KALAMAZOO, Mich.- It has been announced that ESPN2 will carry the Wednesday, Nov. 15 football game between Western Michigan and Northern Illinois. Kickoff from DeKalb, Ill., will be at 7 p.m. ET.

The Broncos are coming off a 48-20 win over Kent State this past Wednesday and will enter the NIU contest with a 6-4 overall, 4-2 Mid-American Conference record. WMU's win over Kent State made the Broncos bowl eligible for a program-record fourth straight season.

Western Michigan defeated Northern Illinois last season in Kalamazoo, 45-30. It was the Broncos' first win over the Huskies since 2008. WMU has not won in DeKalb since 2007, a 17-13 victory.

Northern Illinois defeated Ball State Thursday evening, 63-17. The Huskies have a 7-3 overall, 5-1 MAC record. NIU's lone MAC loss was at Toledo on Nov. 2, 27-17. Northern Illinois is 4-1 at home this season with the loss coming to Boston College, 23-20, in the season opener on Sept. 1.

On the ESPN2 broadcast for the WMU-NIU matchup will be Chris Cotter (play-by-play), Desmond Howard (analyst) and Quint Kessenich (sideline reporter).