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Alex Chris Bellfy #43 bittner #47 ~ So.-Fr. ~ 6-1 ~ 196 lbs ~ Jr.-So. ~ 6-1 ~ 215 lbs Jackson, Mich.-Lumen Christi H.S. Bloomfield Hills, Mich.-Lahser H.S.

PERSONAL: Full name: Alex Michael Bellfy...Son of David and Michelle PERSONAL: Full name: William Christian Bittner, IV...Son of Bill Bittner Bellfy...Born: 3-31-90.... Has a brother, Adam, and a sister, Sarah...Adam and Peggy Brown...Born 8-25-88...Marketing major...Father, Bill, is a played football at Adrian College...Exercise science major...EMU: 2008: graduate of Princeton University where he played football, and Mother, Practiced with the team, but did not see any game action and will have Peggy, is an Oakland University graduate...Has two brothers, Taylor and freshman eligibility in 2009...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Lumen Jake...Jake played football at Yale University from 1994-97...EMU: 2008: Christi H.S. in Jackson, Mich. where he played football for Head Coach Played in four games, against Indiana State (Aug. 28), Toledo (Sept. 13), Herb Brogan...Earned a total of nine varsity letters (four football, four Maryland (Sept. 20) and Northern Illinois (Sept. 27)...2007: One of the , one )...Senior Year: Selected first-team All-Confer- recruits...Redshirted as a freshman...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from ence and was named to the Jackson Area Dream Team...Also earned Bloomfield Hills Lahser H.S. where he played football for Head Coach honorable mention All-Conference accolades in basketball. Dan Loria...Member of the Academic All-State team and was on the Principal’s Academic Honor Roll...Senior Year: Recorded 105 tackles with seven sacks, had 12 tackles-for-loss and also returned a for a ...Honorable mention All-Metro North by The News...Named to the All-League team...Captain of the football team... Junior Year: All-Area second-team selection and a first-team All-League pick...Recorded 130 tackles with 11 sacks...Helped the team make it to the semifinal game of the state tournament...Sophomore Year: Let- tered in football, wrestling and track...Named All-County and All-District as a wrestler after posting a 41-9 record...Named first-team All-State, All-County and All-League as a member of the 4x200 meter and 4x400 meter relay teams...Freshman Year: Lettered in wrestling and track... Named All-County, All-Region and All-League as a trackman.

Matt Bowman #58 Long Snapper ~ So.-Fr. ~ 6-0 ~ 189 lbs West Bloomfield, Mich.-West Bloomfield H.S.

PERSONAL: Full name: Matthew Blake Bowman...Son of Bob and Kathleen Bowman...Born 5-27-90...Communications technology major... Has one brother, Chris, and one sister, Kelsey...EMU: 2008: Practiced with the team, but did not see any game action and will have freshman eligibility in 2009...Named one of the Practice Players of the Week for outstanding effort on the scout team for the week of the Bowling Green (Oct. 4) game...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from West Bloomfield H.S. in West Bloomfield, Mich. where he played football for Head Coaches Dan Shrewsberry and Jim Thomas...Varsity long snapper as a junior and senior and also played tight end and wide receiver as a prep.

EMU Did You Know?

The first chartered airline flight taken by the Eastern University football team came on Nov. 10, 1950. The then- Hurons hit the skies for a trip to Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Ill.

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The Detroit News’ Blue Chip list of top players in the state...Chosen No. 22 on writer Mick McCabe’s Fab 50 list of the top players in the state...Selected to play in the Michigan Coaches Association East-West All-Star Game where he was named Most Valuable Player for the East squad...During the season he Terrence rushed 150 times for 1,200 yards and scored 18 ...Also had Blevins #3 45 tackles and two sacks on the defensive side of the ball...Helped lead ~ Sr.-Sr. ~ 6-1 ~ 225 lbs Denby to the Detroit Public School League championship and a No. 4 Detroit, Mich.-Denby H.S. ranking in the state...Junior Year: Named second-team All-State and Letters Earned: 3 (2006, 2007, 2008) first-team All-City while leading his team to an 8-3 record...Rushed 106 PERSONAL: Full name: Terrence Anthony Blevins Jr....Son of Terrence times for 1,006 yards and scored nine touchdowns...Also recorded 87 Blevins Sr. and Ronell Blevins and the late Sherrell Beauchamp...Born tackles with four sacks and two fumble recoveries on defense...Lettered in 7-10-86...Has a daughter, Terriona...Media and film major...Has five track where he was on the 4 x100-meter relay team that earned All-State sisters, Tayeisha, Tiara, Tajanao, Toy and Shalontene...EMU: Has earned honors...Sophomore Year: Gained 400 yards on 45 carries and scored three letters as a running back...Has played in 33 games and started six touchdowns...Had 44 tackles on defense...Named the Sophomore 10 times during his career...Has carried 174 times for 765 yards and12 of the Year in football...Freshman Year: Started the year on the junior rushing touchdowns..Caught 14 passes for 84 yards during his career... varsity and moved up to the varsity where he recorded 36 tackles. Chosen as a preseason fourth-team All-Mid-American Conference pick in Phil Steele’s 2009 Preview magazine...2008: Led the Eagles in rushing with 575 yards on 133 carries...Also paced the team in touchdowns scored with 12, all on the ground...Caught 13 passes for 76 yards...Opened the season with a career-best 176 yards gained on 21 rushes with two touchdowns to help lead the Eagles to a 52-0 shutout win over a visiting Indiana State team (Aug. 28)...Just missed gaining 100 yards when he ran for 91 yards on 21 carries against Akron (Oct. 18)... Named the Offensive Eagle of the Week for the Michigan State game (Sept. 6)...Finished second in the Mid-American Conference in scoring touchdowns with 12...2007: Earned his second letter after playing in all 12 games, starting once, at Michigan (Oct. 6)...Rushed 19 times for 84 yards...Named one of the Championship Special Teams players for the Northern Illinois (Sept. 15) and Howard (Sept. 22) games...Top rushing effort came against Howard when he gained 23 yards on seven car- ries...2006: Earned his first varsity letter after playing in nine games, starting once, against Northern Illinois (Nov. 24)...Rushed 26 times for 106 yards and caught one pass for eight yards in limited action...Had his best production with 35 yards gained on nine carries against (Nov. 4)...Gained 26 yards on seven carries against Northern Illinois and also rushed four times for 21 yards against Navy (Nov. 11) and Kent State (Nov. 17)...Gained three yards on two rushes against Toledo (Oct. 21)...2005: Did not play in any games...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Denby H.S. in Detroit, Mich. where he played football for Head Coach Drake Wilkins...Senior Year: Named first-team Division I All-State and was a first-team All-Detroit selection by the Detroit Free Press...Also named first-team All-State by ...Selected No. 19 on

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Terrence Blevins’ Game-by-Game Offensive Statistics 2006 Season Rushing Receiving Game Gp-Gs Tc Gain Loss Net Avg Td Lg Rec. Yds Td Lg Avg at Ball State (8-31) 1-0 at Michigan State (9-9) DNP at Northwestern (9-16) DNP CENTRAL MICH. (9-23) 1-0 at Louisiana-Laf. (9-30) DNP at Bowling Green (10-14) 1-0 TOLEDO (10-21) 1-0 2 4 1 3 1.5 0 4 at Western Michigan (10-28) 1-0 OHIO (11-4) 1-0 9 35 0 35 3.9 0 10 NAVY (11-11) 1-0 4 21 0 21 5.2 0 9 at Kent State (11-17) 1-0 4 22 1 21 5.2 0 11 NORTHERN ILL. (11-24) 1-1 7 26 0 26 3.7 0 7 1 8 0 8 8.0 TOTALS 9-1 26 108 2 106 4.1 0 11 1 8 0 8 8.0

2007 Season Rushing Receiving Game Gp-Gs Tc Gain Loss Net Avg Td Lg Rec. Yds Td Lg Avg at (8-31) 1-0 1 5 0 5 5.0 0 5 BALL STATE (9-8) 1-0 at Northern Illinois (9-15) 1-0 3 16 0 16 5.3 0 12 HOWARD (9-22) 1-0 7 23 0 23 3.3 0 6 at Vanderbilt (9-29) 1-0 at Michigan (10-6) 1-1 1 5 0 5 5.0 0 5 at Ohio (10-13) 1-0 NORTHWESTERN (10-19) 1-0 1 1 0 1 1.0 0 1 WESTERN MICH. (10-27) 1-0 at Toledo (11-3) 1-0 2 9 0 9 4.5 0 7 BOWLING GREEN (11-9) 1-0 2 22 1 21 10.5 0 22 at Central Mich. (11-16) 1-0 2 4 0 4 2.0 0 2 TOTALS 12-1 19 85 1 84 4.4 0 22

2008 Season Rushing Receiving Game Gp-Gs Tc Gain Loss Net Avg Td Lg Rec. Yds Td Lg Avg INDIANA STATE (8-28) 1-1 21 180 4 176 8.4 2 61 3 12 0 7 4.0 at Michigan State (9-6) 1-1 9 60 6 54 6.0 0 40 2 11 0 11 5.5 TOLEDO (9-13) 1-1 15 32 11 21 1.4 2 6 0 at Maryland (9-20) 1-1 10 61 0 61 6.1 1 21 2 8 0 8 4.0 NORTHERN ILLINOIS (9-27) 1-1 9 32 1 31 3.4 0 9 3 0 0 0 0.0 at Bowling Green (10-4) 1-1 7 20 0 20 2.9 1 6 1 33 0 33 33.0 at Army (10-11) 1-0 6 17 0 17 2.8 1 6 1 14 0 14 14.0 AKRON (10-18) 1-1 21 96 5 91 4.3 2 19 1 -2 0 0 0.0 at Ball State (10-25) 1-1 13 34 1 33 2.5 0 10 0 at Western Michigan (11-1) 1-0 15 55 3 52 4.0 1 13 0 at Temple (11-22) 1-0 3 14 0 14 4.7 0 9 0 CENTRAL MICHIGAN (11-28) 1-0 4 5 0 5 1.2 2 3 0 TOTALS 12-8 133 606 31 575 4.3 12 61 13 76 0 33 5.8

Terrence Blevins’ Career Totals Rushing Receiving Season Gp-Gs Tc Gain Loss Net Avg Td Lg Rec. Yds Td Lg Avg 2005 DNP 2006 9-1 22 108 2 106 4.8 0 11 1 8 0 8 8.0 2007 12-1 19 85 1 84 4.4 0 22 0 2008 12-8 133 606 31 575 4.3 12 61 13 76 0 33 5.8 Totals 33-10 174 799 34 765 4.4 12 61 14 84 0 33 6.0

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John Bonner’s Game-by-Game Offensive Statistics RECEIVING 2005 Season Gp-Gs Rec Yds Td Lg at Cincinnati (9-1) DNP ULL (9-10) 1-0 at Michigan (9-17) 1-0 1 -2 0 0 at Central Michigan (9-24) 1-0 KENT STATE (10-1) 1-0 John at Toledo (10-8) 1-1 at Northern Illinois (10-15) 1-0 MIAMI (10-22) 1-0 Bonner #83 WESTERN MICHIGAN (11-5) 1-0 1 2 0 2 Tight End ~ Sr.-Sr. ~ 6-2 ~ 240 lbs BALL STATE (11-12) 1-0 1 77 0 77 Dayton, Ohio-Chaminade Julienne H.S. at Buffalo (11-19) 1-0 Letters Earned: 3 (2005, 2006, 2008) TOTALS 10-1 3 77 0 77

RECEIVING PERSONAL: Full name: John William Bonner...Son of Don and Gloria 2006 Season Gp-Gs Rec Yds Td Lg Bonner...Born 3-19-87...Computer information systems major...Father, at Ball State (8-31) 1-0 at Michigan State (9-9) 1-0 Don, graduated from Morehead State University...Has one brother, at Northwestern (9-16) 1-0 Taylor...EMU: Has earned three letters while playing in 34 career games, CENTRAL MICHIGAN (9-23) 1-0 at Louisiana-Lafayette (9-30) 1-0 1 19 0 19 nine as a starter...Has 17 career receptions for 281 yards...2008: Earned at Bowling Green (10-14) 1-1 1 5 0 5 his third letter after playing in all 12 games, starting five times...Hauled TOLEDO (10-21) 1-0 1 10 0 10 at Western Michigan (10-28) 1-0 in seven passes for 109 yards...His best outing came at Maryland (Sept. OHIO (11-4) 1-0 20) when he grabbed four passes for 53 yards...Also rushed one time for NAVY (11-11) 1-1 2 31 0 25 at Kent State (11-17) 1-1 2 30 0 19 -3 yards in that Maryland contest...Named the Offensive Big Playmaker NORTHERN ILLINOIS (11-24) 1-0 for the Indiana State (Aug. 28) and Maryland (Sept. 20) games...2007: TOTALS 12-3 7 95 0 25 Missed the entire season with injuries...2006: Moved to tight end in 2007 Season spring 2006 drills and played all 12 games during the season at that Missed the entire season with injury position...Earned three starts, against Bowling Green (Oct. 14), Navy RECEIVING 2008 Season Gp-Gs Rec Yds Td Lg (Nov. 11) and Kent State (Nov. 17)...Caught seven passes for 95 yards INDIANA STATE (8-28) 1-1 2 37 0 22 during the year...Had two games with two catches, hauling in two for 31 at Michigan State (9-6) 1-1 1 19 0 19 TOLEDO (9-13) 1-1 yards against Navy and grabbing two for 30 yards at Kent State...2005: at Maryland (9-20) # 1-1 4 53 0 23 Played in 10 games, starting once, against Toledo (Oct. 8)...Caught three NORTHERN ILLINOIS (9-27) 1-1 at Bowling Green (10-4) 1-0 passes for 77 yards...Hauled in a 77-yard pass from quarterback Matt at Army (10-11) 1-0 Bohnet against Ball State (Nov. 12), the seventh-longest reception in AKRON (10-18) 1-1 at Ball State (10-25) 1-0 EMU history...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Chaminade-Julienne at Western Michigan (11-1) 1-0 High School in Dayton, Ohio where he played football for Head Coach at Temple (11-22) 1-0 CENTRAL MICHIGAN (11-28) 1-0 Jim Place...Senior Year: Caught 48 passes for 978 yards and seven TOTALS 12-5 7 109 0 23 touchdowns...Averaged 19.5 yards per catch...First-team Division III #Rushed one time for -3 yards All-State selection and also named first-team All-District, All-Area and John Bonner’s Career Receiving Statistics All-League...Played on the basketball team that won both league and Year Gp-Gs Rec Yds Td Lg district championships...Junior Year: Named a second-team Greater 2005 10-1 3 77 0 77 2006 12-3 7 95 0 25 Catholic League selection in football...Played on the basketball team 2007 DNP that won league and district titles...Sophomore Year: Played on the 2008 12-5 7 109 0 23 state champion football team. TOTALS 34-9 17 281 0 77

Matt Boyd #45 Linebacker ~ Fr.-Fr. ~ 6-1 ~ 225 lbs Southfield, Mich.-Lathrup H.S.

PERSONAL: Full name: Matthew Taylor Boyd...Son of Portia Titus...Born 2-28-92...Secondary Education major...Has one brother, Cameron... Mother, Portia, graduated from Grand Valley State University...EMU: 2009: One of the 2009 recruits...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Lath- rup High School in Southfield, Mich. where he played football for Head Coach Stephon Thompson...Graduated Cum Laude and was a member of the Academic Honor Roll in his final three years...Volunteered with the Big Brother/Big Sister Program and also the Business Professionals of America and selected for the International Youth Leadership Forum... Senior Year: Named his team’s Defensive Most Valuable Player and also the school’s Athlete of the Year...Named All-League in football...Recorded 89 tackles, 17.5 tackles-for-loss and forced three ...Served as one of the football captains...Was the league champion in the shot put in track...Junior Year: Lettered in football, wrestling and track.

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Steve Bridger Brown #52 Buche Linebacker ~ So.-So. ~ 6-0 ~ 220 lbs Offensive Line ~ Jr.-Jr. ~ 6-3 ~ 294 lbs Charlottesville, Va.-St. Anne’s Belfield H.S. Portland, Mich.-Portland H.S. Letters Earned: 1 (2008) Letters Earned: 2 (2007, 2008)

PERSONAL: Full name: Stephen Hamilton Brown...Son of Victor and PERSONAL: Full name: Bridger Buche (pronounced BO-key)...Son of Anne Brown...Born 4-23-89...Business major...Father, Victor, is a graduate Matthew Buche and the late Suzzane Buche...Born 1-12-89...Commu- of National College...Has one sister, Victoria...EMU: 2008: Transferred nications major...Has one sister, Danielle...EMU: Has earned two letters to EMU in January 2008 after spending a year at Fork Union (Va.) prep in his first two seasons while playing in 19 games...Started his career school...Participated in 2008 spring drills and went on to play in five as a tight end in 2007 and moved to offensive tackle in 2008...Chosen games, seeing action against Indiana State (Aug. 28), Michigan State as a preseason honorable mention All-Mid-American Conference pick (Sept. 6), Toledo (Sept. 13), Maryland (Sept. 20) and Temple (Nov. 22)... in Phil Steele’s 2009 College Football Preview magazine...2008: Started Turned in three tackles on the season...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from all 12 games at right offensive tackle...Joined the entire offensive line St. Anne’s Belfield in Charlottesville, Va. where he played football for as Offensive Eagles of the Week for the Akron (Oct. 18) game...2007: Head Coach John Blake...Senior Year: First-team All-State selection and One of the recruits who saw immediate action...Played in six games, helped lead his team to the state championship...Named second-team starting once, against Toledo (Nov. 3)...Played as a tight end...Earned All-Central Virginia...Recorded 92 tackles...First-team All-Conference... his first letter...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Portland H.S. where he Junior Year: Named first-team All-State and All-Conference and second- played football for Head Coach John Novara...Senior Year: Recorded team All-Central Virginia...Turned in 89 tackles...Sophomore Year: Tw o - 69 tackles, four tackles-for-loss and five sacks...Also played on the way starter at both strong safety and running back...Freshman Year: basketball team...Detroit Free Press: Named to the All-State football Started on the varsity at free safety for Fluvanna County H.S. team...Named No. 30 on Mick McCabe’s Fab 50 list of the top state of Michigan recruits....The Detroit News: Selected first-team Class B Steve Brown’s Game-by-Game Defensive Statistics 2008 Season Total All-State...Chosen No. 47 on Tom Markowski’s Blue Chip list of the top Game Gp-Gs S A Loss Sacks Int Ff Fr Pd Tack seniors in the state of Michigan...Offensive Player of the Year in the IND. ST. (8-28) 1-0 1 0 1 Lansing area as a senior. at Michigan St. (9-6) 1-0 0 1 1 TOLEDO (9-13) 1-0 1 0 1 Bridger Buche’s Career Offensive Statistics at Maryland (9-20) DNP RECEIVING NOR. ILL. (9-27) DNP 2007 Season Gp-Gs Rec Yds Td Lg at BGSU (10-4) DNP at Pittsburgh (9-1) DNP at Army (10-11) DNP BALL STATE (9-8) DNP AKRON (10-18) DNP at Northern Illinois (9-15) DNP at Ball State (10-25) DNP HOWARD (9-22) DNP at WMU (11-1) DNP at Vanberbilt (9-29) DNP at Temple (11-22) 1-0 at Michigan (10-6) DNP CMU (11-28) DNP at Ohio (10-13) 1-0 TOTALS 5-0 2 1 3 NORTHWESTERN (10-19) 1-0 WESTERN MICHIGAN (10-27) 1-0 at Toledo (11-3) 1-1 BOWLING GREEN (11-9) 1-0 at Central Michigan (11-16) 1-0 TOTALS 6-1 0 0 0 0

2008 Season Gp-Gs Marty INDIANA STATE (8-28) 1-1 at Michigan State (9-6) 1-1 Cardwell #6 TOLEDO (9-13) 1-1 Defensive back ~ Jr.-So. ~ 5-10 ~ 198 lbs at Maryland (9-20) 1-1 Flint, Mich.-Carman Ainsworth H.S. NORTHERN ILLINOIS (9-27) 1-1 at Bowling Green (10-4) 1-1 at Army (10-11) 1-1 PERSONAL: Full name: Martavius Cardwell...Son of Michael and Althea AKRON (10-18) 1-1 at Ball State (10-25) 1-1 Cardwell...Born 5-26-89...Psychology major...Has one brother, Michael at Western Michigan (11-1) 1-1 Cardwell Jr....Both parents are Michigan State University graduates...EMU: at Temple (11-22) 1-1 2008: Practiced with the team, but did not see any game action...2007: CENTRAL MICHIGAN (11-28) 1-1 One of the recruits who sat out the season as a redshirt...Practiced with TOTALS 12-12 the team and was singled out by the coaching staff as one of the two Bridger Buche’s Career Offensive Statistics Practice Players of the Week, for the Ball State (Sept. 8) and Northwestern Year Gp-Gs Rec Yds Td Lg (Oct. 19) games...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Carman-Ainsworth H.S. 2007 6-1 0 0 0 0 in Flint where he played football for Head Coach Jerry Parker...Member of 2008 12-12 the National Honor Society...Senior Year: All-Conference selection after TOTALS 18-13 0 0 0 0 intercepting seven passes and recording 62 tackles...Also rushed for 1,200 yards with 14 touchdowns as a quarterback...The Detroit News: Honorable mention All-State...Selected No. 48 on Tom Markowski’s Blue Chip list of the top seniors in the state of Michigan...Junior Year: Second-team All- League in football and track.

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Tyrone Burke’s Game-by-Game Offensive Statistics

2006 Season Redshirted as a freshman and did not play in any games

RECEIVING Tyrone 2007 Season Gp-Gs Rec Yds Td Lg at Pittsburgh (9-1) DNP Burke #9 BALL STATE (9-8) 1-0 Wide Receiver ~ Sr.-Jr. ~ 6-0 ~ 197 lbs at Northern Illinois (9-15) 1-0 Syracuse, N.Y.-Corcoran H.S.-Milford Acad, HOWARD (9-22) 1-0 1 35 1 35 Letters Earned: 2 (2007, 2008) at Vanderbilt (9-29) 1-0 1 7 0 7 at Michigan (10-6) 1-0 1 18 1 18 PERSONAL: Full name: Tyrone E. Burke Jr....Son of Tyrone Burke Sr. at Ohio (10-13) 1-1 1 41 0 41 and Kim Burke...Born 8-13-87...Business management major...Has one NORTHWESTERN (10-19) 1-0 brother, Travon...EMU: Transferred from Milford (Conn.) Prep Academy WESTERN MICHIGAN (10-27) 1-0 in 2006...Sat out his first year, the 2006 season, as a redshirt freshman at Toledo (11-3) 1-0 1 5 0 5 and has earned letters the past two seasons...Has played in 21 games, BOWLING GREEN (11-9) 1-0 1 39 0 39 at Central Michigan (11-16) 1-0 4 39 0 15 starting once and has hauled in 14 passes for 215 yards with two touch- TOTALS 11-1 10 184 2 41 downs during his career...2008: Played in 10 games, missing two with an injury...Caught four passes for 14 yards...Named a Special Teams RECEIVING Eagle of the Week for the Bowling Green (Oct. 4) game...2007: Played 2008 Season Gp-Gs Rec Yds Td Lg in 11 games, starting once, at Ohio (Oct. 13)...Caught 10 passes for 184 INDIANA STATE (8-28) 1-0 at Michigan State (9-6) DNP yards and had two touchdown grabs...Caught a 35-yard touchdown TOLEDO (9-13) DNP strike from quarterback Andy Schmitt against Howard (Sept. 22) and at Maryland (9-20) 1-0 added a 41-yard touchdown reception from Kyle McMahon at Michigan NORTHERN ILLINOIS (9-27) 1-0 1 3 0 3 (Oct. 6)...Turned in a four-catch outing in the season finale at Central at Bowling Green (10-4) 1-0 1 10 0 10 Michigan (Nov. 16) and had seven games with at least one reception... at Army (10-11) 1-0 AKRON (10-18) 1-0 1 9 0 9 Earned single-game awards as a Championship Special Teams performer at Ball State (10-25) 1-0 twice, against Toledo (Nov. 3) and Central Michigan (Oct. 16) and was at Western Michigan (11-1) 1-0 also one of the two Practice Players of the Week for the Ball State (Sept. at Temple (11-22) 1-0 1 9 0 9 8) game...2006: Participated in 2006 spring drills after transferring from CENTRAL MICHIGAN# (11-28) 1-0 Milford (Conn.) Academy...Redshirted as a freshman...Milford Academy: TOTALS 10-0 4 31 0 10 Recorded two with 35 tackles as a free safety at Milford Tyrone Burke’s Career Statistics Academy in 2005...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Corcoran H.S. in Season Gp-Gs Rec Yds Td Lg Syracuse, N.Y. where he played football for Head Coach Tim Schmidt... 2006 DNP Was named to the All-Central New York team picked by the Syracuse 2007 11-1 10 184 2 41 Post-Standard in 2004 and helped Corcoran make the Class AA semifinals 2008 10-0 4 31 0 10 TOTALS 21-1 14 215 2 41 in 2003...Also ran track his final three years and was a member of the #Rushed one time for five yards National Honor Society for three consecutive years. Tyrone Burke • Touchdown Watch Receiving Touchdowns Date Opponent Quarterback Yards Time 9-22-07 HOWARD Andy Schmitt 35 3rd-03:59 10-6-07 at Michigan Kyle McMahon 18 4th-00:47

L’Shane Bynum #40 Linebacker ~ So.-Fr. ~ 6-2 ~ 210 lbs Taylor, Mich.-Truman H.S.

PERSONAL: Full name: L’Shane DeShawn Bynum...Son of Norman pic qualifier in track and Michigan Indoor record holder on the 4 x Grinstead and LaShonda Bynum...Born 1-30-90...Occupational Therapy 200-meter relay team...Sophomore Year: Played on the Mega White major...Mother, LaShonda, is a graduate of the Toledo School of Nurs- Conference champion football team...All-State in in the ing...Has one brother, Norman Grinstead Jr....EMU: 2008: One of the 100 meters...Most Valuable Athlete in track...Captured the News Herald recruits who practiced with the team, but did not play in any games 200-meter championship in track and was a runner-up finisher in the and will have freshman eligibility in 2009...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated 100 meters and a third-place finisher in the 400 meters...Freshman Year: from Truman H.S. in Taylor, Mich. where he played for Head Coach Ron Played on the football team that won the Mega White championship... Adams, a former EMU football player...Member of the Academic Honor All-State on the 4x100-meter relay team in track...Won the Rookie of Roll...Senior Year: Second-team All-Conference selection in football... the Year honors in track...Was on the News Herald 4x100-meter relay Served as captain of the football and basketball teams...Helped lead team that won the championship. the basketball team to the regional finals...Junior Year: Junior Olym-

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Joe Tyler Carithers #38 cochran #59 Place-kicker ~ Jr.-Jr. ~ 6-0 ~ 200 lbs Long Snapper ~ So.-So. ~ 6-3 ~ 240 lbs Dacula, Ga.-Dacula H.S.-Palomar J.C. Columbus, Ohio-Westerville Central H.S. Letters Earned: 1 (2008) Letters Earned: 1 (2008)

PERSONAL: Full name: Joseph Brian Carithers...Son of Doug and Joni PERSONAL: Full name: Tyler James Cochran...Son of Troy and Linda Carithers...Born 12-6-87...Business major...Has two sisters, Jessica and Cochran...Born 1-4-90...Undeclared major...Has two brothers, Thomas Jaci...Father, Doug, is an Iowa State University graduate and Mother, and Thaddeus, and one sister, Victoria...Both parents graduated from Joni, is a graduate of Des Moines C.C....EMU: 2008: Signed with EMU Ohio State University...EMU: 2008: One of the 2008 recruits who in the summer of 2008 and took over the starting place-kicking du- stepped right in and started all 12 games as the long snapper on of- ties in spring practice and held that position in the 2008 season... fense...Combined with place-kicker Joe Carithers to tie for first in the Made 10-of-14 field-goal attempts and was a perfect 38-for-38 in PAT Mid-American Conference with a perfect 38-of-38 PAT kicks...Named a kicks...Tied an EMU single-game record for PAT kicks after hitting 8-of- Special Teams Eagle of the Week for the Michigan State (Sept. 6) game... 8 against Central Michigan (Nov. 28)...Also made 7-of-7 PATs against HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Westerville Central H.S. in Columbus, Temple (Nov. 22)...Had at least one in nine games during the Ohio where he played football for Head Coach Bob Fresch...Named to year...Made 2-of-3 field goals at Army (Oct. 11)...Made a career-long 43 the National Honors Society, won the Ernie Godfrey Award for Aca- yarder in the Army game...JUNIOR COLLEGE: Played at Palomar J.C. in demics and was a McDonald’s Scholar-Athlete...Senior Year: Named San Marcos, Calif...Earned second-team All-Mission Conference honors first-team All-Ohio Capital Conference selection in football and was as a place-kicker...Placed in the top four of the National i-kicking.com an honorable mention All-District pick in football...Also named to the combine series for kickoffs...Had a 3.2 GPA...Attended the University Conference Scholar-Athlete team...Junior Year: Earned a letter on the of Cincinnati for one season, but did not play in any games...HIGH football team that won the league title...Sophomore Year: Earned a SCHOOL: Graduated from Dacula H.S. in Dacula, Ga. where he played football letter. football for Head Coach Kevin Maloof...Member of the A-B Academic Honor Roll with a 3.33 GPA...Senior Year: Started at strong safety and Tyler Cochran’s 2008 Game-by-Game Statistics also handled all of the punting and place-kicking duties...Helped the 2008 Season Gp-Gs team to a 12-2 record and a ranking as the third best team in the state... INDIANA STATE (8-28) 1-1 Had 89 tackles with three caused fumbles and five pass breakups...Set at Michigan State (9-6) 1-1 a school record with 55 PATs...Named the County Touchdown Club TOLEDO (9-13) 1-1 at Maryland (9-20) 1-1 Player of the Month for the first month of the season...Junior Year: NORTHERN ILLINOIS (9-27) 1-1 Played varsity football and soccer. at Bowling Green (10-4) 1-1 at Army (10-11) 1-1 Joe Carithers’ Kicking Statistics AKRON (10-18) 1-1 at Ball State (10-25) 1-1 2008 Season Gp-Gs Fgm Fga PAT Tot Fg at Western Michigan (11-1) 1-1 INDIANA STATE (8-28) 1-1 33 33 6-6 1-1 at Temple (11-22) 1-1 at Michigan State (9-6) 1-1 24 41,24 1-1 1-2 CENTRAL MICHIGAN (11-28) 1-1 TOLEDO (9-13) 1-1 30 30 2-2 1-1 TOTALS 12-12 at Maryland (9-20) # 1-1 23 23 3-3 1-1 NORTHERN ILLINOIS (9-27) 1-1 47 0-1 at Bowling Green (10-4) 1-1 28 28 3-3 1-1 at Army (10-11) 1-1 43,38 43,38,22 1-1 2-3 AKRON (10-18) 1-1 27 5-5 0-1 at Ball State (10-25) 1-1 37 37 1-1 1-1 at Western Michigan (11-1) 1-1 28 28 1-1 1-1 Devon at Temple (11-22) 1-1 25 25 7-7 1-1 CENTRAL MICHIGAN (11-28) 1-1 8-8 0-0 Davis #94 TOTALS 12-12 10 14 38-38 10-14 ~ Fr.-Fr. ~ 6-2 ~ 235 lbs FG’s Made: 23, 24, 25, 28, 28, 30, 33, 37, 38, 43 Columbus, Ind.-East H.S. FG’s Missed: 22, 27, 41, 47 PERSONAL: Full name: Devon Davis...Son of Joel and Maria Doyle...Born: 4-11-91...Business major...Joins teammate Nick Olds in this year’s recruiting class...Has three sisters, Kassi Doyle, Dallas Rich and Charley Doyle and three brothers, Demetrius Davis, Dalton Smith and David Johnson...EMU: One of the 2009 recruits...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from East H.S. in Colum- bus, Ind. where he played football for Head Coach Bob Gattis...Earned an Academic Honors diploma...Senior Year: Named All-Conference, All-Area and honorable mention All-State...Recorded 110 tackles with 14 sacks... Played on the football team that won sectional and regional titles...Named the Defensive Lineman of the Year...Also selected a team captain...Ran on a 4x100-meter relay team that set a track record...Junior Year: Honorable mention All-State...Also named All-Area and All-Conference in football and was the team’s Defensive Lineman of the Year...Was a 4x100-meter relay team All-Conference selection in track.

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Eric Dan Davis #78 DeMaster #65 Offensive Line ~ Sr.-Jr. ~ 6-2 ~ 280 lbs Offensive Line ~ Sr.-Jr. ~ 6-5 ~ 310 lbs Southgate, Mich.-Anderson H.S. Macomb, Mich.-L’Anse Creuse Central H.S. Letters Earned: 2 (2007, 2008) Letters Earned: 2 (2007, 2008)

PERSONAL: Full name: Eric Nathan Davis...Son of Mark and Diana Davis... PERSONAL: Full name: Daniel Paul DeMaster...Son of Paul and Teresa Born 9-22-88...Finance major...Father, Mark, is a Michigan State University DeMaster...Born 2-2-88...Father, Paul, is a Central Michigan University graduate, and Mother, Diana, is a Wayne State University graduate...Has two graduate...Has one sister, Christina, and one brother, Kyle, a 2009 EMU brothers, Mark and Brian...Brother, Mark, played baseball at Henry Ford C.C. football recruit...Computer information systems major...EMU: Red- and Wayne State University, and his other brother, Brian, played baseball at shirted as a freshman in 2006 and has played in 18 games the last two Henry Ford C.C. and Hillsdale College...EMU: Took over the starting center years, starting 11 times while earning two letters...2008: Played in six position in the seventh game of the 2007 season, at Ohio (Oct. 13), and games at right guard, earning three starts, against Maryland (Sept. 20), started the last six consecutive games that season and all 12 in 2008...One Northern Illinois (Sept. 27) and Bowling Green (Oct. 4)...2007: Earned of the key factors in EMU’s improved rushing game the last two seasons... his first letter after redshirting in 2006...Played in 12 games and started Has played in 22 games, 18 as a starter.... Chosen as a preseason fourth- eight times at right offensive tackle...Singled out by the coaching team All-Mid-American Conference pick in Phil Steele’s 2009 College staff for a Championship Performance against Central Michigan (Nov. Football Preview magazine..2008: Started all 12 games as the offensive center...Singled out as Offensive Eagle of the Week twice, for the Army (Oct. 16)...2006: Sat out the season as a redshirt freshman and did not play in 11) and Akron (Oct. 18) games...Named honorable mention on the All-Mid- any games...Practiced with the team all year...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated American Conference Academic Team...2007: Played in 10 games during from L’Anse Creuse Central H.S. in Harrison Township, Mich. where he the season...Credited with helping the offense turn in four 200-yard plus played football for Head Coach Don Roda...Was a member of the Aca- rushing efforts in the final four games of the season...Singled out by the demic Honor Roll....Senior Year: Team captain of the football, basketball coaching staff for a Championship Performance against Central Michigan and lacrosse teams...Named the Lineman of the Year in football, the (Nov. 16) and three Winning Performances, against Northwestern (Oct. 19), Most Improved and Defensive Player of the Year in basketball and was Western Michigan (Oct. 27) and Bowling Green (Nov. 9)...Named one of the a second-team All-League defenseman in lacrosse...The Detroit News: Practice Players for the Pittsburgh (Sept. 1) game...2006: Redshirted as a Named second-team All-Metro East and honorable mention All-Metro... freshman...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Southgate Anderson H.S. where Junior Year: Earned letters in football, basketball and lacrosse...Named he played football for Head Coach John Rama...Member of the Academic the Most Improved Player in basketball and second-team All-League in Honor Roll...Senior Year: The Detroit News: Named honorable mention lacrosse...Sophomore Year: Captain of the junior varsity football and All-State and honorable mention All-Metro...Detroit Free Press: basketball teams and earned a varsity lacrosse letter. First-team All-Metro selection...Chosen to play in the state of Michigan All- Star football game in the summer of 2006...All-Conference and All-State in Dan Demaster’s Game-by-Game Offensive Statistics wrestling...Junior Year: Detroit Free Press: First-team All-Metro West...The 2006 Season Detroit News: Honorable mention All-Metro...Also named All-Conference... Redshirted-Did not play in any games Academic All-State baseball pick. Eric Davis’ Game-by-Game Offensive Statistics 2007 Season Gp-Gs 2006 Season at Pittsburgh (9-1) 1-1 Redshirted-Did not play in any games BALL STATE (9-8) 1-1 at Northern Ill. (9-15) 1-1 2007 Season Gp-Gs HOWARD (9-22) 1-1 at Pittsburgh (9-1) 1-0 at Vanderbilt (9-29) 1-1 BALL STATE (9-8) 1-0 at Michigan (10-6) 1-1 at Northern Ill. (9-15) DNP at Ohio (10-13) 1-1 HOWARD (9-22) DNP at Vanderbilt (9-29) 1-0 NORTHWEST. (10-19) 1-1 at Michigan (10-6) 1-0 WEST. MICH. (10-27) 1-0 at Ohio (10-13) 1-1 at Toledo (11-3) 1-0 NORTHWEST. (10-19) 1-1 BOWLING GR. (11-9) 1-0 WEST. MICH. (10-27) 1-1 at Central Mich. (11-16) 1-0 at Toledo (11-3) 1-1 TOTALS 12-8 BOWLING GR. (11-9) 1-1 at Central Mich. (11-16) 1-1 2008 Season Gp-Gs TOTALS 10-6 INDIANA STATE (8-28) DNP at Michigan State (9-6) DNP 2008 Season Gp-Gs TOLEDO (9-13) 1-0 INDIANA STATE (8-28) 1-1 at Maryland (9-20) 1-1 at Michigan State (9-6) 1-1 TOLEDO (9-13) 1-1 NORTHERN ILLINOIS (9-27) 1-1 at Maryland (9-20) 1-1 at Bowling Green (10-4) 1-1 NORTHERN ILLINOIS (9-27) 1-1 at Army (10-11) 1-0 at Bowling Green (10-4) 1-1 AKRON (10-18) DNP at Army (10-11) 1-1 at Ball State (10-25) DNP AKRON (10-18) 1-1 at Western Michigan (11-1) DNP at Ball State (10-25) 1-1 at Temple (11-22) 1-0 at Western Michigan (11-1) 1-1 CENTRAL MICHIGAN (11-28) DNP at Temple (11-22) 1-1 TOTALS 6-3 CENTRAL MICHIGAN (11-28) 1-1 TOTALS 12-12 Dan DeMaster’s Career Offensive Statistics Year Gp-Gs Eric Davis’ Career Offensive Statistics Year Gp-Gs 2006 Redshirt-DNP 2006 Redshirt-DNP 2007 12-8 2007 10-6 2008 6-3 2008 12-12 TOTALS 18-11 TOTALS 22-18

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Ryan Downard’s Game-by-Game Defensive Statistics 2006 Season Redshirted as a freshman and did not play in any games

2007 Season Total Game Gp-Gs S A Loss Sacks Int Ff Fr Pd Tack Ryan at Pittsburgh (9-1) 1-0 1 1 2 BALL STATE (9-8) 1-0 1 1 2 Downard #10 at Northern Ill. (9-15) 1-1 1 8 9 Defensive Back ~ Sr.-Jr. ~ 6-1 ~ 201 lbs HOWARD (9-22) 1-1 2 3 1-0 5 Lima, Ohio-Shawnee H.S. at Vanderbilt (9-29) 1-1 1 1 2-15 2 Letters Earned: 2 (2007, 2008) at Michigan (10-6) 1-1 0 1 1-0 1 at Ohio (10-13) 1-1 0 4 4 PERSONAL: Full name: Ryan Mitchell Downard...Son of Mitchell and NORTHWEST. (10-19) 1-1 3 0 3 Heidi Downard and Lori and Randy Rollins...Born 6-22-88...Has three WEST. MICH. (10-27) 1-1 1 4 2-0 5 brothers, Cody Rollins, Austin and Trey Downard...EMU: Burst on the at Toledo (11-3) 1-1 3 0 3 BOWLING GR. (11-9) 1-1 3 4 7 national scene as a redshirt freshman in 2007 and finished tied for 12th at Central Mich. (11-16) 1-1 0 0 0 nationally in interceptions with six...Ranked as the second-leading TOTALS 12-10 16 27 6-15 43 freshman interceptor in the country that season...Chosen as an honor- 2008 Season Total able mention All-Mid-American Conference pick in Phil Steele’s 2008 Game Gp-Gs S A Loss Sacks Int Ff Fr Pd Tack College Football Magazine’s preseason poll...Has played in 20 games IND. ST. (8-28) 1-1 4 0 4 for the Eagles, 17 as a starter, and has recorded eight career intercep- at Michigan St. #(9-6) 1-1 1 6 7 tions...2008: Started the first seven games of the season as the free TOLEDO (9-13) 1-1 4 0 1-26 4 at Maryland (9-20) 1-1 4 1 1-9 1 5 safety before suffering a broken arm on the game’s opening kickoff NOR. ILL. (9-27) 1-1 0 1 1 1 against Akron (Oct. 18) and missing the rest of the season...Turned in at BGSU (10-4) 1-1 0 4 4 two interceptions, in back-to-back games against Toledo (Sept. 13) and at Army (10-11) 1-1 1 1 1-0 2 AKRON (10-18) 1-0 1 0 1 Maryland (Sept. 20)...Recorded 28 tackles on the year...Was singled out at Ball State (10-25) DNP by the coaching staff for two Defensive Big Playmaker Awards, for the at WMU (11-1) DNP Toledo and Maryland games...2007: Honorable mention freshman at Temple (11-22) DNP All-American by Scout.com....Played in all 12 games and started the CMU (11-28) DNP TOTALS 8-7 15 13 2-35 1-0 2 28 last 10 games...Finished the year as the second-leading freshman pass #Rushed one time for three yards interceptor in the nation with six, which ranked 12th nationally and third in the MAC...Recorded one each against Howard Ryan Downard’s Career Defensive Statistics (Sept. 22) and at Michigan (Oct. 6), and two each, at home against Season Gp-Gs S A Loss Sacks Int Ff Fr Pd Tack Western Michigan (Oct. 27) and on the road two at Vanderbilt (Sept. 2006 Redshirted-DNP 29)...Returned a missed extra point and raced 97 yards for a two-point 2007 12-10 16 27 6-15 43 defensive score at Michigan, the third-ever that defensive points were 2008 8-7 15 13 2-35 1-0 2 28 TOTALS 20-17 31 40 8-50 1-0 2 71 scored in school history...Singled out by the coaching staff for nine single-game awards...Was selected as the Defensive Eagle of the Week and chosen for a Championship Performance for the WMU game... Named as the MAC West Division Defensive Player of the Week fol- lowing the Michigan game...Earned Championship Special Teams and Championship Performance honors for the Howard contest...Earned Defensive Big Playmaker honors four times, for the Howard, Vanderbilt (Sept. 29), Michigan and Northwestern (Oct. 19) games...Selected for Kyle Winning Performance honors for the Northern Illinois (Sept. 15) and Vanderbilt games...2006: Sat out the season as a redshirt freshman... DeMaster #44 Linebacker ~ Fr.-Fr. ~ 6-2 ~ 200 lbs One of the 2006 recruits...Practiced with the team all season and was Macomb, Mich.-Dakota H.S. singled out by the coaching staff as one of the Practice Players of the Week for preparation leading up to the Ohio (Nov. 4) game...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Shawnee H.S. in Lima, Ohio where he played PERSONAL: Full name: Kyle DeMaster...Son of Paul and Teresa De- football for Head Coach Dick West...Member of the Honor Roll, Student Master...Born: 5-28-90...Father, Paul, is a Central Michigan University Government and was a Math Olympian...Earned three varsity football graduate...Has one sister, Christina, and one brother, Dan, a two-year letters...Senior Year: First-team All-Ohio, All-District and All-League as letterman on the EMU football team...Undeclared major...EMU: Enrolled a defensive back when he accumulated 74 tackles with five intercep- at EMU in January 2009 and participated in spring football drills...HIGH tions...Also played quarterback on offense and threw for 749 yards, SCHOOL: Graduated from Macomb Dakota H.S. in Macomb, Mich. rushed for 221 yards and passed for nine touchdowns...Was one of the where he played football for Head Coach Mike Giannone...Senior team captains...Participated in the Van Wert All-Star Football Game... Year: Named to the all classes All-State team by the Detroit Free Press... Junior Year: First-team All-Ohio, All-District and All-League player as Selected as a Division I All-State player by The Detroit News...Helped a wide receiver and defensive back...Had 77 receptions for 1,025 yards lead Macomb Dakota to two consecutive Division I state football titles... and nine touchdowns on offense and recorded five interceptions and Tied a pair of championship-game records with four touchdowns, three recovered six fumbles on defense...Helped lead team to the Western by receiving and one by interception in the 2007 state championship title and the school’s first-ever postseason playoff game...Played both wide receiver and defensive back as a senior and game...Sophomore Year: Earned a varsity football letter. had 34 receptions for 810 yards and 12 touchdowns on offense and recorded 62 tackles with five interceptions and one fumble recovery for a touchdown on defense...Also selected to the All-Metro East squad by The Detroit News....Holds three track records, in the long jump, 4x200 relay and the 4x100 relay.

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Brandon Downs’ Game-by-Game Defensive Statistics 2005 Season DNP-Redshirt

RECEIVING 2006 Season Gp-Gs Rec Yds Td Lg at Ball State (8-31) 1-0 Brandon at Michigan State (9-9) 1-0 at Northwestern (9-16) 1-0 Downs #17 CENTRAL MICHIGAN (9-23) 1-0 Defensive Line ~ Sr.-Sr. ~ 6-1 ~ 246 lbs at Louisiana-Lafayette (9-30) 1-0 Springfield, Ohio-Kenton Ridge H.S. at Bowling Green (10-14) 1-0 Letters Earned: 3 (2006, 2007, 2008) TOLEDO (10-21) 1-0 at Western Michigan (10-28) 1-0 PERSONAL: Full name: Brandon Dee Downs...Son of Randy and The- OHIO (11-4) 1-0 resa Downs...Born 8-2-86...Has two sisters, Sharese and Desiree and one NAVY (11-11) 1-0 brother, Randy Downs Jr....Communications major...EMU: Has earned at Kent State (11-17) 1-0 NORTHERN ILLINOIS (11-24) 1-1 three letters the last three seasons while playing in 36 games, starting TOTALS 12-1 0 12 times...Began his career as a tight end and moved to the defensive side of the ball in 2007 and has been on the defensive line for the last 24 games...Has accumulated 35 career tackles...2008: Played in all 12 2007 Season Total games, earning 11 starts, missing only the Army (Oct. 11) game as a Game Gp-Gs S A Loss Sacks Int Ff Fr­ Pd Tack starter...Turned in 15 solos and 15 assisted tackles for 30 total on the at Pittsburgh (9-1) 1-0 0 year...His best outing came against Akron (Oct. 18) when he recorded BALL STATE (9-8) 1-0 0 at Northern Ill. (9-15) 1-1 0 six stops and came right back in the next game, at Ball State (Oct. 25), HOWARD (9-22) 1-1 2 2 with five tackles...Had one tackle-for-loss of six yards in the season at Vanderbilt (9-29) 1-1 0 opener at home against Indiana State (Aug. 28)...Named the recipient at Michigan (10-6) 1-1 0 of the Silent Warrior Award for outstanding special teams play...2007: at Ohio (10-13) 1-1 1 1 NORTHWEST. (10-19) 1-1 0 Played in all 12 games as a reserve defensive lineman and special teams WEST. MICH. (10-27) 1-1 0 player...Recorded five tackles on the year...2006: Played in all 12 games, at Toledo (11-3) 1-1 0 starting once, at tight end, against Northern Illinois (Nov. 24) in the BOWLING GR. (11-9) 1-1 0 at Central Mich. (11-16) 1-1 2 2 season finale...Singled out by the coaching staff for a Championship TOTALS 12-0 3 2 5 Special Teams performance against Central Michigan (Sept. 23) and was named one of the Practice Players of the Week for the Bowling Green 2008 Season Total (Oct. 14) game...2005: Redshirted as a freshman...Practiced with the Game Gp-Gs S A Loss Sacks Int Ff Fr Pd Tack IND. ST. (8-28) 1-1 3 2 2.5-6 5 team and saw considerable action in the 2006 spring drills at fullback... at Michigan St. (9-6) 1-1 1 2 3 HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Kenton Ridge H.S. in Springfield, Ohio TOLEDO (9-13) 1-1 1 0 1 where he played football for Head Coach Joel Marriotta and also played at Maryland (9-20) 1-1 0 1 1 NOR. ILL. (9-27) 1-1 1 1 1 2 on the basketball squad...Senior Year: Named first team, All-Conference, at BGSU (10-4) 1-1 1 1 2 All-County and All-Area...Named the Defensive Player of the Year in Clark at Army (10-11) 1-0 1 3 4 County and was the All-Area Defensive Player of the Year...Selected AKRON (10-18) 1-1 5 1 6 second-team All-State and first-team All-District...Recorded 134 tackles at Ball State (10-25) 1-1 1 4 5 at WMU (11-1) 1-1 0 0 0 with eight sacks, two caused fumbles and two fumble recoveries on at Temple (11-22) 1-1 0 0 0 defense...Also played on offense and rushed 52 times for 372 yards with CMU (11-28) 1-1 1 0 1 1 seven rushing touchdowns and caught six passes for 81 yards and five TOTALS 12-11 15 15 2.5-6 1 1 30 touchdowns...Led the football team to its first-ever playoff appearance Brandon Downs’ Career Defensive Statistics on the way to a 10-2 record...Named first-team All-Conference and All- District in basketball...Played in the District 9 All-Star basketball game... Season Gp-Gs S A Loss Sacks Int Ff Fr Pd Tack Averaged 14.7 points and seven rebounds as a hoopster...Junior Year: 2005 Redshirt-DNP 2006 12-1 0 0 0 Chosen first-team All-Conference, second-team All-County, second- 2007 12-0 3 2 5 team All-Area and second-team All-District while totaling 133 tackles... 2008 12-11 15 15 2.5-6 1 1 30 Helped the basketball team win the conference title...Sophomore Year: TOTALS 36-12 18 17 2.5-6 1 1 35 Named second-team All-Conference...Freshman Year: First-team All- Conference and third-team All-District. EMU Did You Know?

Former offensive lineman Jim Pietrzak, a member of the Class of 2002 in EMU’s Athletic Hall of Fame, was named to three All-America teams after his senior year in 1973. Pietrzak was selected to the Kodak College Division and The Football News College Division first teams and was a third-team Associated Press Small College pick. He went on to play professional football in the NFL with the (1974-79), the New Orleans Saints (1979-84) and the (1987).

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Marcus English’s Defensive Statistics 2008 Season Total Game Gp-Gs S A Loss Sacks Int Ff Fr Pd Tack IND. ST. (8-28) 1-0 1 1 0.5-1 2 at Michigan St. (9-6) 1-0 TOLEDO (9-13) 1-0 0 1 1 at Maryland (9-20) 1-0 Marcus NOR. ILL. (9-27) 1-0 at BGSU (10-4) 1-0 English #42 at Army (10-11) 1-0 Linebacker ~ Jr.-So. ~ 6-1 ~ 216 lbs AKRON (10-18) 1-0 Dayton, Ohio-Trotwood Madison H.S. at Ball State (10-25) 1-0 Letters Earned: 1 (2008) at WMU (11-1) 1-0 at Temple (11-22) 1-0 PERSONAL: Full name: Marcus Lamont English...Son of Shane and CMU (11-28) 1-0 Kimberly English...Born 11-25-88...Business major...Has two brothers, TOTALS 12-0 1 2 0.5-1 3

Shane and Sharief...Father, Shane, is a University of Findlay graduate Marcus English’s Career Defensive Statistics and Mother, Kimberly, is a Sinclair C.C. graduate...EMU: 2008: Played in all 12 games as a special teams performer...Recorded three tackles Season Gp-Gs S A Loss Sacks Int Ff Fr Pd Tack on the year and had one-half tackle-for-loss of one yard in the season 2007 DNP-Redshirt 2008 12-0 1 2 0.5-1 3 opener at home against Indiana State (Aug. 28)...2007: Redshirted and TOTALS 12-0 1 2 0.5-1 3 did not play in any games, but practiced with the team...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Trotwood-Madison H.S. in Trotwood, Ohio where he played football for Head Coach Maurice Douglass...Member of the Aca- demic Honor Roll...Senior Year: Lettered in football and track...Named first-team All-League and All-Area as a football player after recording 56 tackles with two interceptions, three fumble recoveries, two forced fumbles and four sacks...Junior Year: Lettered in football and track... Sophomore Year: Lettered in football, track and basketball. Joe Fleming #35 Running Back ~ Fr.-Fr. ~ 5-11 ~ 219 lbs Southfield, Mich.-Lathrup H.S.

PERSONAL: Full name: Joseph Carlton Fleming...Son of Joseph and Charlesse Fleming...Born 3-27-90...Undecided major...EMU: Enrolled in January 2009 and participated in spring drills...HIGH SCHOOL: Gradu- James ated from Lathrup H.S. in Southfield, Mich. where he played football Ervin #48 for Head Coach Stephon Thompson...Earned six varsity letters (three Linebacker ~ So.-Fr. ~ 6-0 ~ 195 lbs football, three track)...Member of the National Honor Society...Senior Nacogdoches, Texas-Nacogdoches H.S. Year: Rushed for 1,500 yards and 14 touchdowns...Also caught balls out of the backfield for 200 yards and a touchdown...Selected the team’s PERSONAL: Full name: James Ervin...Born: 6-25-90...Biology major... MVP...Earned second-team All-Conference accolades...Junior Year: Ran EMU: 2008: Signed with EMU late in the summer and practiced with the for 700 yards...Sophomore Year: Rushed for more than 300 yards. team, but did not play in any games and will have freshman eligibility in 2009...Selected as one of the Practice Team Eagles of the Week twice, for the Indiana State (Aug. 28) and Bowling Green (Oct. 4) games...HIGH EMU SCHOOL: Graduated from Nacogdoches H.S. in Nacogdoches, Texas Did You Know? where he played high school football for Head Coach Bill Harper...One of the assistant coaches on the Nacogdoches team is Matt Gregory, a Former EMU tailback Rodney former EMU football player (1994-96)...Senior Year: Named to the Class Slater was a member of United 4-A All-State team by The Associated Press...Also selected second-team States President William J. Clinton’s All-East Texas by Texas PrepInsider.com...Chosen to play in the Texas High cabinet, serving as the Secretary of School Coaches Association All-Star game in the summer of 2008 and Transportation. responded with a first-half interception and a recovery of an onside-kick Slater and Clinton were the hon- to set up the game-winning field goal for his North team in a 16-15 win ored speakers at EMU’s April 2000 over the South...Junior Year: Selected second-team All-State by The graduation ceremony. Associated Press and first-team All-District 12 4-A after recording 137 Slater was a standout tailback for tackles, two sacks and 18 tackles-for-loss...Sophomore Year: Named EMU from 1974-76 and was captain third-team All-State 4-A by the Texas Sportswriter’s Association. in 1976. He was also a member of EMU’s national champion forensics team as a student-athlete. In 2001-02, Slater was elected to the EMU Athletic Hall of Fame, and was also named one of six former collegians honored with the NCAA Silver Anniversary Award.

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Tim Andy Fort #57 Fretz #60 Linebacker ~ Sr.-Jr. ~ 6-0 ~ 214 lbs Offensive Line ~ Sr.-Sr. ~ 6-2 ~ 290 lbs Southfield, Mich.-Southfield H.S. Kalamazoo, Mich.-Central H.S. Letters Earned: 2 (2007, 2008) Letters Earned: 3 (2006, 2007, 2008)

PERSONAL: Full name: Timothy Earl Fort, Jr....Son of Timothy E. Fort, PERSONAL: Full name: Andrew Joseph Fretz...Son of Bill and Kathy Sr. and April Fort...Born 6-8-88...Computer-aided design major...EMU: Fretz...Born 7-31-87...Psychology major...EMU: Has started all 36 2008: Played in 11 games, earning three starts, against Western games at offensive left guard the past three seasons...2008: Started Michigan (Nov. 1), Temple (Nov. 22) and Central Michigan (Nov. 28)... all 12 games at offensive left guard...Singled out by the coaching staff Recorded 22 tackles on the year...Best outing of the year came against for Offensive Eagle of the Week awards twice, for the Army (Oct. 11) Western Michigan when he had three solos and four assists for seven and Akron (Oct. 18) games...2007: Started all 12 games at offensive total tackles to go along with a half tackle-for-loss of one yard...2007: left guard...Singled out by the coaching staff for seven single-game Played in nine games as a backup linebacker and special teams player... awards during the season...Named the Offensive Player of the Week Recorded four tackles on the year...Had two tackles and 0.5 tackles- for the Vanderbilt (Sept. 29) game...Earned a Championship Perfor- for-loss of one yard at Vanderbilt (Sept. 29)...2006: Redshirted as a mance award for the Central Michigan (Nov. 16) contest...Selected for freshman...Practiced with the team all year and was singled out by a Winning Performance five times, for the Northern Illinois (Sept. 15), the coaching staff as one of the Practice Players of the Week for the Michigan (Oct. 6), Northwestern (Oct. 19), Western Michigan (Oct. 27) Louisiana Lafayette (Sept. 30) game...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from and Bowling Green (Nov. 9) games...2006: Earned a letter in his first Southfield High School where he played football for Head Coach Tim season of competition...Started at offensive left guard in all 12 games... Conley...Member of the Academic Honor Roll. Singled out by the coaching staff for a Winning Performance in the Toledo (Oct. 21) game...2005: Redshirted as a true freshman...Earned Tim Fort’s Game-by-Game Defensive Statistics one of the Practice Player awards for the Ball State (Nov. 12) game... 2006 Season Switched from defensive line to offensive line for 2006 spring drills... Redshirted as a freshman and did not play in any games HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Kalamazoo Central H.S. where he 2007 Season played football for Head Coach Dob Drake...First-team All-Conference... Game Gp-Gs S A Loss Sacks Int Ff Fr Pd Tack Had 32 solos and 27 assists to go along with four sacks...Selected No. at Pittsburgh (9-1) 1-0 BALL STATE (9-8) 1-0 49 on Detroit Free Press writer Mick McCabe’s Fab 50 list of the top at Northern Ill. (9-15) 1-0 players in the state of Michigan. HOWARD (9-22) 1-0 at Vanderbilt (9-29) 1-0 1 1 0.5-1 2 Andrew Fretz’ Participation Chart at Michigan (10-6) DNP 2005 Season Gp-Gs 2008 Season Gp-Gs at Ohio (10-13) 1-0 Redshirted and did not play in any games INDIANA STATE (8-28) 1-1 NORTHWEST. (10-19) 1-0 at Michigan State (9-6) 1-1 WEST. MICH. (10-27) DNP 2006 Season Gp-Gs TOLEDO (9-13) 1-1 at Toledo (11-3) 1-0 1 1 2 at Ball State (8-31) 1-1 at Maryland (9-20) 1-1 BOWLING GR. (11-9) 1-0 at Michigan State (9-9) 1-1 NORTHERN ILLINOIS (9-27) 1-1 at Central Mich. (11-16) DNP at Northwestern (9-16) 1-1 at Bowling Green (10-4) 1-1 TOTALS 9-0 2 2 0.5-1 4 CENTRAL MICHIGAN (9-23) 1-1 at Army (10-11) 1-1 at Louisiana Lafayette (9-30) 1-1 AKRON (10-18) 1-1 2008 Season at Bowling Green (10-14) 1-1 at Ball State (10-25) 1-1 Game Gp-Gs S A Loss Sacks Int Ff Fr Pd Tack TOLEDO (10-21) 1-1 at Western Michigan (11-1) 1-1 IND. ST. (8-28) 1-0 2 0 1-0 2 at Western Michigan (10-28) 1-1 at Temple (11-22) 1-1 at Michigan St. (9-6) 1-0 2 4 6 OHIO (11-4) 1-1 CENTRAL MICHIGAN (11-28) 1-1 TOLEDO (9-13) 1-0 0 0 0 NAVY (11-11) 1-1 TOTALS 12-12 at Maryland (9-20) DNP at Kent State (11-17) 1-1 NOR. ILL. (9-27) 1-0 0 0 0 NORTHERN ILLINOIS (11-24) 1-1 Andy Fretz’ Career Offensive Statistics at BGSU (10-4) 1-0 0 0 0 TOTALS 12-12 Season Gp-GS at Army (10-11) 1-0 0 0 0 2005 Redshirt-DNP AKRON (10-18) 1-0 0 0 0 2007 Season Gp-Gs 2006 12-12 at Ball State (10-25) 1-0 0 4 4 at Pittsburgh (9-1) 1-1 2007 12-12 at WMU (11-1) 1-1 3 4 0.5-1 7 BALL STATE (9-8) 1-1 2008 12-12 at Temple (11-22) 1-1 2 1 1 3 at Northern Illinois (9-15) 1-1 TOTALS 36-36 CMU (11-28) 1-1 0 0 0 HOWARD (9-22) 1-1 TOTALS 11-3 9 13 0.5-1 1-0 1 22 at Vanderbilt (9-29) 1-1 at Michigan (10-6) 1-1 Tim Fort’s Career Defensive Statistics at Ohio (10-13) 1-1 NORTHWESTERN (10-19) 1-1 Season Gp-Gs S A Loss Sacks Int Ff Fr Pd Tack WESTERN MICHIGAN (10-27) 1-1 2006 Redshirt-DNP at Toledo (11-3) 1-1 2007 9-0 2 2 0.5-1 4 BOWLING GREEN (11-9) 1-1 2008 11-3 9 13 0.5-1 1-0 1 22 at Central Michigan (11-16) 1-1 TOTALS 20-3 11 13 1-2 1-0 1 26 TOTALS 12-12

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11 passes for 104 yards and rushed seven times for 95 yards... 2006: Earned his first letter while playing in all 12 games, starting twice, at Ball State (Aug. 31) and at Michigan State (Sept. 9)...Played quarterback, wide receiver and kickoff returner during the year...Rushed 20 times for a net of four yards, caught 28 passes for 169 yards, completed 12-of-23 passes for 110 yards and a touchdown of 39 yards to Travis Lewis and returned two kickoffs for 33 yards...Saw action at dontayo quarterback against Michigan State, Central Michigan (Sept. 23), Bowling Green gage #2 (Oct. 14), Western Michigan (Oct. 28), and Northern Illinois (Nov. 24)...Caught Wide Receiver ~ Sr.-Sr ~ 5-11 ~ 192 lbs seven passes for 38 yards at Michigan State...Singled out by the coaching staff Pontiac, Mich.-Pontiac Northern H.S. for two single-game awards, for a Championship Performance Award at Ball Letters Earned: 3 (2006, 2007, 2008) State and a Championship Special Teams Award at Western Michigan...2005: One of the 2005 recruits...Redshirted as a true freshman...Practiced with the PERSONAL: Full name: Dontayo C. Gage...Son of Cedric and Felicia Gage...Born team and earned two Practice Player awards, for the Louisiana Lafayette (Sept. 5-25-87...Broadcast major...EMU: One of the most versatile players on the squad... 10) and Central Michigan (Sept. 24) games...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Has played wide receiver, quarterback, running back and has also returned Northern H.S. in Pontiac, Mich....The Detroit News: Dream Team Specialist... kicks in his three-year career...Became the first-ever player in EMU history to Completed 86-of-177 passes for 1,316 yards and 17 TD’s...Rushed for 933 yards turn in more than 1,000 yards in kickoff returns in a season when he recorded and 11 touchdowns...Named No. 42 on The Detroit News’ Blue Chip list of top 1,016 yards on 44 returns in 2007...His 76 career kickoff returns ranks second players in the state...Selected No. 37 on Detroit Free Press writer Mick McCabe’s in school history to Trumaine Riley’s (2003-06) 130 and his 1,587 Fab 50 list of the top players in the state of Michigan...Chosen to the All-North is third all-time, behind Riley’s 2,541 and Steve Clay (1992-95) with 2,007...Has Team by the Detroit Free Press. caught 61 passes for 484 yards during his career...Has also completed 24-of-55 passes for 110 yards and one touchdown...2008: Played in all 12 games, starting Dontayo Gage • Touchdown Watch three times, against Northern Illinois (Sept. 27), Temple (Nov. 22) and Central Passing Touchdowns Michigan (Nov. 28)...Led the team in kickoff returns with 30 for 538 yards and a Date Opponent Receiver Yards Time 17.9 return average...Also caught 22 passes for 211 yards and one touchdown, a 9-9-06 at Michigan State Travis Lewis 39 2nd-02:46 20-yard strike from quarterback Andy Schmitt against Central Michigan...2007: Kickoff Return Touchdowns Earned his second letter after playing in all 12 games and handling most of the Date Opponent Yards Time kickoff returns during the season...Set an EMU single-season record with 1,016 9-8-07 BALL STATE 90 4th-04:01 yards on 44 returns which ranked eighth in the Mid-American Conference and 75th overall...Set the EMU Rynearson Stadium record with a 90-yard kickoff Rushing Touchdowns return for a touchdown against Ball State (Sept. 8)...Also had an 86-yard kickoff Date Opponent Yards Time return against Michigan (Oct. 6) and a 68 yarder versus Northwestern (Oct. 19)... 10-27-08 WESTERN MICH. 55 3rd-07:16 Singled out by the coaching staff for four game awards during the season...Earned Receiving Touchdowns Championship Special Team honors for the Pittsburgh (Sept. 1) and Ball State Date Opponent QB Yards Time games...Was named a Championship Performer against Western Michigan (Oct. 11-28-08 CENTRAL MICH. Andy Schmitt 20 2nd-11:48 27) and earned an Offensive Big Playmaker award for that same game...Caught

Dontayo Gage’s Game-by-Game Offensive Statistics Rushing Passing Receiving KO Returns 2006 Season Gp-Gs Tc Gain Loss Net Avg Td Lg Att Comp Int Yds Td Lg Pct Sks No. Yds. Td Lg No. Yds Td Lg at Ball State (8-31) 1-1 1 6 0 6 at Michigan State (9-9) 1-1 1 0 2 -2 0.0 0 0 1 1 0 39 1 39 1.000 0 7 38 0 9 1 13 0 13 at Northwestern (9-16) 1-0 1 8 0 8 8.0 0 8 CENTRAL MICH. (9-23) 1-0 6 20 15 5 0.8 0 7 5 2 0 28 0 17 .400 0 3 15 0 7 at Louisiana Lafayette (9-30) 1-0 7 37 0 15 at Bowling Green (10-14) 1-0 1 1 0 -12 0 0 1.000 0 3 24 0 12 TOLEDO (10-21) 1-0 2 21 0 16 at Western Michigan (10-28) 1-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .000 0 4 25 0 11 OHIO (11-4) 1-0 NAVY (11-11) 1-0 1 3 0 3 at Kent State (11-17) 1-0 1 20 0 20 NORTHERN ILLINOIS (11-24) 1-0 12 24 31 -7 0.0 0 5 15 8 0 55 0 23 .533 TOTALS 12-2 20 52 48 4 0.2 0 8 23 12 1 110 1 39 .522 0 28 169 0 16 2 33 0 20

Rushing Passing Receiving KO Returns 2007 Season Gp-Gs Tc Gain Loss Net Avg Td Lg Att Comp Int Yds Td Lg Pct Sks No. Yds. Td Lg No. Yds Td Lg at Pittsburgh (9-1) 1-0 2 10 0 6 2 54 0 42 BALL STATE (9-8) 1-0 3 126 1 90 at Northern Illinois (9-15) 1-1 3 60 0 26 HOWARD (9-22) 1-0 3 77 0 31 at Vanderbilt (9-29) 1-0 1 18 0 18 5 106 0 36 at Michigan (10-6) 1-1 2 18 0 10 4 124 0 86 at Ohio (10-13) 1-0 7 132 0 28 NORTHWESTERN (10-19) 1-1 5 43 0 14 3 105 0 68 WESTERN MICHIGAN (10-27) 1-0 2 66 0 66 33.0 1 55 1 19 0 19 at Toledo (11-3) 1-0 2 15 0 15 7.5 0 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1 15 0 15 4 77 0 22 BOWLING GREEN (11-9) 1-0 3 14 0 14 4.7 0 9 3 44 0 26 at Central Michigan (11-16) 1-0 6 92 0 28 TOTALS 12-3 7 95 0 95 13.6 1 55 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 11 104 0 18 44 1016 1 90

Rushing Passing Receiving KO Returns 2008 Season Gp-Gs Tc Gain Loss Net Avg Td Lg Att Comp Int Yds Td Lg Pct Sks No. Yds. Td Lg No. Yds Td Lg INDIANA STATE (8-28) 1-0 2 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 7 0 7 1 25 0 25 at Michigan State (9-6) 1-0 1 1 0 1 1.0 0 0 1 26 0 26 4 87 0 26 TOLEDO (Sept. 13) 1-0 3 26 0 17 3 64 0 25 at Maryland (Sept. 20) 1-0 4 44 0 13 2 37 0 24 NORTHERN ILLINOIS (Sept. 27) 1-1 2 11 0 6 1 24 0 24 at Bowling Green (Oct. 4) 1-0 1 0 1 -1 0.0 0 0 3 50 0 24 at Army (Oct. 11) 1-0 2 50 0 29 AKRON (Oct. 18) 1-0 1 3 0 3 at Ball State (Oct. 25) 1-0 3 26 0 12 1 18 0 18 at Western Michigan (Nov. 1) 1-0 3 62 0 23 at Temple (Nov. 22) 1-1 3 25 0 18 7 84 0 22 CENTRAL MICHIGAN (Nov. 28) 1-1 4 43 1 20 3 37 0 20 TOTALS 12-3 4 1 1 0 0.2 0 0 22 211 1 26 30 538 0 29

Dontayo Gage’s Career Statistics

Rushing Passing Receiving KO Returns Year Gp-Gs Tc Gain Loss Net Avg Td Lg Att Comp Int Yds Td Lg Pct Sks No. Yds. Td Lg No. Yds Td Lg 2005 Redshirted-DNP 2006 12-2 20 52 48 4 0.2 0 8 23 12 1 110 1 39 .522 0 28 169 0 16 2 33 0 20 2007 12-3 7 95 0 95 13.6 1 55 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 11 104 0 18 44 1016 1 90 2008 12-3 4 1 1 0 0.2 0 0 22 211 1 26 30 538 0 29 TOTALS 36-8 31 148 49 99 3.2 1 55 24 12 1 110 1 39 .436 0 61 484 1 26 44 1587 1 90

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Jaron Alex Gillespie #34 Gillett #13 Defensive Back ~ Fr.-Fr. ~ 6-0 ~ 180 lbs Quarterback ~ Fr.-Fr. ~ 6-1 ~ 185 lbs Washington, D.C.-Friendship Coll. Academy Clyde, Ohio-Clyde H.S.

PERSONAL: Full name: Jaron Resean Gillespie...Son of Jessie Gillespie PERSONAL: Full name: Alex Robert Gillett...Son of Todd Gillett and Sara and Buffie West...Born 10-2-89...Criminal justice major...Has two brothers, Humphrey and stepfather Michael Humphrey...Born 5-17-91...Has one Steve and Miquan...EMU: One of the 2009 recruits...HIGH SCHOOL: sister, Adrienne Gillett...EMU: One of the 2009 recruits...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Friendship Collegiate Academy in Washington, D.C. Graduated from Clyde H.S. in Clyde, Ohio where he played football for where he played football for Head Coach Aazar Rahim, a former player Head Coach Marc Gibson...Recorded a 3.969 GPA and was an All-State for EMU Head Coach Ron English...Senior Year: Caught 40 passes for Academic Team selection in football and an All-League Academic selec- 1,030 yards and 12 touchdowns...Also had eight interceptions and three tion four times in football, three times each in basketball and baseball forced fumbles on defense...Returned two punts for touchdowns... and once in track...First-team All-State football selection in both junior Named his team’s Defensive Player of the Year...Played in the Washington and senior seasons and was the first-ever athlete named the Confer- D.C. All-Star game. ence Player of the Year twice in football...Also excelled in basketball where he averaged 16.9 points with 8.3 rebounds as a senior to earn first-team All-District and All-Conference honors...Was also a first-team All-District and Conference Player of the Year in basketball as a junior... Was also a standout baseball player and was a second-team All-District pick as a junior...Senior Year: Was the Sandusky Register Player of the Year after passing for 1,470 yards with 13 touchdowns and rushing for 1,689 yards with 29 touchdowns...Holds all of the school’s career pass- Garrett ing records, completing 345 passes for 5,539 yards and 65 touchdowns and rushing for 2,104 yards and 38 touchdowns...Junior Year: Named Gronowski #21 the Associated Press Division III Player of the Year after passing for 2,773 Safety ~ Fr.-Fr. ~ 6-3 ~ 202 lbs Avon, Ohio-Avon H.S. yards with 38 touchdowns and rushing for 203 yards and two scores... Also named the District Offensive Player of the Year...Sophomore Year: Named second-team All-District and honorable mention All-Conference PERSONAL: Full name: Garrett Donald Gronowski...Son of Gary and after passing for 1,296 yards with 14 touchdowns and rushing for 212 Donna Gronowski...Born 9-2-90...Has two sisters, Cari and Laura...Earned yards and seven touchdowns. the President’s Award for Educational Excellence along with being selected the school’s Male Athlete of the Year...EMU: One of the 2009 recruits... HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Avon H.S. in Avon, Ohio where he played football for Head Coach Mike Elder...Four sport athlete earning a total of nine letters in football, basketball, track and baseball...Senior Year: Named the MVP in the state of Ohio North-South All-Star Game at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio where he turned in two interceptions to help lead the North Team to a 49-7 win in the 64th Annual All-Star Game..Associated Press Division III first-team All-State as well as first-team All-District and All-County...Team went 12-1...Named the Defensive Player of the Year in his Conference...Also voted his team’s MVP...Recorded 88 tackles, caused two fumbles and had two interceptions on defense, and on the offensive side of the ball he caught 43 passes for 702 yards with nine touchdowns...Also punted, averaging 44 yards per kick..Averaged 13 points and 11 rebounds per game on the hardwood...Enjoyed a strong senior season in track, winning four events in the West Shore Conference track meet...Won both the 200 meters and long jump while also run- ning on the victorious 400 and 800-meter relay teams...Regional finalist in the long jump and the 200-meter dash...Part of the relay team that broke the school-record in the 4x100 and 4x200...Junior Year: Selected first-team All-Lorain County with a .417 batting average...Tallied a .557 on base percentage with 18 stolen bases...Sophomore Year: Recorded 66 tackles and a punting averaged of 45.3 yards per kick.

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Derek Willie Gotham #61 Hickman #5 Offensive Line ~ Jr.-So. ~ 6-4 ~ 290 lbs Defensive Back ~ Fr.-Fr. ~ 5-9 ~ 160 lbs South Lyon, Mich.-South Lyon H.S. Pahokee, Fla.-Pahokee Letters Earned: 1 (2008)

PERSONAL: Full name: Derek Gotham...Son of Donald and Denise PERSONAL: Full name: Willie Lee Hickman III...Son of Dr. Willie and Gotham...Born 12-22-88...Business/Accounting major...Has one sister, Brenda Hickman...Born 10-31-90...Has three sisters, Kenneshia, Artione, Danielle...Father, Donald, is a graduate of Wayne State University where Rakiara...EMU: One of the 2009 recruits...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated he played football and mother, Denise, is a Central Michigan University from Pahokee H.S. in Pahokee, Fla. where he played football for Head graduate and was a member of the volleyball team for two seasons and Coach Blaze Thompson...Was a member of the National Honor Society also played two volleyball seasons at Wayne State...EMU: 2008: Earned and the Play It Smart Program...Was a three-year starter and also played a letter in his first year of competition after redshirting as a freshman... on three state championship teams...Senior Year: First-team All-Palm Played in all 12 games...2007: Redshirted...Practiced with the team all sea- Beach County after recording 42 tackles with three interceptions, two son...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from South Lyon H.S. where he played for touchdowns...Also selected to the All-Area All-Star Team...Chosen football for head coach Mark Thomas...Selected to the Academic Honor as the No. 6 recruit in South Florida by The ...Started on Roll for all four years of high school and was an Academic All-League the baseball team...Junior Year: Starter on the football team and was choice in football, basketball and track...Senior Year: Two-way starter an honorable mention All-American...Helped lead the football team to on the football team and was captain of the football squad...The Detroit a state title on the way to a 14-0 record...Named honorable mention News: Named to the Dream Team...Also selected first-team All-Metro All-Area by The Sun Sentinel newspaper...Also started on the varsity North...Detroit Free Press: First-team Division I All-State pick...Named No. baseball team...Sophomore Year: Starter on the football team that 49 on Mick McCabe’s Fab 50 list of the top state of Michigan seniors... went 14-0 and won the state championship...Started on the varsity Also selected to the All-North first-team...Associated Press: First-team baseball team and was named the MVP after batting .357. Class A All-State selection...The Ann Arbor News: First-team All-Area... The Detroit News: Selected No. 36 on Tom Markowski’s Blue Chip list of the top seniors in the state of Michigan...Selected to play in the state of Michigan High School All-Star Game in the summer of 2007...Also named to the All-Area and All-Kensington Valley first teams...Won the team’s Outstanding Lineman award...Helped his football team make the state playoffs...Also lettered in track...Junior Year: First-team All-League, and All-Area and second-team All-Oakland County...Had 44 pancake blocks and helped the team make the state playoffs..Ann Arbor News: Second-team All-Area...Lettered in track...Sophomore Year: Started 13 varsity football games and helped the team make it to the Final Four in the state Division I playoffs...Honorable mention All-League in football... Also lettered in varsity basketball and varsity track.

Derek Gotham’s Participation Chart

2007 Season Gp-Gs Redshirted and did not play in any games

2008 Season Gp-Gs

INDIANA STATE (8-28) 1-0 at Michigan State (9-6) 1-0 TOLEDO (9-13) 1-0 EMU at Maryland (9-20) 1-0 NORTHERN ILLINOIS (9-27) 1-0 Did You Know? at Bowling Green (10-4) 1-0 at Army (10-11) 1-0 AKRON (10-18) 1-0 There have been several different point systems used in intercollegiate at Ball State (10-25) 1-0 football over the years. at Western Michigan (11-1) 1-0 For instance, a touchdown was worth just four points, not six, from at Temple (11-22) 1-0 1884-1897. During those years a field goal was worth five points while CENTRAL MICHIGAN (11-28) 1-0 an extra-point kick was good for two points. TOTALS 12-0 The breakdown for point totals is listed below. Derek Gotham’s Career Offensive Statistics Years TD FG PAT Safety Season Gp-GS 1884-1897 4 5 2 2 2007 Redshirt-DNP 2008 12-0 1898-1903 5 5 1 2 TOTALS 12-0 1904-1908 5 4 1 2 1909-1911 5 3 1 2 1912-Current 6 3 1 2

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Andre’ Hatchett’s Game-by-Game Defensive Statistics 2006 Season Total Game GP-GS S A Loss Sacks Ff Fr Int Pd Tack at Ball State (8-31) 1-0 at Michigan St. (9-9) 1-1 1 3 4 at NW (9-16) 1-0 2 2 CMU (9-23) 1-0 2 2 André at La. Lafay. (9-30) 1-1 1 1 at BGSU (10-14) 1-0 1 1 Hatchett #20 TOLEDO (10-21) 1-0 1 2 3 Linebacker ~ Sr.-Sr. ~ 5-11 ~ 221 lbs at WMU (10-28) 1-0 Indianapolis, Ind.-Warren Central H.S. OHIO (11-4) 1-0 2 2 Letters Earned: 3 (2006, 2007, 2008) NAVY (11-11) 1-1 7 8 15 at Kent St. (11-17) 1-1 1 1 PERSONAL: Full name: Andre’ Paul Hatchett...Son of Andre’ and NOR. ILL. (11-24) 1-0 1 1 Elizabeth Hatchett...Born 4-29-88...Criminal justice major...Has two TOTALS 12-4 17 15 32 brothers, Aaron and Antwon...EMU: Has earned three letters in his first 2007 Season Total three years...Played in 35 games during his career, earning 24 starts... Game GP-GS S A Loss Sacks Ff Fr Int Pd Tack Has accumulated 181 tackles...Selected as a preseason fourth-team at Pittsburgh (9-1) 1-1 5 3 1-7 1-7 8 All-Mid-American Conference pick in Phil Steele’s 2009 College Football BALL STATE (9-8) 1-1 4 5 9 at Northern Ill. (9-15) 1-1 3 10 13 Preview magazine...2008: Played in 11 games, starting eight times... HOWARD (9-22) 1-1 5 4 2-7 1-6 9 Finished the year with 51 tackles, 2.5 tackles-for-loss of three yards at Vanderbilt (9-29) 1-1 5 1 6 and had one fumble recovery for a 15-yard return...Chosen as a fourth- at Michigan (10-6) 1-1 1 5 6 team All-Mid-American Conference pick in Phil Steele’s 2008 College at Ohio (10-13) 1-1 3 4 1-3 7 NORTHWEST. (10-19) 1-1 5 5 1-3 10 Football Magazine’s preseason poll...2007: Earned his second letter WEST. MICH. (10-27) 1-1 2 4 6 after starting all 12 games at weak-side linebacker...Finished third on at Toledo (11-3) 1-1 4 0.5-1 4 the team in tackles with 98 and added 7.5 tackles-for-loss of 27 yards, BOWLING GR. (11-9) 1-1 3 6 1.5-5 1 9 at Cent. Mich. (11-16) 1-1 4 7 0.5-1 11 had two sacks for 13 yards and added one forced fumble and one pass TOTALS 12-12 40 58 7.5-27 2-13 1 98 deflected...Singled out by the coaching staff for outstanding play in four games, earning Winning Performance awards for two games, at 2008 Season Total Vanderbilt (Sept. 29) and home against Western Michigan (Oct. 27), a Game Gp-Gs S A Loss Sacks Int Ff Fr Pd Tack IND. ST. (8-28) 1-1 0 0 0 Championship Performance mention for the Howard (Sept. 22) game at Michigan St. (9-6) 1-1 3 6 1-1 9 and was named the Defensive Big Playmaker at Pittsburgh (Sept. 1)... TOLEDO (9-13) 1-1 2 2 4 Turned in three double-figure tackle games, with 13 at Northern Illinois at Maryland (9-20) 1-1 2 1 3 NOR. ILL. (9-27) 1-1 4 2 6 (Sept. 15), 10 at Northwestern (Sept. 15) and 11 in the season finale at at BGSU (10-4) 1-1 4 4 0.5-0 8 Central Michigan (Nov. 16)... 2006: One of the 2006 recruits and one at Army (10-11) 1-0 2 5 7 of five true freshmen to see game action...Played in all 12 games and AKRON (10-18) 1-1 2 1 1-15 3 started four times, against Michigan State (Sept. 9), at Louisiana Lafayette at Ball State (10-25) 1-1 2 0 1-2 2 at WMU (11-1) DNP (Sept. 30), against Navy (Nov. 11), and Kent State (Nov. 17)...Finished at Temple (11-22) 1-0 0 2 2 10th on the team in tackles with 32...Turned in his best outing of the CMU (11-28) 1-0 4 3 7 year at against Navy when he recorded 15 total tackles... TOTALS 11-8 25 26 2.5-3 1-15 51

Singled out by the coaching staff for seven individual-game awards... Andre’ Hatchett’s Career Statistics Selected for Championship Special Teams honors five times, for the Total Ball State (Aug. 31), Northwestern (Sept. 16), Central Michigan (Sept. Year GP-GS S A Loss Sacks Ff Fr Int Pd Tack 23), Louisiana Lafayette (Sept. 30) and Kent State (Nov. 17) games... 2006 12-4 17 15 32 2007 12-12 40 58 7.5-27 2-13 1 98 Earned a Winning Performance Award against Navy and a Practice 2008 11-8 25 26 2.5-3 1-15 51 Player of the Week Award for the Western Michigan (Oct. 28) game... TOTALS 35-24 82 99 10-30 2-13 1-15 1 181 HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Warren Central H.S. in Indianapolis, Ind....Helped lead his team to three straight 5-A state championships... Two-time All-State selection...Senior Year: Indiana’s second ranked linebacker by rivals.com....Recorded 104 solos tackles with 42 assists, two sacks and one interception...Helped the team win the conference and state titles...All-State, All-County and All-League selection...Junior Year: All-League and All-Country pick after turning in 123 solo tackles, 32 assists, four sacks with one interception...Helped his team win the state championship...Sophomore Year: Recorded 32 solo tackles and EMU 10 assists on a team that won the state title. Did You Know?

The EMU football team has played before some huge crowds Att. Date Opponent Score over the years. 110,438 Oct. 19, 1998 at Michigan L, 20-59 The largest to ever watch the EMU football team in action was 109,511 Sept. 17, 2005 at Michigan L, 0-55 the 110,438 in attendance when the Eagles dropped a 59-20 108,415 Oct. 6, 2007 at Michigan L, 22-33 decision to the in Michigan Stadium, 94,578 Sept. 19, 1992 at Penn State L, 7-52 Oct. 19, 1998. 90,009 Sept. 11, 2004 at Florida L, 10-49 Following are the top seven crowds to watch an EMU football 77,745 Sept. 10, 1994 at Wisconsin L, 0-56 74,279 Sept. 7, 1996 at Wisconsin L, 3-24 game.

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Arrington Hicks’ Game-by-Game Defensive Statistics

2007 Season Total Game Gp-Gs S A Loss Sacks Ff Fr Int Pd Tack at Pittsburgh (9-1) 1-0 BALL STATE (9-8) 1-0 arrington at Northern Ill. (9-15) 1-0 1 1 #19 HOWARD (9-22) 1-0 1 1 Hicks at Vanderbilt (9-29) 1-0 defensive Back ~ Jr.-Jr. ~ 5-10 ~ 170 lbs at Michigan (10-6) 1-0 Orlando, Fla.-Edgewater H.S. at Ohio (10-13) 1-0 2 2 Letters Earned: 2 (2007, 2008) NORTHWEST. (10-19) 1-0 WEST. MICH. (10-27) 1-0 PERSONAL: Full name: Arrington Bernard Hicks...Son of Bernard and at Toledo (11-3) 1-0 1 1 1 Sharon Hicks...Born 10-3-88...Communications major...Has one brother, BOWLING GR. (11-9) 1-1 1 1-0 1 Xavier Hicks, and one sister, Brandi Day...EMU: 2008: Earned his second at Cent. Mich. (11-16) 1-1 2 1 1-3 3 TOTALS 12-2 4 5 1-3 1-0 1 9 letter after playing in nine games, starting eight times...Had a team- leading eight passes defended, which ranked sixth in the Mid-American 2008 Season Total Conference at 0.89 per game...Turned in one interception, and added Game Gp-Gs S A Loss Sacks Int Ff Fr Pd Tack IND. ST. (8-28) 1-1 1 0 1 1 a fumble recovery, against Western Michigan (Nov. 1)...Finished the at Michigan St. (9-6) 1-1 3 0 1 3 year with 17 tackles...2007: One of nine true freshmen to see action... TOLEDO (9-13) 1-1 3 1 1 4 Played in all 12 games and started twice, against Bowling Green (Nov. at Maryland (9-20) 1-1 2 0 2 9) and Central Michigan (Nov. 16)...Singled out by the coaching staff for NOR. ILL. (9-27) 1-1 1 0 1 at BGSU (10-4) DNP game awards three times during the season...Selected as a Champion- at Army (10-11) DNP ship Special teams player for the Northern Illinois (Sept. 15) game and AKRON (10-18) DNP earned the Defensive Big Playmaker award for the Toledo (Nov. 3) and at Ball State (10-25) 1-0 0 0 2 0 at WMU (11-1) 1-1 0 1 1-0 1 Bowling Green (Nov. 9) contests...Turned in an interception against at Temple (11-22) 1-1 1 1 1 2 Bowling Green and recorded three tackles at Central Michigan (Nov. CMU (11-28) 1-1 2 1 1-0 1 3 16)...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Edgewater H.S. in Orlando, Fla. TOTALS 9-8 13 4 1-0 1-0 7 17 where he played football for Head Coach Bill Gurke...Two-year starter Arrington Hicks’ Career Statistics at defensive in football and three-time All-State track per- Total former...Senior Year: Named to the All-Central Florida team by The Year GP-GS S A Loss Sacks Ff Fr Int Pd Tack Orlando Sentinel...Also selected to the All-State track team...Recorded 2007 12-2 4 5 1-3 1-0 1 9 2008 9-8 13 4 1-0 1-0 7 17 six interceptions...Junior Year: Turned in the fifth-fastest times in the TOTALS 21-10 17 9 1-3 1-0 2-0 8 26 state of Florida in both the 100-meter high hurdles (14.12) and the 300-meter hurdles (37.77) as a junior.

Garrett Neal Hoskins #85 Howey #54 Tight End ~ Fr.-Fr. ~ 6-3 ~ 235 lbs Linebacker ~ Jr.-Jr. ~ 6-1 ~ 215 lbs Grand Rapids, Mich.-Creston H.S. Monroe, Mich.-St. Mary’s H.S. Letters Earned: 1 (2008)

PERSONAL: Full name: Garrett Alexander Hoskins...Son of Brenda and PERSONAL: Full name: Paul Neal Howey...Son of Paul and Karla Osbe Hoskins...Born: 8-5-90...Both parents graduated from Western Howey...Born 11-4-87...Business management major...Has three broth- Michigan University...Father, Osbe, was a baseball player at WMU and went ers, Patrick, Michael and David...Father and Mother are both graduates on to play for the San Diego Padres in ... Mother, of Western Michigan University...EMU: 2008: Transferred to EMU from Brenda, ran track...Has two brothers, Justin and Sean...Brother, Justin, Upper Iowa University...Played in five games as a special teams player, played football at the University of Notre Dame and Central Michigan the last five of the season...UPPER IOWA U.: Played during the 2006 University...EMU: One of the 2009 recruits...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated season before transferring to EMU...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from St. from Creston H.S. in Grand Rapids, Mich. where he played football for Head Coach Huemartin Robinson...Played multiple positions on offense, Mary’s Catholic Central in Monroe, Mich. where he played football for including quarterback, running back, tight end and wide receiver...Also Head Coach Jack Giarmo...Won a Michigan Merit Award...Senior Year: started as a defensive end...Three-year starter on both offense and de- First-team All-League and all-region linebacker...Selected honorable fense and was a three-year All-Conference player...Also played basketball mention All-State...Was also a second-team All-League running back... and ran track...Senior Year: Recorded 70 tackles with 5.5 sacks and 16 Earned a basketball letter and was a first-team All-League and All-Region tackles-for-loss on defense and had 600 yards in receptions with five performer in that sport...Also made the state finals in track...Junior touchdowns on offense...Named to the All-Conference and All-Area Year: Second-team All-League cornerback in football, a first-team All- teams and to the Dream Team second unit...Also selected honorable League, All-State and All-Region trackman and an honorable mention mention All-State in football...Second-team All-League basketball player All-League basketball player...Sophomore Year: Earned varsity letters after averaging 12 rebounds a game...Also earned All-Conference honors in football, basketball and track. in track...Junior Year: Had 55 tackles with seven TFLs on defensive and scored three touchdowns with 187 yards in receptions on offense... Sophomore Year: Had 73 tackles, 15 sacks and 20 TFLs.

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Derrick Hunter’s Game-by-Game Defensive Statistics 2006 Season Total Game Gp-Gs S A Loss Sacks Ff Fr Int Pd Tack at Ball State (8-31) 1-0 at Michigan St. (9-9) 1-0 at NW (9-16) DNP CMU (9-23) 1-0 Derrick at La. Lafay. (9-30) 1-0 at BGSU (10-14) 1-0 Hunter #8 TOLEDO (10-21) 1-0 1 1 defensive Back ~ Sr.-Jr. ~ 6-0 ~ 188 lbs at WMU (10-28) 1-0 Southfield, Mich.-Southfield H.S. OHIO (11-4) 1-0 Letters Earned: 2 (2006, 2007) NAVY (11-11) 1-0 at Kent St. (11-17) DNP PERSONAL: Full name: Derrick Hunter Jr....Son of Derrick and Cynthia NOR. ILL. (11-24) DNP Hunter...Born 1-31-88...EMU: 2008: Missed the entire season with an TOTALS 9-0 injury...Returned to play in 2009 spring drills...2007: Played in all 12 2007 Season Total games at cornerback and started the first 10 contests of the season... Game Gp-Gs S A Loss Sacks Ff Fr Int Pd Tack Finished the season with 49 tackles and three passes defended...Re- at Pitt (9-1) 1-1 2 2 turned a fumble 80 yards for a touchdown at Ohio (Oct. 13)...Earned BALL STATE (9-8) 1-1 4 1 5 four individual game coaches’ awards during the season...Named the at Nor. Ill. (9-15) 1-1 0 4 4 HOWARD (9-22) 1-1 3 2 5 Defensive Player of the Week for the Michigan (Oct. 6) game...Awarded at Vanderbilt (9-29) 1-1 4 2 6 Winning Performance mentions for the Northwestern (Oct. 19) and at Michigan (10-6) 1-1 6 3 1-0 1 9 Michigan games...Named the Defensive Big Playmaker for the Ohio at Ohio (10-13) 1-1 2 4 1-80 1 6 NORTHWEST. (10-19) 1-1 5 1 1 6 game...Recorded an interception at Michigan...2006: One of five true WEST. MICH. (10-27) 1-1 1 1 freshmen to see game action and earned a varsity letter...Played in at Toledo (11-3) 1-1 3 2 0.5-0 5 nine games as a special teams player and a reserve defensive back... BOWLING GR. (11-9) 1-0 0 Recorded one tackle on the year...Chosen by the coaching staff as one at Cent. Mich. (11-16) 1-0 0 TOTALS 12-10 29 20 0.5-0 1-80 1-0 3 49 of the Practice Players of the Week for the Navy (Nov. 11) game...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Southfield H.S. in Southfield, Mich. where Derrick Hunter’s Career Statistics he played football for Head Coach Tim Conley...Senior Year: Chosen Total Year Gp-Gs S A Loss Sacks Ff Fr Int Pd Tack No. 47 on Detroit Free Press writer Mick McCabe’s Fab 50 list of the top 2006 9-0 1 1 seniors in the state of Michigan...Rushed 178 times for 1,112 yards, 2007 12-10 29 20 0.5-0 1-80 1-0 3 49 and had 10 receptions for 300 yards...Scored 12 touchdowns...Named 2008 DNP-Inj. his team’s Offensive Player of the Year...Turned in 66 tackles with two TOTALS 21-10 30 20 0.5-0 1-80 1-0 3 50 interceptions on defense...Junior Year: Caught 37 passes for 550 yards and rushed 20 times for 220 yards...Accounted for 22 tackles with one Derrick Hunter • Touchdown Watch interception on defense...Selected to the All-League football squad... Fumble Return Named All-State, All-County and All-League in track as a 400-meter Date Opponent Yards Time dash runner...Sophomore Year: Turned in 12 receptions for 200 yards 10-13-07 at Ohio 80 2nd-05:39 on offense and had 20 tackles with one interception on defense...All- State and All-County as a trackman...Freshman Year: All-State trackman after running on the 4 x 200-meter relay team that finished runner-up at the state championships. EMU Did You Know?

Eastern Michigan University has been well represented in NFL action. The latest former EMU football player to appear in the NFL’s premier game was Charlie Batch (1994-97) who was the backup quater- back on squads that won Super Bowls XL and XLIII. Batch joins former EMU players and fellow Pittsburgh Steelers alumni John Banaszak and with Super Bowl champi- onship rings. Eagle great Lional Dalton also collected a ring in 2001 with the Ravens. Banaszak played with the Steelers from 1975-81 and won three Super Bowl rings, while Johnson was a member of the Steelers from 1978-84 and won two rings. Charlie Batch (16) Charlie Batch (16) Pittsburgh Steelers

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Jermaine Jenkins Game-by-Game Defensive Statistics 2006 Season Total Game Gp-Gs S A Loss Sacks Ff Fr Int Pd Tack at Ball State (8-31) 1-0 at Michigan St. (9-9) 1-0 3 1 4 at NW (9-16) 1-0 CMU (9-23) 1-0 Jermaine at La. Lafay. (9-30) 1-0 1 1 2 at BGSU (10-14) 1-0 1 1 2 Jenkins #25 TOLEDO (10-21) DNP Linebacker ~ Sr.-Sr. ~ 6-2 ~ 207 lbs at WMU (10-28) DNP Saginaw, Mich.-Saginaw H.S. OHIO (11-4) 1-0 Letters Earned: 3 (2006, 2007, 2008) NAVY (11-11) 1-0 at Kent St. (11-17) 1-0 1 1 PERSONAL: Full name: Jermaine Latray Jenkins...Son of Asa and Patricia NOR. ILL. (11-24) 1-0 Burns...Born 2-10-86...Has two brothers, Asa and Anthony Jenkins, and two TOTALS 10-0 5 4 9 sisters, Terrienana Burns and Pashlon Jenkins...Electonic media/film major... EMU: Has earned three letters after redshirting as a freshman in 2005...Has 2007 Season Total played in 34 games during his career, earning 12 starts...Chosen as a preseason Game Gp-Gs S A Loss Sacks Ff Fr Int Pd Tack at Pitt (9-1) 1-0 honorable mention All-Mid-American Conference pick in Phil Steele’s 2009 BALL STATE (9-8) 1-0 1 1 2 College Football Preview magazine...2008: Started all 12 games at the will at Nor. Ill. (Sept. 15) 1-0 linebacker spot...Recorded 64 tackles on the season, with 41 solos and 23 HOWARD (9-22) 1-0 1 1 2 assists...Had seven tackles-for-loss of 29 yards, two sacks for 16 yards, three at Vanderbilt (9-29) 1-0 fumble returns and two interceptions...Named the Defensive Eagle of the at Michigan (10-6) 1-0 1 1 at Ohio (10-13) 1-0 1-0 Week twice, for the Indiana State (Aug. 28) and Ball State (Oct. 25) games...Also NORTHWEST. (10-19) 1-0 named the Defensive Big Playmaker for the Michigan State (Sept. 6) game... WEST. MICH. (10-27) 1-0 2 2 Turned in two interceptions for nine yards in return in the season opener at Toledo (11-3) 1-0 2 2 against Indiana State...Had two tackles-for-loss of nine yards at Temple (Nov. BOWLING GR. (11-9) 1-0 22) to go along with a sack for eight yards in that contest...Finished tied for at Cent. Mich. (11-16) 1-0 TOTALS 12-0 6 3 1-0 9 second in the Mid-American Conference in fumbles recovered with 0.25 per game which also ranked tied for 11th nationally...2007: Earned his second 2008 Season Total letter after playing in all 12 games...One of the top special teams players Game Gp-Gs S A Loss Sacks Ff Fr Int Pd Tack on the squad...Was named the recipient of the Silent Warrior Special Teams INDIANA ST. (8-28) 1-1 2 1 0.5-2 2-9 3 Award, as the team’s most outstanding special teams player...Recorded nine at Mich. St. (9-6) 1-1 3 2 1-2 1-0 5 TOLEDO (9-13) 1-1 1 1 2 tackles on the season...Had one fumble recovery...Singled out by the coaching at Maryland (9-20) 1-1 2 2 1-8 1-8 4 staff for Championship Special Teams honors three times, for the Howard NOR. ILL. (9-27) 1-1 3 0 3 (Sept. 22), Michigan (Oct. 6) and Toledo (Nov. 3) games...2006: Played in his at BGSU (10-4) 1-1 4 4 1.5-6 2 8 first season for the Eagles after sitting out the 2005 campaign...Played in 10 at Army (10-11) 1-1 3 4 1-0 7 games as a special teams player and a reserve defensive back...Recorded AKRON (10-18) 1-1 3 2 5 at Ball State (10-25) 1-1 4 2 1-2 1 6 nine tackles on the season...Chosen by the coaching staff as a Championship at WMU (11-1) 1-1 7 4 11 Special Teams performer in four games, at Ball State (Aug. 31), home against at Temple (11-22) 1-1 6 0 2-9 1-8 6 Central Michigan (Sept. 23), at Louisiana Lafayette (Sept. 30) and at Kent CMU (11-28) 1-1 3 1 1-0 1 4 State (Nov. 17)...2005: One of the 2005 recruits who sat out the season and TOTALS 12-12 41 23 7-29 2-16 3-0 2-9 4 64 did not participate in drills...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Saginaw H.S. where he played football for Head Coach Lee Arthur...Played quarterback and Jermaine Jenkins’ Career Statistics led the Saginaw Valley Conference in passing for two years with 2,500 yards Total and 25 touchdowns...Selected All-Conference as both a junior and senior... Year Gp-Gs S A Loss Sacks Ff Fr Int Pd Tack Also made 42 tackles in limited time as a safety on defense...Named No. 57 2005 DNP on The Detroit News’ Blue Chip list of top players in the state...Also ran track 2006 10-0 5 4 9 2007 12-0 6 3 1-0 9 and was second in the state in the 400 meters as a junior. 2008 12-12 41 23 7-29 2-16 3-0 2-9 4 64 TOTALS 34-12 52 30 7-29 2-16 4-0 2-9 4 82

Trey Hunter #84 Wide Receiver ~ Jr.-So. ~ 6-0 ~ 207 lbs of the football team earning second-team All-Surburban Lakes League Pemberville, Ohio.-eastwood H.S. Letters Earned: 1 (2008) honors...First team All-SLL in track...Caught 28 passes for 411 yards and a touchdown on offense and intercepted four passes and recorded 47 PERSONAL: Full name: Trey DaiShawn Hunter...Son of Denise Hunter tackles on defense as a senior...Also returned seven kickoffs for a 19.4 and Albert McCluster...Born 5-1-1989...Undecided major...Has two average and six punts for a 23.7 average...Rushed 20 times for 91 yards sisters, Jenna and Jasmine, and one brother, Courtney...EMU: 2008: and two touchdowns...Junior Year: Earned first team All-SLL honors in Played special teams in 11 games and saw limited action at wide football after making 28 catches for 419 yards and seven touchdowns... receiver...2007: Redshirted as a true freshman...HIGH SCHOOL: Gradu- Named first team All-SLL in track en route to being a regional qualifier... ated from Eastwood H.S. in Pemberville, Ohio where he played football Sophomore Year: Started both ways in football as a cornerback and for Head Coach Jerry Rutherford...Earned 10 letters during his career a wide receiver...Was the SLL 100-meter dash champion...Four-time (four track, three basketball and three football)...Senior Year: Captain first-team SLL member in track.

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a first-team All-League and All-Dayton pick and a second-team All-State choice...Broke the school’s single-season soccer goals record with 29... During the basketball season he was a second-team All-League pick and played in the Dayton vs. Columbus All-Star game...Junior Year: Earned varsity letters in basketball and soccer. zach Zach Johnson’s Game-by-Game Kicking Statistics 2005 Season DNP-Redshirted Johnson #33 PUNTING PLACE-KICKING Punter ~ Sr.-Sr. ~ 6-0 ~ 195 lbs 2006 Season Gp-Gs No. Yds Avg Lp Bl 1-20 FGm FGa Springboro, Ohio-Springboro H.S. at Ball St. (8-31-06) Did not punt Letters Earned: 3 (2006, 2007, 2008) at MSU (9-9-06) 1-1 6 227 37.8 56 0 2 at NW (9-16-06) 1-1 10 427 42.7 63 0 3 PERSONAL: Full name: Zachary Glen Johnson...Son of Glen and Karen CMU (9-23-06) 1-1 5 240 48.0 57 0 3 Johnson...Born 9-22-86...Business communications major...EMU: Has at La.-Laf. (9-30-06) 1-1 6 280 46.7 54 0 1 earned three letters as the starting punter...Hampered by injuries in at BGSU (10-14-06) 1-1 5 195 39.0 46 0 0 2008 and punted in just six games...Was on the Ray Guy Award Watch TOLEDO (10-21-06) 1-1 3 114 38.0 44 0 2 at WMU (10-28-06) 1-1 6 223 37.2 43 0 3 list, which goes to the top punter in the nation, in both 2006 and 2007 OHIO (11-4-06) 1-1 7 254 36.3 48 0 1 and was one of the semifinalists for the award in 2006...In his three NAVY (11-11-07) 1-1 4 165 41.2 46 0 3 seasons he has punted 121 times for 4,958 yards and a 40.9 career at Kent St. (11-17-07) 1-1 5 191 38.2 40 0 2 NOR. ILL. (11-24-07) 1-1 8 287 35.9 42 0 0 average...His 5,826 punting yards ranks sixth on the EMU career list TOTALS 11-11 65 2603 40.1 63 0 20 and his 40.2 career average is good for third on the all-time EMU list... Also took over the field-goal and PAT duties after the first three games PUNTING PLACE-KICKING of the 2007 season and ended the year with five field goals made 2007 Season Gp-Gs No. Yds Avg Lp Bl 1-20 FGm FGa in seven attempts, including a 50 yarder against Western Michigan at Pitt (9-1) 1-1 7 323 46.1 57 0 3 (Oct. 27), tied for third longest in school history...Named a third-team BALL ST. (9-8) 1-1 7 281 40.1 56 0 1 preseason All-American and first-team All-Mid-American Conference at Nor. Ill. (9-15) 1-1 5 226 45.2 54 0 3 HOWARD (9-22) 1-1 6 251 41.8 50 0 4 22 22 punter in Phil Steele’s 2009 College Football Preview magazine...2008: at Vanderbilt (9-29) 1-1 5 197 39.4 55 0 1 Slowed by injuries all season...Played in nine games, starting six...Also at Michigan (10-6) 1-1 6 253 42.2 49 0 1 25,41 25,41 served as a holder for kick placements...Punted 24 times for 868 yards at Ohio (10-13) 1-1 5 216 43.2 62 0 1 with eight inside the 20...Missed the Michigan State (Sept. 6), Toledo NORTHWEST. (10-19) 1-1 3 133 44.3 57 0 3 47 WEST. MICH. (10-27) 1-1 5 198 39.6 49 0 4 25,50 35,25,50 (Sept. 13) and Maryland (Sept. 20) games because of an injury...Selected at Toledo (11-3) 1-1 3 126 42.0 54 0 2 as one of the Special Teams Players of the Week for the Bowling Green BGSU (11-9) 1-1 2 56 28.0 33 1 0 (Oct. 4) game...2007: Handled the starting punting duties in all 12 at Cent. Mich. (11-16) 1-1 2 95 47.5 49 0 1 games and was the regular place-kicker and field-goal kicker during TOTALS 12-12 56 2355 42.1 62 1 24 5 7 the last nine games of the season...Punted 56 times for 2,355 yards and PUNTING PLACE-KICKING a 42.1 yard average, the third-best single-season performance in EMU 2008 Season Gp-Gs No. Yds Avg Lp Bl 1-20 FGm FGa history...Dropped 24 punts inside the 20-yard line...Named to the Ray IND. ST. (8-28) 1-1 2 94 47.0 55 1 Guy Watch list at the start of the season...Finished sixth in the MAC and at Mich. St. (9-6) DNP 32nd in the nation in punting average...Made 5-of-7 field-goal attempts TOLEDO (9-13) DNP on the year, including a 50-yard three pointer against WMU...Also had at Maryland (9-20) DNP NOR. ILL. (9-27) 1-1 2 59 29.5 35 1 field goals of 22 yards against Howard (Sept. 22), 25 and 41 at Michigan at BGSU (10-4) 1-1 5 168 33.6 47 2 (Oct. 6), and 25 and 50 versus WMU...Was named the recipient of the at Army (10-11) 1-1 5 217 43.4 58 3 Special Forces Most Valuable Player Award by the coaching staff after AKRON (10-18) 1-1 5 177 35.4 43 1 the season...Earned one Championship Performance mention from the at Ball State (10-25) 1-1 5 153 30.6 37 at West. Mich. (11-1) 1-0 coaches for the Ohio (Oct. 13) game and was named a Championship at Temple (11-22) 1-0 Special Teams performer four times, for the Northern Illinois (Sept. 15), CENT. MICH. (11-28) 1-0 Howard, Michigan and Northwestern (Oct. 19) games...2006: Played in TOTALS 9-6 24 868 36.2 58 8 all 12 games and started the final 11 as the regular punter...Selected Zach Johnson’s Career Kicking Statistics as one of the 10 semifinalists for the Ray Guy Award which is given PUNTING PLACE-KICKING annually to the top punter in the NCAA Division I-A ranks...Served as Year Gp-Gs No. Yds Avg Lp Bl 1-20 FGm FGa the holder on all kick placements...Punted 65 times for 2,603 yards and 2005 DNP-Redshirt 2006 11-11 65 2603 40.1 63 0 20 a 40.1 average...Had 20 punts inside the 20-yard line and allowed just 2007 12-12 56 2355 42.1 62 1 24 5 7 12 returns for 37 yards...Ranked 59th in the nation in punting and was 2008 9-6 24 868 36.2 58 8 fifth in the Mid-American Conference...Chosen by the coaching staff for TOTALS 32-29 145 5,826 40.2 63 1 52 5 7 seven single-game awards on the season...Named Special Teams Player of the Game three times, for the Northwestern (Sept. 16), Louisiana Lafayette (Sept. 30) and Northern Illinois (Nov. 24) games...Selected for Championship Special Teams awards four times, for the Northwestern, Central Michigan (Sept. 23), Bowling Green (Oct. 14) and Navy (Nov. 11) contests...2005: Joined the team as a walk-on candidate who earned a scholarship after his first year...Practiced with the team but did not play in any games....HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Springboro H.S. in Springboro, Ohio where he played football for Head Coach Rodney Roberts...Member of the Academic Honor Roll...Senior Year: Played football, basketball and soccer...In football he was a second-team All- State selection as well as a first-team All-Southwest Ohio and first-team All-League pick as well as serving as the team captain...In soccer he was

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Zach Johnson’s Punting Career Eastern Michigan University • 2006-2008 Seasons at Ball St. (8-31-06) at Kent State (11-17-06) at NW (10-19-07) Qtr. No. Yds Lp Bl I-20 YL Result Qtr. No. Yds Lp Bl I-20 YL Result Qtr. No. Yds Lp Bl I-20 YL Result Did not punt 5 191 40 0 2 3 133 57 0 3 1st 1 40 40 0 0 KSU 30 Fair catch 1st 1 34 34 0 1 NU 5 Downed at MSU (9-9-06) 1st 1 39 39 0 0 KSU 24 Return 4 2nd 1 42 42 0 1 NU 15 Return 1 Qtr. No. Yds Lp Bl I-20 YL Result 1st 1 36 36 0 1 KSU 14 Fair catch 4th 1 57 57 0 1 NU 18 Downed 6 227 56 0 2 2nd 1 37 37 0 0 KSU 49 Return 1 1st 1 41 41 0 0 MSU 31 Downed 2nd 1 39 39 0 1 KSU 14 Downed WMU (10-27-07) 1st 1 13 13 0 0 EMU 34 Downed Qtr. No. Yds Lp Bl I-20 YL Result 2nd 1 33 33 0 1 MSU 30 Return (-12) NOR. ILL. (11-24-06) 5 198 49 0 4 2nd 1 56 56 0 1 MSU 17 Out-bounds Qtr. No. Yds Lp Bl I-20 YL Result 1st 1 31 31 0 0 WMU 39 Fair catch 3rd 1 41 41 0 0 MSU 43 Downed 8 287 42 0 0 2nd 1 49 49 0 1 WMU 1 Downed 4th 1 43 43 0 0 MSU 45 Fair catch 1st 1 35 35 0 0 NIU 34 Return 1 2nd 1 33 33 0 1 WMU 12 Return (-2) 1st 1 42 42 0 0 NIU 34 Fair catch 3rd 1 38 38 0 1 WMU 15 Downed at NW (9-16-06) 1st 1 37 37 0 0 NIU 30 Fair catch 3rd 1 47 47 0 1 WMU 6 Downed Qtr. No. Yds Lp Bl I-20 YL Result 2nd 1 39 39 0 0 NIU 25 Fair catch 10 427 63 0 3 2nd 1 26 26 0 0 NIU 22 Downed at TOLEDO (11-03-07) 1st 1 61 61 0 0 NW 00 Tb 3rd 1 40 40 0 0 NIU 34 Out-bounds Qtr. No. Yds Lp Bl I-20 YL Result 1st 1 37 37 0 1 NW 19 Downed 3rd 1 31 31 0 0 EMU 49 Out-bounds 3 126 54 0 2 2nd 1 30 30 0 1 NW 8 Downed 4th 1 37 37 0 0 NIU 43 Fair catch 2nd 1 54 54 0 1 TOL 10 Downed 2nd 1 44 44 0 0 NW 26 Downed 3rd 1 42 42 0 1 TOL 3 Downed 2nd 1 51 51 0 0 NW 00 Tb 2007 3rd 1 30 30 0 0 TOL 43 Downed 3rd 1 41 41 0 0 NW 28 Downed at PITT. (9-01-07) 3rd 1 32 32 0 0 NW 29 Downed Qtr. No. Yds Lp Bl I-20 YL Result BGSU (11-09-07) 3rd 1 37 37 0 0 NW 29 Fair catch 7 323 57 0 3 Qtr. No. Yds Lp Bl I-20 YL Result 4th 1 63 63 0 0 NW 00 Tb 1st 1 49 49 0 1 PITT 19 Fair catch 2 56 33 1 0 4th 1 31 31 0 1 NW 8 Downed 1st 1 57 47 0 1 PITT 11 Downed 3rd 1 23 23 0 0 BGSU 25 Return 7 2nd 1 35 35 0 0 PITT 34 Downed 3rd 1 33 33 0 0 EMU 49 Downed CMU (9-23-06) 3rd 1 44 44 0 0 PITT 0 Tb Qtr. No. Yds Lp Bl I-20 YL Result 3rd 1 39 39 0 0 PITT 31 Return 8 at CMU (11-16-07) 5 240 57 0 3 4th 1 50 50 0 0 PITT 21 Return 22 Qtr. No. Yds Lp Bl I-20 YL Result 1st 1 45 45 0 1 CMU 4 Return 9 4th 1 49 49 0 1 PITT 12 Downed 2 95 49 0 1 1st 1 54 54 0 0 CMU 22 Return 3 1st 1 49 49 0 1 CMU 15 Downed 3rd 1 28 28 0 0 CMU 28 Out-bounds BALL ST. (9-08-07) 2nd 1 46 46 0 0 CMU 25 Downed 4th 1 57 57 0 1 CMU 18 Return 11 Qtr. No. Yds Lp Bl I-20 YL Result 4th 1 56 56 0 1 CMU 6 Downed 7 281 56 0 1 2008 1st 1 38 38 0 1 BSU 19 Return 0 IND. ST. (8-28-08) at La.-Laf. (9-30-06) 2nd 1 38 38 0 0 BSU 34 Fair catch Qtr. No. Yds Lp Bl I-20 YL Result Qtr. No. Yds Lp Bl I-20 YL Result 2nd 1 39 39 0 0 BSU 31 Return 3 2 94 55 1 6 280 54 0 1 3rd 1 26 26 0 0 BSU 22 Downed 1st 1 39 39 0 ISU 47 Return 4 1st 1 51 51 0 0 ULL 26 Return (-3) 3rd 1 41 41 0 0 BSU 25 Return 5 3rd 1 55 55 0 ISU 5 Downed 1st 1 53 53 0 0 ULL 22 Return 9 3rd 1 43 43 0 0 BSU 37 Return 4 2nd 1 54 54 0 1 ULL 3 Downed 4th 1 56 56 0 0 BSU 24 Downed NOR. ILL. (9-27-08) 3rd 1 37 37 0 0 ULL 45 Downed Qtr. No. Yds Lp Bl I-20 YL Result 3rd 1 43 43 0 0 ULL 35 Fair catch at NOR. ILL. (9-14-07) 2 59 35 1 3rd 1 42 42 0 0 ULL 35 Downed Qtr. No. Yds Lp Bl I-20 YL Result 1st 1 24 24 0 NIU 17 Downed 5 226 54 0 3 3rd 1 35 35 0 NIU 36 Fair catch at BGSU (10-14-06) 1st 1 51 51 0 1 NIU 10 Return (-2) Qtr. No. Yds Lp Bl I-20 YL Result 2nd 1 36 36 0 0 NIU 34 Downed at Bowling Green (10-4-08) 5 195 46 0 0 2nd 1 54 54 0 1 NIU 2 Downed Qtr. No. Yds Lp Bl I-20 YL Result 1st 1 28 28 0 0 BG 29 Fair catch 4th 1 45 45 0 1 NIU 6 Downed 5 168 47 0 2 1st 1 38 38 0 0 BG 46 Fair catch 4th 1 40 40 0 0 NIU 39 Fair catch 1st 1 31 31 0 1 BG 12 Downed 1st 1 39 39 0 0 BG 41 Downed 2nd 1 25 25 0 1 BG 15 Fair catch 4th 1 44 44 0 0 BG 26 Downed HOWARD (9-22-07) 4th 1 47 47 0 BG 28 Fair catch 4th 1 46 46 0 0 BG 26 Fair catch Qtr. No. Yds Lp Bl I-20 YL Result 1 29 29 0 BG 21 Return 8 6 251 50 0 4 1 36 36 0 BG 41 Downed TOL. (10-21-06) 1st 1 50 50 0 1 HOW 11 Downed Qtr. No. Yds Lp Bl I-20 YL Result 1st 1 41 41 0 0 HOW 49 Downed at Army (10-11-08) 3 114 45 0 2 2nd 1 45 45 0 1 HOW 16 Return 2 Qtr. No. Yds Lp Bl I-20 YL Result 1st 1 44 44 0 1 UT 20 Downed 3rd 1 41 41 0 1 HOW 9 Downed 5 217 58 0 3 3rd 1 37 37 0 1 UT 15 Return 0 3rd 1 41 41 0 0 HOW 38 Return 0 1st 1 58 58 0 1 Army 17 Downed 4th 1 33 33 0 0 UT 47 Fair catch 4th 1 33 33 0 1 HOW 18 Downed 1 48 48 0 1 Army 12 Return 0 3rd 1 36 36 0 Army 34 Return-0 L.Fum. at WMU (10-28-06) at VANDY (9-29-07) 4th 1 37 37 0 Army 23 Fair catch Qtr. No. Yds Lp Bl I-20 YL Result Qtr. No. Yds Lp Bl I-20 YL Result 1 38 38 0 1 Army 17 Downed 6 223 43 0 3 5 197 55 0 1 1st 1 43 43 0 0 WMU 22 Fair catch 1st 1 34 34 0 0 VU 39 Fair catch AKRON (10-18-08) 2nd 1 35 35 0 1 WMU 10 Return 6 1st 1 37 37 0 0 VU 38 Fair catch Qtr. No. Yds Lp Bl I-20 YL Result 2nd 1 23 23 0 0 EMU 49 Downed 2nd 1 39 39 0 0 EMU 43 Return 18 5 177 43 0 1 2nd 1 42 42 0 1 WMU 3 Downed 2nd 1 32 32 0 0 VU 28 Fair catch 1st 1 43 43 0 1 Akron 9 Downed 3rd 1 41 41 0 1 WMU 18 Downed 4th 1 55 55 0 1 VU 6 Return 1 1 21 21 0 Akron 47 Out-bounds 4th 1 39 39 0 0 WMU 50 Downed 2nd 1 38 38 0 Akron 32 Return 7 at MICH. (10-6-07) 1 32 32 0 Akron 31 Fair catch OHIO (11-4-06) Qtr. No. Yds Lp Bl I-20 YL Result 4th 1 43 43 0 Akron 20 Fair catch Qtr. No. Yds Lp Bl I-20 YL Result 6 253 49 0 1 7 254 48 0 1 1st 1 47 47 0 1 MICH 1 Downed at Ball State (10-25-08) 1st 1 31 31 0 0 OU 32 Downed 2nd 1 36 36 0 0 MICH 26 Return 0 Qtr. No. Yds Lp Bl I-20 YL Result 1st 1 26 26 0 0 OU 26 Out-bounds 3rd 1 49 49 0 0 MICH 18 Return 10 5 153 37 0 2nd 1 23 23 0 0 EMU 41 Out-bounds 4th 1 41 41 0 0 MICH 48 Return 0 1st 1 36 36 0 1 BSU 19 Return 16 2nd 1 46 46 0 0 OU 17 Return 8 4th 1 43 43 0 0 MICH 37 Return 12 2nd 1 34 34 0 BSU 22 Downed 3rd 1 44 44 0 1 OU 18 Downed 4th 1 37 37 0 0 MICH 29 Fair catch 1 33 33 0 BSU 47 Fair catch 4th 1 48 48 0 0 Ohio 00 Touchback 1 37 37 0 BSU 34 Return 11 4th 1 36 36 0 0 OU 24 Fair catch at OHIO (10-13-07) 3rd 1 13 13 0 BSU 40 Downed NAVY (11-11-06) Qtr. No. Yds Lp Bl I-20 YL Result Qtr. No. Yds Lp Bl I-20 YL Result 5 216 62 0 1 4 165 46 0 3 1st 1 44 44 0 0 OHIO 36 Return 29 1st 1 37 37 0 1 Navy 15 Downed 2nd 1 46 46 0 0 OHIO 25 Out-bounds 1st 1 41 41 0 0 Navy 48 Fair catch 3rd 1 62 62 0 1 OHIO 6 Downed 4th 1 41 41 0 1 Navy 8 Downed 3rd 1 32 32 0 0 OHIO 40 Return 4 4th 1 46 46 0 1 Navy 13 Downed 4th 1 32 32 0 0 OHIO 20 Return 0

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Stephen Ryan Johnson #55 Kuhlman #92 Offensive Line ~ Sr.-Sr. ~ 6-4 ~ 280 lbs Defensive Line ~ So.-So. ~ 6-4 ~ 265 lbs Holt, Mich.-Holt H.S. Findlay, Ohio-Findlay H.S. Letters Earned: 2 (2007, 2008) Letters Earned: 1 (2008)

PERSONAL: Full name: Stephen James Johnson...Son of James and Susan John- PERSONAL: Full name: Ryan William Kuhlman...Born: 5-15-88...Son of son...Father, James, is a former University of Tennessee Chattanooga football Mike and Linda Kuhlman...Has a brother, Abe, and two sisters, Jodi and player and graduate and mother, Susan, is a Michigan State graduate...Born Sara...Construction management major...EMU: 2008: Joined the pro- 1-11-88...Has one sister, Lauren...EMU: Started his career as a true freshman on gram in January 2008 and participated in 2008 spring drills...Played in the defensive line in 2006...Moved to the offensive line in 2007 and has played in 21 games since that move, starting 13 times...Has played in 24 games overall all 12 games on the defensive line and earned two starts, against Army and earned 13 starts...2008: Played in all 12 games, starting nine times...Named (Oct. 11) and Akron (Oct. 18)...Recorded 10 tackles on the year...Turned an Offensive Eagle of the Week for the Akron (Oct. 18) game...2007: Moved from in five tackles, two solos and three assists at Army...HIGH SCHOOL: the defensive line to the offensive line and played in nine games, starting four Graduated from Findlay H.S. in Findlay, Ohio where he played football for times, against Western Michigan (Oct. 27), Toledo (11-3), Bowling Green (11-9) and Head Coach Cliff Hite...Senior Year: Selected first-team Greater Buckeye Central Michigan (11-16)...2006: One of five true freshmen to earn playing time... League and All-Northwest Ohio...Garnered honorable mention All-State Saw action in three games, at Louisiana Lafayette (Sept. 30), at Bowling Green accolades...Racked up 80 tackles, 14 tackles for loss and five sacks as a (Oct. 14) and against Navy (Nov. 11)...Recorded three tackles on the year...HIGH defensive end...Caught 20 passes for 205 yards and five touchdowns SCHOOL: Graduated from Holt H.S. in Holt, Mich. where he played football for Head Coach Mike Smith...A three-year starter on offense and a defensive starter as a tight end...Junior Year: Picked up first-team All-Northwest Ohio as a senior...Senior Year: On defense he had 16 solos and 34 assists with four honors along with second team All-Conference honors...Finished the tackles for loss...Lansing State Journal: All-Area Dream Team pick...Voted team season with 110 tackles, 10 TFLs and three sacks. Most Valuable Lineman and received the Coaches’ Award...Selected to play in Ryan Kuhlman’s Game-by-Game Defensive Statistics the Michigan High School All-Star football game...The Detroit News: Named to 2008 Season Total the Dream Team and was also a Class A All-State selection and chosen No. 34 Game Gp-Gs S A Loss Sacks Ff Fr Int Pd Tack on Tom Markowski’s Blue Chip list of the top players in the state of Michigan... INDIANA ST. (8-28) 1-0 0 0 0 Detroit Free Press: Chosen No. 35 on Detroit Free Press writer Mick McCabe’s at Mich. St. (9-6) 1-0 0 0 0 TOLEDO (9-13) 1-0 1 0 1 Fab 50 list of the top seniors in the state of Michigan...Selected to the Dream at Maryland (9-20) 1-0 1 1 2 Team...Junior Year: Lansing State Journal: First-team All-Area selection...Also NOR. ILL. (9-27) 1-0 1 0 1 named All-Conference...Voted the team’s Most Valuable lineman and received at BGSU (10-4) 1-0 0 0 0 the Coaches’ Award...Sophomore Year: Started on the offensive line...Named at Army (10-11) 1-1 2 3 5 All-Area honorable mention. AKRON (10-18) 1-1 0 0 0 at Ball State (10-25) 1-0 0 0 0 Stephen Johnson’s Game-by-Game Defensive/Offensive Statistics at WMU (11-1) 1-0 0 0 0 2006 Season Total at Temple (11-22) 1-0 0 0 0 Game Gp-Gs S A Loss Sacks Ff Fr Int Pd Tack CMU (11-28) 1-0 0 1 1 at La. Lafay. (9-30) 1-0 1 1 TOTALS 12-2 5 5 10 at BGSU (10-14) 1-0 NAVY (11-11) 1-0 1 1 2 TOTALS 3-0 2 1 3

2007 Game Gp-Gs at Pitt (9-1) 1-0 BALL STATE (9-8) 1-0 at Vanderbilt (9-29) 1-0 at Michigan (10-6) 1-0 NORWEST. (10-19) 1-0 WEST. MICH. (10-27) 1-1 at Toledo (11-3) 1-1 BOWLING GR. (11-9) 1-1 at Cent. Mich. (11-16) 1-1 TOTALS 9-4

2008 Gp-Gs IND. ST. (8-28) 1-1 at MSU (9-6) 1-1 TOLEDO (9-13) 1-1 at Maryland (9-20) 1-0 NOR. ILL. (9-27) 1-0 at Bowling Gr. (10-4) 1-0 at Army (10-11) 1-1 AKRON (10-18) 1-1 at Ball State (10-25) 1-1 at WMU (11-1) 1-1 at Temple (11-22) 1-1 CENT. MICH. (11-28) 1-1 TOTALS 12-9

Stephen Johnson’s Career Statistics Total Year Gp-Gs S A Loss Sacks Ff Fr Int Pd Tack 2006 3-0 2 1 3 2007 9-4 2008 12-9 TOTALS 24-13 2 1 3 36 2009 Eastern Michigan University FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE The 2009 Eagles

Josh LeDuc’s Game-by-Game Offensive Statistics 2006 Season Gp-Gs Rec Yds Td Lg DNP-Redshirt

2007 Season Gp-Gs Rec Yds Td Lg at Pittsburgh (9-1) 1-0 3 18 0 10 BALL STATE (9-8) 1-0 at Northern Illinois (9-15) 1-0 Josh HOWARD (9-22) 1-0 at Vanderbilt (9-29) 1-0 LeDuc #89 at Michigan (10-6) 1-0 1 13 0 13 Tight End ~ Sr.-Jr. ~ 6-3 ~ 230 lbs at Ohio (10-13) 1-0 Canton, Mich.-Plymouth H.S. NORTHWESTERN (10-19) 1-0 Letters Earned: 2 (2007, 2008) WESTERN MICHIGAN (10-27) 1-0 at Toledo (11-3) 1-1 1 18 0 18 BOWLING GREEN (11-9) 1-0 PERSONAL: Full name: Joshua LeDuc...Son of Jeff and Carol Hennells...Born 8-31- at Central Michigan (11-16) 1-0 88...Business major...Has one sister, Samantha...EMU: Has earned two letters for TOTALS 12-0 5 49 0 18 the Eagles after redshirting as a freshman in 2006...One of the big-play receivers 2008 Season Gp-Gs Rec Yds Td Lg on the team with a 13.9 career yards-per-catch average...Has 32 career recep- INDIANA STATE (8-28) 1-0 1 5 0 5 tions for 446 yards and four touchdowns... Selected as a preseason third-team at Michigan State (9-6) 1-0 1 63 0 63 All-Mid-American Conference pick in Phil Steele’s 2009 College Football Preview TOLEDO (9-13) 1-0 0 0 0 0 at Maryland (9-20) 1-1 4 59 1 20 magazine...2008: Finished third on the team in receptions and yards with 32 NORTHERN ILLINOIS (9-27) 1-0 2 7 0 4 catches for 446 yards and four touchdowns...Caught a 14-yard touchdown pass at Bowling Green (10-4) 1-0 4 43 0 22 from quarterback Kyle McMahon at Maryland (Sept. 20), and three from QB Andy at Army (10-11) 1-1 2 40 0 22 AKRON (10-18) 1-0 2 27 1 21 Schmitt, a six-yard scoring pass against Akron (Oct. 18), and two against Central at Ball State (10-25) 1-1 4 92 0 37 Michigan (Nov. 28), one for five yards and one for 17 yards...Had a long recep- at Western Michigan (11-1) 1-1 4 29 0 16 tion of 63 yards at Michigan State (Sept. 6)...Named the Offensive Big Playmaker at Temple (11-22) 1-0 0 0 0 0 against Maryland...2007: Earned his first letter after redshirting as a freshman in CENTRAL MICHIGAN (11-28) 1-1 8 81 2 19 TOTALS 12-5 32 446 4 63 2006...Played in all 12 games as a backup tight end and caught five passes for 49 yards...Had three receptions for 18 yards in his first game for EMU, at Pittsburgh Josh LeDuc’s Career Offensive Statistics (Sept. 1)...Singled out as one of two Practice Players for the Northwestern (Oct. 19) Season Gp-Gs Rec Yds Td Lg 2006 DNP game...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Plymouth H.S. where he played football for 2007 12-0 5 49 0 18 Head Coaches Jay Blaylock and Mike Sawchuck...Senior Year: Was a standout on 2008 12-5 32 446 4 63 a Plymouth team that was geared to the run but still managed to catch 23 passes TOTALS 24-5 37 495 4 63 for 400 yards and three touchdowns...Named to the Western Lakes All-League team...The Detroit Free Press: Honorable mention All-West...Chosen No. 37 on Mick McCabe’s Fab 50 list of the top seniors in the state of Michigan...The Detroit Josh LeDuc • Touchdown Watch News: Named No. 40 on Tom Markowski’s Blue Chip list...Ann Arbor News: First- Receiving Touchdowns team All-Area...Observer-Eccentric Newspapers: Second-team All-Observerland... Date Opponent QB Yards Time Named the Athlete of the Year in Plymouth...Junior Year: Basketball rebounder 9-20-08 at Maryland Kyle McMahon 13 2nd-00:44 of the Year and first-team All-League in hoops...Named to the All-Area football 10-18-08 AKRON Andy Schmitt 6 4th-03:49 team by the Observer and Eccentric Newspapers and was an All-Metro honorable 11-28-08 CENTRAL MICH. Andy Schmitt 5 1st-04:46 Andy Schmitt 17 2nd-00:59 mention basketball selection by The Detroit News. Kevin Long’s Game-by-Game Defensive Statistics 2007 Season Total Game Gp-Gs S A Loss Sacks Ff Fr Int Pd Tack at Pitt (9-1) 1-0 BALL STATE (9-8) 1-0 at Nor. Ill. (Sept. 15) 1-0 HOWARD (9-22) 1-0 2 2 Kevin at Vanderbilt (9-29) 1-0 at Michigan (10-6) 1-0 1 1 Long #4 at Ohio (10-13) 1-0 Defensive Back~ Jr.-Jr. ~ 6-1 ~ 196 lbs NORTHWEST. (10-19) 1-1 1 2 3 West Bloomfield, Mich.-W.L. Central H.S. WEST. MICH. (10-27) 1-1 2 1 3 Letters Earned: 2 (2007, 2008) at Toledo (11-3) 1-1 3 3 3 PERSONAL: Full name: Kevin Alexander Long...Son of Craig and Ann Long...Born 6-10-89... BOWLING GR. (11-9) 1-1 2 2 Has three brothers, Justin, Chris and Scott...EMU: Has earned two letters after playing at Cent. Mich. (11-16) 1-1 5 2 1 7 as a true freshman in 2007...Has played in 23 games, 15 as a starter and accumulated 46 TOTALS 12-5 11 10 4 21 tackles...2008: Played in 11 games, missing only the Bowling Green (Oct. 4) game with 2008 Season Total an injury...Earned 10 starts on the season...Had one interception, against Ball State (Oct. Game Gp-Gs S A Loss Sacks Ff Fr Int Pd Tack 25)...Turned in his best overall performance with four solos and three assisted tackles INDIANA ST. (8-28) 1-1 1 0 1-2 1 1 with one pass defended against Western Michigan (Nov. 1)...2007: One of nine true at Mich. St. (9-6) 1-1 1 0 1 freshmen to earn a letter...Played in all 12 games and started the final five consecutive TOLEDO (9-13) 1-1 1 1 1 2 games at a defensive cornerback spot...Recorded 21 tackles on the year and had four at Maryland (9-20) 1-1 1 1 2 passes defended...Earned four coaches’ awards for outstanding play during the year... NOR. ILL. (9-27) 1-1 3 2 5 Was named a Championship Special Teams performer twice, for the Pittsburgh (Sept. at BGSU (10-4) DNP 1) and Northern Illinois (Sept. 15) games and was selected for a Championship Perfor- at Army (10-11) 1-1 0 0 0 mance against Western Michigan (Oct. 27) and a Winning Performance versus Northern AKRON (10-18) 1-1 1 1 2 Illinois...Came up with a big effort in the season finale at Central Michigan (Nov. 16) with at Ball State (10-25) 1-1 1 1 1-0 2 seven tackles and had a huge pass break-up late in the game to help lead the Eagles at WMU (11-1) 1-1 4 3 1 7 to victory...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Walled Lake Central H.S. in Walled Lake, at Temple (11-22) 1-1 1 0 1 Mich. where he played football for Head Coach Robert Meyer...Member of the Academic CMU (11-28) 1-0 2 0 2 Honor Roll...Senior Year: Was the second-leading scorer on the team after rushing for TOTALS 11-10 16 9 1-2 1-0 3 25 438 yards and eight touchdowns and adding eight receptions for 209 yards and a 26.13 average per reception...Detroit Free Press: First-team All-State on the Division II team... Named captain of that squad...The Detroit News: Chosen No. 38 on Tom Markowski’s Kevin Long’s Career Statistics Total Blue Chip list of the top seniors in the state of Michigan...Oakland Press: First-team Year Gp-Gs S A Loss Sacks Ff Fr Int Pd Tack All-Area...Observer&Eccentric Newspapers: Named All-Area...West Bloomfield Beacon: 2007 12-5 11 10 4 21 Selected to the All-Area team...Junior Year: All-State honorable mention selection and 2008 11-10 16 9 1-2 1-0 3 25 a first-team All-League pick in football...Also lettered in track...Sophomore Year: Earned TOTALS 23-15 27 19 1-2 1-0 7 46 letters in football and track. 2009 Eastern Michigan University FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 37 The 2009 Eagles

Ryan Bronly Leonard #56 Kashama #98 Defensive Line ~ Jr.-Jr. ~ 6-0 ~ 290 lbs Defensive End ~ Fr.-Fr. ~ 6-4 ~ 245 lbs Carrollton, Texas-Hebron H.S.-SMU- Brampton, Ontario, Canada-Brampton H.S. College of the Sequoias Junior College

PERSONAL: Full name: Ryan Koster Leonard...Son of John and Ann McGann... PERSONAL: Full name: Kalonji Sylvain Kashama...Prefers to be called Bronly... Born: 7-27-88...Has one stepbrother, Paul McGann, and one stepsister, Sarah Son of Ferdinand Kashama and Mary Kaleta...Born: 7-5-91...Is the last of McGann...EMU: One of the 2009 recruits...Joins College of Sequoias teammates four brothers to play at an FBS school...His brother, Alain, played at the Delano Johnson and Jonte Lewis in the recruiting class...JUNIOR COLLEGE: University of Michigan from 1999-2003, his brother, Hakeem, was a player Played at College of the Sequoias for Head Coach Curtis Allen...Was a first-team at UConn from 1999-03 and his other brother, Ferdinand, played at Western All-American, All-State and All-Conference selection in 2008 after recording 41 Michigan University from 2004-08...Also has three sisters, Helene, Theresa, and solos and 24 assisted tackles...Named team’s Defensive Player of the Year...Also Cynthia...EMU: One of the 2009 recruits...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from had nine tackles-for-loss, eight sacks and one fumble caused...Blocked two Notre Dame H.S. in Brampton, Ontario, Canada where he played football for kicks during the season...Invited to play in 2008 Junior College All-American Head Coach Hakeem Kashama, his brother...Senior Year: Played at Avondale Game...SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY: Attended SMU from January East H.S. in Georgia where he was selected as an All-DeKalb County defensive 2007 to December 2007 before transferring to the College of the Sequoias... end...Recorded 10 sacks with 59 tackles...Also caught eight balls for 104 yards... Played eight games as a freshman at SMU...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Junior Year: Finished his 11th grade in Canada where he played at Notre Dame Hebron H.S. in Carrollton, Texas where he played football for Head Coach Brian School in Brampton, Ontario...Picked for the Greater Toronto Area All-Star team Brazil...Participated in community outreach programs, visiting area elementary as a junior and was named one of the Top 20 Players in the Greater Toronto Area... schools...Was a three-year starter on the varsity football squad, playing on both Had 14 sacks with 71 tackles on defense and also played offensive receiver. sides of the football...Senior Year: Played on teams that went 17-0 on the year... Team capatain of the 2005 Texas 4A Division II State Championship squad.... Was a first-team All-State and All-Area selection by The Dallas Morning News... Picked to play in the 2006 Oil Bowl Classic that features Texas All-Stars versus Oklahoma All-Stars...Junior Year: Garnered second-team All-District honors... Placed third in the district in wrestling...Sophomore Year: Earned honorable mention All-District accolades. Corey Manns #46 Wide Receiver ~ So.-Fr. ~ 6-1 ~ 195 lbs Kenton, Ohio-Kenton H.S.

PERSONAL: Full name: Corey Jay Manns...Son of Rodney Manns and Brenda Jonte Mitchell...Born 6-23-90...Undeclared major...Has three brothers, Brian, Jeremy and Lewis #16 Chris and five sisters, Shawna, Tisha, Ambre, Sierra and Kelsey...Brother, Brian, Defensive Back ~ Jr.-Jr. ~ 6-0 ~ 210 lbs played football at Bowling Green State University from 1993-98 and brother, Tulare, Calif.-Tulare Union H.S.-College of Jeremy, played football at Michigan State University in 1995...EMU: One of the the Sequoias Junior College 2008 recruits...Did not play in any games, but practiced with the team and will have freshman eligibility in 2009...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Kenton H.S. PERSONAL: Full name: Jonte Jerrod Lewis...Son of Renee Lewis...Born: 11-21-87... in Kenton, Ohio where he played football for Head Coach Mike Mauk...Four-year Business major...Has two sisters, Najla and Nashedah...EMU: One of the 2009 letterman in both football and track...Senior Year: First-team wide receiver on recruits...Joins College of Sequoias teammate Ryan Leonard in the recruiting the Division III All-State football squad, the All-District Northwest Ohio team and class...JUNIOR COLLEGE: Played at College of the Sequoias for Head Coach the All-League team...Second-team All-League as a defensive back...On offense Curtis Allen...Was a first-team All-League selection...Recorded 69 solos and 35 he recorded 1,079 receiving yards to go along with 13 touchdowns catches and assisted tackles last year...Also had five interceptions for 102 yards, three sacks on defense he had 65 tackles and added four interceptions and one fumble and nine pass breakups...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Tulare Union H.S. in recovery...Also returned punts for a 21.5 yard average. Tulare, Calif. where he played football for Head Coach Derrol Bennit...Senior Year: First-team All-Conference...Recorded six interceptions and ran one back for a 99-yard touchdown...Named the team’s Most Athletic Player. Andy Mulumba #49 Linebacker ~ Fr.-Fr. ~ 6-3 ~ 235 lbs Montreal, Quebec-Vieux Montreal H.S.

PERSONAL: Full name: Andy Leon Mulumba Kabaluapa..Son of Martin Kabaluapa and Madeleine Bipendu...Born: 1-31-90...Has three brothers, Martin, Gregoire and Joseph, and two sisters, Rachel and Noella...EMU: One of the 2009 recruits...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Vieux Montreal H.S. in Montreal, Quebec, Canada where he played football for Head Coach Claude Juneau...Helped his high school team win the Canadian National Championship and was named the Defensive Most Valuable Player in the title game...Chosen as his team’s Defensive Most Valuable Player and was a Quebec Provincial All-State choice.

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Chris May’s Game-by-Game Defensive Statistics 2005 Season DNP-Redshirt

2006 Season Total Game Gp-Gs S A Loss Sacks Int Ff Fr Pd Tack at Ball St. (8-31) 1-1 1 6 7 chris at MSU (9-9) 1-1 7 3 1-4 10 at NW (9-16) 1-1 4 1-5 1-0 4 May #23 CMU (9-23) 1-1 5 5 10 Defensive Back ~ Sr.-Sr. ~ 5-10 ~ 200 lbs at La.-Laf. (9-30) 1-1 2 2 Jupiter, Fla.-Dwyer H.S. at BGSU (10-14) 1-1 3 3 1-2 6 Letters Earned: 3 (2006, 2007, 2008) TOLEDO (10-21) 1-1 4 7 2 11 PERSONAL: Full name: Christopher David May...Son of David and Sha- at WMU (10-28) 1-1 2 2 4 OHIO (11-4) 1-1 3 6 9 ron May, and Susan and David Rosenthal...Born 1-23-87...Mother, Susan NAVY (11-11) 1-1 6 3 9 Rosenthal, is a graduate of Florida Atlantic University...Has one brother, at Kent St. (11-17) 1-1 3 2 1.5-2 5 Bobby...EMU: Has earned three letters the last three years after playing NOR. ILL. (11-24) 1-1 4 8 0.5-1 1-1 12 as a true freshman in 2006...Has played in 32 games, starting 16 times, TOTALS 12-12 42 47 4-9 2-6 1-0 2 89 and has 149 career tackles, 7.5 tackles-for-loss of 24 yards and has two 2007 Season Total interceptions...2008: Played in all 12 games and started once, against Game Gp-Gs S A Loss Sacks Int Ff Fr Pd Tack Western Michigan (Nov. 1)...Had three TFLs for 14 yards and added one at Pitt (9-1) 1-1 6 3 9 sack for six yards in the season finale against Central Michigan (Nov. BALL STATE (9-8) 1-1 3 1 0.5-1 4 28)...Had a forced fumble and fumble return against WMU...Finished the at Nor. Ill. (Sept. 15) DNP HOWARD (9-22) DNP season with 25 tackles...2007: Started the first two games at free safety at Vanderbilt (9-29) DNP before being sidelined for four straight games with an injury...Finished at Michigan (10-6) DNP the season by playing in eight games...Recorded 35 tackles with 0.5 sacks at Ohio (10-13) 1-0 1 6 7 for one yard...2006: Started all 12 games at free safety and finished tied NORTHWEST. (10-19) 1-0 3 2 5 for fourth on the team in total tackles with 89...Tied for the team lead in WEST. MICH. (10-27) 1-0 2 1 3 at Toledo (11-3) 1-0 2 2 interceptions with two, one at Northwestern (Sept. 16) and one in the BOWLING GR. (11-9) 1-0 1 1 season finale against Northern Illinois (Nov. 24)...Turned in four double- at Cent. Mich. (11-16) 1-1 3 1 4 figure tackle games with 10 at Michigan State (Sept. 9), 10 at home against TOTALS 8-3 20 15 0.5-1 35 Central Michigan (Sept. 23), 11 at home against Toledo (Oct. 21) and 12 2008 Season Total versus Northern Illinois...Selected by the coaching staff for four single- Game Gp-Gs S A Loss Sacks Ff Fr Int Pd Tack game awards...Chosen for Winning Performances three times, against INDIANA ST. (8-28) 1-0 2 0 1-3 2 Northwestern, Toledo and Kent State (Nov. 17)...Selected as a Defensive at Mich. St. (9-6) 1-0 1 3 4 Big Playmaker for the Northwestern contest...Named the Eastern Gridiron TOLEDO (9-13) 1-0 0 0 0 Group’s Defensive Newcomer of the Year...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from at Maryland (9-20) 1-0 0 1 1 NOR. ILL. (9-27) 1-0 2 1 3 Dwyer H.S. in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. where he played football for Head at BGSU (10-4) 1-0 2 1 1-5 3 Coach Jack Daniels...Member of the Academic Honor Roll...Also a member at Army (10-11) 1-0 0 4 4 of the Academy of Finance, the National Honor Society and the Florida AKRON (10-18) 1-0 0 0 0 Business Leaders of America...Senior Year: Recorded 65 tackles, 10 for at Ball State (10-25) 1-0 2 1 3 loss, with four sacks and three interceptions...On offense he rushed 82 at WMU (11-1) 1-1 1 1 1 1-0 2 at Temple (11-22) 1-0 0 0 0 times for 600 yards and 10 touchdowns and also had 12 catches for 200 CMU (11-28) 1-0 1 2 1-6 1-6 3 yards and two touchdowns...Selected his team’s Most Valuable Player... TOTALS 12-1 11 14 3-14 1-6 1 1-0 25 Named first-team All-Conference and second-team All-Area...Selected to play in the Outback All-Star Game...Served as captain of his football team... Chris May’s Career Statistics Junior Year: Named the football team’s Most Valuable Player and was a Total first-team All-Conference and first-team All-Area selection...Also earned first- Year Gp-Gs S A Loss Sacks Int Ff Fr Pd Tack team All-League and second-team All-Area honors in baseball...Recorded 2005 DNP-Redshirted 88 tackles with 11 tackles-for-loss, five sacks and three interceptions on 2006 12-12 42 47 4-9 2-6 1-0 2 89 defense, and added 24 receptions for 540 yards and five touchdowns as a 2007 8-3 20 15 0.5-1 35 2008 12-1 11 14 3-14 1-6 1 1-0 25 receiver...Sophomore Year: Earned varsity football, basketball and baseball TOTALS 32-16 73 77 7.5-24 1-6 2-6 1 2-0 2 149 honors...Named first-team All-Conference and second-team All-Area in football and first-team All-Conference and All-Area honorable mention in baseball...Freshman Year: Earned a varsity letter in baseball. EMU Did You Know?

Former EMU All-America Ron Johnson was chosen in the first round of the 1978 NFL draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. Johnson enjoyed an outstanding EMU football career from 1974-77. He capped his college career by playing in two post- season All-Star games. He was named the Defensive MVP of the Senior Bowl and also played in the East-West Shrine All-Star contest. He started at cornerback for the Steelers in Super Bowls XIII and XIV.

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single-game record book with his effort against Northwestern...His 28 completions against the Wildcats tied for 17th, his 48 attempts tied for 20th, his 326 total offensive yards tied for 31st and his 61 total offensive plays is ninth in EMU history...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Pontiac Notre Dame Prep H.S. in Pontiac, Mich. where he played football for Head Kyle Coach John Callahan...Recorded highest academic honors during his four years of high school...Senior Year: Had a 55 percent completion McMahon # 11 rate while passing for 1,260 yards and four touchdowns...Also rushed quarterback ~ Jr.-Jr. ~ 6-3 ~ 208 lbs for 959 yards and 18 touchdowns...Named to the All-Catholic League Rochester Hills, Mich.-Pontiac Notre Dame Prep ~ Letters Earned: 2 (2007, 2008) team while also earning All-County honorable mention honors...Chosen as the team’s Most Valuable Player...Helped his team win the Catholic League title...Served as captain of the football team and also named Most PERSONAL: Full name: Kyle Patrick McMahon...Son of Kevin and Valuable Player...The Detroit News: Named honorable mention Class B Sandra McMahon...Born 12-22-88...Business major...Has two brothers, All-State and honorable mention All-Metro North...Selected No. 46 on Ryan and Brendan, and two sisters, Amy and Melissa...Father, Kevin, is a Tom Markowski’s Blue Chip list...Detroit Free Press: Named No. 39 on graduate of GMI and Michigan State University and mother, Sandra, is a Mick McCabe’s Fab 50 list of the top state of Michigan recruits...Junior Northwood University graduate...EMU: Has played in 12 games during Year: Captain of the football team and threw for nine touchdowns with his career, five as a starter...Earned two varsity letters...Has completed 1,112 yards through the air and rushed for 650 yards and 14 scores... 95-of-172 passes for 1,118 yards and five touchdowns during his career... Named All-Catholic, All-League and All-County honorable mention... Rushed 64 times for 273 yards in his first two seasons...2008: Filled in Also earned a varsity letter in basketball...Sophomore Year: Earned a as the starter twice and played in five games before being sidelined for varsity football letter...Freshman Year: Earned a varsity track letter. the final seven games for the season with a shoulder injury...Completed 45-of-73 passes for 574 yards and two touchdowns...Also rushed 32 times for 138 yards...Turned in an outstanding effort as a starter at Mary- Kyle McMahon’s • Touchdown Watch land (Sept. 20), completing 25-of-37 passes for 278 yards and rushing Rushing Touchdowns 10 times for 29 net yards...Accounted for 307 total offensive yards in Date Opponent Yards Time 10-19-07 NORTHWESTERN 5 1st-06:41 that Maryland contest...Threw touchdown strikes of 13 yards to Josh 19 4th-04:54 LeDuc and two yards to Jacory Stone at Maryland...2007: One of nine Passing Touchdowns true freshmen to earn a varsity letter...Backed up starting quarterback Date Opponent Receiver Yards Time Andy Schmitt and played in seven games, earning two starts, against 10-6-07 at Michigan Tyrone Burke 18 4th-00:47 Northwestern (Oct. 19) and Toledo (Nov. 3)...Completed 50-of-99 passes 10-13-07 at Ohio Tyler Jones 5 4th-01:07 for 544 yards and three touchdowns and rushed 32 times for 135 yards 10-27-07 WESTERN MICHIGAN Jacory Stone 19 4th-09:26 and two scores...Turned in his best game against Northwestern at Ford 9-20-08 at Maryland Josh LeDuc 13 2nd-00:44 Field in Detroit when he completed 28-of-48 passes for 282 yards and Jacory Stone 2 4th-08:03 ran 13 times for 44 yards and two touchdowns...Named the Offensive Big Playmaker for the Northwestern contest...Put his name in the EMU

Kyle McMahon’s Game-by-Game Offensive Statistics Rushing Passing Total Offense 2007 Season Gp-Gs TC Gain Loss Net Avg Td Lg Comp Att Int Yds Td Lg Pct Sks Plays Yards at Pittsburgh (9-1) DNP BALL STATE (9-8) DNP at Northern Illinois (9-15) DNP HOWARD (9-22) DNP at Vanderbilt (9-29) 1-1 3 3 2 1 0.3 0 3 0 3 2 0 0 0 .000 0 6 1 at Michigan (10-6) 1-0 2 42 11 31 15.5 0 42 3 8 1 61 1 30 .375 1 10 92 at Ohio (10-13) 1-0 2 35 0 35 17.5 0 21 3 7 0 38 1 24 .429 0 9 73 NORTHWESTERN (10-19) 1-1 13 61 17 44 3.4 2 20 28 48 3 282 0 36 .583 3 61 326 WESTERN MICHIGAN (10-27) 1-0 7 12 18 -6 0.0 0 0 8 17 1 74 1 19 .475 1 24 68 at Toledo (11-3) 1-1 5 34 4 30 6.0 0 16 8 16 2 89 0 17 .500 1 21 119 BOWLING GREEN (11-9) 1-0 at Central Michigan (11-16) DNP TOTALS 7-2 32 187 52 135 4.2 2 42 50 99 9 544 3 36 .505 6 131 679

Rushing Passing Total Offense 2008 Season Gp-Gs TC Gain Loss Net Avg Td Lg Comp Att Int Yds Td Lg Pct Sks Plays Yards at Indiana St. (8-28) 1-0 4 14 0 14 3.5 0 9 6 8 0 64 0 24 .750 0 12 78 at Michigan St. (10-21) 1-0 2 2 0 2 1.0 0 2 3 8 0 104 0 63 .375 0 10 106 TOLEDO (9-13) 1-0 14 71 10 61 4.4 0 14 11 18 1 128 0 25 .611 1 32 189 at Maryland (9-20) 1-1 10 48 19 29 2.9 0 18 25 37 2 278 2 34 .676 3 47 307 NORTHERN ILL. (9-27) 1-1 2 32 0 32 16.0 0 22 0 2 1 0 0 0 .000 0 4 32 at Bowling Green (10-4) DNP at Army (10-11) DNP AKRON (10-18) DNP at Ball State (10-25) DNP at Western Mich. (11-1) DNP at Temple (11-22) DNP CENTRAL MICH. (11-28) DNP TOTALS 5-2 32 167 29 138 4.3 0 22 45 73 4 574 2 63 .616 4 105 712

Kyle McMahon’s Career Offensive Statistics Rushing Passing Total Offense Season Gp-Gs TC Gain Loss Net Avg Td Lg Comp Att Int Yds Td Lg Pct Sks Plays Yards 2007 7-2 32 187 52 135 4.2 2 42 99 50 9 544 3 36 .505 6 131 679 2008 5-2 32 167 29 138 4.3 0 22 73 45 4 574 2 63 .616 4 105 712 TOTALS 12-4 64 354 81 273 4.3 2 42 95 172 13 1,118 5 63 .552 10 236 1,391

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Orlando Scott McCord #95 McLeod #75 Defensive end ~ Fr.-Fr. ~ 6-4 ~ 260 lbs Offensive Line ~ Fr.-Fr. ~ 6-8 ~ 297 lbs Detroit, Mich.-Martin Luther King H.S. Sterling Heights, Mich.-DeLaSalle H.S.

PERSONAL: Full name: Orlando McCord..Son of Adrena Ford...EMU: One PERSONAL: Full name: Scott Thomas McLeod...Son of Ken and Debbie of the 2009 recruits...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Martin Luther King MacLeod...Born: 3-18-90....Undeclared major...Has a sister, Nicole, who H.S. in Detroit, Mich. where he played for legendary Head Coach James plays basketball at the University of Michigan-Dearborn...EMU: Joined Reynolds...Senior Year: Named All-City and selected as No. 43 on Mick the squad in January 2009 and will have freshman eligibility this fall... McCabe’s Fab 50 list of the top seniors in the state of Michigan...Turned Practiced with the team during 2009 spring drills...HIGH SCHOOL: in 50 tackles with nine sacks...His M.L. King team played Muskegon in Graduated from Warren DeLaSalle H.S. where he played football for one of the 2008 Big Prep Showdown games in EMU’s Rynearson Sta- Head Coach Paul Verska...Started at center on the team that went to dium...Junior Year: Recorded 80 tackles with 14 sacks and helped lead the Division II State Championship as a junior. his team to a 14-0 record and the state championship.

Brian Moore #71 Offensive Line ~ Sr.-Jr. ~ 6-6 ~ 290 lbs Detroit, Mich.-Cass Tech H.S.- Elizabeth City College

PERSONAL: Full name: Brian Joseph Moore...Son of Leon and Carol Moore...Born: 2-28-88....Construction management major...Has two brothers, Leon Jr. and Jeremy, and a sister, Tiffany...EMU: 2008: Sat out the season as a transfer from Elizabeth City College...Practiced with the team in the fall and also participated in 2009 spring drills...ELIZABETH CITY: Named to the CIAA All-Rookie Team...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Cass Tech H.S. in Detroit, Mich. where he played football for Head Coach Thomas Wilcher.

EMU Did You Know?

Eastern Michigan University has used five football sites in its 118-year history. The five sites are listed below. Site 1: (1891-1910) Site 3: (1923-1927) parking lot. The stadium was called “Normal The first football field was located where This home site was located on the old Owens Field.” In 1937 the name was changed to McKenny Union now stands. Fields area that lies between Washtenaw Av- Briggs Stadium. enue and Cross Street. The field ran north and Site 2: (1910-about 1923) south, straight out from the Roosevelt Boule- Site 5: (1969-Present) The field ran north and south and was located vard entry on to Washtenaw Avenue. Rynearson Stadium has been EMU’s home on what is today’s mall, between the Briggs field since its dedication in 1969. The stadium Building and the Strong Building. The stands Site 4: (1927-1968) is located at the corner of Hewitt Road and were located in the area that is now the Mark Situated west of Briggs Building, this field Huron River Drive. Jefferson Building. was on the southern side of today’s Oakwood

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Mark Mitchell’s Game-by-Game Defensive Statistics 2006 Season Total Game Gp-Gs S A Loss Sacks Int Ff Fr Pd Tack DNP-Redshirt

2007 Season Total Game Gp-Gs S A Loss Sacks Int Ff Fr Pd Tack Mark at Pitt (9-1) DNP BALL STATE (9-8) DNP Mitchell #37 at Nor. Ill. (Sept. 15) 1-0 1 1 Defensive Back ~ Sr.-Jr. ~ 5-11 ~ 179 lbs HOWARD (9-22) DNP Blissfield, Mich.-Tecumseh H.S. at Vanderbilt (9-29) 1-0 Letters Earned: 2 (2007, 2008) at Michigan (10-6) 1-0 at Ohio (10-13) 1-0 PERSONAL: Full name: Mark Isaac Mitchell...Son of Daniel and Christine NORTHWEST. (10-19) 1-0 Mitchell...Born 7-14-87...Father, Daniel, is a graduate of the University WEST. MICH. (10-27) 1-0 1 1 of Toledo where he played basketball...Mother, Christine, is a graduate at Toledo (11-3) 1-0 of Adrian College...Both parents have master’s degrees in education BOWLING GR. (11-9) 1-0 2 1 3 at Cent. Mich. (11-16) 1-0 1 1 from EMU...Has one brother, Brian, and two sisters, Laura and Charis... TOTALS 9-0 4 2 6 EMU: Has been one of the steadiest special teams players for the past two seasons...Has earned letters in both 2007 and 2008...2008: Played 2008 Season Total Game Gp-Gs S A Loss Sacks Ff Fr Int Pd Tack in all 12 games...Recorded two tackles on the year, at Maryland (Sept. INDIANA ST. (8-28) 1-0 20)...2007: One of eight redshirt freshmen to see action...Played in nine at Mich. St. (9-6) 1-0 games as a backup running back and special teams player...Named one of TOLEDO (9-13) 1-0 two Practice Players for the Northern Illinois (Sept. 15) game...Recorded at Maryland (9-20) 1-0 2 0 2 NOR. ILL. (9-27) 1-0 six tackles on the year...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Tecumseh H.S. at BGSU (10-4) 1-0 where he played football for Head Coach Randy Hutchison...Left Tecum- at Army (10-11) 1-0 seh with a host of school offensive records, including rushing yards in AKRON (10-18) 1-0 at Ball State (10-25) 1-0 a game (367)...Gained more than 2,200 yards rushing and added 1,350 at WMU (11-1) 1-0 passing yards, and 31 total touchdowns...Senior Year: Hampered by a at Temple (11-22) 1-0 severe high ankle sprain and played briefly in eight games...Gained 650 CMU (11-28) 1-0 yards on the ground with eight touchdowns while also turning in 120 TOTALS 12-0 2 0 2 yards in receptions and two touchdowns...Selected his team’s Offensive Most Valuable Player, as well as serving as a team captain...First-team Mark Mitchell’s Career Statistics All-League and honorable mention All-Area by The Ann Arbor News... Total Year Gp-Gs S A Loss Sacks Int Ff Fr Pd Tack Second-team All-County selection...Chosen No. 23 on Mick McCabe’s 2006 DNP-Redshirted Fab 50 list of the top seniors in the state of Michigan in the Detroit Free 2007 9-0 4 2 6 Press...Also ranked No. 97 best cornerback prospect in the Midwest 2008 12-0 2 0 2 by ESPN.com...Junior Year: Named the team’s Most Valuable Player as TOTALS 21-0 6 2 8 well as first-team All-League, All-County and All-Area byThe Ann Arbor News...Gained 1,375 yards with 12 touchdowns , passed for 450 yards with four touchdowns, had 125 receiving yards, and had one interception on defense...Also played basketball and ran track...Sophomore Year: Earned second-team All-County and second-team All-League honors after gaining 350 yards rushing and scoring four touchdowns on the ground while passing for 1,075 yards with two touchdowns...Recorded Korey two interceptions with 55 tackles on defense...Played basketball and Neal #68 track...Freshman Year: Moved up to the varsity football team for the Offensive Line ~ So.-Fr. ~ 6-3 ~ 282 lbs final two games and played in the state playoffs...Ran track as part of Bowie, Md.-St. John’s H.S. an All-State 4x100-meter relay team. PERSONAL: Full name: Korey Nelson Neal...Son of Stephen and Monique Neal...Born 6-25-90...Business major...Has one sister, Kandyce...Father, Stephen, is a George Mason University graduate and Mother, Monique, is a graduate of Hampton University...EMU: One of the 2008 recruits... Redshirted and will have freshman eligibility in 2009...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from St. John’s College H.S. in Washington, D.C. where he played Marty football for Head Coach Patterson...Member of the Academic Honor Roll for both his junior and senior years...Earned two varsity football letters and Newman #67 four varsity basketball letters...Senior Year: Helped lead the football team Linebacker ~ So.-Fr. ~ 6-0 ~ 223 lbs North Olmstead, Ohio-St. Edward H.S. to a 9-3 record and was named his team’s Most Improved Player...Earned All-Conference and All-D.C. Sports Fan football team mention...Selected to the All-Conference basketball team and All-Tournament squad...Junior PERSONAL: Full name: Martin Seamus Newman....Son of Dennis Year: Second-team All-Conference selection in his first year of football and Bridget Newman...Born: 6-7-89....Has a brother, Patrick, and a competition...Lettered for the basketball team that was ranked 50th in the sister, Katie...Sport management major...EMU: 2008: Practiced with country and recorded a 28-8 overall record, losing in the championship the team, but did not play in any games and earned a redshirt year... game of the state tournament...Sophomore Year: Started for the basket- HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from St. Edward H.S. in Cleveland, Ohio ball team that recorded a 22-8 record and lost in the finals of the league where he played football for Head Coach Scott Niedziniki...Three-year tournament...Named honorable mention in basketball...Freshman Year: letterwinner in football and four-year in track...Selected to East-West Named honorable mention All-League after helping the basketball team All-Star Game. to a berth in the semifinals.

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Nick Nate Olds #80 Paopao # 11 Wide Receiver ~ Fr.Fr. ~ 6-3 ~ 190 lbs Linebacker ~ Jr.-Jr. ~ 6-1 ~ 220 lbs Columbus, Ind.-East H.S. Oceanside, Calif.-El Camino H.S.- Palomar (Calif.) J.C.

PERSONAL: Full name: Nick Cutler Olds..Son of Rob and Janelle Olds... PERSONAL: Full name: Nathaniel Aaron Loia Paopao...Son of Eric and Born: 9-27-90...Communications major...Father, Robert, is an Indiana Yvonne Paopao...Born10-27-88...Has three brothers, Puka, Chanse and University graduate and his mother, Janelle, is a graduate of Purdue Chad and three sisters, Leka, Lala, Chastity...EMU: One of the 2009 University...Has one brother, Eric...EMU: One of the 2009 recruits... recruits...JUNIOR COLLEGE: Played two seasons at Palomar Junior Joins high school teammate Devon Davis in his year’s recruiting class... College in San Marcos, Calif....First-team All-Southern Conference se- HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from East H.S. in Columbus, Ind. where he lection last year after recording 56 tackles, six tackles-for-loss and two played football for Head Coach Bob Gattis...Was a member of the Honor sacks...Turned in 25 tackles as a freshman at Palomar...Also selected as Roll, a Peer Mentor and graduated with Academic Honors...Senior the league’s Defensive Player of the Year...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated Year: Named honorable mention All-State...Missed four games with from El Camino H.S. where he played football for Head Coach Trace a broken foot, but returned to catch 40 passes for 491 yards and six Deneke...Senior Year: Only saw action in five games after suffering touchdowns...Helped the team go 13-1 in 2008, winning sectional and a shoulder injury...Played quarterback on offense and linebacker on regional championships...All-State honorable mention...Also qualified defense and had 72 tackles, 11 tackles-for-loss and two interceptions... for the state track meet as a member of the 4x100-meter relay team... Voted as one of the team captains...Junior Year: Was a first-team All- Junior Year: Named All-Area after catching 49 passes for 690 yards Avocado League selection as a quarterback...Also played defense and and nine touchdowns...Started every game in basketball and named was second on the team in tackles...Started on the baseball team as a All-Conference honorable mention in that sport...Sophomore Year: third-baseman and pitcher...Sophomore Year: Earned varsity letters Played varsity basketball. in football and baseball.

Devontae Payne #14 Quarterback ~ Fr.-Fr. ~ 6-6 ~ 238 lbs Cleveland, Ohio-South H.S.

PERSONAL: Full name: Devontae Maurice Payne...Son of Deshawna Payne and Burk Jordan...Born: 11-16-90...Sport management major...Has one brother, Raymond Miller, and two sisters, Teara Payne and Teasia Payne...EMU: One of the 2009 recruits...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from South H.S. in Cleveland, Ohio where he played football for Head Coach Jarvis Gibson...Senior Year: Passed for 1,363 yards with 15 touchdowns and just four interceptions...Also rushed 23 times for 166 yards and six touchdowns...Named the team’s Most Valuable Player and also the Senate League’s Most Valuable Player...Junior Year: Helped lead the team to the school’s first-ever Division II State Playoffs...Selected first- team All-League and his team’s Most Outstanding Offensive Player... Passed 143 times, completing 75 for 1,423 yards and 14 touchdowns... Sophomore Year: All-Conference and All-District football selection... Passed for 1,540 yards and 15 touchdowns...Earned the team’s offensive MVP award for an underclassmen.

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for 550 yards and 10 touchdowns...As a kicker he made all 33 PAT’s at- tempted...Named first-team All-...Associated Press: First-team Class A All-State...The Detroit News: Chosen No. 52 on Tom Markowski’s Blue Chip list of the top seniors in the state of Michigan...Selected as the Lenawee County Defensive Player of the Brad Year...Averaged 11.8 points per game as an All-League basketball Ohrman #93 player...Named first-team All-Lenawee County and his team’s Most Defensive Line ~ Jr.-So. ~6-4 ~ 244 lbs Valuable Player in hoops...Also lettered in baseball...Named the MVP of Adrian, Mich.-Adrian H.S. the West Team at the 2008 Michigan High School Athletic Association Letters Earned: 1 (2008) East-West Baseball All-Star game, June 18, at the home of the Detroit PERSONAL: Full name: Bradlee Kevin Ohrman...Son of Kevin and Tigers, Comerica Park...Junior Year: Recorded 86 tackles with eight Cindy Ohrman...Born 4-4-88...Has one brother, Brent, who plays on sacks, two fumble recoveries and 14 tackles-for-loss as a defensive the EMU baseball team, and one sister, Jaelei...Father, Kevin, is a lineman...Caught 14 passes for 218 yards and three touchdowns as a Central Michigan University graduate and Mother, Cindy, graduated tight end and had a 36.8 yard punting average...First-team All-League from Hillsdale College where she was a varsity basketball and softball defensive player and a Lenawee County first-team defensive player... player...EMU: Selected as a preseason fourth-team All-Mid-American In basketball was named team’s Most Valuable Player on the way to Conference pick in Phil Steele’s 2009 College Football Preview magazine first-team All-County and All-League honors...On the baseball front ...2008: Earned his first letter after redshirting as a freshman in 2007... he was an All-League, All-County and All-District player while being Burst on the national scene by recording six sacks for 39 yards to rank named his team’s Most Valuable Player...Sophomore Year: Earned a 67th in the FBS final statistics and his 11 tackles-for-loss of 60 yards varsity baseball letter. ranked in a tie for 100th in the FBS...Finished sixth in the Mid-American Brad Ohrman’s Game-by-Game Defensive Statistics Conference in TFLs and ninth in sacks...Selected as the recipient of the 2007 Season Total John E. Borowiec Award as the team’s Most Valuable Defensive Player... Game Gp-Gs S A Loss Sacks Int Ff Fr Pd Tack DNP-Redshirt Named Defensive Eagle of the Week for the Army (Oct. 11) game and also singled out as the Defensive Big Playmaker for the Bowling Green 2008 Season Total (Oct. 4) and Akron (Oct. 18) contests...Turned in a career-best 10 tackles Game Gp-Gs S A Loss Sacks Ff Fr Int Pd Tack at Army...Had three TFLs and two sacks in the Akron contest...Played INDIANA ST. (8-28) 1-1 0 0 0 at Mich. St. (9-6) 1-1 0 0 0 in all 12 games and started 10 times...Finished sixth on the team in TOLEDO (9-13) 1-0 2 1 1-0 3 tackles with 42...Also had one fumble recovery, two forced fumbles at Maryland (9-20) 1-1 0 0 0 and one pass defended...2007: Redshirted as a true freshman and did NOR. ILL. (9-27) 1-0 1 1 1-5 1-5 2 at BGSU (10-4) 1-1 3 2 1-6 1-6 5 not play in any games...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Adrian H.S. at Army (10-11) 1-1 7 3 2-12 1 10 in Adrian, Mich. where he played football for Head Coach Phil Jacobs... AKRON (10-18) 1-1 8 1 3-15 2-14 1 9 Member of the National Honor Society and the Academic Honor Roll... at Ball State (10-25) 1-1 3 2 2-10 1-4 5 Had a 3.87 GPA...Senior Year: Posted 126 tackles with five sacks as a at WMU (11-1) 1-1 1 2 1-10 1-10 3 at Temple (11-22) 1-1 3 0 1-2 1 3 defensive lineman...Also played tight end and recorded 35 receptions CMU (11-28) 1-1 0 2 2 TOTALS 12-10 28 14 11-60 6-39 2 1-0 1 42

Jon Pryor #36 Defensive Back ~ So.-Fr. ~ 5-9 ~ 175 lbs Monroeville, Pa.-Gateway H.S.

PERSONAL: Full name: Jonathan Pryor...EMU: 2008: Redshirted and will have freshman eligibility in 2009...Practiced with the team and was singled out as one of the Practice Players of the Week for the Michigan State (Sept. 6) game...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Gateway H.S. in Monroeville, Pa....Se- nior Year: Recorded 31 tackles and had two interceptions before missing six games with a broken collarbone...Also played wide receiver with eight catches for 135 yards and a touchdown...Named All-Conference and was a member of the West squad for the state of Pennsylvania’s East-West All-Star game...Sin- EMU gled out by ESPN for the play of the month in November 2007 when he helped Gateway score a touchdown on a hook-and-lateral play that helped force over- Did You Know? time in the WPIAL Class AAAA championship game at Heinz Field.

EMU officially dedicated the football “Ring of Honor” at the Home- coming tilt with Western Michigan, Oct. 4, 2003. Names have been added at the top of the east-side Rynearson Stadium seats. All former EMU football players that have earned All-American honors or played in an official game have their names on the “Ring of Honor.”

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Tyler Palsrok’s Game-by-Game Defensive Statistics 2007 Season Total Game Gp-Gs S A Loss Sacks Int Ff Fr Pd Tack at Pitt (9-1) DNP BALL STATE (9-8) 1-0 1 1 at Nor. Ill. (Sept. 15) DNP HOWARD (9-22) 1-0 1 1 Tyler at Vanderbilt (9-29) 1-0 at Michigan (10-6) 1-0 Palsrok #99 at Ohio (10-13) 1-0 Defensive Line ~ Jr.-Jr. ~6-4 ~ 265 lbs NORTHWEST. (10-19) 1-0 1 1-7 1-7 1 1 Vicksburg, Mich.-vicksburg H.S. WEST. MICH. (10-27) 1-0 Letters Earned: 2 (2007, 2008) at Toledo (11-3) 1-0 BOWLING GR. (11-9) 1-0 at Cent. Mich. (11-16) 1-0 PERSONAL: Full name: Tyler Gerrit Palsrok...Son of Rocky and Kelli TOTALS 10-0 3 1-7 1-7 1 3 Palsrok...Born 2-13-89...Has one sister, Jordan...Father, Rocky, played three years of football at Hope College before finishing his bachelor’s 2008 Season Total degree at Western Michigan University while mother, Kelli, has a bach- Game Gp-Gs S A Loss Sacks Ff Fr Int Pd Tack INDIANA ST. (8-28) 1-1 2 1 1-4 1-4 3 elor’s degree from Kalamazoo College and a master’s from Western at Mich. St. (9-6) 1-1 0 1 1 Michigan...EMU: Has earned two letters in his first two seasons on the TOLEDO (9-13) DNP team after playing as a true freshman in 2007...Has played in 17 games at Maryland (9-20) DNP NOR. ILL. (9-27) DNP for the Eagles, earning two starts on the defensive line...One of the top at BGSU (10-4) DNP scholar-athletes on the team with a 3.83 GPA...2008: Battled injuries at Army (10-11) DNP through most of the season, but still managed to play in seven games, AKRON (10-18) 1-0 starting twice, against Indiana State (Aug. 28) and Michigan State at Ball State (10-25) 1-0 at WMU (11-1) 1-0 (Sept. 6)...Recorded four tackles on the year and had one sack for four at Temple (11-22) 1-0 yards, against Indiana State...2007: One of nine true freshmen to earn CMU (11-28) 1-0 a letter...Played in 10 games as a defensive lineman and also as a tight TOTALS 7-2 2 2 1-4 1-4 4 end...Had three tackles on the year, one sack for seven yards, and one Tyler Palsrok’s Career Defensive Statistics forced fumble, against Northwestern (Oct. 19)...Named a Champion- Season Gp-Gs S A Loss Sacks Ff Fr Int Pd Tack ship Special Teams honoree for the Western Michigan (Oct. 27) game... 2007 10-0 3 0 1-7 1-7 1 3 HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Vicksburg H.S. in Vicksburg, Mich. 2008 7-2 2 2 1-4 1-4 4 TOTALS 17-2 5 2 2-11 2-11 1 7 where he played football for Head Coach Jim Rasmussen...Member of the National Honor Society and was also a National Merit Scholar- ship winner and was a Michigan High School Athletic Association Scholar-Athlete nominee...Earned a 3.75 GPA...Senior Year: Recorded 72 tackles, six sacks and 14 tackles-for-loss...Served as captain of the football team...First-team All-Wolverine Conference...Detroit Free Press: First-team Division 4 All-State selection...Named No. 35 on Mick Mc- Sonny Paluch’s Game-by-Game Offensive Statistics 2006 Season Gp-Gs Rec Yds Td Lg Cabe’s Fab 50 list of the top state of Michigan recruits...Named to the DNP-Redshirt Kalamazoo Gazette’s All-Area Top 10 team in the preseason...Junior Year: First-team All-League selection...Also lettered in basketball and 2007 Season Gp-Gs Rec Yds Td Lg at Pittsburgh (9-1) 1-0 0 track...Detroit Free Press: First-team Division 3 All-State. BALL STATE (9-8) DNP at Northern Illinois (9-15) DNP HOWARD (9-22) DNP at Vanderbilt (9-29) DNP at Michigan (10-6) DNP at Ohio (10-13) DNP NORTHWESTERN (10-19) DNP WESTERN MICHIGAN (10-27) DNP at Toledo (11-3) DNP BOWLING GREEN (11-9) DNP Sonny at Central Michigan (11-16) DNP Paluch #88 TOTALS 1-0 0 Tight End ~ Sr.-Jr. ~ 6-4 ~ 246 lbs 2008 Season Gp-Gs Rec Yds Td Lg Harper Woods, Mich.-Harper Woods H.S. INDIANA STATE (8-28) 1-0 0 Letters Won: 1 (2008) at Michigan State (9-6) 1-0 0 TOLEDO (9-13) 1-0 0 PERSONAL: Full name: Robert James Paluch...Son of Janice Paluch at Maryland (9-20) 1-0 0 and Tom Ruemenapp...Born 7-1-88...Has one brother, Dominic, and NORTHERN ILLINOIS (9-27) 1-0 0 two sisters, Racheal and Blake...EMU: 2008: Played in all 12 games as at Bowling Green (10-4) 1-0 0 at Army (10-11) 1-0 0 a reserve tight end...Used primarily as a blocking tight end during the AKRON (10-18) 1-0 0 season...2007: Played in one game, at Pittsburgh (Sept. 1), as a tight at Ball State (10-25) 1-0 0 end...2006: Walk-on who practiced with the team but did not see any at Western Michigan (11-1) 1-0 0 game action...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Harper Woods H.S. in at Temple (11-22) 1-0 0 CENTRAL MICHIGAN (11-28) 1-0 0 Harper Woods, Mich. where he played football for Head Coach Heath TOTALS 12-0 0 Filber...Played varsity football, basketball, and baseball all four years in high school...Senior Year: Named honorable mention All-State and Sonny Paluch’s Career Offensive Statistics Season Gp-Gs Rec Yds Td Lg All-Conference in football. 2006 DNP-Redshirt 2007 1-0 0 2008 12-0 0 TOTALS 13-0 0

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sity letter...Played in 11 games as a running back...Gained 180 yards on 56 carries and caught nine passes for 108 yards and one touchdown... Hauled in a 24-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Andy Schmitt at home against Howard (Sept. 22)...Also returned 11 kickoffs for 231 yards...Singled out by the coaching staff for a Winning Performance Dwayne against Michigan (Oct. 6) when he rushed nine times for 38 yards...FORK UNION ACADEMY: Played one year of football...HIGH SCHOOL: Gradu- Priest #22 ated from William Fleming H.S. in Roanoke, Va. where he played football Running Back ~ Jr.-Jr. ~5-9 ~ 186 lbs for Head Coach Keith Smith...In his final season (2005) at William Fleming Roanoke, Va.-William Fleming H.S.-Fork Union Acad. Letters Earned: 2 (2007, 2008) H.S., he ran for 1,548 yards and 20 touchdowns while also being named the state’s top defensive player as a standout safety. PERSONAL: Full name: Dwayne Tavon Priest...Son of Raymond Robison and Lisa Priest...Born 2-17-87...Criminology major...EMU: Entered EMU in Dwayne Priest • Touchdown Watch Rushing Touchdowns January 2007 and participated in spring drills...Has earned two letters in Date Opponent Yards Time his first two seasons...Has rushed 155 times for 654 yards with five touch- 8-28-08 INDIANA STATE 2 2nd-07:07 downs and has caught 19 passes for 206 yards and two touchdowns 1 3rd-01:30 during his career...2008: Finished second on the team in rushing with 10-4-08 at Bowling Green 12 3rd-00:09 474 yards on 99 carries...Scored five rushing touchdowns...Also had 14 11-22-08 at Temple 2 4th-09:31 2 4th-03:45 receptions for 125 yards and one score...Turned in one 100-yard - ing game with 118 yards gained on 17 rushes at Army (Oct. 11)...Named Receiving Touchdowns the Offensive Big Playmaker twice, for the Toledo (Sept. 13) and Army Date Opponent QB Yards Time games...2007: One of nine true freshmen to see action and earn a var- 11-28-08 CENTRAL MICH. Andy Schmitt 12 2nd-05:30

­­ Dwayne Priest’s Game-by-Game Offensive Statistics Rushing Receiving KO Returns 2007 Season Gp-Gs Tc Gain Loss Net Avg Td Lg No. Yds. Td Lg No. Yds Td Lg at Pittsburgh (9-1) 1-0 7 8 3 5 0.7 0 4 1 10 0 10 3 46 0 20 BALL STATE (9-8) 1-0 7 17 1 16 2.3 0 7 1 13 0 13 3 62 0 25 at Northern Illinois (9-15) 1-1 1 6 0 6 6.0 0 6 1 11 0 11 1 16 0 1 6 HOWARD (9-22) 1-0 9 31 0 31 3.4 0 8 1 24 1 24 at Vanderbilt (9-29) 1-0 3 7 0 7 2.3 0 5 1 8 0 8 at Michigan (10-6) 1-1 9 38 0 38 4.2 0 15 1 12 0 12 1 25 0 25 at Ohio (10-13) 1-0 9 18 5 13 1.4 0 5 NORTHWESTERN (10-19) 1-1 4 19 0 19 4.8 0 13 1 50 0 4 5 WESTERN MICH. (10-27) DNP at Toledo (11-3) 1-0 1 8 0 8 8.0 0 8 BOWLING GREEN (11-9) 1-0 5 36 0 36 7.2 0 21 1 17 0 17 1 17 0 17 at Central Mich. (11-16) 1-0 1 1 0 1 1.0 0 1 2 13 0 14 1 15 0 15 TOTALS 11-0 56 189 9 180 3.2 0 21 9 108 1 24 11 231 0 45

Rushing Receiving KO Returns 2008 Season Gp-Gs Tc Gain Loss Net Avg Td Lg No. Yds. Td Lg No. Yds Td Lg INDIANA STATE (8-28) 1-0 8 39 0 39 4.9 2 10 0 0 at Michigan State (9-6) 1-0 6 22 1 21 3.5 0 8 0 0 TOLEDO (9-13) 1-0 13 82 2 80 6.2 0 18 0 0 at Maryland (9-20) 1-0 9 59 5 54 6.0 0 28 1 34 0 34 0 NORTHERN ILL. (9-27) 1-1 6 20 0 20 3.3 0 7 0 0 at Bowling Green (10-4) 1-1 11 45 0 45 4.1 1 12 2 11 0 6 0 at Army (10-11) 1-1 17 119 1 118 6.9 0 20 0 0 AKRON (10-18) 1-0 8 37 1 36 4.5 0 9 2 6 0 3 0 at Ball State (10-25) 1-0 1 0 1 -1 0.0 0 0 0 0 at Western Mich. (11-1) 1-1 13 56 4 52 4.0 0 13 4 27 0 12 0 at Temple (11-22) 1-0 5 11 0 11 2.2 2 4 3 24 0 10 0 CENTRAL MICH. (11-28) 1-0 2 0 1 -1 0.0 0 0 2 23 1 12 0 TOTALS 12-4 99 490 16 474 4.8 5 28 14 125 1 34 0

Dwayne Priest’s Career Offensive Statistics Rushing Receiving KO Returns Season Gp-Gs Tc Gain Loss Net Avg Td Lg No. Yds. Td Lg No. Yds Td Lg 2007 11-0 56 189 9 180 3.2 0 21 9 108 1 24 11 231 0 45 2008 12-4 99 490 16 474 4.8 5 28 14 125 1 34 0 TOTALS 23-4 155 679 25 654 4.2 5 28 19 206 2 34 11 231 0 45

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Brandon Pratt’s Game-by-Game Defensive Statistics 2006 Season Total Game Gp-Gs S A Loss Sacks Int Ff Fr Pd Tack Redshirted-DNP

2007 Season Brandon DNP 2008 Season Total Pratt #14 Game Gp-Gs S A Loss Sacks Ff Fr Int Pd Tack Defensive Back ~ Sr.-Jr. ~ 6-2 ~ 197 lbs INDIANA ST. (8-28) 1-0 Wayne, Mich.-Westland John Glenn H.S. at Mich. St. (9-6) 1-0 Letters Earned: 1 (2008) TOLEDO (9-13) 1-0 at Maryland (9-20) 1-0 1 0 1 PERSONAL: Full name: Brandon T. Pratt...Son of Brian Washington and Terri NOR. ILL. (9-27) 1-0 1 1 2 Lynn Ford...Born 3-28-88...EMU: 2008: Moved to defensive back in the spring at BGSU (10-4) 1-0 of 2008 after starting his career as a wide receiver...Played in the first nine at Army (10-11) 1-0 games during the year while missing the final four with injuries...Had five AKRON (10-18) 1-0 1 0 1 tackles on the year...2007: Sat out the season...Practiced with the team and at Ball State (10-25) 1-0 0 1 1 at WMU (11-1) DNP was awarded one of two Practice Player honors for the Vanderbilt (Sept. 29) at Temple (11-22) DNP game...2006: One of the 2006 recruits...Redshirted as a freshman but prac- CMU (11-28) DNP ticed with the team...Chosen by the coaching staff as a recipient of one of the TOTALS 9-0 3 2 5 Practice Player awards for the Northwestern (Sept. 16) game...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Westland John Glenn H.S. in Westland, Mich....Detroit Free Press: Chosen No. 29 on Detroit Free Press writer Mick McCabe’s Fab 50 list of Brandon Pratt’s Career Defensive Statistics the top seniors in the state of Michigan...Named honorable mention All-West... Season Gp-Gs S A Loss Sacks Ff Fr Int Pd Tack 2006 Redshirt-DNP Played on both sides of the ball and had two interceptions...Returned kick- 2007 DNP offs and had a kickoff return for a 91 yard touchdown...Named No. 47 on Tom 2008 9-0 3 2 5 Markowski’s Blue Chip list in The Detroit News. TOTALS 9-0 3 2 5

Javon Marcell Reese #90 Rose #31 Defensive Line ~ So.-So. ~6-2 ~ 230 lbs Defensive Back ~ So.-So. ~ 5-9 ~ 180 lbs Ft. Wayne, Ind.-Southside H.S. Orlando, Fla.-Cypress Creek H.S. Letters Earned: 1 (2008)

PERSONAL: Full name: Javon Michael Reese...Son of Charlie Reese, Sr. and PERSONAL: Full name: Marcell Ames Rose...Son of Michelle Rose...Born 4-13- Janet Reese...Born 1-19-89...Undeclared major...Has eight brothers, Charlie, 90...Business Administration major...Has one brother, Chapell Rose II, who plays Jr., Terry, Elgin, Quinton, Walter, Julian, Donlaray and Richard, and four sisters, football at Mars Hill College...Cousin, Maurice Crum, Jr., plays football at Notre Vnemina, Nedrena, Jana and Maqube...Brother, Terry, runs track at Wisconsin, Dame and another cousin, Cedrick Maxwell, is a football player at Kent State brother, Elgin, played football at Butler, brother, Walter, played football at Ten- University...Nephew of Maurice Crum, Sr., a former University of Miami football nessee State, sister Vremina, played basketball at Michigan State, brother, standout, and also a nephew of Carlton Rose, a player at the University of Michi- Julian, played football at Iowa State, brother, Donlaray, played football at St. gan from 1980-83...EMU: Sat out the 2008 season...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated Francis, and sister, Jana, played basketball at Vincennes...EMU: 2008: One of from Cypress Creek H.S. in Orlando, Fla. where he played football for head coach the 2007 recruits who did not enroll at EMU until January 2008...Practiced with Bruce James...Member of the Jr. Naval ROTC and the Safe Club...Four-year varsity the team during spring ball in both 2008 and 2009...Played all 12 games in the football player...Senior Year: Totaled 1,260 rushing and receiving yards to go 2008 season...Totaled 14 tackles on the year and had 1.5 tackles-for-loss of 12 along with six touchdowns...Also recorded 54 tackles on the defensive side of yards and a sack for nine yards in the season opener at home against Indiana the football...Lettered in basketball and helped lead the hoops team into the State (Aug. 28)...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Southside H.S. in Ft. Wayne, playoffs...Named All-County honorable mention in football by The Orlando Ind. where he played football for Head Coaches Matt Land and Mike Chevron... Sentinel...Junior Year: Named one of the top 100 juniors in the state of Florida... Member of the Academic Honor Roll and was one of the Top 50 graduating Had 1,159 passing-receiving yards and scored nine touchdowns...Recorded 30 seniors...Earned an Academic Honors diploma...Senior Year: Tallied 37 tackles tackles with two interceptions on defense...Sophomore Year: Played at Freedom and registered eight sacks in eight games before sustaining a season-ending H.S. in Orlando and was an All-Area football player...Named to the All-County injury...Also had a blocked punt, a blocked extra-point attempt and recovered squad in football and also basketball...Freshman Year: Played wide receiver a fumble for a touchdown. and defensive back on the football team.

Javon Reese’s Game-by-Game Defensive Statistics 2008 Season Total Game Gp-Gs S A Loss Sacks Ff Fr Int Pd Tack INDIANA ST. (8-28) 1-0 2 1 1.5-12 1-9 3 at Mich. St. (9-6) 1-0 1 3 4 TOLEDO (9-13) 1-0 1 1 2 at Maryland (9-20) 1-0 0 0 0 NOR. ILL. (9-27) 1-0 2 0 2 at BGSU (10-4) 1-0 1 0 1 at Army (10-11) 1-0 0 1 1 AKRON (10-18) 1-0 0 0 0 at Ball State (10-25) 1-0 0 1 1 at WMU (11-1) 1-0 0 0 0 at Temple (11-22) 1-0 0 0 0 CMU (11-28) 1-0 0 0 0 TOTALS 12-0 7 7 1.5-12 1-9 14

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coaching staff for seven single-game awards...Named the Offensive Player of the Game for the Central Michigan and Navy games...Named Offensive Big Playmaker twice, for the Michigan State (Sept. 9) and Navy games...Selected for a Championship Performance against Louisiana Lafayette...Earned Win- ning Performance Awards for the Toledo (Oct. 21) and Navy games...2005: Sat out the season as a redshirt freshman...Practiced with the team and was Andy singled out by the coaching staff as one of two Practice Players for the Kent Schmitt #7 State (Oct. 1) game...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from St. Johns H.S. where he Quarterback ~ Sr.-Sr. ~ 6-4 ~ 238 lbs played football for Head Coach Dave Mariage...Member of the National Honor St. Johns, Mich.-St. Johns H.S. Society, the Academic Honor Roll and Academic All-State Special Mention... Letters Earned: 3 (2006, 2007, 2008) Senior Year: Passed for 1,933 yards with 25 touchdowns (140-of-292)...Also PERSONAL: Full name: Andrew William Schmitt...Son of Dave and Amy rushed for 10 touchdowns while gaining 865 yards...Named to the Dream Team Schmitt...Born 2-16-87...Education major...Has one brother, Scott...EMU: Enters by The Lansing State Journal...Led team to an 11-3 record, the best in school his senior season as one of the most prolific quarterbacks in school history...Is history, and the team made it to the championship game of Div. III, losing to ranked third in career passes attempted (885), passes completed (556), passing perennial power Lowell...Named No. 56 on The Detroit News’ Blue Chip list of yardage (6,350), third in career total offensive plays (1,116), and total offensive top seniors in the state...Selected No. 27 on Detroit Free Press writer Mick Mc- yards (5,439) and fifth in career touchdown passes (31)...Has accounted for Cabe’s Fab 50 list of the top seniors in the state of Michigan...Also earned track 46 career touchdowns, 31 by passing and 15 on the ground...Has been the and basketball letters...Junior Year: Passed for 1,365 yards and threw for 16 starting quarterback in 27 of 31 games in which he has played...Redshirted as touchdowns...Rushed for 167 yards and 12 scores...Named All-Area Honorable a freshman in 2005 and has earned three consecutive letters since...Selected Mention while helping lead the team to a district championship...Lettered on as a preseason third-team All-Mid-American Conference pick in Phil Steele’s district champion basketball team and also lettered in track. 2009 College Football Preview magazine...2008: Turned in a record-setting year while playing in 11 games, starting 10 times, missing one game with an Rushing Touchdowns injury...Set a host of records during the season including national records for Date Opponent Yards Time pass completions, with 58 vs. CMU (11-28-08) and for pass attempts without an 9-23-06 CENTRAL MICHIGAN 1 3rd-00:15 interception with 76 against Temple (11-22-08)...Set Mid-American Conference 9-30-06 at Louisiana Lafayette 3 4th-08:01 and EMU single-game records in the CMU game for pass attempts (80), pass 8 4th-03:02 completions (58), for total offensive plays (89), and for total offensive yards 9-11-06 NAVY 2 2nd-00:06 (554)...Also established an EMU single-game record for passing yards with 516 10-6-07 at Michigan 10 3rd-10:31 against CMU...Also turned in an outstanding performance in the Temple (Nov. 11-9-07 BOWLING GREEN 3 1st-06:45 8 4th-06:22 22) game when he completed 50-of-76 passes for 484 yards and three passing 11-16-07 at Central Michigan 1 1st-10:14 touchdowns while also rushing for 20 yards on seven carries with two scores 1 3rd-03:45 on the ground...Finished the year by completing 261-of-417 passes for 2,644 3 4th-10:36 yards with 15 touchdown passes and just eight interceptions...Also rushed 57 8-28-08 INDIANA STATE 16 3rd-06:37 times for 171 yards and five touchdowns...Finished the year ranked 11th in the 9-6-08 at Michigan State 3 2nd-14:52 national FBS ranks in completions per game (23.73), 26th in passing yards per 11-22-08 at Temple 1 4th-14:57 game (240.36), 43rd in total passing yards (2,644) and 29th in total offensive 2 4th-00:37 yards per game (255.9)...Was selected as the Walter Camp National Offensive 11-28-08 CENTRAL MICHIGAN 8 1st-10:18 Player of the Week for the CMU game...Was a two-time MAC Schlolar-Athlete Award winner, on Oct. 9 and Nov. 29, and was the MAC West Division Offensive Passing Touchdowns Player of the Week for Nov. 29...Chosen as the James M. “Bingo” Brown Award Date Opponent Receiver Yards Time winner as the team’s Most Valuable Offensive Player...Was named Offensive 9-9-06 at Michigan State Eric Deslauriers 9 2nd-02:19 Eagle of the Week three times, for the Indiana State (Aug. 28), Temple and CMU 9-23-06 CENTRAL MICHIGAN Jacory Stone 4 4th-00:13 games and was also named Offensive Big Playmaker twice, for the Bowling 9-9-07 BALL STATE DeAnthony White 67 2nd-04:45 Green (Oct. 4) and CMU games...Also named to the MAC All-Academic team 9-22-07 HOWARD Dewayne Priest 24 2nd-04:32 after posting a 3.37 GPA...2007: Played in 11 games and started 10 times... Ken Bohnet 4 3rd-12:35 Missed the Northwestern (Oct. 19) game with an injury...Completed 164-of-255 Tyrone Burke 34 3rd-03:59 passes for 1,613 yards and 14 passing touchdowns and rushed 67 times for Travis Lewis 10 4th-00:35 279 yards and six scores...Turned in two four-touchdown pass performances, 9-29-07 at Vanderbilt Travis Lewis 14 3rd-05:49 against Howard (Sept. 22) and Ohio (Oct. 13)...Recorded his best single-game 10-13-07 at Ohio Jacory Stone 17 2nd-09:02 performance in the season finale at Central Michigan (Nov. 16) when he com- DeAnthony White 38 3rd-11:21 pleted 25-of-34 passes for 212 yards and one touchdown and rushed 11 times Jacory Stone 8 3rd-03:10 for 61 yards and three scores to help the Eagles knock off the MAC-champion Tyler Jones 7 4th-09:38 Chippewas...Was selected as the team’s James M. “Bingo” Brown award winner 11-3-07 at Toledo Ken Bohnet 4 3rd-06:26 which goes to the Most Valuable Offensive Player...Named the Mid-American 11-9-07 BOWLING GREEN Tyler Jones 29 2nd-03:11 Conference Male Scholar-Athlete of the Week for Sept. 27...Earned single-game Ken Bohnet 5 4th-04:10 coaches’ awards eight times...Was named the Offensive Player of the Week for 11-16-07 at Central Michigan DeAnthony White 28 2nd-06:01 the Ohio (Oct. 13) game...Selected as the Offensive Big Playmaker four times, 8-28-08 INDIANA STATE Tyler Jones 14 2nd-11:17 for the Northern Illinois (Sept. 15), Michigan (Oct. 6), Bowling Green (Nov. 9) 10-4-08 at Bowling Green Tyler Jones 16 4th-00:36 and Central Michigan games...Singled out for Winning Performances three 10-18-08 AKRON Tyler Jones 5 2nd-04:17 times, for the Northern Illinois, Howard and Michigan games...2006: Earned Marvon Sanders 19 4th-05:41 his first letter as a redshirt freshman quarterback...Named the recipient of the Josh LeDuc 6 4th-03:49 Eastern Gridiron Group’s Offensive Newcomer of the Year Award...Played in 10-25-08 at Ball State Jacory Stone 7 3rd-00:00 nine games and earned seven starts...Completed 131-of-213 passes for 1,182 Tyler Jones 5 4th-09:08 yards and two touchdowns and rushed 107 times for 461 yards with four 11-22-08 at Temple Tyler Jones 15 1st-13:11 scores on the ground...Ranked seventh in the Mid-American Conference and Jacory Stone 8 1st-04:55 62nd in the nation in total offense (182.6 ypg)...Turned in one 300-yard total Tyler Jones 11 2nd-02:41 offense game with 309 yards on 53 plays against Navy (Nov. 11)...Completed 11-28-08 CENTRAL MICHIGAN Josh LeDuc 5 1st-04:46 23-of-35 passes for 171 yards and rushed 15 times for 62 yards at Louisiana Dontayo Gage 20 2nd-11:48 Lafayette (Sept. 30)...Ran for 95 yards on 23 rushes and scored on a one-yard DeAnthony White 10 2nd-10:03 run and completed 20-of-27 passes for 129 yards and a four-yard touchdown Dwayne Priest 12 2nd-05:30 pass to Jacory Stone in the Central Michigan (Sept. 23) game...Chosen by the Josh LeDuc 17 2nd-00:59

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Andy Schmitt’s Game-by-Game Offensive Statistics

Rushing Passing Total Offense 2005 Season Gp-Gs TC Gain Loss Net Avg Td Lg Comp Att Int Yds Td Lg Pct Sks Plays Yards Redshirted and did not play in any games

Rushing Passing Total Offense 2006 Season Gp-Gs TC Gain Loss Net Avg Td Lg Comp Att Int Yds Td Lg Pct Sks Plays Yards at Ball State (8-31) 1-0 6 37 3 34 5.7 0 23 7 12 1 63 18 .583 18 97 at Michigan State (9-9) 1-0 2 2 1 1 0.5 0 2 12 19 130 1 38 .632 21 131 at Northwestern (9-16) 1-1 9 55 20 35 3.9 0 20 3 9 10 4 .333 2 18 45 CENTRAL MICH. (9-23) 1-1 23 111 16 95 4.1 1 15 20 27 129 1 15 .741 1 50 224 at Louisiana Laf. (9-30) 1-1 15 76 14 62 4.1 2 17 23 35 171 25 .657 2 50 233 at Bowling Green (10-14) DNP TOLEDO (10-21) 1-1 18 67 5 62 3.4 0 13 17 27 1 196 40 .629 1 45 258 at Western Mich. (10-28) 1-1 10 50 7 43 4.3 0 20 15 26 159 46 .576 1 36 202 OHIO (11-4) DNP NAVY (11-11) 1-1 16 98 9 89 5.6 1 17 24 37 2 220 32 .649 1 53 309 at Kent State (11-17) 1-1 8 44 4 40 5.0 0 15 10 21 2 104 28 .476 1 29 144 NORTHERN ILL. (11-23) DNP TOTALS 9-7 107 540 79 461 4.3 4 23 131 213 6 1,182 2 46 .615 9 320 1,643

Rushing Passing Total Offense 2007 Season Gp-Gs TC Gain Loss Net Avg Td Lg Comp Att Int Yds Td Lg Pct Sks Plays Yards at Pittsburgh (9-1) 1-1 3 7 7 0 0.0 0 7 16 27 1 106 0 15 .593 2 30 106 BALL STATE (9-8) 1-1 4 25 0 25 6.2 0 11 16 24 0 155 1 67 .667 0 28 180 at Northern Illinois (9-15) 1-1 8 21 0 21 2.6 0 0 16 24 0 189 0 39 .667 0 32 210 HOWARD (9-22) 1-1 0 14 21 0 214 4 37 .667 0 21 214 at Vanderbilt (9-29) 1-1 6 14 9 5 0.8 0 6 13 23 3 111 1 20 .562 2 29 116 at Michigan (10-6) 1-1 9 51 10 41 4.6 1 14 15 28 1 108 0 12 .538 2 37 149 at Ohio (10-13) 1-1 15 73 18 55 3.7 0 14 20 28 0 210 4 41 .714 3 43 265 NORTHWESTERN (10-19) DNP WESTERN MICH. (10-27) 1-1 6 60 8 52 8.7 0 30 7 11 0 63 0 20 .637 1 17 115 at Toledo (11-3) 1-0 1 0 5 -5 0.0 0 0 10 17 0 111 1 20 .588 1 18 106 BOWLING GREEN (11-9) 1-1 4 24 0 24 6.0 2 9 12 18 0 134 2 39 .667 0 22 158 at Central Michigan (11-16) 1-1 11 61 0 61 5.5 3 12 25 34 1 212 1 28 .735 0 45 273 TOTALS 11-10 67 336 57 279 4.2 6 30 164 255 6 1,613 14 67 .631 11 322 1,892

Rushing Passing Total Offense 2008 Season Gp-Gs TC Gain Loss Net Avg Td Lg Comp Att Int Yds Td Lg Pct Sks Plays Yards INDIANA STATE (8-28) 1-1 5 38 5 33 6.6 1 16 15 20 0 160 1 27 .750 1 25 193 at Michigan State (9-6) 1-1 9 54 8 46 5.1 1 30 11 23 0 111 0 38 .478 2 32 157 TOLEDO (9-13) 1-1 2 10 0 10 5.0 0 6 2 5 1 3 0 4 .400 0 7 13 at Maryland (9-20) DNP NORTHERN ILL. (9-27) 1-0 9 31 4 27 3.0 0 8 21 37 1 140 0 17 .568 1 46 167 at Bowling Green (10-4) 1-1 4 22 0 22 5.5 0 11 21 29 0 253 1 33 .724 0 33 275 at Army (10-11) 1-1 2 0 12 -12 0.0 0 0 12 29 0 138 0 23 .414 2 31 126 AKRON (10-18) 1-1 2 3 5 -2 0.0 0 3 22 34 1 258 3 26 .647 1 36 256 at Ball State (10-25) 1-1 3 2 13 -11 0.0 0 2 28 49 2 309 2 37 .571 2 52 298 at Western Michigan (11-1) 1-1 5 21 21 0 0.0 0 12 21 35 2 272 0 53 .600 2 40 272 at Temple (11-22) 1-1 7 25 5 20 2.9 2 14 50 76 0 484 3 45 .658 1 83 504 CENTRAL MICH. (11-28) 1-1 9 45 7 38 4.2 1 17 58 80 1 516 5 42 .725 2 89 554 TOTALS 11-10 57 251 80 171 3.0 5 30 261 417 8 2,644 15 53 .625 14 474 2815

Andy Schmitt’s Career Offensive Statistics

Rushing Passing Total Offense Year Gp-Gs TC Gain Loss Net Avg Td Lg Comp Att Int Yds Td Lg Pct Sks Plays Yards 2005 Redshirt-DNP 2006 9-7 107 540 79 461 4.3 4 23 131 213 6 1,182 2 46 .615 9 320 1,643 2007 11-10 67 336 57 279 4.2 6 30 164 255 6 1,613 14 67 .631 11 322 1,892 2008 11-10 57 251 80 171 3.0 5 30 261 417 8 2,644 15 53 .625 14 474 2,815 TOTALS 31-27 231 1,127 216 911 3.9 15 30 556 885 20 5,439 31 67 .628 34 1,116 6,350

Andy Schmitt and the EMU Record Book Total Offense - Plays Total Offense - Yards Passes Attempted Passes Completed Yards Passing

Single Game Single Game Single Game Single Game Single Game Place Total-Game Place Total-Game Place Total-Game Place Total-Game Place Total-Game 1st 89-CMU (11-28-08) 1st 554-CMU (11-28-08) 1st 80-CMU (11-28-08) 1st 58-CMU (11-28-08) 1st 516-CMU (11-28-08) 2nd 83-at Temple (11-22-08) 2nd 504-at Temple (11-22-08) 2nd 76-at Temple (11-22-08) 2nd 50-at Temp. (11-22-08) 2nd 484-at Temp. (11-22-08)

Season Season Season Season Season Place Total Year Place Total Year Place Total Year Place Total Year Place Total Year 4th 474 2008 4th 2,815 2008 4th 417 2008 1st 261 2008 6th 2,644 2008 16th 322 2007 14th 1,892 2007 Career Career Career Career Career Place Total Years Place Total Years Place Total Years Place Total Years Place Total Years 3rd 885 2006-Pres. 3rd 556 2006-Pres. 3rd 5,439 2006-Pres. 3rd 1,116 06-Pres. 3rd 6,350 2006-Pres.

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for Head Coach Dave Poole...Member of the Academic Honor Roll for 11 of 12 semesters in high school...Earned the school’s Scholar-Athlete Award...Was a four-year letterwinner in football, basketball, and track for 12 total letters...Senior Year: Named to All-Area football, basketball and track teams by The Ann Arbor News...All-Conference first-team in Marvon football, basketball and track...Selected second-team football All-State Sanders #27 by the Associated Press... Honorable mention All-State football player by Wide Receiver ~ So.-So. ~ 5-9 ~ 160 lbs the Detroit Free Press...Also played on the basketball team as a starting Ypsilanti, Mich.-Ypsilanti H.S. guard, where he averaged 14.4 points in basketball with 3.5 steals... Letters Earned: 1 (2008) Caught 45 passes as a senior and was also a top kick returner...Named No. 26 on Mick McCabe’s Fab 50 Detroit Free Press list of the top seniors PERSONAL: Full name: Marvon Brooks Sanders...Son of Marvin and in the state of Michigan...Had 45 catches for 653 yards on offense and Terri Sanders...Born 2-6-90...Business major...Father, Marvin, is a graduate had four interceptions and 35 tackles on the defensive side of the ball of Lansing C.C. and Mother, Terri, is a graduate of Western Michigan... in football...Junior Year: First-team All-Area by The Ann Arbor News in Has one sister, Toni...EMU: 2008: Earned a letter as a true freshman football, basketball and track...All-Conference selection and was a first- while playing in all 12 games, with six starts...Served as the starting punt team All-State selection in football and track...Caught 41 passes for 840 returner all season and had four returns for 37 yards...Also returned three yards and had four interceptions...Averaged 12.5 points in basketball kickoffs for 55 yards including a long of 24 against Akron (Oct. 18)... and was the runner-up in the long jump at the state championship Rushed 10 times for 80 yards and caught 28 passes for 253 yards and one track meet...Sophomore Year: Hauled in 31 passes for 531 yards with touchdown...Caught a 19-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Andy seven touchdowns...Averaged 7.8 points in basketball...All-Conference Schmitt against Akron...Selected as an Offensive Big Playmaker for the second-team selection in football and honorable mention in basketball... Akron contest...Hauled in seven passes for 87 yards at Temple (Nov. 22) Freshman Year: All-Conference second-team in football and was an and also had four catches twice, for 24 yards at Bowling Green (Oct. 4) All-Area honorable mention choice by The Ann Arbor News...Basketball and for 21 yards in the season finale against Central Michigan (Nov. 28)... team won the district championship. HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Ypsilanti H.S. where he played football

Marvon Sanders’ Game-by-Game Offensive Statistics Rushing Receptions Kickoff Returns Punt Returns 2008 Season Gp-Gs Tc Gain Loss Net Avg Td Lg No. Yds. Td Lg No. Yds Td Lg No. Yds Td Lg INDIANA STATE (8-28) 1-0 2 53 0 53 26.5 0 51 at Michigan State (9-6) 1-0 TOLEDO (9-13) 1-0 at Maryland (9-20) 1-0 1 0 1 -1 0.0 0 0 1 4 0 4 NORTHERN ILL. (9-27) 1-0 2 0 8 -8 0.0 0 0 1 7 0 7 at Bowling Green (10-4) 1-1 1 0 1 -1 0.0 0 0 4 24 0 16 at Army (10-11) 1-1 1 0 8 -8 0.0 0 0 2 31 0 16 AKRON (10-18) 1-1 1 37 0 37 37.0 0 37 3 35 1 19 3 55 0 24 1 8 0 8 at Ball State (10-25) 1-0 2 8 0 8 4.0 0 5 3 7 0 5 1 12 0 12 at Western Mich. (11-1) 1-1 3 37 0 15 2 17 0 9 at Temple (11-22) 1-1 7 87 0 45 CENTRAL MICH. (11-28) 1-1 4 21 0 14 TOTALS 12-6 10 98 18 80 8.0 0 51 28 253 1 45 3 55 0 24 4 37 0 12

Kalven Seilis #97 Defensive Line ~ So.-Fr. ~ 6-5 ~ 236 lbs Holland Landing, Ontario-Huron Heights H.S.

PERSONAL: Full name: Kalven Tyler Seilis...Son of Ralf and Amy Selis... Born: 6-28-90...Construction management major...Has a brother, AJ, and a sister, RebeJea...EMU: 2008: One of the recruits who redshirted and will have freshman eligibility in 2009...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Huron Heights H.S. in Holland Landing, Ontario, Canada...Senior Year: Recorded 78 tackles with nine sacks, two fumble returns and one inter- ception...Named All-Metro, All-District and All-Region as a senior.

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Lorenzo Drew Seaberry #29 Serruto #87 Linebacker ~ Sr.-Sr. ~ 5-8 ~ 216 lbs Tight End ~ So.-So. ~ 6-4 ~ 275 lbs Cleveland, Ohio-Bedford H.S. Dayton, Ohio-Centerville H.S. Letters Earned: 3 (2006, 2007, 2008) Letters Earned: 1 (2008)

PERSONAL: Full Name: Lorenzo Seaberry III...Son of Lorenzo Seaberry II and PERSONAL: Full name: Drew Ward Serruto...Son of Roy and Diane Ser- Elizabeth Dickson...Born 12-29-86...Communications major...EMU: Has earned ruto...Born 10-17-89...Undeclared major...Both parents are University of three letters...Has played in 31 games during his EMU career...2008: Played Maryland graduates...Has two brothers, Roy, Jr. and Brad...EMU: 2008: in seven games during the season...Selected as one of the Practice Players of Earned a letter as a true freshman after playing in seven games as a the Week for the Akron (Oct. 18) game...2007: Key member of the defense on third and long plays...Singled out as the Defensive Big Playmaker for the defensive lineman...Recorded three tackles on the year...Moved to the Ball State game (Sept. 8) when he recorded 0.5 sacks for a four-yard loss...Had offensive side of the ball for 2009 spring drills...HIGH SCHOOL: Gradu- six total stops on the season...2006: Earned his first varsity letter after play- ated from Centerville H.S. in Centerville, Ohio where he played football ing in all 12 games as a reserve linebacker...Earned three single-game awards for Head Coach Ron Ullery...Senior Year: Earned varsity letters in football from the coaching staff...Chosen for Championship Special Teams honors for and track...Starter on the football team where he recorded 56 tackles, the Kent State (Nov. 17) game and named one of two Practice Players of the 10 tackles-for-loss, had three sacks and three pass deflections...Junior Week for the Ball State (Sept. 31) and Northwestern (Sept. 16) games...HIGH Year: Earned varsity letters in football and basketball SCHOOL: Graduated from Bedford H.S. in Cleveland, Ohio....Three-year letter- winner in football and four-year letterwinner in track...Named All-Conference Drew Serruto’s Game-by-Game Defensive Statistics as a senior...Selected Player of the Week with a 10 rushes for 120 yards along 2008 Season Total with 12 tackles. Game Gp-Gs S A Loss Sacks Ff Fr Int Pd Tack Lorenzo Seaberry’s Game-by-Game Defensive Statistics INDIANA ST. (8-28) DNP Total at Mich. St. (9-6) DNP 2005 Season Gp-Gs S A Loss Sack Ff Fr Int Pd Tack TOLEDO (9-13) DNP DNP-Redshirt at Maryland (9-20) 1-0 0 1 1

Total NOR. ILL. (9-27) 1-0 2006 Season Gp-Gs S A Loss Sack Ff Fr Int Pd Tack at BGSU (10-4) 1-0 1 0 1 at Ball St. (8-31) 1-0 at Army (10-11) 1-0 at MSU (9-9) 1-0 AKRON (10-18) 1-0 at Northwestern (9-16) 1-0 at Ball State (10-25) DNP CENT. MICH. (9-23) 1-0 at WMU (11-1) 1-0 0 1 1 at La. Laf. (9-30) 1-0 at BGSU (10-14) 1-1 at Temple (11-22) DNP TOLEDO (10-21) 1-1 CMU (11-28) DNP at West. Mich. (10-28) 1-1 TOTALS 7-0 1 2 3 OHIO (11-4) 1-1 NAVY (11-11) 1-0 1 1 at Kent State (11-17) 1-0 NOR. ILL. (11-24) 1-0 TOTALS 12-0 1 1

Total 2007 Season Gp-Gs S A Loss Sack Ff Fr Int Pd Tack at Pittsburgh (9-1) 1-0 BALL STATE (9-8) 1-0 2 0.5-4 0.5-4 2 Andrew at Northern Illinois (9-15) 1-0 HOWARD (9-22) 1-0 1 1 Sorgatz #72 at Vanderbilt (9-29) 1-0 Offensive Line ~ Fr.-Fr. ~ 6-5 ~ 252 lbs at Michigan (10-6) 1-0 1 1 Wheaton, Ill.-Wheaton North H.S. at Ohio (10-13) 1-0 1 1 NORTHWESTERN (10-19) 1-0 1 1 WESTERN MICHIGAN (10-27) 1-0 at Toledo (11-3) 1-0 PERSONAL: Full name: Andrew Sorgatz...Son of Glen and the late BOWLING GREEN (11-9) 1-0 Paula Sorgatz...Born 2-13-91...Has one brother, Peter...Father, Glen, is at Central Michigan (11-16) 1-0 TOTALS 12-0 3 3 0.5-4 0.5-4 6 a DePaul University graduate...EMU: One of the 2009 recruits...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from North H.S. in Wheaton, Ill. where he played 2008 Season Total Game Gp-Gs S A Loss Sacks Ff Fr Int Pd Tack football for Head Coach Joe Wardynski...Was the recipient of the Bud INDIANA ST. (8-28) 1-0 Howland Memorial Award which goes to a graduating senior...Senior at Mich. St. (9-6) 1-0 TOLEDO (9-13) 1-0 Year: Selected All-State by The News-Gazette...Voted his team’s Most at Maryland (9-20) DNP Valuable Offensive Player...Also named to the All-Conference and All- NOR. ILL. (9-27) DNP at BGSU (10-4) DNP Area teams...Named the Offensive Most Valuable Player and the Line- at Army (10-11) DNP man of the Year for his school...Helped the team reach a state playoff AKRON (10-18) DNP at Ball State (10-25) 1-0 berth...Junior Year: Started 10 games at center and defensive tackle at WMU (11-1) 1-0 and helped the team reach the state playoffs. at Temple (11-22) 1-0 CMU (11-28) 1-0 TOTALS 7-0

Lorenzo Seaberry’s Career Defensive Statistics Total Year Gp-Gs S A Loss Sack Ff Fr Int Pd Tack 2005 DNP 2006 12-0 1 1 2007 12-0 3 3 0.5-4 0.5-4 6 2008 7-0 TOTALS 31-0 4 3 0.5-4 0.5-4 7

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Dominique Brandon Sherrer #32 Slater #96 Running Back ~ So.-So. ~ 5-11 ~ 190 lbs Defensive Line ~ Jr.-So. ~ 6-3 ~ 273 lbs Cincinnati, Ohio-Colerain H.S. Southfield, Mich.-Lathrup H.S. Letters Earned: 1 (2008)

PERSONAL: Full name: Dominique Sherrer...Son of Terrence Sherrer, Sr. PERSONAL: Full name: Brandon Devon Christopher Slater...Son of and Yolanda Sherrer...Born 8-20-90...Finance major...Father, Terrence, is a Danny Simpkins and Esther Slater...Born 4-20-89...Engineering ma- graduate of Southwestern College and Mother, Yolanda, is a graduate of jor...Mother, Esther, is an EMU graduate...Has one brother, Brian...EMU: Pierce College...Has two brothers, Terrence Sherrer Jr. and Dominique 2008: Earned his first letter after playing in all 12 games, starting nine Smallwood...EMU: 2008: Played in the first two games of the season times...Finished the year with 11 tackles and two tackles-for-loss of five before missing the remainder of the year with an injury...Rushed three yards...Named the Defensive Big Playmaker for the Indiana State (Aug. times for six yards...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Colerain H.S. 28) game after recording two tackles and one blocked kick...2007: where he played football for Head Coach Kerry Coombs...Earned the Redshirted in his first season and practiced with the team during Presidential Award for Excellence, the Award of Merit, Honor Award the season...Was awarded one of two Practice Player honors for the for Excellence, and was a three-year academic honor student...Senior Vanderbilt (Sept. 29) game...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Lath- Year: Named first-team All-State, All-Southwest Ohio and All-League... rup H.S. in Southfield, Mich. where he played football for Head Coach Broke the school record for touchdowns in a season with 24 and also Stephon Thompson...Member of the Academic Honor Roll...Senior set the record for total points with 144...Rushed for 1,113 yards, the Year: Recorded 106 tackles with 54 solos, had seven sacks, four pass second-highest in school history...Named LaRosa’s Athlete of the Year... deflections and three forced fumbles as a senior defensive lineman... Was also a regional qualifier on the 400-meter relay in track...Junior Also played tight end on offense and had 20 receptions and scored Year: Named All-League and All-District in track as a member of the eight touchdowns in his final season...Named first-team All-League... 400 and 800-meter relay teams. Junior Year: Started on both offense and defense and recorded 61 tackles with four sacks and three pass deflections at defensive end... Dominique Sherrer’s Game-by-Game Offensive Statistics Caught 10 passes and scored five touchdowns as a tight end on of- 2008 Season Rushing fense...Sophomore Year: Earned varsity letters in football and track... Game Gp-Gs Tc Gain Loss Net Avg Td Lg INDIANA STATE (8-28) 1-0 3 7 1 6 2.0 0 4 Freshman Year: Won varsity letters in cross country and track. at Michigan State (9-6) 1-0 TOLEDO (9-13) DNP Brandon Slater’s Game-by-Game Defensive Statistics at Maryland (9-20) DNP 2007 Season NORTHERN ILLINOIS (9-27) DNP Redshirt-DNP at Bowling Green (10-4) DNP at Army (10-11) DNP 2008 Season Total AKRON (10-18) DNP Game Gp-Gs S A Loss Sacks Ff Fr Int Pd Tack INDIANA ST. (8-28) 1-1 2 0 2 at Ball State (10-25) DNP at Mich. St. (9-6) 1-0 2 0 2 at Western Michigan (11-1) DNP TOLEDO (9-13) 1-1 0 0 0 at Temple (11-22) DNP at Maryland (9-20) 1-1 1 0 1 CENTRAL MICH. (11-28) DNP NOR. ILL. (9-27) 1-1 0 0 0 TOTALS 2-0 3 7 1 6 2.0 0 4 at BGSU (10-4) 1-1 0 0 0 at Army (10-11) 1-0 0 0 0 AKRON (10-18) 1-0 1 0 1 at Ball State (10-25) 1-1 0 2 0.5-1 2 at WMU (11-1) 1-1 1 0 1 at Temple (11-22) 1-1 1 0 1 CMU (11-28) 1-1 0 1 1 TOTALS 12-9 8 3 0.5-1 11

EMU Did You Know? Two Eastern Michigan University defensive backs made their marks nationally with multiple interceptions. Free safety Bob Navarro tied for the NCAA Division I intercep- tions title in 1989 when he picked off 12 enemy aerials. Cornerback Richard Palmer also turned in an outstanding season in the defensive backfield in 1991 when he tied for sixth in interceptions in the Division I ranks with seven. Palmer also made his mark on the single-game side, as the last EMU player to record four interceptions in a game when he recorded that feat against Western Michigan, Oct. 19, 1991.

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SCHOOL: Graduated from Glenville H.S. in Cleveland, Ohio where he played football for Head Coach Ted Ginn Sr....Named to the Academic Merit Roll...Senior Year: Recorded 31 catches for 454 yards with sev- en touchdowns...In football he was chosen All-League...Also played on defense as a free safety...Selected as a Northeast Ohio All-Star and Jacory an honorable mention selection for the Northeast East-West All-Star Stone #15 Game...Chosen to the All-Senate and All-Area teams as a baseball Wide Receiver ~ Sr.-Sr. ~ 6-0 ½ ~ 190 lbs player...Junior Year: Earned a varsity football letter...Selected the Cleveland, Ohio-Glenville H.S. Gatorade Athlete of the Year on his baseball squad as well as being Letters Earned: 3 (2006, 2007, 2008) named an All-Star on the All-Senate baseball team...Sophomore Year: Named Most Improved Player in baseball...Also lettered in foot- PERSONAL: Full name: Jacory Cordell Stone...Son of Marie Stone and ball and basketball...Freshman Year: Earned a varsity baseball letter James Grubbs...Born 8-11-87...Business management major...Has one and was named Rookie of the Year. sister, Valencia, and three brothers, James, Antoine and Cleve...EMU: Has earned three letters while playing in 36 games, 29 as a starter... Jacory Stone’s Game-by-Game Offensive Statistics Has caught 148 career passes for 1,504 yards and seven touchdowns... 2006 Season Gp-Gs Rec Yds Td Lg at Ball State (8-31) 1-0 1 11 0 11 Enters this season as the third-ranked receiver in EMU history in re- at Michigan State (9-9) 1-0 ceptions (148) and seventh in receiving yards (1,504)...Selected as at Northwestern (9-16) 1-0 1 8 0 8 a preseason first-team All-Mid-American Conference pick in Phil CENTRAL MICHIGAN (9-23) 1-0 1 4 1 4 Steele’s 2009 College Football Preview magazine...2008: Chosen as at Louisiana-Lafayette (9-30) 1-0 a second-team All-Mid-American Conference performer...Turned in at Bowling Green (10-14) 1-0 1 5 0 5 two outstanding efforts in the final two games of the season, haul- TOLEDO (10-21) 1-0 ing in 18 passes for 152 yards and one touchdown at Temple (Nov. at Western Michigan (10-28) 1-1 22) and then adding 10 receptions for 96 yards in the season finale OHIO (11-4) 1-1 NAVY (11-11) 1-1 4 26 0 10 against Central Michigan (Nov. 28)...Led the team in receptions (88) at Kent State (11-17) 1-1 2 14 0 8 and receiving yards (943)...Recorded three touchdown receptions... NORTHERN ILLINOIS (11-24) 1-1 3 31 0 23 Had a two-yard TD catch from quarterback Kyle McMahon at Mary- TOTALS 12-5 13 99 1 23 land (Sept. 20), and two touchdown passes from QB Andy Schmitt, a seven yarder at Ball State (Oct. 25) and an eight yarder at Temple... 2007 Season Gp-Gs Rec Yds Td Lg Named the Offensive Eagle of the Week for the Maryland game and at Pittsburgh (9-1) 1-1 2 13 0 9 was selected as the Offensive Big Playmaker for the Northern Illinois BALL STATE (9-8) 1-1 4 22 0 9 (Sept. 27) contest...Was awarded an Eagles Talon Award by the coach- at Northern Illinois (9-15) 1-1 1 13 0 13 HOWARD (9-22) 1-1 4 66 0 37 ing staff for his tenacious effort throughout the season...Finished the at Vanderbilt (9-29) 1-1 1 9 0 9 year ranked third in the MAC and tied for ninth in the nation in recep- at Michigan (10-6) 1-1 3 15 0 9 tions per game (7.33), and was third in the MAC and 38th in the na- at Ohio (10-13) 1-1 9 62 2 17 tion in receiving yards per game (78.58)...Caught seven passes for 109 NORTHWESTERN (10-19) 1-1 8 85 0 24 yards at home against Akron (Oct. 18)...2007: Turned in a breakout WESTERN MICHIGAN (10-27) 1-1 5 70 1 20 year, starting all 12 games and leading the team in receptions (47) at Toledo (11-3) 1-1 3 49 0 20 and receiving yards (462) while tying for the wide receiver leadership BOWLING GREEN (11-9) 1-1 with three touchdown receptions...Earned four single-game coaches’ at Central Michigan (11-16) 1-1 7 58 0 20 TOTALS 12-12 47 462 3 37 awards for the year...Named the Offensive Big Playmaker and a Cham- pionship Performer in the Howard (Sept. 22) game...Also selected for 2008 Season Gp-Gs Rec Yds Td Lg a Championship Performance against Central Michigan (Nov. 16) and INDIANA STATE (8-28) 1-1 5 46 0 17 a Winning Performance versus Northwestern (Oct. 19)...Turned in two at Michigan State (9-6) 1-1 3 45 0 38 touchdown receptions at Ohio (Oct. 13), with a 17-yard strike and an TOLEDO (9-13) 1-1 5 72 0 25 eight-yard pass from quarterback Andy Schmitt...Grabbed a 19-yard at Maryland (9-20) 1-1 9 76 1 30 touchdown pass from Kyle McMahon against Western Michigan (Oct. NORTHERN ILLINOIS (9-27) 1-1 9 98 0 17 27)...Recorded nine catches for 62 yards and the two scores at Ohio, at Bowling Green (10-14) 1-1 6 81 0 31 at Army (10-11) 1-1 4 17 0 8 had eight receptions for 85 yards against Northwestern and hauled in AKRON (10-18) 1-1 7 109 0 24 seven passes for 58 yards in the season finale at CMU...2006: Awarded at Ball State (10-25) 1-1 6 66 1 17 his first letter while playing in all 12 games, earning five starts, in the at Western Michigan (11-1) 1-1 6 85 0 25 last five games of the season...Caught 13 passes for 99 yards, includ- at Temple (11-22) 1-1 18 152 1 19 ing one touchdown reception of four yards from quarterback Andy CENTRAL MICHIGAN (11-28) 1-1 10 96 0 42 Schmitt against Central Michigan (Sept. 23)...Had four catches for 26 TOTALS 12-12 88 943 3 42 yards against Navy (Nov. 11)...Chosen by the coaching staff for two Winning Performances, for the Navy (Nov. 11) and Kent State (Nov. Jacory Stone’s Career Statistics Year Gp-Gs Rec Yds Td Lg 17) games...2005: One of the 2005 recruits who redshirted...HIGH 2006 12-5 13 99 1 23 Jacory Stone • Touchdown Watch 2007 12-12 47 462 3 37 Receiving Touchdowns 2008 12-12 88 943 3 42 Date Opponent QB Yards Time TOTALS 36-29 148 1,504 7 42 9-23-06 CENTRAL MICH. Andy Schmitt 4 4th-00:15 10-13-07 at Ohio Andy Schmitt 17 2nd-09:02 Andy Schmitt 8 4th-03:10 10-27-07 WESTERN MICH. Kyle McMahon 19 4th-09:26 9-20-08 at Maryland Kyle McMahon 2 4th-08:03 10-25-08 at Ball State Andy Schmitt 7 3rd-00:00 11-22-08 at Temple Andy Schmitt 8 2nd-12:49

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Artie Ben Tanguma #86 Thayer #81 Tight End ~ Fr.-Fr. ~ 6-4 ~ 265 lbs tight End ~ Sr.-Jr. ~6-4 ~ 230 lbs Elsa, Texas-Edcouch-Elsa H.S. Kalamazoo, Mich.-Hacket Catholic Central H.S. Letters Earned: 1 (2008)

PERSONAL: Full name: Aaron Arturo Tanguma..Son of Aaron and PERSONAL: Full name: Benjamin Michael Thayer...Son of David and Ra- Celinda Tanguma...Born: 4-9-91...Both parents are graduates of the chel Thayer...Born 5-24-88...Education major...Father, David, earned his University of Texas-Pan American...Dad, Aaron, played baseball at Pan bachelor’s degree at Aquinas College and his master’s at EMU...Mother, American and mother, Celinda, ran track at Pan American...Has two Rachel, graduated from Aquinas College where she was a track standout... sisters, Aylssa and Arianna...EMU: One of the 2009 recruits...HIGH Has four brothers, Jake, Zach, Nick and Dan...EMU: 2008: Earned his first SCHOOL: Graduated from Edcouch-Elsa H.S. in Elsa, Texas where he letter after playing in all 12 games, with four starts...Was the starting tight played football for Head Coach Joe Solis...Finished his high school end in the Indiana State (Aug. 28), Akron (Oct. 18), Ball State (Oct. 25) and Temple (Nov. 22) games...Had six catches for 113 yards during the year... football career with 75 receptions for 909 yards and 17 touchdowns... Had two receptions for 51 yards with a career-long 27-yard catch in the Senior Year: Named a top 75 prospect in the state of Texas by texaspre- season opener against Indiana State...2007: Did not play in any games pinsider.com...Selected as the conference’s Defensive Player of the Year and moved to tight end for 2008 spring drills...EMU: 2006: Was a pre- after finishing second on the team in tackles...Recorded 27 catches for ferred walk-on to the squad...Redshirted and did not play in any games 295 yards and eight touchdowns as a receiver...First-team All-State, All- but practiced with the team all season...Threw a 22-yard touchdown pass District and All-Conference...Named the Old Spice Red Zone Player of the to wide receiver Michael Graham in the 2007 Spring Game...Chosen by Year...Also played varsity basketball...Junior Year: All-State, All-District the coaching staff as one of the two Practice Players of the Week twice, and All-League tight end...Lettered in varsity basketball...Sophomore for the Louisiana Lafayette (Sept. 30) and the Bowling Green (Oct. 14) Year: Named All-District as a tight end in football...Freshman Year: games...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Hackett Central Catholic H.S. in Played varsity baseball. Kalamazoo, Mich. where he played football for Head Coach Jim Coady... Named to the Academic Honor Roll four years in a row and was a mem- ber of the National Honor Society, serving as president in his senior year... Named the Detroit Free Press Scholar-Athlete of the Year as a senior...B’Nai Brith Male Scholar-Athlete...The recipient of the Stanley E. Rubleski Award as the Outstanding Male Scholar-Athlete...Student Council treasurer as a senior...Senior Year: All-State honorable mention quarterback by The Kinsman Detroit News and the Detroit Free Press...First-team All-Conference and team MVP...Passed for 1,420 yards and 11 touchdowns and rushed for Thomas #1 825 yards and 14 touchdowns...Captain of the basketball team and was Wide Receiver ~ Fr.-Fr. ~ 6-3 ~ 202 lbs an all-state honorable mention pick...First-team All-Conference and team Bennettsville, S.C.-Marlboro County H.S. MVP in basketball...Captain of the track team and was a state qualifier on the 4x200-meter and 4x400-meter relay teams...Also played outfield in PERSONAL: Full name: Kinsman Thomas...Son of Russell and Andrea baseball...Junior Year: Recipient of the Best Underclassman Award...First- Thomas...EMU: One of the 2009 recruits...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated team All-Conference and team MVP in basketball...Also earned a baseball letter...Sophomore Year: Starting tight end on the football team and also from Marlboro County H.S. in Bennettsville, S.C. where he played football earned a starting berth in basketball as well as a varsity track letter. for Head Coach Dean Boyd...Two-time All-State wide receiver...Earned the Zone Man Award as the best player in his region...Was a preseason Top Ben Thayer’s Game-by-Game Offensive Statistics 25 pick in the state of South Carolina heading into his senior season... 2006 Season Selected as a starter in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas...Caught 44 passes DNP-Redshirt for 1,017 yards with 13 touchdowns as a senior...Also a top basketball 2007 Season player, finishing second on the team in scoring at 11.6 ppg. DNP

2008 Season Gp-Gs Rec Yds Td Lg INDIANA STATE (8-28) 1-1 2 51 0 27 at Michigan State (9-6) 1-0 TOLEDO (9-13) 1-0 at Maryland (9-20) 1-0 NORTHERN ILLINOIS (9-27) 1-0 at Bowling Green (10-14) 1-0 at Army (10-11) 1-0 1 23 0 23 AKRON (10-18) 1-1 1 17 0 17 at Ball State (10-25) 1-1 at Western Michigan (11-1) 1-0 at Temple (11-22) 1-1 1 17 0 17 CENTRAL MICHIGAN (11-28) 1-0 1 5 0 5 TOTALS 12-4 6 113 0 23

Ben Thayer’s Career Statistics Year Gp-Gs Rec Yds Td Lg 2006 Redshirt-DNP 2007 DNP 2008 12-4 6 113 0 23 TOTALS 12-4 6 113 0 23

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Tyler Latarrius Thomas #24 Thomas #41 Defensive Back ~ So.-Fr. ~ 5-9 ~ 190 lbs Defensive Back ~ Sr.-Jr. ~ 6-2 ~ 206 lbs Jackson, Mich.-Jackson H.S. New Smyrna Beach, Fla.-Smyrna Beach H.S. University of Louisville

PERSONAL: Full name: Tyler Christopher Thomas...Son of Terry and PERSONAL: Full name: Latarrius Thomas...Son of Harold Cox...Born Pandora Thomas...Born 9-28-90...Business major...Father, Terry, is an 3-22-87...EMU: Joined the team in January 2009 and participated in EMU graduate while Mother, Pandora, is a graduate of Michigan State 2009 spring drills...Has to sit out the 2009 season as a transfer from the University...Has one sister, Tiffany...EMU: 2008: Practiced with the team, University of Louisville, but can practice with the team...Will be eligible but did not play in any games and will have freshman eligibility in 2009... to play in 2010...LOUISVILLE: Started as a true freshman in 2006 and Named one of two Practice Players of the Week twice, for the Northern played through the 2008 season for the Cardinals...Played in 23 total Illinois (Sept. 27) and Ball State (Oct. 25)...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated games, starting 11 times...Had 43 career tackles...HIGH SCHOOL: from Jackson H.S. where he played football for Head Coach Jack Fairly... Graduated from Smyrna Beach H.S. in New Smyrna Beach, Fla. where Named to the Academic Honor Roll and also singled out for an NASSP he played football for Head Coach Howie DeChristofaro...Ranked one American Citizen Award...Senior Year: Rushed for 1,137 yards and 12 of Florida’s top 100 prospects as a senior...Selected to play in the Cali- touchdowns...Completed his career with a 7.3 yards-per-carry average... Florida All-Star game...Was a two-year football starter and recorded All-Capital Area Activities Conference and Jackson Citizen Patriot All- 35 receptions for 500 yards and eight touchdowns as a senior...Was an Area first-team selection in football...Also named honorable mention All-Conference and All-County selection. All-State by the Detroit Free Press...All-Area track performer...Junior Year: Named first-team All-Capital Area Activities Conference as well as a first-team All-Area pick byThe Jackson Citizen Patriot...Rushed for 1,002 yards on 149 carries...Also named to the All-Capital Area Activi- ties Conference track team...Sophomore Year: Earned a track letter... Freshman Year: Lettered in track.

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Patrick Treppa’s Game-by-Game Kicking Statistics PUNTING PLACE-KICKING 2006 Season Gp-Gs No. Yds Avg Lp Bl 1-20 FGm FGa DNP-Redshirt

PUNTING PLACE-KICKING 2007 Season Gp-Gs No. Yds Avg Lp Bl 1-20 FGm FGa Patrick DNP

Treppa #39 PUNTING PLACE-KICKING Punter ~ Sr.-Jr. ~ 5-10 ~ 157 lbs 2008 Season Gp-Gs No. Yds Avg Lp Bl 1-20 FGm FGa Livonia, Mich.-Stevenson H.S. IND. ST. (8-28) 1-0 1 28 28.0 28 1 Letters Earned: 1 (2008) at Mich. St. (9-6) DNP PERSONAL: Full name: Patrick John Pruett Treppa...Son of Allan TOLEDO (9-13) 1-1 7 215 30.7 45 2 at Maryland (9-20) 1-1 2 70 35.0 37 1 1 Treppa and Pamela Pruett...Born 5-20-88...Secondary education ma- NOR. ILL. (9-27) 1-0 jor...Father, Allan, is an Arizona State University graduate and Mother, at BGSU (10-4) DNP Pamela, is a Wayne State University graduate...Has two brothers, Martin at Army (10-11) DNP AKRON (10-18) DNP and Michael, and one sister, Elizabeth...EMU: 2008: Earned his first at Ball State (10-25) DNP varsity letter after stepping in to handle the punting duties for Zach at West. Mich. (11-1) 1-1 4 155 38.8 42 2 Johnson who was slowed by injuries...Punted 23 times for 774 yards at Temple (11-22) 1-1 5 146 29.2 38 1 and a 33.7 yard average...Had a long punt of 49 in the season finale CENT. MICH. (11-28) 1-1 4 160 40.0 49 1 TOTALS 7-5 23 774 33.7 49 8 against Central Michigan (Nov. 28)...Garnered MAC West Division Special Teams Player of the Week honors after the Eagles upset defending MAC Patrick Treppa’s Game-by-Game Punting Statistics champion Central Michigan...Dropped eight of his 23 punts inside the 2008 IND. ST. (8-28-08) opponent’s 20-yard line and also had three fair caught...Also handled Qtr. No. Yds Lp Bl I-20 YL Result one kickoff in the Northern Illinois (Sept. 27) game...Named one of the 1 28 28 1 4th 1 28 28 1 ISU 14 Downed Special Teams Players of the Week three times, for the Toledo (Sept. 13), 3rd 1 55 55 0 ISU 5 Downed Western Michigan (Nov. 1) and CMU contests...2007: Did not play in TOLEDO (9-13-08) any games...2006: Did not play in any games...HIGH SCHOOL: Gradu- Qtr. No. Yds Lp Bl I-20 YL Result ated from Livonia Stevenson H.S. where he played football for Head 7 215 30.7 45 2 1st 1 45 45 45 UT 27 Downed Coach Tim Gabel...Member of the Academic Honor Roll and the Dean’s 1 19 19 19 UT 38 Downed List...Broke the school-record for most PATs in a game (10), season and 1 14 14 14 UT 26 Downed 2nd 1 18 18 18 UT 20 Out of bounds consecutive (48). 1 38 38 38 1 UT 16 Fair catch 3rd 1 39 39 39 UT 39 Out of bounds 1 42 42 42 1 UT 18 Fair catch

at Maryland (9-20-08) Qtr. No. Yds Lp Bl I-20 YL Result 2 70 35 1 1 1st 1 37 1 4th 1 33 33 1 MD 20 Fair catch

at Western Michigan (11-1-08) Qtr. No. Yds Lp Bl I-20 YL Result 4 155 42 2 1st 1 41 41 WMU 38 Return 4 1 42 42 1 WMU 13 Return 3 1 31 31 WMU 19 Return 8 3rd 1 41 41 1 WMU 5 Return 2

at Temple (11-22-08) Qtr. No. Yds Lp Bl I-20 YL Result 5 146 38 1 1st 1 24 24 Temp 26 Downed 1 20 20 EMU 48 Out of bounds 2nd 1 38 38 Temp 42 Return 17 1 30 30 Temp 35 Return 3 3rd 1 34 34 1 Temp 15 Return 0

CENTRAL MICHIGAN (11-28-08) Qtr. No. Yds Lp Bl I-20 YL Result 4 160 49 1 1st 1 43 43 CMU 47 Return 36 3rd 1 49 49 1 CMU 19 Downed Mark 4th 1 38 38 CMU 23 Return 37 VanDenburgh#63 1 30 30 CMU 29 Out of bounds Offensive Line ~ So.-Fr. ~ 6-4 ~ 290 lbs Chesterton, Ind.-Chesterton H.S.

PERSONAL: Full name: Mark Thomas VanDenburgh...Son of Thomas and Candace VanDenburgh...Born 9-26-89...Finance major...Has a brother, John, and a sister, Lisa...EMU: 2008: Redshirted as a freshman and did not play in any games and will have freshman eligibility in 2009... Practiced with the team all year...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Chesterton H.S. in Chesterton, Ind. where he played for Head Coach John Snyder...Senior Year: Battled injuries most of senior year, but he recorded 43 pancake blocks...First-team All-State and All-Conference... Junior Year: All-Conference, All-Area and All-State selection.

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Herb Cory Waits #51 Watman #70 Linebacker ~ So.-So.~ 5-10 ~ 184 lbs Offensive Lineman ~ So.-Fr. ~ 6-2 ~ 280 lbs Saginaw, Mich.-Swan Valley H.S. Queensland, Ontario-Huron Heights H.S. Letters Won: 1 (2008)

PERSONAL: Full name: Herbert Lee Waits...Son of William and Tracy PERSONAL: Full name: Corey Alexander Watman...Son of Brian and Eva Waters...Born 4-19-90...Education major...Father, William, was a four-year Watman...Born: 6-17-89...Has two brothers, Brant and Josh...International letterwinner in wrestling at the University of Michigan...EMU: 2008: Buisness major...HIGH SCHOOL: Played for Head Coach Heith Weir at Played in all 12 games as a true freshman and earned his first varsity Huron Heights High School in Newmarket, Ontario. letter...One of the key players on special teams...Selected as Special Teams Players of the Week twice, for the Indiana State (Aug. 28) and Central Michigan (Nov. 28) games...Recorded 18 tackles on the year with a single-game best of four twice, against both Indiana State and CMU...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Swan Valley H.S. in Saginaw, Mich. where he played football for Head Coach Rich Bell...Earned eight varsity letters four in track, three in football and one in wrestling...Se- nior Year: Named first-team All-Conference and honorable mention All-Area as a runnning back while rushing for more than 1,200 yards... Also a first-team All-League selection in the 100 and 200-meter dashs in track...Wrestled at 189 pounds and helped the team reach the Division Nate III state semi-finals...Junior Year: Started at linebacker and fullback on a football team that went 12-1 and advanced to the state semi-finals... Wilson #28 Helped lead the track team to a third-place finish at the Division III Defensive Back ~ Jr.-So. ~ 5-11 ~ 180 lbs Mentor, Ohio-Mentor H.S. state championship and earned All-State honors in three events...Was Letters Earned: 1 (2008) named All-Conference and All-Area for the 100-meter dash and relays... Sophomore Year: Started at linebacker and fullback on the football PERSONAL: Full name: Nate Wilson...Son of Roosevelt and Kim Wilson... team that went 11-2 and advanced to the state quarterfinals...Was an Criminal justice major...EMU: 2008: Earned his first varsity letter after All-Conference selection in track in both the 100 and 200-meter dashs... playing in all 12 games, starting four times...Started against Bowling Green (Oct. 4), Army (Oct. 11), Akron (Oct. 18) and Central Michigan (Nov. Freshman Year: Was a state qualifer in the 100-meter dash...First-team 28)...Recorded 26 tackles on the year while also forcing one fumble and All-Conference in the 100 meters. turning in one pass deflection...Had a career-best six tackles at Western Herb Waits’ Game-by-Game Defensive Statistics Michigan (Nov. 1)...2007: Redshirted and did not play in any games, but 2008 Season Total practiced with the team...Earned one of two Practice Player awards for Game Gp-Gs S A Loss Sacks Ff Fr Int Pd Tack the Ohio (Oct. 13) game...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Mentor H.S. in INDIANA ST. (8-28) 1-0 4 0 4 Mentor, Ohio...Three-year letterwinner...Senior Year: Defensive captain of at Mich. St. (9-6) 1-0 0 0 0 the football team...Also played quarterback on the offensive side of the TOLEDO (9-13) 1-0 1 0 1 at Maryland (9-20) 1-0 1 0 1 ball. NOR. ILL. (9-27) 1-0 0 0 0 Nate Wilson’s Game-by-Game Defensive Statistics at BGSU (10-4) 1-0 2 1 3 2008 Season Total at Army (10-11) 1-0 1 0 1 Game Gp-Gs S A Loss Sacks Ff Fr Int Pd Tack AKRON (10-18) 1-0 2 0 2 INDIANA ST. (8-28) 1-1 1 0 1 at Ball State (10-25) 1-0 0 0 0 at Mich. St. (9-6) 1-0 at WMU (11-1) 1-0 1 0 1 TOLEDO (9-13) 1-0 at Temple (11-22) 1-0 0 1 1 at Maryland (9-20) 1-0 CMU (11-28) 1-0 3 1 4 NOR. ILL. (9-27) 1-0 2 0 2 TOTALS 12-0 15 3 18 at BGSU (10-4) 1-1 1 4 5 at Army (10-11) 1-1 AKRON (10-18) 1-1 2 0 2 at Ball State (10-25) 1-0 1 0 1 at WMU (11-1) 1-0 6 0 6 EMU at Temple (11-22) 1-0 3 1 1 4 CMU (11-28) 1-1 5 0 1 5 Did You Know? TOTALS 12-4 21 5 1 1 26

The 2009 season is the 34th year of Mid-American Conference action for the Eastern Michigan University football team. Eastern was admit- ted into the MAC in 1971, but a complete MAC football schedule could not be cleared until 1976.

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Selected as the Special Teams Most Valuable Player...Named one of the Special Teams Players of the Week for the Maryland (Sept. 20) game... Top rushing effort was 65 yards on five carries in the season opener against Indiana State (Aug. 28)...Had two games with 100+ yards in kickoff returns with 119 on four returns against Akron (Oct. 18) and Corey 100 yards on five returns at Ball State (Oct. 25)...2007: Redshirted... Welch #26 Practiced with the team and was awarded one of two Practice Player Running Back ~ Jr.-So. ~ 5-9 ~ 182 lbs honors for the Northern Illinois (Sept. 15) game...HIGH SCHOOL: Gradu- Akron, Ohio-Green H.S. ated from Green H.S. in Green, Ohio where he played football for Head Letters Earned: 1 (2008) Coach Elden McVicker...Member of the Academic Honor Roll for four years and graduated with academic honors...Lettered three years in PERSONAL: Full name: Corey Michael Welch...Son of Jeff and Lisa football and four each in wrestling and track...Senior Year: First-team Welch...Born 5-2-88...Biology major...Has one brother, Jesse, and one All-League and second-team All-State in football and first-team All-State sister, Brynne...Both parents are graduates of The Ohio State University... in wrestling...Named to the All-Northeast Region track team...Junior Grandfather, Harry Welch, played football at the University of Southern Year: First-team All-League in football and wrestling, first-team All- California and was on the 1953 Rose Bowl championship team...Father, District and honorable mention All-State in football, and second-team Jeff, played football at Clarion University and brother, Jesse, played All-District in wrestling...Sophomore Year: Second-team All-League in lacrosse at The Ohio State University...EMU: 2008: Earned his first let- football and All-District in wrestling...Freshman Year: Second-team ter after playing in all 12 games...Rushed 25 times for 154 yards...Also All-District in wrestling and All-League in track...Finished seventh in returned 26 kickoffs for 562 yards to lead the team in return yards... the nationals in freshman wrestling. Corey Welch’s Game-by-Game Offensive Statistics Rushing Receptions Kickoff Returns Punt Returns 2007 Season Gp-Gs Tc Gain Loss Net Avg Td Lg No. Yds. Td Lg No. Yds Td Lg No. Yds Td Lg DNP-Redshirt

Rushing Receptions Kickoff Returns Punt Returns 2008 Season Gp-Gs Tc Gain Loss Net Avg Td Lg No. Yds. Td Lg No. Yds Td Lg No. Yds Td Lg INDIANA STATE (8-28) 1-0 5 65 0 65 13.0 0 21 1 5 0 5 at Michigan State (9-6) 1-0 TOLEDO (9-13) 1-0 2 31 0 16 at Maryland (9-20) 1-0 6 32 0 32 5.3 0 12 3 82 0 31 NORTHERN ILL. (9-27) 1-0 4 23 0 23 5.8 0 11 3 68 0 27 at Bowling Green (10-4) 1-0 1 21 0 21 at Army (10-11) 1-0 AKRON (10-18) 1-0 6 19 5 14 2.3 0 8 4 119 0 32 at Ball State (10-25) 1-0 4 20 0 20 5.0 0 9 1 -2 0 0 5 100 0 28 at Western Mich. (11-1) 1-0 3 41 0 22 at Temple (11-22) 1-0 2 24 0 23 CENTRAL MICH. (11-28) 1-0 3 76 0 35 TOTALS 12-0 25 159 5 154 6.2 0 21 2 3 0 5 26 562 0 35

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Former quarterback Walter Church (19) gets pro- tection from guard Rich Chorak (64) as he looks for wide receiver Jermaine Sheffield (84) during EMU’s game at the University of Michigan, Sept. 19, 1998. The Eagles played in front of their largest crowd in history, 110,438, in that 1998 battle. The Eagles are scheduled to square off against the Wolverines again in the “Big House” during the 2009 and 2011 seasons.

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awards for the Ohio (Oct. 13) game...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Miamisburg H.S. in Miamisburg, Ohio where he played football for Head Coach Tim Lewis...Was a member of the Academic Honor Roll... Broke three school records: Yards in a game (340), career touchdown passes (22) and single-season passing yards (1,632)...Also rushed for Jason 782 yards with 14 rushing touchdowns...Senior Year: Made the list of Williams #12 top 22 football players in the Miami Valley...Earned All-League hon- Quarterback ~ Jr.-So. ~ 6-3 ~ 191 lbs ors in football and selected as one of Ohio’s top 100 players, ranked Dayton, Ohio-Miamisburg H.S. No. 71...Threw for 1,340 yards and eight touchdowns and rushed 72 times for 482 yards and eight touchdowns...Set a school record for passing yards in a game (340)...Chosen as the football team’s Most PERSONAL: Full name: Jason Orlin Williams...Son of Dave and Donna Valuable Player...Junior Year: Earned All-League honors in both Williams...Born 10-1-88...Has one brother, Justin...EMU: 2008: Played football and baseball...Broke the school record for passing yards in a in three games early in the year before missing the final eight con- season (1,632)...Threw for 14 touchdowns and ran for eight...Selected tests with a shoulder injury...Played in the season opener against In- as the football team’s Most Valuable Player...Started on the baseball diana State (Aug. 28) and attempted one incomplete pass...Rushed team and hit .390 while helping Miamisburg make it to the State Final two times for 28 yards in that ISU contest, including scoring on a 19- Four...Sophomore Year: Was the backup quarterback to his brother, yard run in the fourth quarter...Went 1-for-2 for four yards with one Justin Williams...Made the All-League team in baseball after hitting interception at Maryland (Sept. 20)...2007: Redshirted as a fresh- .400 and helping the team make it to the regional finals in the state man...Practiced with the team and earned one of two Practice Player tournament.

Jason Williams’ Game-by-Game Offensive Statistics Rushing Passing Total Offense 2008 Season Gp-Gs TC Gain Loss Net Avg Td Lg Comp Att Int Yds Td Lg Pct Sks Plays Yards INDIANA STATE (8-28) 1-0 2 28 0 28 14.0 1 19 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 3 28 at Michigan State (9-6) DNP TOLEDO (9-13) DNP at Maryland (9-20) 1-0 1 1 0 1 1.0 0 1 1 2 1 4 0 4 .500 0 3 5 NORTHERN ILL. (9-27) 1-0 1 0 6 -6 0.0 0 0 1 1 -6 at Bowling Green (10-4) DNP at Army (10-11) DNP AKRON (10-18) DNP at Ball State (10-25) DNP at Western Michigan (11-1) DNP at Temple (11-22) DNP CENTRAL MICH. (11-28) DNP TOTALS 3-0 4 29 6 23 5.8 1 19 1 3 1 4 0 4 .333 1 7 27

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Mike One of the cornerstones of the Eastern Michigan University athletic program, Dr. Lloyd W. Olds, is the Zupancic #53 man responsible for the invention of the striped Long Snapper ~ So.-Fr. ~ 6-4 ~ 250 lbs referee shirt used today. Trabuco Canyon, Calif.-Trabuco Hills H.S. Olds was a member of EMU’s faculty for 42 years and was a coach, athletic director and head of intramurals. PERSONAL: Full name: Michael Martin Zupancic...Son of Marty and Lo- While an undergraduate student in 1914, Olds retta Zupancic...Born 12-14-89...Mechanical engineering major...Has one began refereeing high school basketball games. sister, Julie...EMU: 2008: Redshirted and will have freshman eligibility this “The referee often looked very much like a year...Practiced with the team all season...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from player,” Olds said, “so the lads often threw the ball Trabuco Hills H.S. in Mission Viejo, Calif. where he played football for Head to me or bounced it off my head. I had a knitting Coach Jason Negro...Senior Year: Finished his career ranked as the fifth- concern make up a special shirt for me. The shirt had broad black and white stripes. I took plenty Lloyd W. Olds best long snapper in the nation...Played on the football team that won of ribbing when I first appeared in it but the idea the Southwest Division title and was a CIF Division finalist...Competed caught on among both basketball and football on the track team that won the California Div. I Southern Section crown... officials.” Named football Player of the Week three times...Selected All-League first- That striped shirt is now a universal symbol of team in football...Placed sixth in the shot put and discus at the CIF meet... the authority of game officials throughout the Junior Year: Helped the football team make the CIF Division semifinals... world. All-League second-team...CIF finalist in track and was the team captain of Olds retired from EMU after serving the institu- the throwers...Sophomore Year: Backup and special teams player on the tion he loved for 42 years. He died in 1982. varsity football team and also lettered in track. The Olds-Robb Student Recreation/Intramural Complex on the EMU campus is a fitting memorial to the man of stripes.

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times for 139 yards, caught 33 passes for 357 yards, and returned five kickoffs for 93 yards...Had one rushing touchdown, a 68-yard run at Northern Illinois (Sept. 14)...Turned in three receiving scores, a 67 yarder from quarterback Andy Schmitt against Ball State (Sept. 8), a 38-yard strike from Schmitt against Ohio (Oct. 13) and a 28-yard aerial DeAnthony from Schmitt against Central Michigan (Nov. 16)...Earned three single- White #18 game coaches’ awards, as the Offensive Eagle of the Week and for a Wide Receiver ~ Sr.-Sr. ~ 5-8 ~ 170 lbs Winning Performance against NIU, and an Offensive Big Playmaker Kennesaw, Ga.-Kell H.S. award for the Ball State contest...2006: One of five true freshmen to Letters Earned: 3 (2006, 2007, 2008) see game action...Played in 10 games earning three starts, against Central Michigan (Sept. 23), Ohio (Nov. 4) and Navy (Nov. 11)...Played PERSONAL: Full name: DeAnthony White...Son of Kimberly White... tailback and wide receiver while also returning kickoffs...Rushed 12 Born: 8-20-87...Communications major... Has two sisters, Ashley and times for 21 yards, caught 15 passes for 38 yards and returned two Antoinette, and a brother, Rayshawn...EMU: Has earned three letters kickoffs for 35 yards...Chosen by the coaching staff for a Winning Per- while playing three straight years, the first as a true freshman...One of formance against Ohio...Caught seven passes for 76 yards against the more versatile players on the team, contributing in the rushing Navy...HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Kell H.S. in Kennesaw, Ga.... game, the receiving game, and on both kickoff and punt returns...Has Rushed for 582 yards and two touchdowns and threw for 424 yards played in 30 games for the Eagles, 14 as a starter...Has 31 rushes dur- on 37-of-57 passes as a senior. ing his career for 192 yards and one score and has grabbed 63 passes for 688 yards and four scores...Has also returned eight kickoffs for 180 DeAnthony White’s Touchdown Watch yards and six punt returns for 28 yards...2008: Earned his third varsity Receiving Touchdowns letter after playing in eight games, starting twice...Caught 15 passes Date Opponent Quarterback Yards Time 9-8-07 BALL STATE Andy Schmitt 67 2nd-04:45 for 156 yards during the year...Had two rushes for 47 yards, including 10-13-07 at Ohio Andy Schmitt 38 3rd-11:21 a 44-yard run in the season finale against Central Michigan (Nov. 28)... 11-16-07 at Central Michigan Andy Schmitt 28 2nd-06:01 Caught a 10-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Andy Schmitt in 11-28-08 CENTRAL MICHIGAN Andy Schmitt 10 2nd-10:03 that CMU contest...2007: Played in all 12 games, starting nine times... Spent time as a receiver, running back and kick returner...Rushed 27 Rushing Touchdowns Date Opponent Yards Time 9-15-07 at Northern Illlinois 68 3rd-07:23

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Former EMU All-America Ron Johnson was chosen in the first round of the 1978 NFL draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. Johnson enjoyed an outstanding EMU football career from 1974-77. He capped his college career by playing in two postseason All-Star games. He was named the Defensive MVP of the Senior Bowl and also played in the East-West Shrine All-Star contest. He started at cornerback for the Steelers in Super Bowls XIII and XIV.

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DeAnthony White’s Game-by-Game Offensive Statistics Rushing Receiving Kickoff Returns Punt Returns 2006 Season Gp-Gs Tc Gain Loss Net Td Lg Avg No. Yds Td Lg No. Yds. Lg Td No. Yds. Td Lg at Ball State (8-31) 1-0 at Michigan State (9-9) 1-0 3 0 6 -6 0 0 0.0 1 38 0 38 at Northwestern (9-16) 1-0 CENTRAL MICHIGAN (9-23) 1-1 1 5 0 5 0 0 5.0 2 4 0 4 at Louisiana-Laf. (9-30) 1-0 1 0 7 -7 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 2 35 17.5 30 at Bowling Green (10-14) 1-0 2 26 0 26 TOLEDO (10-21) DNP at Western Michigan (10-28) 1-0 1 31 0 31 OHIO (11-4) 1-1 5 26 0 26 0 9 5.2 NAVY (11-11) 1-1 2 4 1 3 0 4 1.5 7 76 0 32 at Kent State (11-17) 1-0 1 0 0 0 NORTHERN ILL. (11-24) DNP TOTALS 10-3 12 35 14 21 0 9 1.8 15 175 0 38 2 35 17.5 30

Rushing Receiving Kickoff Returns Punt Returns 2007 Season Gp-Gs Tc Gain Loss Net Td Lg Avg No. Yds Td Lg No. Yds. Lg Td No. Yds. Td Lg at Pittsburgh (9-1) 1-1 2 -1 0 4 BALL STATE (9-8) 1-1 7 94 1 67 at Northern Illinois (9-15) 1-1 3 78 0 78 1 68 26.0 5 89 0 39 HOWARD (9-22) 1-1 2 12 3 9 0 12 4.5 1 0 0 0 at Vanderbilt (9-29) 1-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 6 0 6 at Michigan (10-6) 1-0 3 15 0 6 at Ohio (10-13) 1-1 3 25 7 18 0 16 6.0 6 74 1 38 NORTHWESTERN (10-19) 1-1 2 16 0 9 2 40 23 0 WESTERN MICHIGAN (10-27) 1-1 2 0 3 -3 0 0 0.0 1 5 0 5 at Toledo (11-3) 1-0 1 7 0 7 0 7 7.0 1 14 0 14 3 53 22 0 BOWLING GREEN (11-9) 1-0 1 6 0 6 0 6 6.0 1 0 0 0 at Central Michigan (11-16) 1-1 2 5 2 3 0 5 1.5 3 45 1 28 TOTALS 12-9 15 133 15 118 1 68 7.9 33 357 3 67 5 93 23 0

Rushing Receiving Kickoff Returns Punt Returns 2008 Season Gp-Gs Tc Gain Loss Net Td Lg Avg No. Yds Td Lg No. Yds. Lg Td No. Yds. Td Lg INDIANA STATE (8-28) 1-0 3 37 0 16 3 23 0 13 at Michigan State (Sept. 6) 1-1 1 6 0 6 TOLEDO (Sept. 13) 1-1 4 34 0 15 1 0 0 0 at Maryland (Sept. 20) 1-0 NORTHERN ILLINOIS (9-27) 1-0 at Bowling Green (10-4) 1-0 1 2 0 2 0 2 2.0 2 5 0 5 at Army (10-11) DNP AKRON (10-18) DNP at Ball State (10-25) DNP at Western Michigan (11-1) DNP at Temple (11-22) 1-0 1 4 0 4 0 4 4.0 1 2 0 2 0 35 0 26 CENTRAL MICHIGAN (11-28) 1-0 2 47 0 47 0 44 23.5 6 77 1 42 1 17 0 17 TOTALS 8-2 4 53 0 53 0 44 13.3 15 156 1 42 1 52 0 26 6 28 0 13

DeAnthony White’s Career Statistics

Rushing Receiving Kickoff Returns Punt Returns Year Gp-Gs Tc Gain Loss Net Td Lg Avg No. Yds Td Lg No. Yds. Lg Td No. Yds Td Lg 2006 10-3 12 35 14 21 0 9 1.8 15 175 0 38 2 35 30 0 2007 12-9 15 133 15 118 1 68 7.9 33 357 3 67 5 93 23 0 2008 8-2 4 53 0 53 0 44 13.3 15 156 1 42 1 52 26 0 6 28 0 13 TOTALS 30-14 31 221 29 192 1 68 6.2 63 688 4 67 8 180 30 0 6 28 0 13 Had one pass attempt, vs. Ball State (Sept. 8, 2007)

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2009 Eastern Michigan University FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 63 The 2009 Eagles Fu t u r e Fo o t b a l l Sc h e d u l e s (NON-CONFERENCE ONLY)

2010 Sept. 4 ARMY Sept. 25 at Ohio State Oct. 9 VANDERBILT

2011 Sept. 17 at Michigan Sept. 24 at Penn State

2012 Sept. 1 at Michigan State Oct. 20 ARMY

2013 Sept. 7 at Penn State Sept. 14 at Rutgers Oct. 12 at Army

2014 Sept. 6 at Florida

2015 Oct. 24 at Army

Home games in BOLD CAPS

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