2008 Central Michigan Chippewas - Rec. Class

Central Michigan Chippewas 2008 Head Coach: Butch Jones

Central Michigan Chippewas

2008 Recruiting Class

Star of the Class

Jahleel Addae RB 5-9 176 Valrico, Fla./Riverview HS
Ran for 1,426 yards and 15 touchdowns in 2007 … third team Class 6A all-state honoree … Tampa Tribune All-Hillsborough County first team selection … rushed for 1,051 yards and 11 scores in 2006 … all-county second team selection by the Tampa Tribune and St. Petersburg Times in 2006 … just the second player in school history to rush for 1,000 yards in three different seasons … ran for 1,276 yards and 15 touchdowns as a sophomore … earned second team all-state accolades as a sophomore

Potential Instant Impact Players

Armond Staten LB 6-1 205 Detroit, Mich./Inkster HS
Three-year starter … No. 46 on Detroit Free Press Fab 50 … No. 53 on Detroit News Blue Chip list … named to Detroit Free Press All-West second team … helped lead Inkster to a 12-2 record and the Division 6 state championship game in 2006 … set a single-season school record with 24 sacks as a junior in 2006 … finished career with 35 sacks and four interceptions … recorded 72 tackles in 2007 … three-sport athlete who earned two varsity letters in basketball and three in track

John Williams DL 6-0 270 Miami, Fla./Miami Central HS
Four-year letterman … named to Miami Herald All-Dade 6A-4A second team in 2007… selected to play in Dade-Broward All-Star Game … played in Florida North/South All-Star Game … recorded 45 tackles, seven sacks, three fumble recoveries and one forced fumble in 2007

Rest of the Class
Jahleel Addae RB 5-9 176 Valrico, Fla./Riverview HS
David Blackburn TE 6-3 245 Detroit, Mich./Warren De La Salle HS
John Carr DB 6-2 180 Plantation, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas HS
Derek Carter DB 6-0 183 Sunrise, Fla./Dillard HS
Grant Cartwright OL 6-5 245 Westville, Ind./Chesterton HS
Paris Cotton RB 5-9 175 Miami, Fla./Hialeah HS
Cedric Fraser WR 6-3 180 Pembroke Pines, Fla./Everglades HS
Kashawn Fraser DE 6-3 215 Coconut Creek, Fla./Monarch HS
Jerry Harris WR 6-3 182 Delray Beach, Fla./Boca Raton HS
Richard Hayes OL 6-3 275 Lindenhurst, Ill./Lakes Community HS
Darren Keyton OL 6-3 275 Traverse City, Mich./Traverse City West HS
Yvener Lisca DB 5-9 170 Miami, Fla./Hialeah HS
Ryan Radcliff QB 6-2 195 Hicksville, Ohio/Fairview HS
Mike Repovz DE 6-4 243 Lansing, Mich./Lansing Catholic HS
Bryan Schroeder RB 5-9 212 Corydon, Ind./North Harrison HS
Valtorrey Showers WR 5-9 170 Detroit, Mich./Crockett HS
Armond Staten LB 6-1 205 Detroit, Mich./Inkster HS
Darryll Stinson DE 6-6 225 Jackson, Mich./Jackson HS
Lorenzo White DB 6-0 170 Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Dillard HS
John Williams DL 6-0 270 Miami, Fla./Miami Central HS
LaVarus Williams DB 5-11 185 Indianapolis, Ind./Ben Davis HS
Steve Winston DE 6-3 235 Muskegon Heights, Mich./Muskegon Heights HS

- 2007 CMU Season
- 2007 CMU Preview 
- 2006 CMU Season

2007 Schedule
CFN Prediction: 8-4
2007 Record: 8-6

Sept. 1 at Kansas L 52-7
Sept. 8 Toledo W 52-38
Sept. 15 at Purdue  45-22
Sept. 22 North Dakota St L 44-14
Sept. 29 Northern Illinois W 35-10
Oct. 6 at Ball State W 58-38
Oct. 13 Army W 47-23
Oct. 20 at Clemson L 70-14
Oct. 27 at Kent State W 41-32
Nov. 6 at Western Mich W 34-31
Nov. 17 Eastern Mich L 48-45
Nov. 23 at Akron W 35-32
MAC Championship
Dec. 1 Miami Univ. W 35-10
Motor City Bowl
Dec. 26 Purdue L 51-48

2008 Early Lookahead
Why to get excited: Can you say three-peat? It's all there for yet another title with two-time MAC Player of the Year Dan LeFevour leading an offense with nine starters returning. The offense should be the best in the league again, and while the defense was abysmal last year, it should be better with eight starters back. It can't be any worse. It might fly under the radar, but getting head coach Butch Jones back could be the biggest factor in the MAC race. In the hunt for the West Virginia job, he's back for at least one more go-around.
Why to be grouchy: The defense might get most of the starters back, but it loses the three best players in LBs Red Keith and Ike Brown along with DT Steven Friend. CMU might still be the favorite to win the MAC title, but the rest of the league is a whole bunch better from top to bottom. No conference in America has more experience returning, and it's going to be more of a dogfight than ever.
The number one thing to work on is: Pass defense. The offense will put up points in bunches and should be among the most productive in the nation, but it won't matter against the better teams if the secondary continues to stink. There wasn't any pass rush to help the cause, but the corners have to be far better and the safeties have to provide more help.
Biggest offensive loss: OG Eric Tunney
Biggest defensive loss: LB Red Keith
Best returning offensive player: QB Dan LeFevour, Jr.
Best returning defensive player: LB Nick Bellore, Soph.

2007 Recap
Recap: Losing head coach Brian Kelly to Cincinnati never looked more unsettling than when the Chippewas started the season 1-3, including a 44-14 loss to North Dakota State.  Central Michigan rallied, however, behind the dual-threat heroics of QB Dan LeFevour to win eight games and a MAC championship for the second year in-a-row.  LeFevour was otherworldly throughout his sophomore season, joining Vince Young as the only players to pass for 3,000 yards and rush for 1,000 more in a single season, while offsetting a Chippewa D that ranked among the worst in the league.

Offensive Player of the Year: QB Dan LeFevour

Defensive Player of the Year: LB Red Keith

Biggest Surprise: WR/KR Antonio Brown.  Central Michigan needed a complement to Bryan Anderson in the passing game, and Brown stepped up with a school-record 102 receptions, giving the Chips the MAC Freshman of the Year for the second straight season.       

Biggest Disappointment: The Chippewas road to a conference title took a detour on Nov. 16, a 48-45 loss to lowly Eastern Michigan.  As usual, Central Michigan had no problems scoring points, but was equally generous on defense, allowing Pierre Walker and Andy Schmitt to combine for 210 yards and six touchdowns on the ground.     

Looking Ahead: With Butch Jones now settled in as the head coach and LeFevour back for a third season, Central Michigan will be the heavy favorite to repeat in the MAC.  Although the defense loses just three starters, all three were on the postseason honor roll in 2007, a concern for an already overmatched unit.

Dec. 1
MAC Championship
Central Michigan 35 ... Miami University 10
Dan LeFevour ran for 170 yards and touchdowns from 21 and 29 yards out, and threw for 185 yards with scoring passes from three yards away to Kito Poblah on the way to a second straight MAC championship. Miami got a 38-yard Nathan Parseghian field goal in the third quarter and a 12-yard Armand Robinson touchdown catch in the fourth, but CMU had control of the game throughout. Ontario Sneed ran for two fourth quarter scores for the Chippewas.
Player of the game: Central Michigan QB Dan LeFevour completed 24 of 34 passes for 185 yards and a touchdown with two interceptions, and ran 20 times for 170 yards and two scores.
Stat Leaders: Miami University - Passing: Daniel Raudabaugh, 29-50, 254 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing: Daniel Raudabaugh, 4-21. Receiving: Eugene Harris, 6-41
Central Michigan - Passing: Dan LeFevour, 24-34, 185 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing: Dan LeFevour, 20-170, 2 TD. Receiving: Antonio Brown, 6-30
Whoopty doo. What does it all mean, Basil? ... Miami had a strong bounceback season from the 2006 disaster, but with the loss to Ohio before getting run over in the MAC Championship, the bowl dream is now gone. CMU's Dan LeFevour proved to be too much to handle, while the MU running game never got going with the offense revolving all around QB Daniel Raudabaugh. MU had to come up with a defensive gem to pull off the upset, and couldn't.

Nov 23
Central Michigan 35 ... Akron 32
CMU scored 15 points in the final seven minutes to stun Akron. The Zips held a 32-20 lead midway through the fourth quarter helped by touchdown runs from 61 and 56 yards out by Bryan Williams, and a 64-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown by Andre Jones. But CMU would hang around with a 43-yard Dan LeFevour touchdown dash along with a 27-yard pass to Bryan Anderson. Akron had control late with a chance to put it away on a long pass, but it was called back on a holding penalty and CMU took advantage of the shift in momentum with a 30-yard Kito Poblah score and a one-yard LeFevour run, and a two-point conversion from Duane Brooks, to put it away. Akron's final drive was snuffed out on the first play by an interception.
Player of the game: Central Michigan QB Dan LeFevour completed 33 of 54 passes for 382 yards and two touchdowns with two interceptions, and ran 16 times for 132 yards and two scores.
Stat Leaders: Akron - Passing: Chris Jacquemain, 23-38, 210 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Bryan Williams, 18-145, 2 TD. Receiving: Jabari Arthur, 8-111
Central Michigan - Passing: Dan LeFevour, 33-54, 382 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing: Dan LeFevour, 16-132, 2 TD. Receiving: Antonio Brown, 15-174
Whoopty doo. What does it all mean, Basil? ... CMU can breathe a sigh of relief. The last thing it wanted to do was go into the MAC title game on a two-game losing streak and needing a win to avoid a losing regular season, and it came through in the clutch with Dan LeFevour saving the day to beat Akron. It shouldn't have come down to a late rally. CMU outgained the Zips 639 yards to 323, but three turnovers and ten penalties were killers. Outside of giving up two huge runs, the defense didn't do an awful job, and it came through when it had to in the fourth quarter. Now the team can finally focus on Miami and a second straight MAC title.

Nov 16
Eastern Michigan 48 ... Central Michigan 45
Pierre Walker scored his third touchdown with 3:08 to play, but the extra point failed allowing CMU one final shot in the shootout. Dan LeFevour got the Chippewas down to the EMU 14, but an unsportsmanlike penalty pushed it back to the 34 and a fourth and 30. Andrew Aguila's 52-yard field goal attempt went wide left to seal the Eagle win. LeFevour ran for three touchdowns for CMU on the way to a 38-28 lead, but the Eagle rallied in the fourth quarter on a three-yard Andy Schmitt touchdown run, his third score of the day, and Walker ran for an 11-yard score to give EMU the lead, before Justin Hoskins ran for a 12-yard touchdown to give CMU its final lead.
Player of the game: Eastern Michigan RB Pierre Walker ran 31 times for 149 yards and three touchdowns
Stat Leaders: Eastern Michigan - Passing: Andy Schmitt, 25-34, 212 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Pierre Walker, 31-149, 3 TD. Receiving: Jacory Stone, 7-58
Central Michigan - Passing: Dan LeFevour, 26-47, 246 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Justin Hoskins, 11-133, 2 TD. Receiving: Justin Gardner, 7-65
Whoopty doo. What does it all mean, Basil? ... The defense isn't getting better. Not only has it not improved, it's gotten worse with a lousy performance against an average Eastern Michigan offense now throwing a scare into the final few games. Now a win over Akron is a must or else the MAC title game will also be for a bowl bid. The offense almost pulled out the win this week, but a bad penalty ruined the shot at the comeback win. It should've never gotten to that point. The possible MAC champion shouldn't lose in the final home game of the year to a team like Eastern Michigan.

Nov. 7
Central Michigan 34 ... Western Michigan 31
Central Michigan sealed the MAC West title with a one-yard Dan LeFevour sneak with 12 seconds to play, after just missing on a sneak on the play before, to cap a wild fourth quarter. CMU held a 10-7 after three, and then the fireworks began with each team scoring 24 points in the fourth quarter. Western Michigan got two Tim Hiller touchdown passes in the final frame to keep up with CMU, who got a five-yard LeFevour run along with a 14-yard touchdown pass to Antonio Brown as the two defenses couldn't come up with a stop until late. Trying to run out the clock, LeFevour fumbled leading to a 15-yard Brandon West touchdown with 1:34 to play for a 31-27 WMU lead. A long pass to Bryan Anderson set up the final score, going 65 yards in eight plays.
Player of the game: Central Michigan QB Dan LeFevour completed 23 of 38 passes for 235 yards and a touchdowns with an interception, and ran 18 times for 72 yards and two scores.
Stat Leaders: Central Michigan - Passing: Dan LeFevour, 23-35, 235 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Den LeFevour, 18-72, 2 TD. Receiving: Bryan Anderson, 7-120
Western Michigan - Passing: Tim Hiller, 27-37, 311 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Brandon West, 12-72, 1 TD. Receiving: Herb Martin, 7-38, 1 TD
Whoopty doo. What does it all mean, Basil? ... The defense might not be able to come up with a big stop against a hot passer, but it doesn't matter. CMU is going back to the MAC title game after a thrilling win over WMU thanks to the running of Dan LeFevour. Everyone tried to get involved in the first three quarters, but it wasn't until LeFevour started taking off that the offense started to shine. While everything is wrapped up, for now, it'll be vital to not let down against Eastern Michigan or Akron over the next two weeks and start to get some defensive momentum. Fortunately there's time off before dealing with them.

Oct. 27
Central Michigan 41 ... Kent State 32
Central Michigan cranked out 580 yards of total offense with Dan LeFevour connecting on three touchdowns passes and Justin Hoskins scored twice. Kent State kept pace early with two Nate Reed field goals, and three Giorgio Morgan touchdown passes. A 14-yard Eugene Jarvis touchdown run pulled KSU within six, but CMU's defense held in the fourth quarter.
Player of the game: Central Michigan QB Dan LeFevour completed 33 of 43 passes for 359 yards and three touchdowns with an interception, and ran 12 times for 75 yards
Stat Leaders: Central Michigan - Passing: Dan LeFevour, 33-43, 359 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Justin Hoskins, 24-151, 2 TD. Receiving: Bryan Anderson, 10-142, 1 TD
Kent State - Passing: Giorgio Morgan, 18-28, 247 yds, 3 TD
Rushing: Eugene Jarvis, 19-156, 1 TD. Receiving: Phil Garner, 7-89, 1 TD
Whoopty doo. What does it all mean, Basil? ... How can the offense be so good one week, and so horrific another? Yeah, Kent State isn't Clemson, but the Chippewa attack is night-and-day different when it gets into MAC play. Dan LeFevour has cemented himself as the MAC Player of the Year, and while the title is there for the taking, there's a little matter of getting by Western Michigan first. If the offense stays as balanced as it was this week, no one else will be able to come close.

Oct. 20
Clemson 70 ... Central Michigan 14
Clemson cranked out 656 yards of total offense with Cullen Harper throwing five touchdown passes including two to Aaron Kelly from 63 and five yards out. James Davis added three touchdown runs and Jacoby Ford scored from 36 and eight yards out. This all came in 51 minutes, after CMU got on the board first with the first of two Duane Brooks touchdown catches. The second wouldn't come until midway through the third when the Tigers were up 42-7. Clemson converted 12 of 16 third down chances.
Player of the game: Clemson QB Cullen Harper completed 20 of 22 passes for 273 yards and five touchdowns with an interception
Stat Leaders: Clemson - Passing: Cullen Harper, 20-22, 273 yds, 5 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Sadat Chambers, 10-112, 1 TD. Receiving: Aaron Kelly, 7-121, 2 TD
Central Michigan - Passing: Dan LeFevour, 20-34, 204 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Carl Volny, 10-36. Receiving: Antonio Brown, 6-40
Whoopty doo. What does it all mean, Basil? ... Fine, so this is going to be CMU's M.O. It's going to win the MAC games and be awful against everyone else. At the end of the day, that's not that big a deal as long as the team gears it up over the next few weeks on the road against Kent State and Western Michigan. With four road games in the final five, starting with the blasting by Clemson in Death Valley, the offense will have to do more to keep its defense off the field, meaning the running game will have to be more consistent and not just reliant on Dan LeFevour for everything.

Oct. 13
Central Michigan 47 ... Army 23
Dan LeFevour ran for touchdowns from one, 17, four and five yards out, and threw first half scoring passes to Bryan Anderson and Justin Hoskins as CMU rolled to a 33-9 lead and cruised from there. Army had its moments thanks to a huge day from Jeremy Trimble, who caught touchdown passes from eight and 21 yards out, and finished with 169 receiving yards, but it wasn't nearly enough. CMU forced seven turnovers, with five interceptions, including three and a 15-yard pick six from Josh Gordy.
Player of the game: Central Michigan QB Dan LeFevour completed 30 of 39 passes for 251 yards and two touchdowns with an interception, and ran 14 times for 100 yards and four touchdowns.
Stat Leaders: Central Michigan - Passing: Dan LeFevour, 30-39, 251 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: Dan LeFevour, 14-100, 4 TD. Receiving: Antonio Brown, 8-69
Army - Passing: Carson Williams, 18-23, 201 yds, 2 TD, 3 INT
Rushing: Tony Dace, 14-46. Receiving: Jeremy Trimble, 11-169, 2 TD
Whoopty doo. What does it all mean, Basil? ... Dan LeFevour had a big game against Ball State last week, and went wild on Army this week to show that he's back to MAC Player of the Year status, and the team is back to being the favorite for the title. As good as the offense was, it got a ton of help from a defense that forced turnover after turnover. Josh Gordy made life miserable for the Black Knights, while Red Keith appeared to be in on ever tackle. It'll be interesting to see if the momentum can carry over to the road trip to Clemson, but more importantly, the Chippewas have to go on the road to face Western Michigan and Kent State.

Oct. 6
Central Michigan 58 ... Ball State 38
Dan LeFevour accounted for 506 yards of total offense as CMU ripped apart Ball State for 658 yards in a breathtaking performance. The Chippewas got up 14-0 on touchdown runs from Justin Hoskins and Antonio Brown, but Ball State answered with a 100-yard Dante Love kickoff return for a score. And then LeFevour went to work, throwing two second quarter touchdown passes, and then connected with Bryan Anderson on scoring strikes from 39 and 24 yards out to break the game open early in the third. Ball State stayed alive with a one-yard Koreen Burch touchdown run, and a 22-yard Darius Hill scoring grab, but CMU pulled away with ease on a 15-play, 80-yard drive finishing up with a one-yard LeFevour scoring run.
Player of the game: Central Michigan QB Dan LeFevour went 30-of-38 for 360 yards, five touchdowns and an interception, rushing for 146 yards and a score on 16 carries.
Stat Leaders: Central Michigan - Passing: Dan LeFevour, 30-38, 360 yds, 5 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing: Dan LeFevour, 16-146, 1 TD. Receiving: Bryan Anderson, 10-154, 2 TDs
Ball State - Passing: Nate Davis, 16-35, 204 yds, 1 TD
Rushing: Koreen Burch, 17-67, 1 TD. Receiving: Darius Hill, 4-63, 1 TD
Whoopty doo. What does it all mean, Basil? ... Nate Davis, Nate Davis, Nate Davis. With all the talk about the star Ball State quarterback, everyone seemed to have forgotten about Dan LeFevour; the best quarterback in the league last year. So now CMU has established what it's going to be. The defense will struggle, but the offense will show up against the MAC teams and simply outbomb its way to a big year. Now the team gets two games away from conference play before going on the road to face Kent State and Western Michigan.

Sept. 29
Central Michigan 35 ... Northern Illinois 10
Talk about two different halves. The two teams bombed away in the first half, with CMU getting a 32-yard touchdown catch from QB Dan LeFevour, along with a two-yard scoring run, and Justin Hoskins scored from 40 and five yards out. NIU hit the home run with a 92-yard Matt Simon touchdown catch, but CMU answered with Antonio Brown returning the ensuing kickoff for a score. Neither team scores in the second half, with NIU turning it over four times.
Player of the game: Central Michigan QB Dan LeFevour went 18-of-27 for 172 yards, ran for 42 yards and a score on nine carries, and caught a 32-yard touchdown pass.
Stat Leaders: Northern Illinois - Passing: Dan Nicholson, 21-41, 293 yds, 1 TD, 2 INTs
Rushing: Justin Anderson, 28-157. Receiving: Matt Simon, 9-205, 1 TD
Central Michigan - Passing: Dan LeFevour, 18-27, 172 yds
Rushing: Justin Hoskins, 14-93, 2 TDs. Receiving: Antonio Brown, 7-74
Whoopty doo. What does it all mean, Basil? ... CMU might have forced five Northern Illinois turnovers, and might have gotten off to such a hot start that it didn't have to really try in the second half, but it has to be a concern that the D allowed so many big plays, and got bombed on for 521 yards. This still isn't the machine it was last year offensively, and it'll need to be against Ball State next week. The secondary as to be night-and-day more effective to come away with the win.

Sept. 22
North Dakota State 44 ... Central Michigan 14
NDSU had few problems coming up with long scoring drives, holding on to the ball for over 36 minutes, as Tyler Roehl ran for three second half touchdowns and Steve Walker threw a seven yard touchdown pass on 25 of 30 passing. CMU turned it over three times and rarely got any significant drives moving, only generating points on a five-yard Justin Hoskins touchdown run in the second quarter and a five-yard Antonio Brown scoring catch in the third.
Player of the game: North Dakota State RB Tyler Roehl rushed 30 times for 143 yards and three touchdowns, while catching six passes for 39 yards.
Stat Leaders: North Dakota State - Passing: Steve Walker, 25-30, 261 yds, 1 TD
Rushing: Tyler Roehl, 30-143, 3 TDs. Receiving: Alex Belquist, 8-122
Central Michigan - Passing: Dan LeFevour, 25-40, 186 yds, 1 TD, 2 INTs
Rushing: Dan LeFevour, 9-49. Receiving: Antonio Brown, 9-54, 1 TD
Whoopty doo. What does it all mean, Basil? ... The Chippewas had better come up with a defensive stop in a real hurry or this will be a long, long season. Giving up big yards and tons of points to Purdue and Kansas is one thing, but to have no prayer of stopping North Dakota State from driving the ball at will is another. CMU's offense isn't blameless, generating just 91 rushing yards and doing nothing to keep the chains moving. The score could've been a lot worse had NDSU not bogged down early, taking field goals instead of touchdowns. All can be forgotten with a MAC win over Northern Illinois, but the Ball State game could potentially be ugly.

Sept. 15
Purdue 45 ... Central Michigan 22
Purdue jumped out to a 38-0 lead helped by two Curtis Painter touchdown passes, Kory Sheets touchdown runs from 17 and seven yards, and a 19-yard Jaycen Taylor score. Central Michigan bounced back with 22 second half points with Justin Hoskins scoring twice and Justin Gardner scoring from 14 yard out, but the Boilermakers stopped the threat with a five-yard Selwyn Lymon touchdown catch. The teams combined for 1,048 yards of total offense.
Player of the game: Purdue QB Curtis Painter was 29-of-39 for 360 yards and three touchdown passes.
Stat Leaders: Central Michigan - Passing: Dan LeFevour, 35-56, 364 yds, 2 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing: Ontario Sneed, 14-41. Receiving: Bryan Anderson, 10-101
Purdue - Passing: Curtis Painter, 29-39, 360 yds, 3 TDs
Rushing: Kory Sheets, 21-144, 2 TDs. Receiving: Dorien Bryant, 6-95
Whoopty doo. What does it all mean, Basil? ... It's almost like the offense needs a little while to get warmed up. Unfortunately, by that point, the defense has already gotten the team out of the game. Purdue's offense really is that good, so there's no reason to be too upset about giving up 583 yards, but now the battles against high-octane attacks stops for awhile. The team needs to get its groove back against North Dakota State before facing Northern Illinois.

Sept. 8
Central Michigan 52 ... Toledo 38
Central Michigan blew open a 31-31 game with 21 unanswered points in the fourth quarter as Ontario Sneed ran for two scores and Bryan Anderson caught Dan LeFevour's second touchdown pass of the day. The two teams traded punches for three quarters with CMU getting two LeFevour rushing touchdowns and a 15-yard Sneed dash, while Toledo's main highlight was a 47-yard touchdown pass from WR Nick Moore to Stephen Williams. Moore also caught a four-yard touchdown pass to help Aaron Opelt riddle the CMU defense for 334 passing yards.
Player of the game ... Central Michigan RB Ontario Sneed ran 29 times for 168 yards and three touchdowns and caught three passes for 44 yards.
Stat Leaders: Central Michigan - Passing: Dan LeFevour, 22-32, 244 yds, 2 TD
Rushing: Ontatio Sneed, 29-168, 3 TD  Receiving: Antonio Brown, 9-105, 1 TD
Toledo - Passing: Aaron Opelt, 25-41, 334 yds, 2 TD
Rushing: Jalen Parmele, 22-66   Receiving: Stephen Williams, 6-157, 1 TD
Whoopty doo. What does it all mean, Basil? ... The blueprint has basically been written for CMU. The defense isn't going to stop anyone, so the offense is going to have to be balanced, explosive, and timely all season long. Kansas did what it wanted to on the Chippewa defense, and Toledo bombed away for 381 yards. The offense owned the fourth quarter with 21 points while holding on to the ball for 10:30. Keep an eye on the Purdue game next week; the two teams should combine for close to 1,000 yards of offense.

Sept. 1
Kansas 52 .. Central Michigan 7
Kansas shocked the defending MAC champions with a 35-point first half as Todd Reesing threw four touchdown passes to four different receivers and Rain Pendleton returned a punt 77 yards for a score. The onslaught continued in the second half as Jake Sharp ran for a three-yard score and Scott Webb nailed a 34-yard field goal for a 45-0 lead before CMU finally got on the board with a 16-yard Bryan Anderson touchdown catch. Kerry Meier came in for Reesing in garbage time and hit Pendleton for a 21-yard touchdown.  .
Player of the game ... Kansas QB Todd Reesing completed 20 of 29 passes for 261 yards and four touchdowns and ran six times for eight yards
Stat Leaders: Central Michigan - Passing: Dan LeFevour, 19-37, 172 yds, 1 TD
Rushing: Justin Hoskins, 4-27  Receiving: Bryan Anderson, 7-62, 1 TD
Kansas - Passing: Todd Reesing, 20-29, 261 yds, 4 TD
Rushing: Brandon McAnderson, 16-110   Receiving: Marcus Henry, 7-103, 1 TD
Whoopty doo. What does it all mean, Basil? ... What the heck was that? Did Brian Kelly really mean that much to the team's success? Apparently so, as Kansas did whatever it wanted to offensively while the offense was as inept as it was amazing last year. The running game was ineffective to say the least, and ten penalties didn't help things. Toledo's offense will roll at will unless major changes are made over the next week. Call it one bad week. If CMU turns it around and beats the Rockets, all will be forgotten.