From the Detroit News:
Detroit – Western Michigan's fans are set to pack Ford Field on Friday night.
As of Thursday morning, more than 46,000 tickets had been sold for the Mid-American championship game against Ohio, according to WMU athletic director Kathy Beauregard.
"And climbing," Beauregard said.
That will easily break the MAC championship game record, set in 1998, when Marshall hosted 28,085. The neutral-site record at Ford Field is 25,483, set in 2006, when Central Michigan beat Ohio.
Friday's crowd is expected to be heavily for WMU, which is 12-0 and needs a win to secure a likely spot in a New Year's Six bowl game. The Broncos are gunning for a berth in the Cotton Bowl, Jan. 2 in Arlington, Texas.
Each school was distributed 6,000 tickets, with the rest available for public purchase.
"And we could've used more," Beauregard said at Ford Field on Thursday.