Sports season
The 2018 Mid-American Conference football season will be the 73rd season for the Mid-American Conference (MAC). and is part of the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The season will begin on August 30 and will end on November 24. The entire schedule was released on February 22.[1] [2] The MAC Championship Game will be held on November 30, 2018.
In 2017 , Akron won the East Division with a 6–2 conference record while Toledo won the West Division with a 7–1 conference record. Toledo defeated Akron in the MAC Championship game .
The MAC Preseason Media Poll was released at the MAC Media Day on July 24, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan .[3]
Ohio (21) Buffalo (1) Miami (2) Akron Bowling Green Kent State Northern Illinois (15) Toledo (7) Western Michigan (1) Eastern Michigan Central Michigan (1) Ball State (first place votes)
Ohio received 13 votes as the predicted 2018 MAC Championship Game winner. Toledo (5), Northern Illinois (4), Miami (1), and Central Michigan (1) also received votes.
On November 22, 2018, one day after Kent State 's final game of the season against Akron , the school fired head coach Paul Haynes after five losing seasons.[4] [5] On December 19, the school hired Sean Lewis as head coach.[6] [7]
Notes:
All records, appearances, titles, etc. are from time with current school only. Records are through the beginning of the 2018 season only. Index to colors and formatting MAC member won MAC member lost MAC teams in bold
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. 7:00 p.m. Central Connecticut Ball State Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN ESPN+ W 48–6 9,801 6:00 p.m. Syracuse Western Michigan Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI CBSSN L 42–55 20,628 6:30 p.m. Monmouth Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI ESPN+ W 51–17 14,357 September 1 12:00 p.m. Kent State Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL BTN L 24–31 31,898 September 1 2:00 p.m. Howard Ohio Peden Stadium • Athens, OH ESPN+ W 38–32 18,275 September 1 3:30 p.m. Marshall Miami (OH) Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH ESPN+ L 28–35 15,827 September 1 3:30 p.m. Central Michigan Kentucky Kroger Field • Lexington, KY ESPNU L 20–35 49,138 September 1 3:30 p.m. Northern Illinois Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA BTN L 7–33 67,510 September 1 6:00 p.m. Delaware State Buffalo UB Stadium • Amherst, NY ESPN3 W 48–10 17,959 September 1 6:00 p.m. VMI Toledo Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH ESPN3 W 66–3 24,136 September 1 8:00 p.m. Akron Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE FOX Cancelled September 1 8:00 p.m. Bowling Green No. 24 Oregon Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR P12N L 24–58 50,112 # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Akron at Nebraska was canceled following a three-hour delay for lightning and thunderstorms.[8]
Players of the week:[9]
East Division Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Tyree Jackson Buffalo Jim Jones Kent State DL Knock Ohio
West Division Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team D'Wayne Eskridge Western Michigan Devonni Reed Central Michigan Cody Thompson Toledo
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. September 8 12:00 p.m. Eastern Michigan Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN BTN W 20–19 47,661 September 8 12:00 p.m. Western Michigan Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI FS1 L 3–49 110,814 September 8 3:00 p.m. Kansas Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI ESPN+ L 7–31 18,127 September 8 3:30 p.m. Morgan State Akron InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH ESPN+ W 41–7 18,413 September 8 3:30 p.m. Buffalo Temple Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA ESPN3 W 36–29 25,511 September 8 3:30 p.m. Howard Kent State Dix Stadium • Kent, OH ESPN+ W 54–14 15,242 September 8 3:30 p.m. Ball State No. 8 Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN NBC L 16–24 77,622 September 8 6:00 p.m. Maryland Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH ESPN+ L 14–45 16,142 September 8 7:30 p.m. Utah Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL ESPNews L 6–17 16,762 September 8 8:00 p.m. Miami (OH) Cincinnati Paul Brown Stadium • Cincinnati, OH (Victory Bell ) ESPN3 L 0–21 16,062 # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Players of the week:[10]
East Division Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Tyree Jackson Buffalo Cameron Lewis Buffalo Nick Gasser Akron
West Division Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Tyler Wiegers Eastern Michigan Sutton Smith Northern Illinois Chad Ryland Eastern Michigan
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. September 15 12:00 p.m. Ball State Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN BTN L 10–38 40,240 September 15 12:00 p.m. Kent State No. 11 Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA FS1 L 10–63 106,528 September 15 12:00 p.m. No. 21 Miami (FL) Toledo Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH ESPN2 L 24–49 28,117 September 15 3:30 p.m. Miami (OH) Minnesota TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN BTN L 3–26 41,162 September 15 3:30 p.m. Central Michigan Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL ESPN+ NIU 24–16 12,354 September 15 4:15 p.m. Ohio Virginia Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN [a] ESPN2 L 31–45 5,438 September 15 7:30 p.m. Akron Northwestern Ryan Field • Evanston, IL BTN W 39–34 40,014 September 15 4:00 p.m. Eastern Kentucky Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH ESPN3 W 42–35 17,542 September 15 6:00 p.m. Eastern Michigan Buffalo UB Stadium • Amherst, NY ESPN+ UB 35–28 18,384 September 15 7:00 p.m. Delaware State Western Michigan Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI ESPN+ W 68–0 23,244 # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Players of the week:[11]
East Division Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team K. J. Osborn Buffalo Alvin Davis Akron Michael Farkas Ohio
West Division Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Diontae Johnson Toledo Malik Fountain Central Michigan Jake Julien Eastern Michigan
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. September 22 12:00 p.m. Kent State Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS SECN L 17–38 50,417 September 22 12:00 p.m. Buffalo Rutgers High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ BTN W 42–13 34,574 September 22 12:00 p.m. Akron Iowa State Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA FSN L 13–26 54,028 September 22 12:00 p.m. Ohio Cincinnati Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH ESPNU L 30–34 35,220 September 22 12:00 p.m. Nevada Toledo Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH CBSSN W 63–44 23,675 September 22 2:00 p.m. Western Michigan Georgia State Georgia State Stadium • Atlanta, GA ESPN+ W 34–15 15,264 September 22 3:00 p.m. Miami (OH) Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH ESPN+ MIOH 38–23 14,380 September 22 3:00 p.m. Western Kentucky Ball State Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN ESPN3 L 20–28 15,873 September 22 3:00 p.m. Maine Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI ESPN+ W 17–5 16,474 September 22 3:30 p.m. Northern Illinois Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL ESPNU L 19–37 65,633 September 22 10:30 p.m. Eastern Michigan San Diego State SDCCU Stadium • San Diego, CA CBSSN L 23–20 OT 30,898 # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Players of the week:[12]
East Division Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Alonzo Smith Miami (OH) Khalil Hodge Buffalo Nick Gasser Akron
West Division Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Mitchell Guadagni Toledo Maxx Crosby Eastern Michigan Gavin Peddie Western Michigan
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. September 29 12:00 p.m. Bowling Green Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA ACCRSN L 17–63 40,740 September 29 12:00 p.m. Army Buffalo UB Stadium • Amherst, NY CBSSN L 13–42 23,671 September 29 12:00 p.m. Central Michigan No. 21 Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI FS1 L 20–31 73,752 September 29 2:00 p.m. UMass Ohio Peden Stadium • Athens, OH ESPN3 W 58–42 19,056 September 29 3:00 p.m. Kent State Ball State Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN ESPN+ BALL 52–24 9,367 September 29 3:30 p.m. Western Michigan Miami (OH) Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH ESPN+ WMU 40–39 15,012 September 29 6:00 p.m. Northern Illinois Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI ESPN+ NIU 26–23 3OT 14,779 September 29 10:30 p.m. Toledo Fresno State Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA ESPNU L 49–27 33,401 # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Players of the week:[13]
East Division Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Nathan Rourke Ohio Khalil Hodge Buffalo Maurice Thomas Miami (OH)
West Division Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Jayden Reed Western Michigan Antonio Jones-Davis Northern Illinois Jake Julien Eastern Michigan
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. October 6 12:00 p.m. Buffalo Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI CBSSN UB 34–24 14,044 October 6 12:00 p.m. Eastern Michigan Western Michigan Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy ) ESPN+ WMU 27–24 24,282 October 6 3:00 p.m. Northern Illinois Ball State Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN (Bronze Stalk Trophy ) ESPN3 NIU 24–16 7,159 October 6 3:30 p.m. Miami (OH) Akron InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH ESPN+ MIOH 41–17 22,437 October 6 3:30 p.m. Bowling Green Toledo Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH (Battle of I-75 Trophy ) ESPN+ TOL 52–26 24,685 October 6 3:30 p.m. Ohio Kent State Dix Stadium • Kent, OH ESPN+ OHIO 27–26 20,062 # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Players of the week:[14]
East Division Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Nathan Rourke Ohio Brad Koenig Miami (OH) Matthew Trickett Kent State
West Division Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Eli Peters Toledo Ralph Holley Western Michigan Jake Julien Eastern Michigan
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. October 13 12:00 p.m. Akron Buffalo UB Stadium • Amherst, NY CBSSN UB 24–6 19,506 October 13 12:00 p.m. Toledo Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI ESPN+ EMU 28–26 17,998 October 13 2:30 p.m. Kent State Miami (OH) Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH ESPN+ MIOH 31–6 5,003 October 13 3:00 p.m. Western Michigan Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH ESPN+ WMU 42–35 18,551 October 13 3:00 p.m. Ball State Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI ESPN3 BALL 24–23 10,255 October 13 3:30 p.m. Ohio Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL ESPN+ NIU 24–21 12,138 # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Players of the week:[15]
East Division Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Kenny Young Miami (OH) Khalil Hodge Buffalo Michael Farkas Ohio
West Division Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Jamauri Bogan Western Michigan Sutton Smith Northern Illinois Morgan Hagee Ball State
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. October 20 12:00 p.m. Buffalo Toledo Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH ESPN+ UB 31–17 18,114 October 20 12:00 p.m. Miami (OH) Army Michie Stadium • West Point, NY CBSSN L 30–31 2OT 38,016 October 20 2:00 p.m. Bowling Green Ohio Peden Stadium • Athens, OH ESPN3 OHIO 49–14 19,492 October 20 3:00 p.m. Eastern Michigan Ball State Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN ESPN+ EMU 42–20 14,022 October 20 3:30 p.m. Western Michigan Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy/Victory Cannon ) ESPN+ WMU 35–10 10,097 October 20 3:30 p.m. Akron Kent State Dix Stadium • Kent, OH (Wagon Wheel ) ESPN+ AKR 24–23 OT 18,774 # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Players of the week:[16]
East Division Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Nathan Rourke Ohio Brad Koenig Miami (OH) Derek Adams Kent State
West Division Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Tyler Wiegers Eastern Michigan Alex Grace Western Michigan Jake Julien Bailey Flint Eastern Michigan Toledo
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. 7:00 p.m. Ball State Ohio Peden Stadium • Athens, OH CBSSN OHIO 52–14 13,774 7:00 p.m. Toledo Western Michigan Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI ESPN2 TOL 51–24 11,389 October 27 12:00 p.m. Central Michigan Akron InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH ESPN3 AKR 17–10 17,582 October 27 12:00 p.m. Army Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI CBSSN L 22–37 22,627 October 27 2:30 p.m. Northern Illinois BYU LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT ESPNU W 7–6 51,084 # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Players of the week:[17]
East Division Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team A. J. Ouellette Ohio John Lako Akron Louie Zervos Ohio
West Division Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Cody Thompson Toledo Mykelti Williams Northern Illinois Matt Ference Northern Illinois
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. 8:00 p.m. Kent State Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH (Anniversary Award ) ESPNU KENT 35–28 13,131 8:00 p.m. Miami (OH) Buffalo UB Stadium • Amherst, NY ESPN2 UB 51–42 15,682 7:30 p.m. Ball State Toledo Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH ESPN2 TOL 45–13 15,214 7:00 p.m. Northern Illinois Akron InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH CBSSN NIU 36–26 16,401 7:00 p.m. Ohio Western Michigan Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI ESPNU OHIO 59–14 11,935 November 3 12:00 p.m. Central Michigan Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy/rivalry ) ESPN3 EMU 17–7 13,468 # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Players of the week:[18]
East Division Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Tyree Jackson Buffalo Dalton Hicks Kent State Alvin Floyd Ohio
West Division Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Tre Harbison Northern Illinois Jalen McKie Northern Illinois Jameson Vest Toledo
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. 7:30 p.m. Kent State Buffalo UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY ESPNU UB 48–14 15,078 7:00 p.m. Ohio Miami (OH) Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH (Battle of the Bricks ) ESPNU MIOH 30–28 15,975 8:00 p.m. Toledo Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL ESPN2 NIU 38–15 5,887 November 10 12:00 p.m. Akron Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI ESPN3 EMU 27–7 12,403 November 10 3:00 p.m. Bowling Green Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI ESPN+ BGSU 24–13 8,041 # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Players of the week:[19]
East Division Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Jaret Patterson Buffalo Justin Brandon Buffalo Kyle Kramer Miami (OH)
West Division Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Tre Harbison Northern Illinois Maxx Crosby Eastern Michigan Sutton Smith Northern Illinois
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. 6:00 p.m. Western Michigan Ball State Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN ESPN2 BALL 42–41 OT 5,503 7:00 p.m. Buffalo Ohio Peden Stadium • Athens, OH ESPN2 OHIO 52–17 13,839 8:00 p.m. Miami (OH) Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL ESPNU MIOH 13–7 4,878 6:00 p.m. Toledo Kent State Dix Stadium • Kent, OH CBSSN TOL 56–34 5,387 November 17 3:30 p.m. Bowling Green Akron InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH ESPN3 BGSU 21–6 17,742 # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Players of the week:[20]
East Division Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team A. J. Ouellette Ohio Rucker Furlow Miami (OH) Sam Sloman Miami (OH)
West Division Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Drew Plitt Ball State Josh Corcoran Northern Illinois Diontae Johnson Toledo
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. 7:00 p.m. Ball State Miami (OH) Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH ESPN+ MIOH 42–21 17,639 7:00 p.m. Northern Illiniois Western Michigan Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI ESPNU WMU 28–21 18,278 12:00 p.m. Akron Ohio Peden Stadium • Athens, OH CBSSN OHIO 49–28 12,938 12:00 p.m. Buffalo Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH ESPNU UB 44–14 10,518 12:00 p.m. Eastern Michigan Kent State Dix Stadium • Kent, OH ESPN3 EMU 28–20 6,125 12:00 p.m. Central Michigan Toledo Glass Stadium • Toledo, OH ESPN3 TOL 51–13 15,521 # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Players of the week:[21]
East Division Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Alonzo Smith Miami (OH) Brad Koenig Miami (OH) Kylan Nelson Ohio
West Division Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Ian Eriksen Eastern Michigan Sutton Smith Northern Illinois Jake Julien Eastern Michigan
This game was added after Akron's game vs Nebraska was canceled due to lightning and South Carolina's game vs Marshall was canceled due to Hurricane Florence .
MAC Championship Game [ edit ] Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. 7:00 p.m. Northern Illinois Buffalo Ford Field • Detroit, MI ESPN2 NIU 30–29 10,255 # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Time .
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Offensive Player of the Year : Tyree Jackson , QB, Buffalo Defensive Player of the Year : Sutton Smith , DE, Northern Illinois Special Teams Player of the Year : Diontae Johnson , KR/PR, Toledo Coach of the Year : Lance Leipold , Buffalo Freshman of the Year : Jaret Patterson , RB, Buffalo Vern Smith Leadership Award : Sutton Smith , DE, Northern Illinois All-Conference Teams [ edit ] [22]
Bowl game Date Site Television Time (EST ) MAC team Opponent Score Attendance Camellia Bowl December 15 Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, AL ESPN 5:30 p.m. Eastern Michigan Georgia Southern 21–23 17,710 Boca Raton Bowl December 18 FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL ESPN 7:00 p.m. Northern Illinois UAB 13–37 22,614 Frisco Bowl December 19 Toyota Stadium • Frisco, TX ESPN 8:00 p.m. Ohio San Diego State 27–0 11,029 Bahamas Bowl December 21 Thomas Robinson Stadium • Nassau, Bahamas ESPN 12:30 p.m. Toledo FIU 32–35 13,510 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl December 21 Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID ESPN 4:00 p.m. Western Michigan BYU 18–49 18,711 Dollar General Bowl December 22 Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL ESPN 7:00 p.m. Buffalo Troy 32–42 31,818
Home game attendance [ edit ] Team Stadium Capacity Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7 Total Average % of Capacity Akron InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field 27,881 18,413 22,437 † 17,582 16,401 17,742 92,757 18,515 66.4% Ball State Scheumann Stadium 22,500 9,801 15,873 † 9,367 7,159 14,022 5,503 61,725 10,288 45.7% Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium 24,000 16,142 17,542 14,380 18,551 † 13,131 10,518 90,264 15,044 62.7% Buffalo UB Stadium 29,013 17,959 18,384 23,671 † 19,506 15,682 15,078 110,280 18,380 63.4% Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts Stadium 30,255 18,127 † 16,474 14,044 10,255 10,097 8,041 66,941 11,157 36.9% Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium 30,200 14,357 14,779 17,998 22,627 † 13,468 12,403 95,632 15,939 52.8% Kent State Dix Stadium 25,319 15,242 20,062 † 18,774 5,387 6,125 65,590 13,118 51.8% Miami (OH) Yager Stadium 24,286 15,827 15,012 5,003 15,975 17,639 † 69,456 13,891 57.2% Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium 24,000 16,762 † 12,354 12,138 5,887 4,878 52,019 10,404 43.3% Ohio Peden Stadium 24,000 18,275 19,056 19,492 † 13,774 13,839 12,938 97,374 16,229 67.6% Toledo Glass Bowl 26,248 24,136 28,117 † 23,675 24,685 18,114 15,214 15,521 124,777 17,825 67.9% Western Michigan Waldo Stadium 30,200 20,628 23,244 24,282 † 11,389 11,935 18,278 98,021 16,337 54.1%
Bold – Exceed capacity †Season High
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