Preview
2008
Projected MAC
Starting Lineups
Who
has the edge on a starting job going into the summer? What's the key
position to watch out for and what needs to be addressed before the
season starts? Here are the prjected starting lineups for every team.
Projected Starting Lineups
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Coming Wednesday: Pac 10, Sun Belt, WAC, Independents
EAST
Akron
QB
11 Chris Jacquemain, 6-2, 215, Jr.
RB 3 Dennis Kennedy, 5-11, 205, Sr.
FB 32 Joe Tuzze, 5-11, 215, Jr.
WR 21 Andre Jones, 5-11, 185, Sr.
WR 12 Jeremy Bruce, 5-10, 200, Jr.
TE 83 Merce Poindexter, 6-4, 250, Sr.
OT 74 Chris Kemme, 6-6, 305, Sr.
OG 71 Mike Ward, 6-3, 305, So.
C 51 Elliott Bates, 6-4, 295, Jr.
OG 78 Zack Anderson, 6-4, 305, Jr.
OT 75 Corey Woods, 6-5, 300, So.
PK 45 Igor Iveljic, 5-11, 190, So.
DE 56 Almondo Sewell, 6-3, 260, So.
NT 92 Ryan Bain, 6-2, 305, Jr.
DT 93 Eric Lively, 6-2, 275, Sr.
LB 23 Sean Fobbs, 6-1, 215, So.
LB 30 Kevin Grant, 6-2, 245, Sr.
LB 53 Doug Williams, 6-2, 235, Sr.
CB 1 Brandon Anderson, 5-11, 175, Sr.
Rover 27 Wayne Cobham, 6-2, 195, Jr.
SS 24 Bryan Williams, 6-0, 200, Sr.
Position Spotlight: Williams was
the team's leading rusher last season and its second best offensive
player behind WR Jabari Arthur, but with a good group of running
backs returning and problems in the secondary, the coaching staff
had to make a move. The ultra-athletic Williams appears to be a
natural strong safety; he isn't afraid to hit.
FS 2 Jalil Carter, 6-1, 190, So.
CB 11 Miguel Graham, 5-9, 160, Jr.
P 38 John Stec, 5-9, 190, Jr.
Bowling Green
QB 13
Tyler Sheehan, 6-3, 225, Jr.
RB 17
Anthony Turner, 6-2, 229, Sr.
FB 89
Jimmy Scheidler, 6-4, 240, Jr.
WR 1 Corey Partridge, 5-11, 187, Sr.
WR 12 Chris Wright, 5-10, 190, Jr.
WR 7
Freddie Barnes, 6-2, 212, Jr.
LT 74
Jeff Fink, 6-5, 290, Sr.
LG 75
Shane Steffy, 6-3, 302, Jr.
C 61
Ben Bojicic, 6-4, 273, RFr.
RG 55
Brandon Curtis, 6-2, 285, 5-Sr
RT 56
Tyler Donahue, 6-6, 281, So.
PK 41 Sinisa Vrvilo, 6-1, 234, Sr.
DE 99 Diyral Briggs, 6-4, 230, Sr.
Position Spotlight: The Falcon
offense gets all of the headlines, but Briggs showed this off-season
that the defense might be the focus come fall. Briggs was a star
last year, earning All-MAC honors, but he appears to have stepped
his game up a few notches as he was unblockable all through spring
ball.
NG 63
Orlando Barrow, 6-2, 287, So.
DT 58
Jacob Hardwick, 6-3, 260, Jr.
DE 51
Angelo Magnone, 6-3, 235, So.
LB 30
Erique Dozier, 6-0, 221, Sr.
LB 44
John Haneline, 6-2, 231, Sr.
LB 4
Jerett Sanderson, 6-0, 189, Jr.
CB 2
Antonio Smith, 5-10, 180, Sr.
RS 25
P.J. Mahone, 5-11, 201, Jr.
LS 24
Jahmal Brown, 5-10, 192, Jr.
CB 21
Kenny Lewis, 5-11, 185, Sr.
P 26 Nick Iovinelli, 6-0, 188, Jr.
Buffalo
QB 16
Drew Willy 6-3, 209, Sr.
RB 19
James Starks 6-2, 210, Jr.
FB 32
Chris Scharon 6-2, 242, Sr.
FL 18
Naaman Roosevelt 5-11, 184, Jr.
WR 21 Ernest Jackson 6-2, 215, Sr.
TE 82 Jesse Rack 6-3, 247, Jr.
LT 70
Ray Norell 6-6, 296, Sr.
LG 73
Peter Bittner 6-4, 293, So.
C 79
Chris Lauzze 6-2, 300, Sr.
RG 75
Jeff Niedermier 6-3, 310, Sr.
RT 78
Jordan Jerrold 6-8, 306, Jr.
PK 39
A.J. Principe 5-9, 165, So.
DE 48 Chris Callahan 6-3, 247, Sr.
DT 95
Ronald Hilaire 6-0, 288, Sr.
DT 74
Anel Montanez 5-11, 290, So.
DE 60
Mike Thompson 6-1, 278, Sr.
LB 26
John Syty 6-2, 190, RFr.
LB 41
Obi Ezemma 6-0, 215, Fr.
Position Spotlight: Don't get too
comfortable with the linebacker depth chart. This is the team's
biggest trouble area, and it's going to take all summer before a
starting three is found with several incoming recruits, banged up
veteran Larry Grant, and decent prospects like Raphael Akobundu
getting their chance at jobs. The speedy, but small Ezemma isn't an
ideal middle man, but he's promising.
LB 34
Justin Winters 5-11, 190, So.
CB 15
Josh Thomas 5-10, 175, So.
SS 7
Davonte Shannon 6-1, 180, So.
FS 30
Mike Newton 5-10, 195, Jr.
CB 25
Domonic Cook 5-9, 175, So.
P 11 Peter Fardon 6-2, 180, Fr.
Kent State
QB 1
Julian Edelman, 6-0, 198, Sr.
RB 6
Eugene Jarvis, 5-5, 170, Jr.
FL 9
Phil Garner, 5-11, 182, Jr.
HB 13
Leneric Muldrow, 5-8, 172, So.
SE 4
Shawn Bayes, 5-10, 181, Sr.
TE 26 Jameson Konz, 6-3, 222, Sr.
LT 56 Augustus Parrish, 6-5, 305, Sr.
LG 69
Michael Fay, 6-4, 265, RFr.
C 70
Josh Perry, 6-2, 295, Sr.
RG 76 Mike Roder, 6-4, 310, Jr.
RT 78
Pat Reedy, 6-4, 280, So.
PK 98 Nate Reed, 5-8, 178, Jr.
DE 90
Darrius Carter, 6-5, 245, Sr.
NT 74
Sam Frist, 6-4, 269, Jr.
DT 67
Aaron Hull, 6-0, 280, Jr.
Buck 49
Monte Simmons, 6-3, 220, So.
LB
54 Cedrick Maxwell, 5-10, 220, Sr.
LB 5 Stevon Moss, 5-11, 230, Sr.
LB 19 Derek Burrell, 6-2, 240, Sr.
HB 37
Kirk Belgrave, 6-1, 197, Jr.
SS 1
Will Johnson, 6-0, 200, So.
FS 31
Brian Lainhart, 6-1, 197, So.
CB 7
Rico Murray, 6-0, 196, Sr.
Position Spotlight: The secondary
will be the defense's biggest concern after losing star all-around
playmaker Jack Williams and decent safety Fritz Jacques, and that
means Murray, the only sure thing in the lot, must be steady from
the start. Teams are going to stay away from him as much as
possible, but he still has to come up with some big plays.
P 47 Jake Kilroy, 5-11, 210, Jr.
Miami University
QB
12 Daniel Raudabaugh, 6-4, 216, Jr.
Position Spotlight: Considering
Miami is one of the favorites to win the MAC title, its quarterback
situation is still shaky. With a loaded team, the coaching staff
wants a quarterback who doesn't screw up and can keep things moving.
Raudabaugh is the leader, but redshirt freshman Clay Belton came on
this spring and showed just enough to keep the job in question going
into the summer.
RB 34 Thomas Merriweather, 5-10, 200, So.
WR 2 Eugene Harris, 5-10, 185, So.
WR 1 Dustin Woods, 5-11, 187, Jr.
WR 17 Chris Givens, 6-2, 198, So.
TE 80 Tom Crabtree, 6-5, 247, Sr.
OT 55 Steve Sutter, 6-6, 278, Sr.
OG 68 Dave DiFranco, 6-3, 303, Sr.
C 52 Josh Satterthwait, 6-4, 300, Sr.
OG 75 Bob Gulley, 6-4, 292, So.
OT 76 Zachary Marshall, 6-7, 312, Jr.
PK 35 Nathan Parseghian, 6-2, 197, Sr.
DE 99 Travis Craven, 6-4, 261, Jr.
DT 90 Sean Redwine, 6-4, 274, So.
NT 93 Martin Channels, 6-0, 320, Jr.
DE 51 Joe Coniglio, 6-2, 253, Sr.
LB 44 Caleb Bostic, 6-3, 225, Jr.
LB 48 Joey Hudson, 6-2, 240, Sr.
LB 9 Clayton Mullins, 6-2, 235, Sr.
CB 26 Wendell Brunson, 5-11, 183, Jr.
SS 6 Robbie Wilson, 6-0, 214, Sr.
FS 22 Jordan Gafford, 6-0, 206, Jr.
CB 3 Jeff Thompson, 5-10, 185, Jr.
P 4 Jake Richardson, 6-1, 201,
Sr.
Ohio
QB 3 Theo Scott, 6-1, 197, Jr.
Position Spotlight: It was
supposedly a forgone conclusion that Scott would lead the offense
for the next few seasons, but star JUCO transfer Boo Jackson got off
the bus and almost won the job. He was terrific throughout the
off-season and was a machine in spring ball, but this is still
Scott's job to lose. Jackson just made it a battle.
RB 2 Chris Garrett, 5-8, 174, Jr.
FB 39 Mitch Morsillo, 6-1, 243, Jr.
WR 23 Taylor Price, 6-1, 184, Jr.
WR 7 LaVon Brazill, 5-10, 172, So.
TE 81 Andrew Mooney, 6-3, 233, Sr.
OT 74 Josh Leuck, 6-3, 289, Sr.
OG 76 Mike Eynon, 6-3, 305, Sr.
C 58 David White, 6-1, 289, Jr.
OG 61 Michael Philbin, 6-4, 302, Jr.
OT 57 Chris Rodgers, 6-5, 289, Jr.
PK 37 Barrett Way, 59, 178, So.
DE 92 Conor Reilly, 6-3, 247, Jr.
DT 5 Ernie Hodge, 6-2, 287, So.
NG 96 Jacob Williamson, 6-4, 283, Sr.
DE 90 Jameson Hartke, 6-4, 262, Sr.
LB 48 Jordan Meyers, 6-0, 220, Sr.
LB 47 Noah Keller, 6-1, 225, So.
LB 35 Michael Brown, 6-3, 230, Sr.
CB 24 Mark Parson, 5-10, 188, Sr.
SS 34 Michael Mitchell, 6-1, 217, Sr.
FS 42 Steven Jackson, 6-2, 196, Jr.
CB 9 Julian Posey, 5-11, 183, So.
P 43 Matt Schulte, 6-0, 179, So.
Temple
QB 13 Adam DiMichele, 6-1, 202, Sr.
RB 3 Marquise Liverpool, 5-11, 192, So.
WR 34 Jason Harper, 5-9, 195, Jr.
WR 22 Travis Shelton, 5-11, 186, Sr.
WR 82 Bruce Francis, 6-0, 188, Sr.
TE 86 Steve Maneri, 6-6, 268, Jr.
LT 63 Derek Dennis, 6-4, 306, So.
LG 97 Chris Tremel, 6-4, 303, So.
C 59 Alex Derenthal, 6-4, 298, Sr.
RG 66
Andre Douglas, 6-5, 308, Sr.
RT 71 Jabari Ferguson, 6-5, 305, Sr.
PK 47 Jake Brownell, 5-10, 185, Jr.
DE 93 Leyon Azubuike, 6-3, 265, Sr.
DT 92 Terrance Knighton, 6-4, 291, Sr.
NT 98 Andre Neblett, 6-2, 285, Jr.
DE 52 Brian Sanford, 6-2, 268, Jr.
LB 56 Amara Kamara, 6-2, 230, So.
LB 38 Alex Joseph, 6-2, 238, Jr.
Position Spotlight: The veteran
defense has several options to work around, but after this spring,
the star of the show might be Joseph in the middle. He hit
everything that moved showing good range and a more pop than
expected. He was always a good tackler, but now he appears ready to
become a great leader for the corps.
LB 58 Elijah “Peanut” Joseph, 6-2, 235, So.
CB 2 Daryl Robinson, 5-9, 178, So.
SS 21 Dominique Harris, 6-3, 218, Jr.
FS 16 Jaiquawn Jarrett, 6-2, 195, So.
CB 27 Jamal Schulters, 5-10, 186, So.
P 49 Jeff Wathne, 6-2, 195, So.
WEST
Ball State
QB
13 Nate Davis, 6-2, 217, Jr.
RB 33 MiQuale Lewis, 5-6, 184, Jr.
WR 86 Dante Love, 5-10, 179, Sr.
WR 4 Daniel Ifft, 6-3, 181, So.
Position Spotlight: It's not like
the offense was in need of receiving weapons with the return of
Darius Hill and Dante Love, but Ifft showed he could be more than
just an occasional option. With everyone paying attention to the
established veterans, Ifft should have a great season after showing
he could be consistent, and after finding a nose for the end zone,
to knock Louis Johnson out of a spot.
TE 88 Darius Hill, 6-6, 236, Sr.
TE 82 Madaris Grant, 6-5, 222, Jr.
OT 79 Andre Ramsey, 6-5, 304, Sr.
OG 74 Michael Switzer, 6-5, 277, So.
C 52 Dan Gerberry, 6-3, 292, Sr.
OG 66 Kreg Hunter, 6-3, 284, RFr.
OT 71 Robert Brewster, 6-5, 310, Sr.
PK 29 Jake Hogue, 5-9, 195, So.
DE 90 Brandon Crawford, 6-3, 260, Jr.
NT 95 Rene Perry, 5-11, 271, So.
DT 65 Drew Duffin, 6-3, 255, Jr.
DE 85 Justin Woodard, 6-3, 222, So.
LB 99 Kenny Meeks, 6-2, 230, Sr.
LB 42 Davyd Jones, 6-1, 200, So.
LB 49 Bryant Haines, 6-5, 223, Sr.
CB 12 Trey Lewis, 6-0, 190, Sr.
SS 38 Alex Knipp, 6-0, 194, Jr.
FS 6 Derrick Henry, 6-1, 1890, So.
CB 3 B.J. Hill, 5-7, 180, Sr.
P 35 Chris Miller, 6-2, 211, Sr.
Central Michigan
QB
13 Dan
LeFevour, 6-3, 226, Jr.
RB 29 Carl
Volny, 5-11, 189, So.
WR 89 Joe
Bockheim, 6-2, 197, Sr.
WR 27 Antonio
Brown, 5-11, 175, So.
WR
7
Bryan Anderson, 6-5, 205, Jr.
TE
86
Rocky Weaver, 6-6, 220, RFr.
OT 74 Andrew
Hartline, 6-5, 297, Sr.
OG 66 Jeff
Maddux, 6-4, 318, So.
C 63 Colin
Miller, 6-3, 280, So.
OG 64 Allen
Ollenburger, 6-4, 245, Jr.
OT 77 Greg
Wojt, 6-4, 285, Sr.
PK 36 Andrew Aguila, 6-0, 175, Jr.
DE
34 Antrione
Archer, 6-3, 232, Sr.
DT
54
Sean Murnane, 6-1, 237, So.
NG 51 Casey
Droscha, 6-1, 258, Sr.
DE 98 Frank
Zombo, 6-4, 259, Jr,
LB 30 Mike
Petrucci, 6-2, 208, RFr.
Position Spotlight: The defense
needed to make wholesale changes, which normally would be a big deal
except the Chippewa D stunk last year. Petrucci might not be Ike
Brown or Red Keith, but he's a good-looking playmaker with good
range and veteran instincts for a young player.
LB 43 Nick
Bellore, 6-1, 234, So.
LB 17 Tim
Brazzel, 6-0, 185, Jr.
CB 19 Josh
Gordy, 5-11, 190, Jr.
SS 4 Chaz
West, 5-11, 181, Jr.
FS 9 Bobby
Seay, 5-11, 185, So.
CB
14 Tommy Mama, 5-10, 187, Jr.
P 96 Brett Hartmann, 6-3, 215, So.
Eastern Michigan
QB 7 Andy Schmitt, 6-4, 238, Jr.
RB 3 Terrence Blevins, 6-1, 226, Sr.
WR 15 Jacory Stone, 6-1, 190, Jr.
WR 86 Tyrone Burke, 5-10, 194, So.
WR 8 Tyler Jones, 6-2, 218, Sr.
TE 89 Josh LeDuc, 6-3, 230, So.
OT 50 T.J. Lang, 6-4, 307, Sr.
OG 60 Andy Fretz, 6-2, 285, Jr.
C 78 Eric Davis, 6-2, 279, So.
OG 55 Stephen Johnson, 6-4, 280, Jr.
OT 76 Bridger Buche, 6-3, 284, So.
PK 38 Sean Dutcher, 5-10, 197, So.
DE 5 Spenser Smith, 6-1, 240, Sr.
Position Spotlight: Any hope of
improvement on defense revolves around the health of Smith's
hamstring. The line suffered a major blow losing Jason Jones from
the front, and it needs someone to build around. Josh Hunt is a good
one on the inside, but an outside pass rusher is needed. Smith,
eventually, could be it.
DT 96 Brandon Slater, 6-3, 273, RFr.
DT 91 Josh Hunt, 6-5, 290, Sr.
DE 45 Brandon Downs, 6-0, 257, Jr.
LB 57 Tim Fort, 6-0, 214, So.
LB 44 Daniel Holtzclaw, 6-1, 246, Sr.
LB 25 Jermaine Jenkins, 6-2, 207, Sr.
CB 27 Kevin Long, 6-1, 196, So.
SS 21 Jacob Wyatt, 5-11, 197, Sr.
FS 10 Ryan Downard, 6-1, 201, So.
CB 19 Arrington Hicks, 5-10, 166, So.
P 33 Zach Johnson, 6-0, 195, Jr.
Northern Illinois
QB
19 Dan Nicholson, 6-2, 192, Sr.
Position Spotlight: Nicholson has
been around forever and should be the type of veteran a new coaching
staff can count on as a sure-thing, but he was hurting with a
shoulder injury and now the quarterback job is open. It's still
Nicholson's job to lose, but now he'll have to battle with DeMarcus
Grady, a dangerous rushing option, and Chandler Harnish, even though
he struggled at times. Top freshman Brandon Rogers will also get his
shot.
RB 21 Justin Anderson, 5-11, 222, Jr.
WR 7 Britt Davis, 6-2, 205, Sr.
WR 85 Matt Simon, 6-2, 200, Sr.
WR 17 Greg Turner, 6-0, 190, Sr.
TE 83 Reed Cunningham, 6-4, 250, Jr.
OT 62 Trevor Olson, 6-6, 278, RFr.
OG 59 Kevin Skatrud, 6-6, 330, So.
C 50 Eddie Adamski, 6-2, 282, Jr.
OG 65 Jason Onyebuagu, 6-2, 310, Jr.
OT 60 Jon Brost, 6-6, 303, Jr.
PK 11 Mike Salerno, 6-0, 165, Jr.
DE 51 Larry English, 6-3, 254, Sr.
DT 99 Craig Rusch, 6-4, 274, Sr.
DT 69 Alex Krutsch, 6-2, 258, Sr.
DE 56 Brandon Bice, 6-3, 254, Jr.
LB 37 Alex Kube, 5-1, 203, So.
LB 53 Tim McCarthy, 6-0, 232 Sr.
LB 42 John Tranchitella, 6-2, 221, Jr.
CB 2 Melvin Rice, 5-10, 192, Sr.
SS 38 Mike Sobol, 6-0, 200, So.
FS 39 Justin Stewart, 6-1, 194, So.
CB 36 Chase Carter, 5-11, 170, Sr.
P 18 Andy Dittbenner, 6-1, 194, Sr.
Toledo
QB 19 Aaron Opelt, 6-2, 222, Jr.
RB 22 DaJuan Collins, 5-10, 216, Jr.
WR 88
Stephen Williams, 6-5, 197, Jr.
WR 1 Nick Moore, 6-4, 188, Sr.
WR 80 Tim Cortazzo, 6-1, 185, RFr.
TE 83 John Allen, 6-5, 209, Sr.
LT 74 Mike VanDerMuelen, 6-7, 290, RFr.
Position Spotlight: MAC teams just
don't instantly replace four-year starters, and top NFL prospects,
like John Greco. Toledo just did. VanderMeulen proved this
off-season that he'll be a fixture for the next four years, and
while he still has to work on his consistency, he played far better
than his age would suggest.
LG 68 Jared Dewalt, 6-4, 318, Jr.
C 50 Buster Garrett, 6-3, 272, Jr.
RG 69 Kevin Kowalski, 6-4, 270, So.
RT 62 Chris Meenan, 6-7, 339, So.
PK 85 Alex Steigerwald, 5-11, 179, Jr.
DE 56 Derrick Summers, 6-2, 233, Jr.
DT 89 Skylaar Constant, 6-4, 270, Jr.
NT 98 Maurice Hill, 6-2, 282, Jr.
DE 92 Sean Williamson, 6-2, 254, Sr.
LB 54 Keith Forestal, 6-3, 245, Sr.
LB 42 Archie Donald, 6-2, 215, So.
CB 47 Myshan Pettis, 5-11, 175, So.
SS 8 Barry Church, 6-3, 212, Jr.
Rover 34 Lester Richmond, 6-1, 195, Jr.
FS 28 Tyrrell Herbert, 6-2, 193, Sr.
CB 3 Desmond Marrow, 6-3, 186, So.
P 2 Bill Claus, 6-0, 195, RFr.
Western Michigan
QB
3 Tim Hiller, 6-5, 228, Jr.
RB 2 Brandon West, 5-10, 169, Jr.
WR 83 Jordan White, 6-0, 206, So.
WR 27 Jamarko Simmons, 6-2, 234, Sr.
WR 11 Schneider Julien, 5-10, 175, Sr.
TE 82 Branden Ledbetter, 6-5, 230, Sr.
OT 72 Anthony Parker, 6-5, 305, RFr.
OG 65 Phillip Swanson, 6-4, 307, So.
C 60 Nick Mitchell, 6-1, 290, So.
OG 61 Nick Clemens, 6-5, 307, So.
OT 67 Rob Johnson, 6-5, 338, Sr.
PK 66 Chris Kelly, 5-10, 210, Jr.
DE 54 Greg Marshall, 6-0, 245, Sr.
DT 68 Cody Cielenski, 6-2, 280, Jr.
NT 99 Nick Varcadipane, 6-2, 285, Sr.
DE 90 Zach Davidson, 6-2, 239, Sr.
Position Spotlight: The defense
lost its pass rushing mojo last year after an unstoppable 2006. That
might change going into this year as the coaching staff unleashed
the hounds all spring long. No one was more of a terror in the
backfield than Davidson, a good player so far who might grow into a
great one in his final season.
LB 43 Boston McCornell, 6-1, 233, Sr.
EAST
Akron
QB
11 Chris Jacquemain, 6-2, 215, Jr.
RB 3 Dennis Kennedy, 5-11, 205, Sr.
FB 32 Joe Tuzze, 5-11, 215, Jr.
WR 21 Andre Jones, 5-11, 185, Sr.
WR 12 Jeremy Bruce, 5-10, 200, Jr.
TE 83 Merce Poindexter, 6-4, 250, Sr.
OT 74 Chris Kemme, 6-6, 305, Sr.
OG 71 Mike Ward, 6-3, 305, So.
C 51 Elliott Bates, 6-4, 295, Jr.
OG 78 Zack Anderson, 6-4, 305, Jr.
OT 75 Corey Woods, 6-5, 300, So.
PK 45 Igor Iveljic, 5-11, 190, So.
DE 56 Almondo Sewell, 6-3, 260, So.
NT 92 Ryan Bain, 6-2, 305, Jr.
DT 93 Eric Lively, 6-2, 275, Sr.
LB 23 Sean Fobbs, 6-1, 215, So.
LB 30 Kevin Grant, 6-2, 245, Sr.
LB 53 Doug Williams, 6-2, 235, Sr.
CB 1 Brandon Anderson, 5-11, 175, Sr.
Rover 27 Wayne Cobham, 6-2, 195, Jr.
SS 24 Bryan Williams, 6-0, 200, Sr.
Position Spotlight: Williams was
the team's leading rusher last season and its second best offensive
player behind WR Jabari Arthur, but with a good group of running
backs returning and problems in the secondary, the coaching staff
had to make a move. The ultra-athletic Williams appears to be a
natural strong safety; he isn't afraid to hit.
FS 2 Jalil Carter, 6-1, 190, So.
CB 11 Miguel Graham, 5-9, 160, Jr.
P 38 John Stec, 5-9, 190, Jr.
Bowling Green
QB 13
Tyler Sheehan, 6-3, 225, Jr.
RB 17
Anthony Turner, 6-2, 229, Sr.
FB 89
Jimmy Scheidler, 6-4, 240, Jr.
WR 1 Corey Partridge, 5-11, 187, Sr.
WR 12 Chris Wright, 5-10, 190, Jr.
WR 7
Freddie Barnes, 6-2, 212, Jr.
LT 74
Jeff Fink, 6-5, 290, Sr.
LG 75
Shane Steffy, 6-3, 302, Jr.
C 61
Ben Bojicic, 6-4, 273, RFr.
RG 55
Brandon Curtis, 6-2, 285, 5-Sr
RT 56
Tyler Donahue, 6-6, 281, So.
PK 41 Sinisa Vrvilo, 6-1, 234, Sr.
DE 99 Diyral Briggs, 6-4, 230, Sr.
Position Spotlight: The Falcon
offense gets all of the headlines, but Briggs showed this off-season
that the defense might be the focus come fall. Briggs was a star
last year, earning All-MAC honors, but he appears to have stepped
his game up a few notches as he was unblockable all through spring
ball.
NG 63
Orlando Barrow, 6-2, 287, So.
DT 58
Jacob Hardwick, 6-3, 260, Jr.
DE 51
Angelo Magnone, 6-3, 235, So.
LB 30
Erique Dozier, 6-0, 221, Sr.
LB 44
John Haneline, 6-2, 231, Sr.
LB 4
Jerett Sanderson, 6-0, 189, Jr.
CB 2
Antonio Smith, 5-10, 180, Sr.
RS 25
P.J. Mahone, 5-11, 201, Jr.
LS 24
Jahmal Brown, 5-10, 192, Jr.
CB 21
Kenny Lewis, 5-11, 185, Sr.
P 26 Nick Iovinelli, 6-0, 188, Jr.
Buffalo
QB 16
Drew Willy 6-3, 209, Sr.
RB 19
James Starks 6-2, 210, Jr.
FB 32
Chris Scharon 6-2, 242, Sr.
FL 18
Naaman Roosevelt 5-11, 184, Jr.
WR 21 Ernest Jackson 6-2, 215, Sr.
TE 82 Jesse Rack 6-3, 247, Jr.
LT 70
Ray Norell 6-6, 296, Sr.
LG 73
Peter Bittner 6-4, 293, So.
C 79
Chris Lauzze 6-2, 300, Sr.
RG 75
Jeff Niedermier 6-3, 310, Sr.
RT 78
Jordan Jerrold 6-8, 306, Jr.
PK 39
A.J. Principe 5-9, 165, So.
DE 48 Chris Callahan 6-3, 247, Sr.
DT 95
Ronald Hilaire 6-0, 288, Sr.
DT 74
Anel Montanez 5-11, 290, So.
DE 60
Mike Thompson 6-1, 278, Sr.
LB 26
John Syty 6-2, 190, RFr.
LB 41
Obi Ezemma 6-0, 215, Fr.
Position Spotlight: Don't get too
comfortable with the linebacker depth chart. This is the team's
biggest trouble area, and it's going to take all summer before a
starting three is found with several incoming recruits, banged up
veteran Larry Grant, and decent prospects like Raphael Akobundu
getting their chance at jobs. The speedy, but small Ezemma isn't an
ideal middle man, but he's promising.
LB 34
Justin Winters 5-11, 190, So.
CB 15
Josh Thomas 5-10, 175, So.
SS 7
Davonte Shannon 6-1, 180, So.
FS 30
Mike Newton 5-10, 195, Jr.
CB 25
Domonic Cook 5-9, 175, So.
P 11 Peter Fardon 6-2, 180, Fr.
Kent State
QB 1
Julian Edelman, 6-0, 198, Sr.
RB 6
Eugene Jarvis, 5-5, 170, Jr.
FL 9
Phil Garner, 5-11, 182, Jr.
HB 13
Leneric Muldrow, 5-8, 172, So.
SE 4
Shawn Bayes, 5-10, 181, Sr.
TE 26 Jameson Konz, 6-3, 222, Sr.
LT 56 Augustus Parrish, 6-5, 305, Sr.
LG 69
Michael Fay, 6-4, 265, RFr.
C 70
Josh Perry, 6-2, 295, Sr.
RG 76 Mike Roder, 6-4, 310, Jr.
RT 78
Pat Reedy, 6-4, 280, So.
PK 98 Nate Reed, 5-8, 178, Jr.
DE 90
Darrius Carter, 6-5, 245, Sr.
NT 74
Sam Frist, 6-4, 269, Jr.
DT 67
Aaron Hull, 6-0, 280, Jr.
Buck 49
Monte Simmons, 6-3, 220, So.
LB
54 Cedrick Maxwell, 5-10, 220, Sr.
LB 5 Stevon Moss, 5-11, 230, Sr.
LB 19 Derek Burrell, 6-2, 240, Sr.
HB 37
Kirk Belgrave, 6-1, 197, Jr.
SS 1
Will Johnson, 6-0, 200, So.
FS 31
Brian Lainhart, 6-1, 197, So.
CB 7
Rico Murray, 6-0, 196, Sr.
Position Spotlight: The secondary
will be the defense's biggest concern after losing star all-around
playmaker Jack Williams and decent safety Fritz Jacques, and that
means Murray, the only sure thing in the lot, must be steady from
the start. Teams are going to stay away from him as much as
possible, but he still has to come up with some big plays.
P 47 Jake Kilroy, 5-11, 210, Jr.
Miami University
QB
12 Daniel Raudabaugh, 6-4, 216, Jr.
Position Spotlight: Considering
Miami is one of the favorites to win the MAC title, its quarterback
situation is still shaky. With a loaded team, the coaching staff
wants a quarterback who doesn't screw up and can keep things moving.
Raudabaugh is the leader, but redshirt freshman Clay Belton came on
this spring and showed just enough to keep the job in question going
into the summer.
RB 34 Thomas Merriweather, 5-10, 200, So.
WR 2 Eugene Harris, 5-10, 185, So.
WR 1 Dustin Woods, 5-11, 187, Jr.
WR 17 Chris Givens, 6-2, 198, So.
TE 80 Tom Crabtree, 6-5, 247, Sr.
OT 55 Steve Sutter, 6-6, 278, Sr.
OG 68 Dave DiFranco, 6-3, 303, Sr.
C 52 Josh Satterthwait, 6-4, 300, Sr.
OG 75 Bob Gulley, 6-4, 292, So.
OT 76 Zachary Marshall, 6-7, 312, Jr.
PK 35 Nathan Parseghian, 6-2, 197, Sr.
DE 99 Travis Craven, 6-4, 261, Jr.
DT 90 Sean Redwine, 6-4, 274, So.
NT 93 Martin Channels, 6-0, 320, Jr.
DE 51 Joe Coniglio, 6-2, 253, Sr.
LB 44 Caleb Bostic, 6-3, 225, Jr.
LB 48 Joey Hudson, 6-2, 240, Sr.
LB 9 Clayton Mullins, 6-2, 235, Sr.
CB 26 Wendell Brunson, 5-11, 183, Jr.
SS 6 Robbie Wilson, 6-0, 214, Sr.
FS 22 Jordan Gafford, 6-0, 206, Jr.
CB 3 Jeff Thompson, 5-10, 185, Jr.
P 4 Jake Richardson, 6-1, 201,
Sr.
Ohio
QB 3 Theo Scott, 6-1, 197, Jr.
Position Spotlight: It was
supposedly a forgone conclusion that Scott would lead the offense
for the next few seasons, but star JUCO transfer Boo Jackson got off
the bus and almost won the job. He was terrific throughout the
off-season and was a machine in spring ball, but this is still
Scott's job to lose. Jackson just made it a battle.
RB 2 Chris Garrett, 5-8, 174, Jr.
FB 39 Mitch Morsillo, 6-1, 243, Jr.
WR 23 Taylor Price, 6-1, 184, Jr.
WR 7 LaVon Brazill, 5-10, 172, So.
TE 81 Andrew Mooney, 6-3, 233, Sr.
OT 74 Josh Leuck, 6-3, 289, Sr.
OG 76 Mike Eynon, 6-3, 305, Sr.
C 58 David White, 6-1, 289, Jr.
OG 61 Michael Philbin, 6-4, 302, Jr.
OT 57 Chris Rodgers, 6-5, 289, Jr.
PK 37 Barrett Way, 59, 178, So.
DE 92 Conor Reilly, 6-3, 247, Jr.
DT 5 Ernie Hodge, 6-2, 287, So.
NG 96 Jacob Williamson, 6-4, 283, Sr.
DE 90 Jameson Hartke, 6-4, 262, Sr.
LB 48 Jordan Meyers, 6-0, 220, Sr.
LB 47 Noah Keller, 6-1, 225, So.
LB 35 Michael Brown, 6-3, 230, Sr.
CB 24 Mark Parson, 5-10, 188, Sr.
SS 34 Michael Mitchell, 6-1, 217, Sr.
FS 42 Steven Jackson, 6-2, 196, Jr.
CB 9 Julian Posey, 5-11, 183, So.
P 43 Matt Schulte, 6-0, 179, So.
Temple
QB 13 Adam DiMichele, 6-1, 202, Sr.
RB 3 Marquise Liverpool, 5-11, 192, So.
WR 34 Jason Harper, 5-9, 195, Jr.
WR 22 Travis Shelton, 5-11, 186, Sr.
WR 82 Bruce Francis, 6-0, 188, Sr.
TE 86 Steve Maneri, 6-6, 268, Jr.
LT 63 Derek Dennis, 6-4, 306, So.
LG 97 Chris Tremel, 6-4, 303, So.
C 59 Alex Derenthal, 6-4, 298, Sr.
RG 66
Andre Douglas, 6-5, 308, Sr.
RT 71 Jabari Ferguson, 6-5, 305, Sr.
PK 47 Jake Brownell, 5-10, 185, Jr.
DE 93 Leyon Azubuike, 6-3, 265, Sr.
DT 92 Terrance Knighton, 6-4, 291, Sr.
NT 98 Andre Neblett, 6-2, 285, Jr.
DE 52 Brian Sanford, 6-2, 268, Jr.
LB 56 Amara Kamara, 6-2, 230, So.
LB 38 Alex Joseph, 6-2, 238, Jr.
Position Spotlight: The veteran
defense has several options to work around, but after this spring,
the star of the show might be Joseph in the middle. He hit
everything that moved showing good range and a more pop than
expected. He was always a good tackler, but now he appears ready to
become a great leader for the corps.
LB 58 Elijah “Peanut” Joseph, 6-2, 235, So.
CB 2 Daryl Robinson, 5-9, 178, So.
SS 21 Dominique Harris, 6-3, 218, Jr.
FS 16 Jaiquawn Jarrett, 6-2, 195, So.
CB 27 Jamal Schulters, 5-10, 186, So.
P 49 Jeff Wathne, 6-2, 195, So.
WEST
Ball State
QB
13 Nate Davis, 6-2, 217, Jr.
RB 33 MiQuale Lewis, 5-6, 184, Jr.
WR 86 Dante Love, 5-10, 179, Sr.
WR 4 Daniel Ifft, 6-3, 181, So.
Position Spotlight: It's not like
the offense was in need of receiving weapons with the return of
Darius Hill and Dante Love, but Ifft showed he could be more than
just an occasional option. With everyone paying attention to the
established veterans, Ifft should have a great season after showing
he could be consistent, and after finding a nose for the end zone,
to knock Louis Johnson out of a spot.
TE 88 Darius Hill, 6-6, 236, Sr.
TE 82 Madaris Grant, 6-5, 222, Jr.
OT 79 Andre Ramsey, 6-5, 304, Sr.
OG 74 Michael Switzer, 6-5, 277, So.
C 52 Dan Gerberry, 6-3, 292, Sr.
OG 66 Kreg Hunter, 6-3, 284, RFr.
OT 71 Robert Brewster, 6-5, 310, Sr.
PK 29 Jake Hogue, 5-9, 195, So.
DE 90 Brandon Crawford, 6-3, 260, Jr.
NT 95 Rene Perry, 5-11, 271, So.
DT 65 Drew Duffin, 6-3, 255, Jr.
DE 85 Justin Woodard, 6-3, 222, So.
LB 99 Kenny Meeks, 6-2, 230, Sr.
LB 42 Davyd Jones, 6-1, 200, So.
LB 49 Bryant Haines, 6-5, 223, Sr.
CB 12 Trey Lewis, 6-0, 190, Sr.
SS 38 Alex Knipp, 6-0, 194, Jr.
FS 6 Derrick Henry, 6-1, 1890, So.
CB 3 B.J. Hill, 5-7, 180, Sr.
P 35 Chris Miller, 6-2, 211, Sr.
Central Michigan
QB
13 Dan
LeFevour, 6-3, 226, Jr.
RB 29 Carl
Volny, 5-11, 189, So.
WR 89 Joe
Bockheim, 6-2, 197, Sr.
WR 27 Antonio
Brown, 5-11, 175, So.
WR
7
Bryan Anderson, 6-5, 205, Jr.
TE
86
Rocky Weaver, 6-6, 220, RFr.
OT 74 Andrew
Hartline, 6-5, 297, Sr.
OG 66 Jeff
Maddux, 6-4, 318, So.
C 63 Colin
Miller, 6-3, 280, So.
OG 64 Allen
Ollenburger, 6-4, 245, Jr.
OT 77 Greg
Wojt, 6-4, 285, Sr.
PK 36 Andrew Aguila, 6-0, 175, Jr.
DE
34 Antrione
Archer, 6-3, 232, Sr.
DT
54
Sean Murnane, 6-1, 237, So.
NG 51 Casey
Droscha, 6-1, 258, Sr.
DE 98 Frank
Zombo, 6-4, 259, Jr,
LB 30 Mike
Petrucci, 6-2, 208, RFr.
Position Spotlight: The defense
needed to make wholesale changes, which normally would be a big deal
except the Chippewa D stunk last year. Petrucci might not be Ike
Brown or Red Keith, but he's a good-looking playmaker with good
range and veteran instincts for a young player.
LB 43 Nick
Bellore, 6-1, 234, So.
LB 17 Tim
Brazzel, 6-0, 185, Jr.
CB 19 Josh
Gordy, 5-11, 190, Jr.
SS 4 Chaz
West, 5-11, 181, Jr.
FS 9 Bobby
Seay, 5-11, 185, So.
CB
14 Tommy Mama, 5-10, 187, Jr.
P 96 Brett Hartmann, 6-3, 215, So.
Eastern Michigan
QB 7 Andy Schmitt, 6-4, 238, Jr.
RB 3 Terrence Blevins, 6-1, 226, Sr.
WR 15 Jacory Stone, 6-1, 190, Jr.
WR 86 Tyrone Burke, 5-10, 194, So.
WR 8 Tyler Jones, 6-2, 218, Sr.
TE 89 Josh LeDuc, 6-3, 230, So.
OT 50 T.J. Lang, 6-4, 307, Sr.
OG 60 Andy Fretz, 6-2, 285, Jr.
C 78 Eric Davis, 6-2, 279, So.
OG 55 Stephen Johnson, 6-4, 280, Jr.
OT 76 Bridger Buche, 6-3, 284, So.
PK 38 Sean Dutcher, 5-10, 197, So.
DE 5 Spenser Smith, 6-1, 240, Sr.
Position Spotlight: Any hope of
improvement on defense revolves around the health of Smith's
hamstring. The line suffered a major blow losing Jason Jones from
the front, and it needs someone to build around. Josh Hunt is a good
one on the inside, but an outside pass rusher is needed. Smith,
eventually, could be it.
DT 96 Brandon Slater, 6-3, 273, RFr.
DT 91 Josh Hunt, 6-5, 290, Sr.
DE 45 Brandon Downs, 6-0, 257, Jr.
LB 57 Tim Fort, 6-0, 214, So.
LB 44 Daniel Holtzclaw, 6-1, 246, Sr.
LB 25 Jermaine Jenkins, 6-2, 207, Sr.
CB 27 Kevin Long, 6-1, 196, So.
SS 21 Jacob Wyatt, 5-11, 197, Sr.
FS 10 Ryan Downard, 6-1, 201, So.
CB 19 Arrington Hicks, 5-10, 166, So.
P 33 Zach Johnson, 6-0, 195, Jr.
Northern Illinois
QB
19 Dan Nicholson, 6-2, 192, Sr.
Position Spotlight: Nicholson has
been around forever and should be the type of veteran a new coaching
staff can count on as a sure-thing, but he was hurting with a
shoulder injury and now the quarterback job is open. It's still
Nicholson's job to lose, but now he'll have to battle with DeMarcus
Grady, a dangerous rushing option, and Chandler Harnish, even though
he struggled at times. Top freshman Brandon Rogers will also get his
shot.
RB 21 Justin Anderson, 5-11, 222, Jr.
WR 7 Britt Davis, 6-2, 205, Sr.
WR 85 Matt Simon, 6-2, 200, Sr.
WR 17 Greg Turner, 6-0, 190, Sr.
TE 83 Reed Cunningham, 6-4, 250, Jr.
OT 62 Trevor Olson, 6-6, 278, RFr.
OG 59 Kevin Skatrud, 6-6, 330, So.
C 50 Eddie Adamski, 6-2, 282, Jr.
OG 65 Jason Onyebuagu, 6-2, 310, Jr.
OT 60 Jon Brost, 6-6, 303, Jr.
PK 11 Mike Salerno, 6-0, 165, Jr.
DE 51 Larry English, 6-3, 254, Sr.
DT 99 Craig Rusch, 6-4, 274, Sr.
DT 69 Alex Krutsch, 6-2, 258, Sr.
DE 56 Brandon Bice, 6-3, 254, Jr.
LB 37 Alex Kube, 5-1, 203, So.
LB 53 Tim McCarthy, 6-0, 232 Sr.
LB 42 John Tranchitella, 6-2, 221, Jr.
CB 2 Melvin Rice, 5-10, 192, Sr.
SS 38 Mike Sobol, 6-0, 200, So.
FS 39 Justin Stewart, 6-1, 194, So.
CB 36 Chase Carter, 5-11, 170, Sr.
P 18 Andy Dittbenner, 6-1, 194, Sr.
Toledo
QB 19 Aaron Opelt, 6-2, 222, Jr.
RB 22 DaJuan Collins, 5-10, 216, Jr.
WR 88
Stephen Williams, 6-5, 197, Jr.
WR 1 Nick Moore, 6-4, 188, Sr.
WR 80 Tim Cortazzo, 6-1, 185, RFr.
TE 83 John Allen, 6-5, 209, Sr.
LT 74 Mike VanDerMuelen, 6-7, 290, RFr.
Position Spotlight: MAC teams just
don't instantly replace four-year starters, and top NFL prospects,
like John Greco. Toledo just did. VanderMeulen proved this
off-season that he'll be a fixture for the next four years, and
while he still has to work on his consistency, he played far better
than his age would suggest.
LG 68 Jared Dewalt, 6-4, 318, Jr.
C 50 Buster Garrett, 6-3, 272, Jr.
RG 69 Kevin Kowalski, 6-4, 270, So.
RT 62 Chris Meenan, 6-7, 339, So.
PK 85 Alex Steigerwald, 5-11, 179, Jr.
DE 56 Derrick Summers, 6-2, 233, Jr.
DT 89 Skylaar Constant, 6-4, 270, Jr.
NT 98 Maurice Hill, 6-2, 282, Jr.
DE 92 Sean Williamson, 6-2, 254, Sr.
LB 54 Keith Forestal, 6-3, 245, Sr.
LB 42 Archie Donald, 6-2, 215, So.
CB 47 Myshan Pettis, 5-11, 175, So.
SS 8 Barry Church, 6-3, 212, Jr.
Rover 34 Lester Richmond, 6-1, 195, Jr.
FS 28 Tyrrell Herbert, 6-2, 193, Sr.
CB 3 Desmond Marrow, 6-3, 186, So.
P 2 Bill Claus, 6-0, 195, RFr.
Western Michigan
QB
3 Tim Hiller, 6-5, 228, Jr.
RB 2 Brandon West, 5-10, 169, Jr.
WR 83 Jordan White, 6-0, 206, So.
WR 27 Jamarko Simmons, 6-2, 234, Sr.
WR 11 Schneider Julien, 5-10, 175, Sr.
TE 82 Branden Ledbetter, 6-5, 230, Sr.
OT 72 Anthony Parker, 6-5, 305, RFr.
OG 65 Phillip Swanson, 6-4, 307, So.
C 60 Nick Mitchell, 6-1, 290, So.
OG 61 Nick Clemens, 6-5, 307, So.
OT 67 Rob Johnson, 6-5, 338, Sr.
PK 66 Chris Kelly, 5-10, 210, Jr.
DE 54 Greg Marshall, 6-0, 245, Sr.
DT 68 Cody Cielenski, 6-2, 280, Jr.
NT 99 Nick Varcadipane, 6-2, 285, Sr.
DE 90 Zach Davidson, 6-2, 239, Sr.
Position Spotlight: The defense
lost its pass rushing mojo last year after an unstoppable 2006. That
might change going into this year as the coaching staff unleashed
the hounds all spring long. No one was more of a terror in the
backfield than Davidson, a good player so far who might grow into a
great one in his final season.
LB 43 Boston McCornell, 6-1, 233, Sr.
LB 35 Austin Pritchard, 6-4, 233, Jr.
HB 1 E.J. Biggers, 6-0, 180, Sr.
SS 26 C.J. Wilson, 6-2, 206, Sr.
FS 9 Louis Delmas, 5-11, 196, Sr.
CB 6 Londen Fryar, 5-11, 192, Sr.
P 37 Ben Armer, 5-10, 201, RFr.