For the first time, the participants were not played by division winners.[4] Following the 2023 season the MAC eliminated divisions and the game will now feature the teams with the best conference records.[5] A new tiebreaker system was established to compare teams with the same conference record.[6] For the first time since 1968, Ohio won the MAC Championship, winning 38–3. Parker Navarro won Offensive Player of the Game with 235 passing yards with 2 touchdowns and 73 rushing yards and 2 touchdowns. Bradley Weaver was Defensive Player of the Game. Gianni Spetic hit a 53-yard field goal and won Special Teams Player of the Game.[7][8]