcons accumulate 400+ yards of total offense.
• Since 2000, Bowling Green is 6-3 against UT when the Falcons win the turnover battle. They are 0-6 when they don't. BGSU is 2-3 when the turnovers are the same.

Five  Top Storylines
• TE Harold Fannin Jr. leads all tight ends nationally in receptions (60), receiving yards (873), yards after catch (495), first downs (42), and broken tackles (21), while being tied for first in receiving touchdowns (5). According to Pro Football Focus, Fannin has the highest overall grade in the nation (97.4) and ranks No. 1 for pass routes grade (97.4) among all receivers. Among all players, Fannin is No. 3 in receptions, No. 3 in receiving yards, No. 1 in broken tackles, No. 1 in yards after catch, and No. 2 in first downs.
• QB Connor Bazelak set a BGSU single-game record (20+ attempts) for completion percentage (85.2 percent) with 23-of-27 passing for 313 yards in the last game against Kent State. He ranks No. 10 nationally (No. 1 in the MAC) with a 69.6 percent completion rate in 2024.
• CB Jordan Oladokun limited Kent State's Chrishon McCray to two catches for five yards in the last game. McCray entered the Oct. 19 matchup with 13 receptions for 401 yards and five touchdowns in MAC play (two games).
• OLB Charles Rosser is tied for ninth nationally in sacks by a linebacker, with 4.5. He is tied for fourth overall in the MAC.
• Bowling Green has recorded 19 sacks this season. Since the start of the 2022 season, the team has amassed 90 sacks, ranking 15th nationally and first in the MAC.

The Battle of I-75
• BGSU and Toledo have faced each other every season since 1948, making it 77 consecutive seasons (including 2024) since the rivalry resumed after a hiatus from 1936-47.
• Bowling Green snapped a nine-game losing streak to Toledo with a 20-7 victory in 2019.
• When the Falcons defeated Toledo in 2019 at The Doyt, Scot Loeffler became the 10th head coach in BGSU history to beat Toledo in his debut against the Rockets. He was the first to do so since Dave Clawson (now Wake Forest head coach) in 2009.
• BGSU Hall of Fame coach Doyt Perry never lost to Toledo, finishing with a perfect 10-0 record in the rivalry.
• Here are the 10 coaches in BGSU history to win their debut games against Toledo:

The 2022 Trip to the Glass Bowl
• Matt McDonald's 42-yard touchdown pass to Ta'ron Keith with just nine seconds left lifted Bowling Green State University to a 42-35 victory over the University of Toledo on a snowy Tuesday night in 2022, during a Mid-American Conference instant classic at the Glass Bowl.
• BGSU led for nearly the entire game, but the Rockets drove 85 yards for the go-ahead score with just 51 seconds remaining. McDonald responded by completing two crucial third-and-long passes on the ensuing drive, first connecting with Christian Sims to move the ball to the UT 42-yard line.
• A few plays later, McDonald—who threw for a career-high 395 yards—scrambled to his right and found Keith on a short pass. Keith then broke several tackles on his way to the end zone.
• McDonald threw for four touchdowns in the game, with Odieu Hiliare catching two of them. Hiliare finished with eight receptions for 246 yards and two scores.
• The BGSU defense recorded 14 tackles for loss, led by Karl Brooks with 3.5 TFLs. Chris Bacon and DJ Taylor each had eight tackles, while 11 different Falcons registered at least four tackles.
• A win on Saturday would mark Bowling Green's first consecutive victories at the Glass Bowl since the 1992 and 1994 seasons.
• A victory would also make Scot Loeffler the sixth BGSU head coach to win multiple games at the Glass Bowl and the first since Gary Blackney. Every BGSU head coach who coached multiple games against Toledo at the Glass Bowl from Robert Whittaker (1948-54) through Gary Blackney (1991-2000), except for Moe Ankney, secured multiple wins at the Glass Bowl.

Bowling Green - UT connections
• BGSU's Cade Zimmerly and Toledo's Grant Zimmerly are brothers who hail from nearby Perrysburg High School. Cade Zimmerly is a former BGSU walk-on who was the only offensive or defensive true freshman walk-on in the nation in 2021 to start a game. He made 10 starts including the season opener at Tennessee.

When it comes to Fannin, The Numbers Don't Lie
• TE Harold Fannin Jr. has started the 2024 season at an elite level. 
• Heading into Week No. 9, Fannin is No. 1 in the nation among tight ends in receptions (60) receiving yards (873), first downs (42), YAC (495) and tackles broken (21). He is tied for No. 1 in receiving touchdowns by a tight end with five.
• The 873 receiving yards ranks No. 3 in the nation among all receivers, the 60 receptions are tied for No. 3 among all receivers, the 495  YAC is No. 1 among all receivers and the 21 broken tackles are No. 1 among all receivers. The 42 first downs is No. 2 among all receivers.
• Per Pro Football Focus, Fannin has the No. 1 overall grade in FBS at 97.4 and No. 1 among all receivers with a grade of 97.4 for pass routes. 
• Entering Week 9 of the College Football Season, Fannin's days at then-No. 8 Penn State (137) and then-No. 25 Texas A&M (145) are still the most receiving yards those teams have allowed in 2024 to an opponent. 
• Fannin has recorded five games of 100+ receiving yards this year and has six for his career. Fannin owns six of the nine all-time BGSU games where a tight end has 100+ receiving yards.
• Fannin is is No. 1 in the nation with three receptions of 60+ yards. He is No. 2 in the nation with 35 receptions that have gone for 10+ yards. The next closest tight end has 23. Fannin is No. 1 in the nation with 14 receptions that have gone for 20+ yards. Fannin is No. 2 in the country with nine receptions that have gone 30+ yards. The next closest tight end has four. Fannin is also No. 9 in the nation with four receptions of 40+ yards (most by a tight end) and No. 7 in the nation with three receptions of 50+ yards (most by a tight end). 

Falcons Start Second Half of Season Taking the Ball Away
• Bowling Green, who finished 2023 No. 1 in the nation in takeaways, only had to through the first six games, both on the road at Penn State and Texas A&M.
• Last time out, BGSU intercepted three passes against Kent State. The three takeaways surpassed the season output to this point.
• Edward Rhambo notched his first career BGSU interception in the fourth quarter. He was followed by first collegiate interceptions by Pat Day and Todd Bumphis. Rhambo had one previous interception against UC Davis in 2023 when he played at NAU.