KALAMAZOO, MI –– With an unmistakable buzz in the air behind a charged-up crowd, Western Michigan’s message couldn’t have been delivered any clearer: In its eyes, the battle for the Victory Cannon Trophy belongs on a Saturday.

The Broncos’ numbers don’t lie.

Back in its traditional sense for the first time since 2019, Western Michigan achieved something it hadn’t done in a decade by packing Waldo Stadium with nearly 30,000 fans for Saturday’s Central Michigan-Western Michigan rivalry thriller.

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One of the most historical in-state rivalries was back on a Saturday –– and the turnout was tangible.

“It was amazing and coming out

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