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No lack of focus despite change

BY NATHAN MUELLER

SENIOR REPORTER

Coach Brian Kelly’s abrupt departureto Cincinnati on Dec. 3 took a lot of focusoff what CMU accomplished this season.

The Chippewas won a Mid-AmericanConference Championship, and moreimportantly, are playing in a bowl gamefor the first time since 1994.

But three days after the title, Kelly bolt-ed to UC.

Many players on the team were disap-pointed Kelly left before the Motor CityBowl on Dec. 26 at Ford Field in Detroit,but they are set to prove they can finishthe season on a positive note withoutKelly in charge.

“It just wouldn’t be right if there wasn’ta distraction around here,” said juniorlinebacker Red Keith last Monday. “Weare a hard working team — a blue-collarteam. We will get back to grinding it out.

We are going to be busy enough; we won’thave time to think about this.”

Kickoff is at 7:30 p.m.Associate head coach Jeff Quinn is

assuming head coach duties on an interim

basis and has the same focus as the players.Quinn came to CMU with Kelly three

years ago and knows the system well. Hesaid his main focus is on the players andensuring they have the end to the season

they deserve.“This is what you strive for in this busi-

ness,” Quinn said. “That accomplish-

Senior defensive endDan Bazuin (No. 93)made the All-Mid-American Conferencefirst team this season.He has 59 tackles,12.5 of them for aloss. The Chippewasplay in their first bowlgame since 1994against MiddleTennessee State at7:30 p.m. Dec. 26 atFord Field in Detroit.

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CMU moves on from coachdeparture, anxious to proveit can win without Kelly

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How to FIND PARKING

All you need to know if you’re goingto the Motor City Bowl Game GUIDE

The easiest way from Mount Pleasant is to take U.S.127 South to Lansing. Once in Lansing, merge ontoInterstate 96 East to Detroit.

Take I-96 East to I-75 (Fisher Freeway) North and exitat Grand River Avenue (Exit 50).

Proceed on the I-75 Service Drive across Grand Riverand Woodward avenues. Continue on the Service Driveand turn right on Brush St. Proceed one block, and FordField will be on the left.

How to GET THERE

Parking can be an obstacle, but not if you knowwhere to go. There is parking for $10 at the Ford FieldParking Deck, 1902 Antoine Street.

There is parking at Lot 4 on the corner of BrushStreet and Montcalm Avenue for $10.

The city of Detroit provides public transportation for thosewho feel they are parked too far to walk. The People Movercosts $0.50 and has stations located close to Ford Field.

Other than that, there are numerous privately-ownedlots surrounding Ford Field that serve the public on afirst-come, first-serve basis. Prices will vary.

Tailgating is strictly prohibited in the city ofDetroit, and that has some fans turning toalternatives to tailgating.

Items not permitted:A Alcoholic beveragesA AnimalsA Bags (duffle, backpacks, luggage,

large purses)A Balls (beach balls, footballs,

baseballs, etc.)A Camera lenses 50mm and aboveA ConfettiA Coolers of any kindA Laser pointersA Noisemaking devices

(bells, horns, kazoos, whistles, etc.)A Recording equipment (audio, visual)A Weapons

Items that are permitted after inspection:A Binoculars and casesA Still cameras and small casesA Purses and fanny packsA Radios with earpieces

How to FOLLOW RULES

Once inside, fans need to be mindful of a fewFord Field policies.

Fans are allowed to display signs in thestadium during events, provided they are not inpoor taste, political, offensive, profane or anadvertisement. The sign should not impedeanother guest’s view of the playing field orcover any stadium signage. Ford Field reservesthe right to confiscate any sign or posters.

Smoking is not permitted inside the stadium.However, there are designated areas outsideevery gate.

There are about 800 wheelchair accessibleand companion seats. All the family restroomsand most of the public restrooms are equippedwith wheelchair accessible facilities.

Those who don’t have tickets can get themthrough the Ford Field will call, but you cannotsit on the CMU cheering section side.

For any further information, visit Ford Field’sWeb site at fordfield.com.

All fans are subject to courtesy securitychecks when entering the stadium.

Gates open at Ford Field at 5:30 p.m. for 7:30 p.m. kickoff.

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Redshirt freshmanBryan Anderson was

one of the youngerplayers who steppedup this season. Much

like the last timeCMU won a

Mid-AmericanConference title in1994, new players

emerged to help theteams to a title.

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DAVE WILLIAMS

Last two MAC championshipteams have similar attitude

BY DAVID HARRIS

SPORTS EDITOR

There comes a time in each season whena player must make a game-changing play.

These plays are the difference betweenwinning a championship or falling short.

CMU’s last two Mid-AmericanConference Championship teams —1994 and 2006 — made these plays whenit mattered most.

“I think our team was a lot like thisyear’s team,” said Derek van der Merwe,who was a back-up offensive linemanand now is CMU’s senior associate athlet-ics director for business and compliance.“If you look at the games we were in, therewere some close games. We had to show alot of character and rise to the occasion.”

Herb Deromedi stepped down afterthe 1993 season and was replaced byassistant Dick Flynn. The Chippewas losttheir season opener at Iowa, but went onto win three consecutive games.

CMU was defeated by Ball State 31-28before it won its final six games, includ-ing a 36-33 win against Bowling Greenthat clinched a MAC title.

Against BGSU, it was punter CraigFischer who made a game-deciding play.Fischer was set to punt in the fourthquarter with CMU trailing 25-21.

On his own call, he faked the punt andran 73 yards for a touchdown.

“He saw an opportunity and took off run-ning,” van der Merwe said. “If any momentdefined that season, it was that one. It shift-ed the momentum in that game.”

The team was headlined by running backBrian Pruitt. The All-American was secondin the nation in rushing yards per game(171.8) and all-purpose yards per game(208.5). He still holds the CMU single-sea-son record for rushing yards (1,890 yards).

Central has made many game-chang-ing plays this season.

The last time CMU WON

Big plays at key momentsmake dreams come truefor ’94, ’06 title squads

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ment is what is so rewarding. Theseyoung men will have that for the rest oftheir lives.

“We told them all year long that whenyou win a MAC Championship no onecan take that ring off your finger. Now wewant to put Motor City Bowl championswith that. That is the pinnacle of the sea-son.”

It has been 12 years since CentralMichigan was last in a bowl game, andthe first time in the Motor City Bowl’s 10-year history that it will have a teamfrom Michigan playing the game.

It is playing a Middle Tennessee Stateteam that is making its first ever appear-ance in a Division I-A bowl game.

CMU is 0-2 in Div. I-A bowl games, los-ing in the California Raisin Bowl in 1990and the Las Vegas Bowl in 1994.

Having the game in Detroit at FordField also is an advantage for theChippewas because they have playedthere before and also will get a chance tospend time with their families duringChristmas.

“We will have a tremendous followingdown there,” Quinn said. “There is nobones about it. We should have the high-est attendance record the Motor CityBowl has ever had.”

Just three years ago, Central was seenas the laughing stock of the MAC. Now itis on top looking down at all the otherteams.

Seniors such as Joe Staley and DanBazuin thought their careers were goingto be marred by losing. Now they aregoing out with rings on their fingers.

CMU used an explosive offense andsolid defense. Veterans and underclass-men combine to form one of the deepestteams in the conference.

“We have a good mix of veteran lead-ership and when it trickles down intoyour youth, that means winning isgoing to happen every year,” Quinnsaid. “That is how you establish win-ning. Central Michigan is going to behere for a long time in terms of beingback on top.

“We got our swagger back.”

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Change doesn’t deter will to win

Junior linebacker RedKeith said he will do

anything he can tohelp get his team back

on focus after coachBrian Kelly left to take

the job at theUniversity of

Cincinnati on Dec. 3.Keith leads the team

with 117 tackles.

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JOHN REMUS III

One came against Toledo on Oct. 7with the score tied at 14. Senior defensiveend Dan Bazuin came off the edge andslapped the ball out of the quarterback’shands. Bazuin picked up the loose balland scored from 32 yards out.

The Chippewas went on to win thegame 42-20.

Dustin Preston, a defensive linemanon the 1994 team, said this team is typi-cal of an old-school Central team.

“We had a 12-year run where you did-n’t see that, but these kids are different,”Preston said.

Both teams also had major questionsat quarterback.

The 1994 team had a fifth-year senior inErik Timph who hadn’t played much. Thecurrent team has seen the emergence of

redshirt freshman Dan LeFevour.“The ’94 team just wasn’t going to get

beat,” Flynn said. “There were a number ofoccasions where we found ways to win.”

One of those occasions was againstMiami. CMU was down a score as timewas running out and had to drive 80 yards.

It scored with no time remaining towin 32-30.

The Chippewas had a close gameagainst Eastern Michigan on Sept. 30. Theygave up a late score that put the game inovertime. But they scored on its posses-sion and stuffed Eastern to win 24-17.

“I think it was a team effort that pro-pelled them to a championship,” van derMerwe said. “They have guys who believein each other. I think it is very similar towhat we had in ’94.”


MAC title teams refused to lose

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QuarterbacksCMU’s Dan LeFevour was spectacular in the Mid-

American Conference Championship game. He was22-of-30 for 314 yards and three touchdowns. Hehad great touch on the deep ball and threwcatchable balls on short passes.

Middle Tennessee State’s Clint Marks has thrownfor just 1,666 yards, eight touchdowns and seveninterceptions this season.

Advantage: CMU. LeFevour is a special player.Luckily for CMU, he is just a freshman.

Running backsMTSU uses three backs. Eugene Cross, DeMarco

McNair and Desmond Gee combined for 1,672 yardsand 21 touchdowns. Cross leads the way with 845yards and 10 touchdowns.

CMU’s Ontario Sneed and Marcel Archer don’tsee too many carries. Sneed has rushed for 716yards, while Archer has 309 yards. LeFevour is athreat to run the ball anytime.

Advantage: MTSU. There is no one featured, butthe three Blue Raider running backs outclassSneed and Archer.

CMU offensive line vs. MTSU front sevenFour CMU offensive lineman were named to the All-

Mid-American Conference team. They do an excellentjob of protecting LeFevour. Senior tackle Joe Staleylikely will be an early-round NFL draft pick.

MTSU has done a nice job stuffing the run, allowingjust 117 yards per game. They also put pressure on thequarterback with 33 sacks on the year.

Advantage: CMU. Central’s unit rarely getsdominated up front, and it likely won’t happen thistime.

MTSU offensive line vs. CMU front sevenThe Blue Raiders are a run-first team, averaging

137 yards per game. They also protect Marks well,allowing just 25 sacks on the season. FranklinDunbar and Germayle Franklin both made second-team All-Sun Belt honors.

CMU shut down run-oriented Ohio in the MACtitle game. Linebackers Doug Kress and Red Keithand defensive linemen Dan Bazuin and StevenFriend are better than any MTSU has seen.

Advantage: CMU. This is the best defensivefront CMU has had in a long time.

CMU receivers vs. MTSU secondaryDamien Linson was named the MAC title game

Most Valuable Player for his seven-catch, 191-yardperformance. Bryan Anderson and Obed Cetoutechipped in with 111 combined receiving yards.

The Blue Raiders surrender 207.8 yards pergame. Safety Damon Nickson leads the team with

five interceptions. Reggie Daucet leads the waywith eight pass break-ups.

Advantage: CMU. Linson will be comfortable onthe Ford Field turf.

MTSU receivers vs. CMU secondaryMTSU doesn’t pass a whole lot. Bobby Williams

is the leading receiver with 33 receptions for 357yards. The team has just nine touchdownreceptions.

Corner Pacino Horne is expected to return aftermissing the MAC title game. Horne has shown hisabilities, while a young unit has flourished around him.

Advantage: CMU. The secondary will come upand help against the run.

Special teamsCMU’s Tony Mikulec averages 41.6 yards per punt

and has put 19 punts inside the 20-yard line. BrettHartmann handles most of the kickoff duties andhas just three touchbacks in 44 tries.

MTSU’s Nixon is fourth in the nation, averaging29.95 yards on kick returns. He has scored twotouchdowns. Kicker Colby Smith is 8-of-12 on fieldgoals with a long of 48 yards.

Advantage: MTSU. Nixon is a threat to scoreevery time he touches the ball.

CoachingMTSU’s Rick Stockstill has taken the Blue

Raiders to their first ever Division I-A bowl game inschool history. Before coming to MTSU he was anassistant at South Carolina, East Carolina andClemson.

Interim head coach Jeff Quinn will coach hisfirst career game. Quinn has been an assistantunder Kelly since 1989.

Advantage: MTSU.This will be one big debut for Quinn.

Bottom lineBy the time this game is played, Brian Kelly

leaving will be a long afterthought. These playerswant to show they can win without Kelly and do iton their own.


Game BREAKDOWN PREDICTION: 45-21 CMUQuarterback DanLeFevour won the Mid-American ConferenceFreshman of the Yearaward for his perform-ance this season. Hehas thrown for 2,869yards and a school-record 25 touchdownpasses as a redshirtfreshman.

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Quarterback ClintMarks has thrown

for 1,666 yards,eight touchdowns

and seven intercep-tions this season.

He averages 138.8yards per game.

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Conference lookingto get more respect

All about the Sun Belt

MTSU will play in its firstever Division I-A bowlgame against Chippewas

BY JASON BARCZY

STAFF REPORTER

It may seem like forever since the foot-ball team played its last bowl game in1994.

But Middle Tennessee State will play inits first ever Division I-A bowl game Dec.26 at Ford Field in Detroit.

MTSU only has been a Div. I-A teamsince 1998 when it joined the Sun BeltConference.

“It’s a fairly young league in football,but we’re encouraged about the directionit’s going,” said Sun Belt ConferenceCommissioner Wright Waters. “We hadfour institutions show 80 percent growthin attendance. We’re starting to see peo-ple take pride.”

The Blue Raiders previously were partof the Ohio Valley Conference in Div. I-AAwhere they won 11 conference champi-onships.

The Sun Belt has been in existence for31 years, while the Mid-AmericanConference has been around since 1946.

MTSU and seven other teams make upthe Sun Belt conference. Other teams areTroy, Arkansas State, Florida Atlantic,Florida International, Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana-Monroe and NorthTexas.

Middle Tennessee shared the confer-ence championship with Troy who isheaded to the R+L Carriers New OrleansBowl.

“To have two teams in bowl games is agreat sign of the progress we’ve made,”said MTSU coach Rick Stockstill.“Everyone remembers their first date and

that’s what this is for us.”The Sun Belt has 26 NFL players, while

the MAC has 50. Notable NFL playersfrom the Sun Belt include CarolinaPanthers quarterback Jake Delhomme(Louisiana-Lafayette) and Dallas Cowboydefensive end DeMarcus Ware (Troy).

Central has one more player in the NFLthan MTSU with four. Former MTSUwide receiver Tyrone Calico is its highestdrafted player when he was selected bythe Tennessee Titans during the secondround in 2003.

The last time a Central player wasdrafted that high was 1985 when JimBowman was selected by the NewEngland Patriots in the second round.

“The MAC is one of the great leagues inour country,” said MTSU AthleticDirector Chris Massaro. “CMU is muchmore established than we are, but theyare embedded in the Big 10 and we are inthe footprint of the SEC and we’re bothfighting for attention with biggerschools.”

One thing Waters is envious about theMAC is the geography. Teams are spreadout in the Sun Belt all the way fromDallas (North Texas) to Miami (FloridaInternational).

The two schools that are the furthestfrom each other in the MAC are NorthernIllinois and Buffalo.

“The MAC is so tight knit and it makesfor great rivalries,” Waters said. “We’renot as spread out as we use to be, butwe’re no where near as close to oneanother as the MAC.”

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Nickson poses new threat to CMUGame Preview

BY ROBERT MCLEAN

ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR

The football team knew it had to con-tain Ohio tailback Kalvin McRae if it wereto win a Mid-American Conference titleon Nov. 30.

And it did just that, holding the seniorto just 76 yards on 20 carries.

Central (9-4 overall, 8-1 MAC) faces asimilar test at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 26 at theMotor City Bowl in Detroit at Ford Fieldagainst Middle Tennessee State (7-5 over-all, 6-1 Sun Belt Conference).

This time it must corral MTSU All-American Damon Nickson, a defensiveback and kick returner who can make animpact from anywhere on the field.

“Damon has had a really good year bothon defense and on special teams,” saidBlue Raiders coach Rick Stockstill. “He hasexcelled in returning kicks because he is anorth and south runner and hits the hole

with speed and power. It’s nice to have athreat like Damon because he can turnmomentum in a football game in a hurry.”

Nickson ranks fourth nationally in returnaverage and had his first kickoff return for atouchdown against Louisville. He scored ona 94-yard return against Florida Atlantic.

CMU interim coach Jeff Quinn said he

expects Nickson and MTSU’s best per-formance on Dec. 26.

“I expect their A-game,” he said. “Theydid not win as many games as they havewithout competing to the highest level.”

But Nickson presence could be feltmore on defense against CMU’s MAC-best passing attack.

Nickson leads the team with five inter-ceptions and is third with 56 tackles.

However, CMU freshman quarterbackDan LeFevour has yet to step down froma challenge.

LeFevour has commanded the offensewith poise to put together one of the beststatistical seasons in school history.

He has passed for 2,869 yards and hasscored a school-record 25 touchdowns.

Nickson will have to defend Centralsenior wide receiver Damien Linson.

Linson had seven receptions for a Mid-American Conference Championshipgame record 191 yards and a touchdownin CMU’s 31-10 win against Ohio.

He had a 71-yard touchdown catch andwas named the game’s Most ValuablePlayer.

Stockstill said his team is focusing oncontaining CMU’s passing attack insteadof trying to shut it down.

“Obviously, it is one of the best in thecountry and we will have our hands full,”he said. “I don’t know if you can com-pletely stop that attack. We’ll just try to

Kick returner ranks fourthin nation with 29.5-yardaverage, two touchdowns

Senior cornerPacino Horneexpected toreturn aftermissing theMid-AmericanConferenceChampionshipgame with aninjury. Hornehas a team-best four inter-ceptions thisseason.

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slow it down some with pressure and mix-ing things up. They are very talented.”

It won’t be the first time MTSU faces aspread offense, as several of its oppo-nents including South Carolina, Troy andOklahoma all had potent passing attacks.

However, all three games resulted inlosses. The Blue Raiders lost 59-0 toOklahoma, 52-7 to South Carolina and 21-20 to Troy.

Central is coming off one of its biggestwins in recent history, while MTSU suf-fered a devastating loss.

Troy erased a 13-point deficit in thefinal three minutes to beat MTSU.

“It was a very disappointing game forus, but I told the kids not to let three min-utes destroy a great season,” Stockstillsaid. “These kids are resilient and willbounce back just fine.”

Quinn is excited about playing at FordField for the second consecutive game.

“We will have a tremendous followingdown there,” he said. “It’s very intimidat-ing when you go to any of these stadiumsthat are packed with crazy home fans.”


BY NATHAN MUELLER

SENIOR REPORTER

Interim head coach Jeff Quinn knowsthese next few weeks could decide hisfuture at Central Michigan.

But he tries not to think about it muchbecause he is more concerned aboutother people’s futures — his players.

“For me it has always been about thestudent-athlete,” he said. “If you can helpeveryone get what they want, you willalways get what you want. I’ve alwaysbelieved in helping young men get whatthey want, and that is a championship onthe field and to graduate off the field.That has always been my cornerstone incoaching.”

Quinn has worked the last 18 years as acoach in the state of Michigan with for-mer CMU coach Brian Kelly. This is hisfirst time without Kelly on staff.

He welcomes the challenge, and therewon’t be much of a difference with Quinn

in charge.Quinn and Kelly developed the

spread offense together. Kelly handledthe quarterbacks and wide receivers,while Quinn dealt with the offensive

line and tight ends. When CMU playsMiddle Tennessee State in the MotorCity Bowl on Dec. 26, Quinn’s role willonly change slightly — he gets to callthe plays.

“Brian Kelly’s record is my record,”Quinn said. “Every game he has coached,I’ve been on the sideline coaching. The


Interim head coachJeff Quinn took overfor coach Brian Kellywhen he took thecoaching vacancy atthe University ofCincinnati. Quinn hasbeen coaching withKelly for the last 18seasons, first at GrandValley State and thenat Central. Quinn willlead the Chippewas inthe Motor City Bowlagainst MiddleTennessee State.

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Quinn excited to move out of Kelly’s shadowThe new man in charge

Interim coach concernedabout the future of playersduring difficult times

Linson may give MTSU trouble

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Aug. 31: Boston College 31, Central 24Quarterback Dan LeFevour led a fourth-quartercomeback that fell short with an interception.LeFevour had 293 yards of total offense andscored three touchdowns. Boston College’s MattRyan threw for 323 yards and three touchdownsto seal the win. Junior linebacker Red Keith had15 tackles, just one shy of a career-high.

Sept. 9: Michigan 41, Central 17Michigan’s Mike Hart rushed for 116 yards andthree touchdowns as the Wolverines built a 21-0lead it would not relinquish. Redshirt freshmanDan LeFevour made his first career start atquarterback. He completed 17-of-36 passes for153 yards and two touchdowns.

Sept. 16: Central 24, Akron 21CMU cornerback Josh Gordy tied an NCAA recordwith his 100-yard interception return in thesecond quarter. He became the first Division I-Aplayer since 2003 to return an interception 100yards for a score. The win put Central into a tiefor first place in the Mid-American ConferenceWest Division.

Sept. 23: Central 24, Eastern Michigan 17 OTSophomore Brian Brunner ran for twotouchdowns and threw a 10-yard scoring pass toBryan Anderson in overtime to snap a two-gamelosing streak against the Eagles in relief ofLeFevour. Anderson had eight receptions for 125yards, and the game-winning score was the firsttouchdown of his career.

Sept. 30: Kentucky 45, Central 36Marcel Archer made his first career start asrunning back for CMU. He finished the game witha team-high 69 yards rushing on 16 carries. He

also caught three passes for 28 yards. Centralhad 558 yards of offense, but was plagued byfour turnovers. LeFevour completed 22-of-38passes for 360 yards and four touchdowns, but a21-0 deficit was too much to overcome.

Oct. 7: Central 42, Toledo 20Senior defensive end Dan Bazuin scored the firsttouchdown of his career on a 32-yard fumblereturn. CMU won its first game at Toledo since1993 as it dominated every facet of the game. Itupped its record in the MAC to 3-0 for the firsttime since 1990, and extended its conferenceroad winning streak to three games.

Oct. 14: Central 18, Ball State 7CMU won for the second consecutive year onhomecoming as LeFevour accounted for 246offensive yards and ran for two touchdowns. TheChippewas improved to 4-0 in the MAC andremained alone in first place in the MAC WestDivision. Central’s defense limited Ball State’stop-ranked passing attack to just 160 yardspassing.

Oct. 19: Central 31, Bowling Green 14Running back Ontario Sneed took just one play tomake an impact. He scored on the first play fromscrimmage and ran for a season-high 121 yards tokeep Central a perfect 5-0 in the MAC. ObedCetoute caught a career-long 88-yard touchdownpass in the fourth quarter. It also was LeFevour’scareer-high for longest pass.

Nov. 4: Central 42, Temple 26CMU won its fourth consecutive game as Sneedscored four touchdowns and accounted for 233all-purpose yards. Sneed rushed for 140 yardsand a touchdown and caught five passes for 93

yards and three receiving touchdowns to tie ateam record.

Nov. 10: Central 31, Western Michigan 7Central won its fifth straight game and clinchedthe MAC West Division Championship in nearfreezing temperatures during a driving rainstorm.CMU scored 24 unanswered points to win its fifthconsecutive game. The win clinched Central’sspot in the MAC Championship game againstOhio.

Nov. 17: Northern Illinois 31, Central 10NIU’s Garrett Wolfe proved why he is one of thetop running backs in the nation. He returned toform and ran for 203 yards and threetouchdowns to snap Central’s five-game winningstreak. CMU didn’t have time to respond as theHuskies scored on three of their first fourpossessions.

Nov. 24: Central 55, Buffalo 28CMU bounced back after a loss to NorthernIllinois to seal its best season since 1994. Centralsecured the MAC West outright in dominatingfashion. LeFevour threw for three touchdownsand 294 yards on 14-of-16 passing beforehalftime.

MAC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: FORD FIELD, DETROITNov. 30: Central 31, Ohio 10Senior wide receiver Damien Linson caught sevenpasses and a MAC Championship game record 191yards and one touchdown. CMU claimed its firstconference championship and its first nine-winseason since 1994. LeFevour threw for 314 yards.Sneed capped the scoring on a 96-yardtouchdown run.

CMU GAME-BY-GAME 9-4, 7-1 MAC

FILE PHOTO BY DAVE WILLIAMS

Sophomore running back Ontario Sneed rushed for 716yards and three touchdowns. He had two 100-yard rush-ing games against Bowling Green and Temple.

Aug. 31: Middle Tennessee 7, Florida International 6The Blue Raiders gave up a 17-play, 80-yard drive onthe opening series of the game, but kept FloridaInternational off the scoreboard the rest of the way.MTSU’s Eugene Gross ran 33 yards for a touchdownwith one minute remaining in the first half for thegame-winning score.

Sept. 9: Maryland 24, Middle Tennessee 10Maryland scored 17 first-half points despite beingoutgained by MTSU. Gross’ one-yard run late in thethird quarter and Colby Smith’s 42-yard field goal werethe only points for MTSU.

Sept. 14: Middle Tennessee 44, Tennessee Tech 0MTSU took advantage of three Tennessee Techturnovers to blow open the game. Quarterback ClintMarks threw for 106 yards and two touchdowns.

Sept. 23: Oklahoma 59, Middle Tennessee 0Middle Tennessee suffered its largest margin of defeatsince becoming a Division I-A program in 1998. TheBlue Raiders managed just 95 yards of total offense.

Sept. 30: Middle Tennessee 35, North Texas 0Gross scored two rushing touchdowns as MTSUrecorded its first road shutout since 1995. The BlueRaiders limited the Mean Green to just 103 yards oftotal offense.

Oct. 6: Louisville 44, Middle Tennessee 17Louisville's Hunter Cantwell threw for a career-high 340 yards and three touchdowns. Louisvillepiled up 526 yards of offense. Damon Nicksonreturned a kickoff 88 yards for a touchdown forMTSU.

Oct. 21: Middle Tennessee 35, Louisiana-Monroe 21The Blue Raiders improved to 3-0 in the Sun Belt

Conference with the win. Freshman receiverDesmond Gee had six receptions for 109 yards and a54-yard touchdown — all career-highs.

Oct. 28: Middle Tennessee 34, Louisiana-Lafayette 20MTSU moved into sole possession of first place in theSun Belt with the win. The Blue Raiders won theirthird-consecutive conference road game for the firsttime in school history as Nickson recorded fourinterceptions on defense.

Nov. 4: Middle Tennessee 35, Florida Atlantic 14MTSU scored on offense, defense and specialteams to improve to 5-0 in the Sun Belt andbecome bowl eligible for the first time since 2001.Gross rushed for a career-high 208 yards and twotouchdowns.

Nov. 11: Middle Tennessee 38, Arkansas State 10The Blue Raiders turned a 10-3 lead into a rout whenthey scored 14 third-quarter points. MTSU won itsfourth road game, the most since 1994. That alsowas the last time it played in the postseason.

Nov. 18: South Carolina 52, Middle Tennessee 7MTSU had a four-game winning streak snapped asSouth Carolina scored 52 consecutive points. SouthCarolina’s Blake Mitchell threw for a career-best 388yards and four touchdowns. MTSU’s Gross was held tojust 48 yards rushing.

Nov. 25: Troy 21, Middle Tennessee 20Troy quarterback Omar Haugabrook threw a pair oftouchdown passes in the final two-and-a-half minutesto erase a 13-point MTSU lead.MTSU quarterback Clint Marks threw for 111 yards toovertake second place all-time in passing yardage forthe Blue Raiders.

MTSU GAME-BY-GAME 7-5, 6-1 Sun Belt

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Damon Nickson returns a kick against Louisville in a game earlier this season.


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No. Name Pos. Wt. Ht. Class48 Agnew, Vince DB 5-10 175 Fr.28 Albreski, Rick K 6-0 151 So.87 Anderson, Bryan WR 6-4 206 Fr.57 Antonides, Adam OL 6-4 285 Fr.21 Archer, Marcel RB 5-11 195 Fr.68 Barbaglia, Mark OL 6-5 286 So.93 Bazuin, Daniel DE 6-3 272 Sr.7 Beltowski, Steve QB 6-5 210 Fr.60 Benke, Adam OL 6-5 314 So.89 Bockheim, Joe WR 6-3 200 So.44 Bolden, Dannie DB 6-0 170 Fr.91 Boss, Chris DT 6-3 281 So.24 Bramer, Cam FB 6-0 187 Fr.17 Brazzel, Tim DB 5-11 170 Fr.75 Brezee, Levi OL 6-7 270 Fr.72 Brimer, Matt OL 6-3 310 Fr.8 Brooks, Duane QB 5-10 190 Fr.6 Brown, Ike LB 5-11 204 Sr.97 Brownie, Evan DT 6-2 260 So.18 Brunner, Brian QB 6-2 236 So.58 Burnam, De'Onte DE 6-0 258 Jr.5 Canfield, Mike QB 6-1 217 Fr.22 Carr, Aaron DB 6-1 192 Fr.1 Cétoute, Obed WR 6-4 212 Sr.84 Condeni, Dave TE 6-3 233 Sr.38 Connelly, Donald LB 6-0 220 Fr.56 Cribbs, Andrew OL 6-5 309 So.10 Cutts, Curtis DB 6-0 210 Jr.65 Decker, Mike OL 6-1 282 Jr.67 DeLano, Alan DT 6-0 267 Jr.23 Doane, Troy RB 6-0 214 So.39 Doman, Victor FB 6-1 227 Jr.51 Droscha, Casey DT 6-1 270 So.31 Edwards, Kirkston DB 6-2 175 Fr.

No. Name Pos. Wt. Ht. Class92 Ekdahl, Ronnie DT 6-2 300 So.84 Ekkens, Jake TE 6-4 220 Fr.12 Fraser, Eric DB 6-0 199 Fr.94 Friend, Steven DT 6-2 292 Jr.80 Gardner, Justin WR 6-2 190 Jr.70 Gilbert, Jeff OL 6-7 302 Fr.19 Gordy, Josh DB 5-11 193 Fr.74 Hartline, Andrew OL 6-5 285 So.96 Hartmann, Brett K/P 6-3 218 Fr.15 Hendon, Vince WR 6-3 185 Fr.20 Hissong, Calvin DB 6-4 198 Fr.37 Hopkins, L.J. RB 5-11 202 So.7 Horne, Pacino DB 5-11 191 Sr.42 Hoskins, Justin RB 6-0 185 Jr.2 Jasmin, Jemmy WR 5-8 172 Jr.41 Keith, Red LB 5-11 239 Jr.50 Khoury, Vince LB 5-11 215 Fr.95 Knight, Larry DE 6-3 248 Fr.47 Knudson, Craig LS 6-0 243 Sr.46 Kress, Doug LB 6-1 248 Sr.26 Lapsley, Jonathan LB 6-1 232 So.33 Lawrence, David DB 6-0 200 So.13 LeFevour, Dan QB 6-3 215 Fr.82 Leith, Robby WR 6-4 192 Fr.3 Linson, Damien WR 5-11 188 Sr.61 Loughrige, Isaac LB 6-2 205 Fr.64 Lyman, Mike LB 6-1 200 Fr.66 Maddux, Jeff OL 6-3 302 Fr.14 Mama, Tommy DB 5-10 171 Fr.81 Martin, Darren WR 6-4 205 So.6 McClure, Kenneth DB 6-3 194 Fr.35 Mikulec, Tony P 5-8 214 Jr.53 Miles, Barron LB 6-2 200 Fr.63 Miller, Colin OL 6-3 270 Fr.

No. Name Pos. Wt. Ht. Class37 Mills, Jonathan K/P 6-1 190 Fr.83 Moore, Andre TE 6-2 234 So.78 Mormino, Drew OL 6-4 301 Sr.88 Morris, Chris WR 5-10 170 Fr.59 Morrow, Karey LB 6-0 210 Fr.54 Murnane, Sean DL 6-3 240 Fr.52 Ogle, Mike DE 6-2 244 Sr.86 Ollenburger, Allen TE 6-3 236 Fr.16 Pitts, Jean WR 5-10 178 Fr.32 Poblah, Kito WR 6-1 174 Fr.11 Price, Sean QB 6-1 197 Fr.40 Quinn, Anthony TE 6-4 240 Fr.76 Rademaker, Nick OL 6-2 260 Fr.71 Raffaeli, Michael OL 6-5 298 Jr.36 Robinson, Terrance DB 5-6 181 Sr.25 Ruger, Jason DB 5-11 188 So.9 Seay, Bobby DB 5-10 175 Fr.25 Skergan, Sean WR 5-11 175 Fr.34 Sneed, Ontario RB 5-11 215 So.73 Staley, Joe OL 6-5 300 Sr.90 Telfer, Philip DT 6-3 282 So.85 Torres, Matt WR 6-1 185 Fr.30 Torres, Xavier DB 5-11 180 Fr.69 Tunney, Eric OL 6-3 290 Jr.29 Volny, Carl RB 5-10 180 Fr.99 Weeks, Trevor DE 6-1 235 Fr.4 West, Chaz DB 5-10 170 Fr.27 Wilkins, Josh DB 5-11 175 Fr.99 Williams, Leython LB 5-11 227 Sr.45 Williams, Sam TE 6-4 216 Fr.55 Wohlgamuth, Chris LB 6-0 255 So.77 Wojt, Greg OL 6-4 282 So.98 Zombo, Frank DE 6-4 265 Fr.

DEFENSEDE 93 Daniel Bazuin (6-3, 272, Sr./Sr.)

98 Frank Zombo (6-4, 265, So./Fr.) DT 94 Steven Friend (6-2, 292, Jr./Jr.)

97 Evan Brownie (6-2, 260, Jr./So.) NG 92 Ronnie Ekdahl (6-2, 300, Jr./So.)

51 Casey Droscha (6-1, 270, Jr./So.) DE 52 Mike Ogle (6-2, 244, Sr./Sr.)

95 Larry Knight (6-3, 248, So./Fr.) Drop 26 Jonathan Lapsley (6-1, 232, Jr./So.)

17 Tim Brazzel (5-11, 170, Fr./Fr.) LB 41 Red Keith (5-11, 239, Sr./Jr.)

55 Chris Wohlgamuth (6-0, 255, Jr./So.) LB 46 Doug Kress (6-1, 248, Sr./Sr.)

99 Leython Williams (5-11, 227, Sr./Sr.) CB 19 Josh Gordy (5-11, 193, So./Fr.)

14 Tommy Mama (5-10, 171, Fr./Fr.) SS 10 Curtis Cutts (6-0, 210, Sr./Jr.)

12 Eric Fraser (6-0, 199, So./Fr.) FS 20 Calvin Hissong (6-4, 198, So./Fr.)

31 Kirkston Edwards (6-2, 175, Fr./Fr.) CB 7 Pacino Horne (5-11, 191, Sr./Sr.)

4 Chaz West (5-10, 170, Fr./Fr.)

OFFENSEX 80 Justin Gardner (6-2, 190, Sr./Jr.)

1 Obed Cétoute (6-4, 212, Sr./Sr.) LT 73 Joe Staley (6-5, 300, Sr./Sr.)

70 Jeff Gilbert (6-7, 302, So./Fr.)

LG 60 Adam Benke (6-5, 314, Jr./So.) 65 Mike Decker (6-1, 282, Sr./Jr.)

C 78 Drew Mormino (6-4, 301, Sr./Sr.) 65 Mike Decker (6-1, 282, Sr./Jr.)

RG 69 Eric Tunney (6-3, 290, Sr./Jr.) 56 Andrew Cribbs (6-5, 309, Jr./So.)

RT 74 Andrew Hartline (6-5, 285, So.) 70 Jeff Gilbert (6-7, 302, So./Fr.)

TE 84 Dave Condeni (6-4, 233, Sr./Sr.) 45 Sam Williams (6-4, 216, So./Fr.)

QB 13 Dan LeFevour (6-3, 215, So./Fr.) 18 Brian Brunner (6-2, 236, Jr./So.)

RB 34 Ontario Sneed (5-11, 215, So./So.) 21 Marcel Archer (5-11, 195, Fr./Fr.)

Z 87 Bryan Anderson (6-4, 206, So./Fr.) 16 Jean Pitts (5-10, 178, So./Fr.)

W 3 Damien Linson (5-11, 188, Sr./Sr.) 81 Darren Martin (6-4, 205, Jr./So.)

SPECIALISTSP 35 Tony Mikulec (5-8, 214, Sr./Jr.)

96 Brett Hartmann (6-3, 218, Fr./Fr.) PR 3 Damien Linson (5-11, 188, Sr./Sr.)

16 Jean Pitts (5-10, 178, So./Fr.) PK 28 Rick Albreski (6-0, 151, So./So.)

96 Brett Hartmann (6-3, 218, Fr./Fr.) KR 21 Marcel Archer (5-11, 195, Fr./Fr.)

12 Eric Fraser (6-0, 199, So./Fr.) LS 47 Craig Knudson (6-0, 243, Sr./Sr.)

84 Dave Condeni (6-3, 233, Sr./Sr.)

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No. Name Pos. Wt. Ht. Class1 Justin Rainey LB 6-0 222 Sr.2 Desmond Gee RB 5-8 163 Fr.3 Salin Simpson QB 6-3 205 Fr.4 Pierre Ingram WR 6-4 210 Sr.5 Damon Nickson S 6-0 177 Jr.6 Roy Polite CB 6-0 188 Jr.7 Alex Suber RB 5-9 163 So.8 Jonathan Harris S 5-10 202 Sr.9 Jay Robinson WR 6-3 200 Fr.10 Patrick Jackson QB 6-2 192 Jr.11 Chance Dunleavy LB 6-2 227 Sr.12 Joe Craddock QB 5-11 188 So.13 Taron Henry WR 6-1 189 Jr.15 Brandon Gantt QB 6-1 193 Fr.16 Gene Delle Donne QB 6-5 240 Fr.17 Clint Marks QB 6-2 200 Sr.18 Dustin Alley WR 5-11 180 Fr.19 Tavares Jones DE 6-2 236 Jr.20 Eugene Gross RB 5-9 208 Sr.21 Phillip Tanner RB 6-0 200 Fr.22 DeMarco McNair RB 5-11 192 Jr.23 Albert Webb RB 5-6 160 Fr.24 Bradley Robinson CB 5-10 170 Jr.25 J. K. Sabb LB 5-11 221 Sr.27 Reggie Doucet CB 6-0 190 Sr.29 Lonnie ClemonsIII LB 6-1 218 So.30 Cam Robinson LB 6-1 220 Fr.31 David Raymond WR 5-10 174 Fr.32 Dana Stewart S 6-0 198 Jr.35 Matt King PK 5-10 190 So.36 Ryan Robinson CB 5-9 160 Jr.36 Michael Zacco K 5-10 182 Fr.37 Anthony Glover S 6-2 211 Jr.38 Hunter Birtsch FB 5-11 233 Jr.

No. Name Pos. Wt. Ht. Class39 Marcus Brandon LB 5-1 121 Sr.40 Josh Dutton FB 6-0 228 Jr.41 John Stephens TE 6-4 256 So.42 Jonathan Parks DS 6-0 230 Jr.43 Erik Walden DL 6-2 232 Jr.44 Danny CarmichaelLB 6-0 238 Fr.45 Sean Mosley DE 6-2 255 Jr.46 Colby Smith PK/P 5-9 190 Sr.47 Walt Bell WR 5-10 188 Sr.48 Adam Wade LB 5-10 210 Fr.49 Andre Wicker DL 6-1 254 Fr.50 Paul Cantrell OL 6-5 315 Sr.52 Gary Tucker DL 6-2 245 Fr.54 Franklin Dunbar OL 6-5 318 So.55 Christopher Sapp DL 6-4 276 Sr.56 Wes Hofacker DL 6-2 255 So.57 Marcus Gates OL 6-2 285 Sr.61 Cade Becher OL 6-3 270 Sr.62 Evon Lettsome OL 6-4 295 Fr.63 Chris Ritter OL 6-2 316 So.65 Darrell Howard OL 6-5 278 So.70 Richard Bortner OL 6-6 330 So.71 J. C. Moore OL 6-6 305 Fr.72 Mark Thompson OL 6-5 314 Fr.73 Germayle Franklin OL 6-4 320 Sr.75 Chris Hawkins OL 6-3 285 Fr.76 Jamal Lewis OL 6-4 285 Fr.77 David Price OL 6-4 312 So.78 Derek Mason DL 6-4 271 Jr.79 Brandon Nix OL 6-4 296 Jr.80 Clinton Corder TE 6-3 240 Jr.81 Luke Paschall WR 5-10 181 Sr.82 Alvin Ingle TE 6-2 230 Fr.83 Jonathan GrigsbyWR 5-9 183 Jr.

No. Name Pos. Wt. Ht. Class84 Dale Galvin WR 6-1 197 Fr.85 Stephen Chicola TE 6-4 253 Jr.86 Patrick Honeycutt WR 5-9 162 Fr.87 Bobby Williams WR 6-3 177 So.88 Michael Cannon WR 5-10 180 So.89 Rod Taylor WR 6-2 190 Fr.90 Chris Anderson DL 6-2 270 Jr.91 Brandon Roberts DL 6-2 222 Fr.92 Brandon Perry DL 6-1 323 So.94 Derek Shropshire LB 6-3 236 Jr.95 Jonathan Presley DL 6-4 244 So.96 Matt Long K 5-7 195 Fr.97 Trevor Jenkins DL 6-2 280 So.98 Chris McCoy DL 6-4 263 Fr.Zack Christian DE 6-3 278 So.Nicholas Coleman QB 6-3 195 Fr.Brandon Davis CB 5-9 184 Fr.Chris DeGeorge TE 6-0 189 Fr.Devin Dutton LB 6-0 212 Fr.Blake Engelhardt QB 6-3 230 Fr.Nicholas Gordon CB 5-10 180 Jr.Tanner Graham S 5-9 192 Jr.Ben Graves WR 6-3 197 Fr.Matthew Hassell CB 5-10 185 So.Jon Lawhon LB 6-0 215 Fr.Chad Malkiewicz LB 6-1 200 Fr.Brodey Mann FB 6-1 217 So.Bobby Matthews FS 6-0 201 So.Sherman Neal S 5-9 196 Fr.Bradley Nix LB 5-10 222 So.Thomas Osteen WR 6-1 197 So.Hunter Patterson WR 5-10 178 Fr.Phillip Taylor S 5-7 171 Fr.Stuart Taylor WR 6-2 170 Fr.Keyzelle Thomas FB 5-9 235 Fr.

MTSU ROSTERDEFENSELE 19 Tavares Jones (6-2, 236, Jr.)

98 Chris McCoy (6-4, 263, Fr.) T 97 Trevor Jenkins (6-1, 280, So.)

78 Derek Mason (6-4, 271, Jr.) T 56 Wes Hofacker (6-2, 247, So.)

95 Jonathan Presley (6-4, 244, So.) RE 45 Sean Mosley (6-2, 255, Jr.) OR 43 Erik Walden (6-2, 232, Jr.) LB 39 Marcus Brandon (5-11, 215, Sr.)

29 Lonnie Clemons (6-1, 214, So.) LB 1 Justin Rainey (6-0, 222, Sr.)

44 Danny Carmichael (6-0, 218, Fr.) LB 29 Lonnie Clemons (6-1, 214, So.)

25 J.K. Sabb (5-11, 221, Sr.) 30 Cam Robinson (6-1, 220, Fr.)

CB 24 Bradley Robinson (5-10, 170, Jr.) 7 Alex Suber (5-9, 163, So.)

SS 8 Jonathan Harris (5-10, 202, Sr.) 32 Dana Stewart (6-0, 198, Jr.)

FS 5 Damon Nickson (6-0, 177, Jr.) 21 Phillip Tanner (6-0, 200, Fr.)

CB 6 Roy Polite (6-0, 188, Jr.) 27 Reggie Doucet (6-0, 190, Sr.)

OFFENSEQB 17 Clint Marks (6-2, 200, Sr.)

12 Joe Craddock (5-11, 188, So.)TB 20 Eugene Gross (5-9, 208, Sr.)

22 DeMarco McNair (5-11, 192, Jr.) FB 40 Josh Dutton (6-0, 228, Jr.) X 81 Luke Paschall (5-10, 181, Sr.)

87 Bobby Williams (6-3, 177, So.) Z 13 Taron Henry (6-1, 189, Jr.)

88 Michael Cannon (5-10, 184, So.) B 83 Jonathan Grigsby (5-9, 183, Jr.)

9 Jay Robinson (6-3, 200, Fr.) LT 54 Franklin Dunbar (6-5, 327, So.)

76 Jamal Lewis (6-4, 285, Fr.) LG 79 Brandon Nix (6-4, 296, Jr.)

72 Mark Thompson (6-4, 298, Fr.) C 50 Paul Cantrell (6-5, 326, Sr.)

57 Marcus Gates (6-2, 289, Sr.) RG 57 Marcus Gates (6-2, 289, Sr.)

79 Brandon Nix (6-4, 296, Jr.) RT 73 Germayle Franklin (6-4, 314, Sr.)

72 Mark Thompson (6-4, 298, Fr.) TE 80 Clinton Corder (6-3, 240, Jr.)

85 Stephen Chicola (6-4, 253, Jr.)

SPECIALISTSPK 46 Colby Smith (5-9, 190, Sr.)

35 Matt King (5-10, 190, So.) P 46 Colby Smith (5-9, 190, Sr.)

96 Matt Long (5-7, 195, Fr.) PR 2 Desmond Gee (5-8, 163, Fr.)

24 Bradley Robinson (5-10, 170, Jr.) DS 42 Jonathan Parks (6-0, 230, Jr.)

48 Adam Wade (5-10, 210, Fr.) KR 21 Phillip Tanner (6-0, 200, Fr.)

5 Damon Nickson (6-0, 177, Jr.) KO 35 Matt King (5-10, 190, So.)

46 Colby Smith (5-9, 190, Sr.) H 81 Luke Paschall (5-10, 181, Sr.)

47 Walt Bell (5-10, 188, Sr.)

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Quinn head coach for first time

best thing I can do is do what I do best,and that is lead young men.”

CMU also could be at a disadvantagebecause three other coaches — defensivecoordinator Joe Tresey, special teamscoordinator Mike Elston and assistantcoach Greg Forest have accepted jobswith Kelly at the University of Cincinnati.

Quinn hopes all three coaches canhelp prepare Central for its bowl game,but those coaches also have to help theBearcats prepare for the InternationalBowl on Jan. 6.

“Our players understand,” Quinn said.“Whether they agree with it or not, theyunderstand. We have a group of youngmen who understand the business sideof this unique situation and they wanttheir coaches to stay here.”

Quinn has made it clear that he wantsto be the head coach at CMU, and theplayers want to make sure they do theirpart to make him look good.

“Hopefully we can put coach Quinn’srecord at 1-0,” said junior right guard EricTunney.


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ALL-MAC TEAMSFirst Team All-MAC Offense

Center – Kory Lichtensteiger, Bowling Green, Jr. Lineman – Joe Staley, Central Michigan, Sr.Lineman – Doug Free, Northern Illinois, Sr.Lineman – Matt Coppage, Ohio, Sr.Lineman - John Greco, Toledo, Jr.Tight End – Chris Hopkins, Toledo, Sr.Wide Receiver – Ryne Robinson, Miami, Sr.Wide Receiver – Bryan Anderson,

Central Michigan, Fr.Wide Receiver – Eric Deslauriers,

Eastern Michigan, Sr.Quarterback – Dan LeFevour,

Central Michigan, Fr.Running Back – Garrett Wolfe,

Northern Illinois, Sr.Running Back – Kalvin McRae, Ohio, Jr.Running Back – Jalen Parmele, Toledo, Jr.Placekicker – Andrew Wellock,

Eastern Michigan, Sr.

First Team All-MAC DefenseOutside Linebacker – Mike Alston, Toledo, Sr.Outside Linebacker – Ameer Ismail,

Western Michigan, Sr.Inside Linebacker – Matt Muncy, Ohio, Sr.Inside Linebacker – Red Keith,

Central Michigan, Sr.Down Lineman – Devon Parks, Bowling Green, Sr.Down Lineman – Dan Bazuin,

Central Michigan, Sr.Down Lineman – Dan Muir, Kent State, Sr.Down Lineman – Larry English,

Northern Illinois, So.Defensive Back – Joey Card, Miami, Sr.Defensive Back – T.J. Wright, Ohio, Sr.Defensive Back – Barry Church, Toledo, Fr.Defensive Back – Londen Fryar,

Western Michigan, Jr.

Punter – Chris Miller, Ball State, Jr.Specialty Awards

Coach of the Year – Frank Solich, OhioOffensive Player of the Year – Garrett Wolfe,

Northern IllinoisDefensive Player of the Year – Ameer Ismail,

Western MichiganFreshman of the Year – Dan LeFevour,

Central MichiganSpecial Teams Player of the Year –

Brian Jackson, Ball StateVern Smith Leadership Award Winner -

Garrett Wolfe, Northern Illinois

CMU Season StatsTEAM STATISTICS CMU OPPSCORING 385 298

Points Per Game 29.6 22.9FIRST DOWNS 240 262

Rushing 83 110Passing 136 138Penalty 21 14

RUSHING YARDAGE 1662 1710Yards Gained Rushing 2056 2056Yards Lost Rushing 394 346Rushing Attempts 390 476Average Per Rush 4.3 3.6Average Per Game 127.8 131.5TDs Rushing 19 16

PASSING YARDAGE 3281 2752Att-Comp-Int 421-264-11 445-275-14Average Per Pass 7.8 6.2Average Per Catch 12.4 10.0Average Per Game 252.4 211.7TDs Passing 27 23

TOTAL OFFENSE 4943 4462Total Plays 811 921Average Per Play 6.1 4.8Average Per Game 380.2 343.2

KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS 44-837 60-1093

PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS26-147 22-110INT RETURNS: #-YARDS 14-266 11-94KICK RETURN AVERAGE 19.0 18.2PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 5.7 5.0INT RETURN AVERAGE 19.0 8.5FUMBLES-LOST 29-11 28-13PENALTIES-YARDS 79-648 70-630

Average Per Game 49.8 48.5PUNTS-YARDS 59-2456 68-2640

Average Per Punt 41.6 38.8Net Punt Average 38.1 35.8

TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME 26:52 33:083RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS 65/165 72/184

3rd-Down Pct 39% 39%4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS 8/17 13/22

4th-Down Pct 47% 59%SACKS BY-YARDS 28-202 27-187TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 51 40FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 11-18 7-13ON-SIDE KICKS 0-1 0-0RED-ZONE SCORES 38-48 79% 41-51 80%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS 29-48 60% 36-51 71%

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotCentral Michigan 79 112 79 108 7 385Opponents 66 83 64 85 0 298

MTSU Season StatsTEAM STATISTICS MT OPPSCORING 282 271

Points Per Game 23.5 22.6FIRST DOWNS 187 216

Rushing 94 80Passing 80 126Penalty 13 10

RUSHING YARDAGE 1644 1414Yards Gained Rushing 1969 1852Yards lost rushing 325 438Rushing Attempts 444 399Average Per Rush 3.7 3.5

Average Per Game 137.0 117.8TDs Rushing 22 15

PASSING YARDAGE 1748 2494Att-Comp-Int 272-154-9 346-198-14Average Per Pass 6.4 7.2Average Per Catch 11.4 12.6Average Per Game 145.7 207.8TDs Passing 9 17

TOTAL OFFENSE 3392 3908Total Plays 716 745Average Per Play 4.7 5.2Average Per Game 282.7 325.7

KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS 42-1000 45-802PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS16-103 30-253INT RETURNS: #-YARDS 4-292 9-190KICK RETURN AVERAGE 23.8 17.8PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 6.4 8.4INT RETURN AVERAGE 20.9 21.1FUMBLES-LOST 19-10 26-13PENALTIES-YARDS 62-449 49-401

Average Per Game 37.4 33.4PUNTS-YARDS 65-2630 51-1988

Average Per Punt 40.5 39.0Net Punt Average 34.7 35.8

TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME 31:48 28:003RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS 64/160 53/147

3rd-Down Pct 40% 36%4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS 6/12 11/22

4th-Down Pct 50% 50%SACKS BY-YARDS 33-229 25-148MISC YARDS 6 16TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 37 35FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 8-12 9-15ON-SIDE KICKS 0-1 2-2RED-ZONE SCORES 31-34 91% 33-41 80%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS 25-34 74% 24-41 59%

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th TotalMiddle Tennessee 54 72 62 94 282Opponents 71 96 34 70 271

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Columbia College is throwing a party and inviting all of its neighbors. From a punk-rock marching band to a parade of creativity, this is no ordinary event. It’s the South Loop like you’ve never seen it before when Manifest, Columbia’s annual urban arts festival, takes over on May 12. This celebration of graduating students and their exten-sive array of talents is in its fifth year—its biggest yet with an unprecedented 75 events and showcases of student work. More than 1,000 students will directly participate in some way, ac-cording to Jennifer Friedrich, Manifest coordinator and Columbia festival and performance art coordinator.

“Every department is participating in a huge way,” Friedrich said.

Manifest is a fitting name for the festival, which represents the culmina-tion of the educational experiences of Columbia students—to explore and grow, mature and create and put forth a professional body of work, according to Friedrich.

This jubilee celebrates the endeav-ors of graduating, undergraduate and graduate students from every depart-ment on campus, bringing together the entire Columbia community in an urban setting with energy, excitement and creativity.

“Columbia has so much to offer in programs, events and exhibitions that even during the school year you can’t get to it all,” said Carol Anne Brown, producer of Manifest and director of C-Spaces. “Manifest is the perfect setting to celebrate our graduating students and who we are as an institution.”

And there will not be a shortage of attractions, all of which are free and open to the public. Manifest boasts an entire day of arts entertainment that runs the gamut. There will be several gallery exhibitions, featuring works in interior architecture, fine arts, product design, advertising, illustration, fash-ion and photography.

New to this year will be “I (Heart) Technology,” an empty storefront-turned-multimedia feast for the senses complete with a Podcast guided tour and a virtual gallery.

Live music will fill the air around Columbia’s campus from four differ-ent stages. Accomplished student-mu-sicians and Music Department singers and instrumentalists will offer a kalei-doscope of performances. The main stage in Grant Park will feature free, live performances by the Columbia Vocal Jazz Ensemble and the Colum-

South Loop to host manifestation of Columbia talent

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The Buzz is your source for the most updated trends going on in the music industry and where would we be today without the ever-so-popular and trendy iPod?

So for you iPod fanatics out there: shuffle, nano, mini, etc … here’s the list of the Top 10 down-

loads according to www.Apple.com for the week, some pop, hip-hop and everything else in between … Happy listening.

1. “SOS” by Rihanna2. Daniel Powter’s “Bad Day”3. “What’s Left of Me” by Nick Lachey4. Sean Paul’s “Temperature” 5. “Dani California” by Red Hot

Chili Peppers6. Chamillionaire & Krayzie Bone’s “Ridin’”7. “Over My Head (Cab Car)” by The Fray8. The All-American Rejects’ “Move Along”9. “Control Myself” by LLCool J Feat. Jennifer Lopez10. “Not Ready to Make Nice” by the Dixie Chicks

By Mahsa KhalilifarDaily Titan Columnist

Hollywood is out for blood this week, not as literally but just as messy. This time it’s evident in the tangled relation-ships stars are taking part in. Not that we are too shocked, but Paris Hilton has broken anoth-er poor man’s heart. This time the sorry chap is a 21-year-old Greek heir, Starvos Niarchos, the ex-boyfriend of Mary-Kate Olsen. Details of the split have not been revealed but report-edly, the new love interest on 25-year-old Hilton’s mind is football star Matt Leinart …

A “Desperate Housewives” star dumped? That seems to be the case, as Ryan Seacrest reportedly dumped actress Teri Hatcher. On “Oprah Winfrey” Tuesday, Hatcher revealed that she and Seacrest have broken up; admitting on the show that Seacrest was the one that decid-ed to break things off. … It’s a baby girl for basketball star Shaquille O’Neal and wife, Shawnie Nelson, who gave birth earlier this week. O’Neal, 34, made it back from a game just in time to make the birth of their fourth child (O’Neil has two kids from a former relationship), who they have named Me’arah Sanaa, People reports … Six minutes later Kobe Bryant’s wife Vanessa gave birth to their second daughter, Gianna Maria-Onore … Concert promoters of the The Scream tour, a series of concerts held in the summer, are considering adding Chris

Brown and Ne-Yo to their ros-ter of performers, according to MTV News. Still not confirmed though, since both artists report-edly are touring in the summer already. New CD releases of the week include Pearl Jam’s self-titled Pearl Jam … Jewel’s Goodbye Alice in Wonderland … Backstreet Boys Brian Littrell’s solo project Welcome Home …. Hip-hop group Mobb Deep’s Blood Money … Tool’s 10,000 days … New DVD releases of the week include animated movie, “Hoodwinked,” featuring the voices of Anne Hathaway and Glen Close …. Queen Latifah in “The Last Holiday” … Sarah Jessica Parker in “The Family Stone”…. controversial film bringing back 9/11 memories, “Flight 93.” … Celebrity sight-ing of the week: A.J. McLean from Backstreet Boys eating at a Chilis restaurant in Westwood over the weekend.

By Mahsa KhalilifarDaily Titan Columnist

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Many comedians have left their hilarious imprints on the world of television. Long-time standup stars such as Bill Cosby, Jamie Foxx, Bernie Mac, D.L. Hugely Steve Harvey, and Cedric “The Entertainer” have enjoyed suc-cessful ventures into situational comedies.

Yet during the early and mid ‘90s, there was one undisputed king of television comedy, whose outrageous antics and humorous character portrayals helped set the foundations for one of televi-sion’s most funny and controver-sial shows.

Martin, which became a fix-ture on Fox from 1992 to 1997, starred Martin Lawrence, who first achieved fame on the show Def Comedy Jam.

Lawrence starred as Martin Payne, a brazen radio host at WZUP, a hip-hop radio station

in Detroit. His girlfriend and future wife

Gina Waters (Tisha Campbell-Martin), provided him with a per-fect mate.

Though strong headed and stubborn as an advertising execu-tive, Gina was more mild man-nered and sensible than Martin.

Martin and Gina’s best friends were also opposite personalities. Cole Brown, the airport attendant

who still lived at home with his mother, was more a child trapped in a man’s body.

His humorous, yet dim-wit-ted remarks often left his friends concerned about his sanity.

Tommy Strawn, Martin’s other best friend, was always there to provide practical solutions to the zany situations that Martin fre-quently found himself involved in. However, Tommy remained

somewhat a mystery. He dressed in fine clothes and

claimed to be financially well off, yet never revealed what he did for a living, a constant source of amusement among the char-acters.

Gina’s best friend and co-worker Pamela James, was a strong-willed women, who was constantly on the hunt for love.

Her constant bantering with Martin became a trademark of the show.

Another benchmark of the show was the numerous charac-ters portrayed by Lawrence.

In addition to Martin Payne, Lawrence transformed into such memorable characters as: Roscoe, the snot-nosed neighborhood kid; Jerome, the gold-toothed neigh-borhood pimp, and Otis, the senior citizen security guard.

But perhaps his funniest role was Sheneneh Jenkins, the out-landish next-door female neigh-bor, who constantly made her presence known when it was least

welcomed. The show was also responsible

for spawning many catch phrases and euphemisms.

Such slogans as “Wazzuupp,” “You Go Boy,” “Talk to the Hand,” and “Get Ta Steppin,” became popular sayings among those who watched the show.

Though known primarily for its comic effect, the show was highly criticized by some for it’s stereotypical representations of African-Americans and raunchy and suggestive content.

After a successful run, the show began to decline after Campbell-Martin leveled sexual harassment charges against Lawrence and left the show.

She returned, but would only film scenes without Lawrence, which lead to a noticeable decline in the show and was the main rea-son for its cancellation.

However, for fans of Martin, the show is still shown frequently in re-runs, allowing all to relive a culturally iconic comedy.

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Martin, which ran from 1992 to 1997, had audiences in stiches as they learned the true meaning of friendship.

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By Jason EichelbergerDaily Titan Staff Writer

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What’s a girl to say about her first expe-rience at one of the nation’s most antici-pated outdoor music festivals, hyped as the oasis within a desert of commercial-ized contemporary music?

It wasn’t exactly the experience I bar-gained for.

That’s not to say that I had a picture in my mind of some concert in the middle of a field where tree huggers and Democrats would wander freely, getting stoned on whatever drug the dude in the neighbor-ing tent offered, while listening to protest songs about war and the environment.

I would have thought, though, that the experience would somehow be differ-ent than other concerts, with fewer pairs of designer sunglasses and more of that alternative, stick-it-to-the-man philoso-phy that music used to embrace.

In a field at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival – famous for billing the world’s biggest musical talents of rock, electronic and hip-hop – I would have thought the energy circulating throughout the day would feel more attuned to Daft Punk’s stellar, Depeche Mode-eclipsing performance in the Sahara Tent.

Of course this was Day 1. And maybe it was the triple-digit tem-

peratures or the golf-ball domes housing curious art displays like the tree with rakes for branches or the garden gnome exhibit

with motion sensitive sound effects pads, but many of the afternoon bands struggled to retain audiences’ attention for the dura-tion of their compacted sets, with few exceptions.

Wolfmother, the Aussie band with a hard rock sound that is to Led Zepplin what Jet is to AC/DC, kicked ass, or so I was told by a few friends whom I man-aged to rendezvous with among a crowd of an estimated 60,000.

The Brooklyn-based Clap Your Hands Say Yeah played another worthwhile set, as did up-and-coming songstress Cat Power, though in general it seemed as if many of the smaller afternoon acts may have fit in better on more intimate stages.

It wasn’t until the sun dropped below the adobe-colored mountains and the blue sky began to fade from periwinkle to black, and the tents illuminated in bril-liant reds, greens and purples, that this year’s eccentric collection of musical acts started to gel.

Ironically the man least likely to rep-resent Coachella’s pioneering alternative indie rock charm, the unlikely last minute addition to the Coachella lineup, became the one to set the stage for other acts to follow.

Kanye West hit the Coachella Stage at dusk with a string section and an explo-sive set that featured a handful of tracks from his latest Late Registration includ-ing “Touch the Sky” and “Gold Digger,” at which point he encouraged white fans

in the audience to sing along, as it would be a rare opportunity when they’d be per-mitted by a black man to say the N-word.

Meanwhile, a couple hundred yards away at the Outdoor Theatre, Damien “Jr. Gong” Marley drew his own impressive crowd despite a twenty-minute delay due to technical problems.

The guitar player for Iceland’s Sigur Ros, a band known for its ethereal compo-sitions and a sound faintly reminiscent of Radiohead via Hail to the Thief, sported a violin bow during the set. From farther away the band hardly captivated festival goers passing between acts.

Scotland quartet Franz Ferdinand, how-

ever, blew past performances away during a super charged take on tracks from their self-titled debut and their second album, You Could Have It So Much Better.

A sense of urgency in their set made it seem as if Franz felt compelled to prove their potential is so much better than a sophomore curse suggests.

All acts led to Depeche Mode, or so it would’ve seemed. The British synth-pop group certainly drew the biggest crowd of the evening and headlined the main stage with a cross sampling of their 20-some-odd-year career including “Personal Jesus” and their latest single “Precious.”

Still, Depeche Mode couldn’t overtake the love ‘em, hate ‘em Parisian duo Daft Punk, who performed on the other side of the 175-acre Empire Polo Fields, dressed in their traditional, anonymous robot garb on a stage built like a triangular space-ship.

The notion of wandering freely in an open field and indulging in the novelty of the experience – being sucked in among a swarm of individuals joining together temporarily as common fans, then sepa-rating, marching off like loyal minions of favorite talents to the next stage and the next performance in an open-air musical buffet – may not have played out exactly as I expected.

But, aside from the $7 Heinekens and the T-shirt vendor perched next to the music bootlegger, hoping to make a kill-ing at the exit, I’d say the experience was actually rather priceless.

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By Nicole M. smithDaily Titan Executive Editor

Kanye West hit the Coachella Stage at

dusk ... at which point he encouraged

white fans in the audience to sing

along, as it would be a rare opportunity

when they’d be permitted by a black

man to say the N-word.

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Coachella fans, Elizabeth Dahlstrom and Craig Wilke of

Fullerton, watch Kanye West perform in the beer gardens (far

left). Fans enjoy Franz Ferdinand’s set (left). Franz Ferdinand

lead singer, Alexander Kapranos, hypes the crowd during their

performance Saturday night (bottom left). Plastic bottles and

trash were among the many items left behind as fans filtered

out of the venue (bottom right). Leadman David Gahan of

Depeche Mode takes the stage at Coachella Saturday (right).

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15 MINuTEs WITh AN ArTIsTCal State Fullerton senior

Oscar Reyes has become a famil-iar face in the Performing Arts Department.

Reyes, a dance major special-izes in a variety of dances includ-ing modern dance, jazz and bal-let.

Born and raised in sunny Southern California, Reyes dis-covered his love of performing arts at a young age.

He began expressing his musi-cal talents in his elementary choir and continued to sing through out his academic career.

“I absolutely love viewing other forms of art and taking in all that I can,” he said.

However, it was not until this year that Reyes, who has appeared in nine CSUF produc-tions, really started to become a true dancer.

DT: How did you become involved in dancing?

OR: I came in as a freshman

wanting to study something in sports medicine. I took Dance 101 and noticed I was good at it. I watched in on dance major class-es and wanted to start right away. I was addicted. I have come so far, and I am proud and glad I took that step in pursuing dance for a career.

DT: What motivates you as a performing artist?

OR: I love sharing emotions and ideas through movement, music and art. When I perform I wish for the audience member to tap into something they never felt before and share with them what humans can do using just bodies as instruments for art.

DT: What skills do you con-sider necessary to be a successful performing artist?

OR: It takes a ton of discipline to pursue dance and be success-ful. Every day I must get up early to get my butt in dance class, go to my general education classes, have late night rehearsals and get home late then do it all over again the next day. The only way to make it is to really push our-

selves to the max. It also takes a lot of discipline.

DT: What are some difficult aspects about dancing?

OR: Dancing is very hard on our bodies. Everyday something aches so much where you just want to chop it off just to get some sleep.

DT: What are some common misperceptions about performing

artists? OR: A lot of people think that

art is an easy career to pursue. I have a friend who majored in psychology as well as dance and she said dance was the hardest.

DT: What training do dancers receive?

OR: We get trained in ballet, modern and jazz technique. We also take courses in kinesiology,

pedagogy, history, theory, impro-visation, composition, dance for children and theatrical makeup. We need to workout outside of class and make sure we get enough rest. We rehearse a lot where we learn how to collabo-rate with others and perform.

DT: What is one of your most memorable moments as a per-forming artist?

OR: I was dancing and putting my heart out there on stage one night, and I felt like the audience was there on stage with me, like I have known them my whole life.

DT: Do you get nervous as when you are performing?

OR: Before the whole show actually starts we all get ner-vous.

DT: What is the best thing about being on stage?

OR: Being on stage is like being on a canvas. The viewer obviously wants to see the art, and the art wants to be looked at. Showing what the human body can do and what we can accom-plish as people, shows we can do almost anything if we have a good heart and push for the best. We love to share with the audi-ence what we have discovered in movement and emotions. We thank them every night for com-ing when we bow.

By Cindy TulluesDaily Titan Staff Writer

Photo provided by oscar reyesOscar Reyes, CSUF dance major, lives and breathes dance. He wakes up every morning rushing to dance class and spends the evenings rehearsing.

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JACK’s MANNEquIN CoMEs AlIvE

ack’s Mannequin, rocked the crowd at a sold-out benefit con-cert at the Grove of Anaheim last Thursday.

The concert – sponsored by Chapman College and Saving Lives – raised money to benefit research for children’s cancer.

Andrew McMahon, Jack’s Mannequin’s lead singer and pianist, was diagnosed in 2005 with leukemia.

When I arrived at the concert around 6:45 p.m., the event had already col-lected a total of $40,000 for the cause.

Russel Hornbeek, director of Music Saves Lives, said they approached Jack’s Mannequin, and they accepted to participate in this event.

“Our goal is to reach 3,000 units [of blood] before the Warped Tour,” Hornbeek said.

Opening for Jack’s Mannequin was the band Turkish Rockets.

Although they were not bad for an opening act, they were less entertaining than the headlining band that night.

The crowd courteously cheered on the

Turkish Rockets, but waves of scream-ing exploded as the Jack’s Mannequin’s banner was unveiled.

It was the first time I had seen that kind of audience response without the actual band members being present.

When it was time for the band to perform they were greeted with yelling and applause.

The stage set up of the stage was very unique. The main focus was the black grand piano center stage with the drums elevated behind the piano with guitarists sprinkled on either side.

The band played about a dozen songs, and a few ending cover songs, yet the best and funniest part of the show is how McMahon tells little stories between sets.

McMahon told the audience about how his illness made the song “La La Lie” more meaningful.

He also told stories about his senior prom, which happened to be at the Grove.

McMahon said that he spent his prom night “trying to get laid.”

Jack’s Mannequin’s CD is titled “Everything in Transit”, and is available in stores.

For more information on Music Saves Lives visit www.musicsaveslives.com.

By Jackie KimmelDaily Titan Columnist

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Jack’s Mannequin’s lead singer Andrew McMahon, the piano man who fronts Something Corporate, performs at the Grove of Anahiem on April 27 for The Big Event show benefitting the CHOC children center.

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