Bowling Green 2012 Recruiting

Bowling Green Falcons 2012 ... Head Coach: Dave Clawson

Bowling Green Falcons

2011 Record: 5-7

Sep. 1 at Idaho W 32-15
Sep. 10 Morgan State W 58-13
Sep. 17 Wyoming L 28-27
Sep. 24 at Miami Univ. W 37-23
Oct. 1 at West Virginia L 55-10
Oct. 8 at Western Mich L 45-21
Oct. 15 Toledo L 28-21
Oct. 22 Temple W 13-10
Oct. 29 at Kent State L 27-15
Nov. 8 Northern Illinois L 45-14
Nov. 16 Ohio
Nov. 19 OPEN DATE
Nov. 25 at Buffalo L 42-28

2010 CFN Prediction: 4-8
2010 Record: 2-10

Sept. 4 at Troy L 30-27
Sept. 11 at Tulsa L 33-20
Sept. 18 Marshall W 44-28
Sept. 25 at Michigan L 65-21
Oct. 2 Buffalo L 28-26
Oct. 9 at Ohio L 49-25
Oct. 16 at Temple L 28-27
Oct. 23 Kent State L 30-6
Oct. 30 at Central Mich W 17-14
Nov. 6 OPEN DATE
Nov. 10 Miami Univ. L 24-21
Nov. 17 at Toledo L 33-14
Nov. 26 Western Mich L 41-7
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The Entire 2012 Recruiting Class

Top 5 Bowling Green Recruits To Care About
Player writeups by Scout.com

1. OT Logan Dietz
6-5, 265, Scout.com 65th ranked, three-star offensive tackle

2. S James Sanford
6-2, 185, Scout.com 81st ranked, three-star safety

3. CB James White
6-1, 175, Scout.com 83rd ranked, three-star corner

4. CB Josh Pettus
5-11, 195, Scout.com two-star JUCO transfer

5. OG David Kekuewa
6-3, 315, Scout.com two-star JUCO transfer

The 2012 Class Was Heavy On... Offensive tackle. Apparently, it’s time to start blocking someone with most of the emphasis on offensive tackle with a strong MAC class being put together. Defensively, the linebacking corps is loading up for the second time in three years, especially for the inside, with some terrific athletes coming in. After a few years in the weight room, there’s a lot to be excited about.

Team Concerns For 2012: Will the Falcons have a running game? That’s why the focus on the offensive line, but four starters are back and they have to be better. However, center Ben Bojicic was among the best in the MAC. The receiving corps will struggle without Kamar Jorden and Adrian Hodges, and it’ll be up to several untested players to show they’re ready to play

Looking Ahead To The 2012 Season: Will Bowling Green actually have a strong defense for once? After starting a slew of underclassmen last year, and with ten starters returning, it can’t be anything but stronger. The passing attack gets QB Matt Schilz back with two years of experience, but the top targets are gone. Four starters are back on a line that did a great job in pass protection.

The 2011 Class Was Heavy On ... Defensive linemen. Getting a smallish, talented playmaking quarterback in Matt Johnson should give the team an interesting player to work around over the next few years, but the most immediate help comes to the offensive line, mostly helped by JUCO transfers Scott Hodges and Dominique Wharton. The most overall talent, though, is on the defensive front led by ends Bryan Baird and Zach Colvin.

2010 CFN Recruiting Ranking: 92. That Class Was Heavy On ... Linebackers. Head coach Dave Clawson had an eye towards the future last year by trying hardest to bring in good quarterbacks. Even so, he brought aboard two more this year led by Caleb Watkins, a strong all-around playmaker who could get an honest shot at the job right away. Don't be stunned if RB Jamel Martin and WR Marcus Beaurem aren't a part of the mix right away. While the offense will keep rolling, the Falcons beefed up the defense with a slew of small, athletic, safety-sized linebackers.

2009 CFN Recruiting Ranking: 82. That Class Was Heavy On ... Quarterbacks. New head coach Dave Clawson needs quarterbacks to work with for the near future, and he brought in three of them with Matthew Schilz the best of the lot, Austin Collier a more mobile option, and Alex Thomas a dark-horse bomber who could be in the mix a few years from now.

Nov. 25 Bowling Green 42 … at Buffalo 28
(AP) AMHERST, N.Y. -- Matt Schilz threw for four touchdowns to help Bowling Green rally and beat Buffalo 42-28 Saturday in the season finale for both teams.

Schilz gave Bowling Green (5-7, 3-5 Mid-American Conference) a 21-20 lead on his 19-yard strike to Eugene Cooper with 23 seconds remaining in the first half. The Falcons then took a commanding 35-20 lead behind touchdown runs by John Pettigrew and Jamel Martin. Schilz capped off the scoring burst with a 64-yard bomb to Kamar Jorden to take a 42-20 lead with 45 seconds left to play in the third quarter.

Buffalo (3-9, 2-6) did not reach the end zone again until Chazz Anderson's 7-yard touchdown run with 1:01 left in the fourth quarter.

Schilz finished with 236 yards passing on 14-of-31 attempts. Cooper was his favorite receiver, grabbing six passes for 90 yards.

Branden Oliver led the way for Buffalo, tallying 127 yards on 34 carries.

Nov. 8 at Northern Illinois 45 … Bowling Green 14 

Oct. 29 at Kent State 27 … Bowling Green 15 

Oct. 22 at Bowling Green 13 … Temple 10  

Oct. 15 Toledo 28 … at Bowling Green 21
CFN Analysis: The Falcons are more competitive, but they’re still not throwing as well as they should and the lack of a steady running game was a problem late against Toledo. Matt Schilz threw 42 times, but he was off a bit hitting on just half of his passes. Anthon Samuel ran for 105 yards, but when the offense needed to start grinding out the clock, it had a hard time doing it. Dwayne Woods had a strong game making 11 tackles with a tackles for loss, but he and the defensive front couldn’t stop Morgan Williams and the Rockets when they had to. With Temple up next, the line has to be a rock against Bernard Pierce and the run. 

Oct. 8 at Western Michigan 45 … Bowling Green 21
CFN Analysis: The Falcons needed to bomb away to try to keep up, but the offense didn’t click well enough and the defense didn’t get the job done. They kept up for a while early, but they failed to keep up the pace and then it became bench-emptying time down 45-14 in the fourth. Kamar Jorden came up with a 57-yard scoring play, and Eugene Cooper came up with nine catches, but it didn’t matter. WMU might be the best team in the MAC, but Toledo and Temple are probably in the top three. Those two are up next, but they’re at home. Four of the next five games are at home, but there aren’t any layups with Northern Illinois and Ohio following the road game at Kent State. 

Oct. 1 at West Virginia 55 … Bowling Green 10
CFN Analysis: It’s not like the defense has been a rock so far, but it’s been good enough to get by on the way to a 3-1 start. West Virginia’s attack was coming out smoking after the LSU game, and the Falcons just so happened to be the team that caught the wrath. Even so, they’re supposed to have the offense to keep up the pace with just about anyone, but instead Matt Schilz couldn’t find anything deep finishing with just 114 yards and a touchdown with three picks. Turnovers have been a problem, and giving it away five times against a team as good as WVU is deadly. The O has to be more prepared for a shootout with a trip to Western Michigan up next.

Sept. 24 Bowling Green 37 … at Miami University 23
CFN Analysis: All of a sudden, Bowling Green has a bit of a running game. A 96-yard touchdown dash to put the game away helped, and true freshman Anthon Samuel might really turn out to be the team’s answer. He didn’t do too much else other than the big dash, but he’s proving to be good enough to get the ball in his hands. The defense did a nice job of letting Miami dink and dunk, but without anything big, while Matt Schilz and the passing game was effective at keeping control of the game. It’s firefight time up next with a trip to West Virginia before a showdown at Western Michigan, and unlike last year, the Falcons seem equipped for the battle.  

Sept. 17 Wyoming 28 … at Bowling Green 27
CFN Analysis: Bowling Green cranked out 514 yards of total offense, Matt Schilz ripped up 437 passing yards, and ten different receivers made plays, but the six turnovers and the failures on special teams, capped off by the blown extra point that would’ve tied the game in the final seconds, were too much to overcome. On the plus side, the passing game was fantastic and the offense continues to roll up yards in chunks, and the turnover problem is new. This game doesn’t matter in the overall scheme of things, and it might be a positive if it focuses the team more going into next week’s showdown in the MAC opener at Miami University. 

Sept. 10 at Bowling Green 58 … Morgan State 13  

Sept. 1 Bowling Green 32 … at Idaho 15
CFN Analysis: Bowling Green showed off … a running game? By far, the Falcons had the worst ground game in America last season, but they actually got it going a little bit on the ground with 187 yards with Anthony Samuel doing a terrific job with 141 yards, including a 52-yard dash to match the same amount of rushing yards that Idaho came up with. The passing attack was supposed to be able to blow up against the Vandals, and everyone else on the slate, and while Matt Schilz threw for 291 yards, the shocker was that Eugene Cooper came up with the big day receiving, with four catches for 110 yards and two scores, while Kamar Jorden caught four passes for 23 yards. With Morgan State and Wyoming up next, the Falcons should be able to better their two-win total of last year before starting off the MAC season at Miami.