WESTERN (3-3, 1-1 MAC) VS. (OHIO) (2-3, 1-0 MAC) October 12, 2019 • Waldo Stadium (30,200) • Kalamazoo, Mich. • 12 PM • ESPNU • 96.5 FM THE MATCHUP - MIAMI (OHIO) LEADS 37-22-1

Western Michigan Broncos 2019 Stat Comparison Miami (Ohio) RedHawks Record: 3-3 / 1-1 MAC 35.0 Points/Game 22.8 Record: 2-3 / 1-0 MAC 28.7 Points Allowed/Game 37.2 185.5 Rush Yards/Game 105.6 204.8 Rush Yards Allowed/Game 211.4 300.0 Pass Yards/Game 133.6 244.7 Pass Yards Allowed/Game 221.8 485.5 Total Offense/Game 239.2 449.5 Total Defense/Game 433.2 wmubroncos.com miamiredhawks.com Coaching Facts Coaching Facts Head Coach: Tim Lester (Western Michigan, 2000) Head Coach: Chuck Martin (Millikin, 1990) Record at Western Michigan: 16-15 (3rd Season) Record at Miami (Ohio): 24-42 (6th Season) Career Record: 56-38 (9th season) Career Record: 98-49 (12th season) STATISTICAL LEADERS

#2 LeVante Bellamy - Sr. #20 Tyre Shelton - Fr. 101-629 (Att-Yds) | 6.2 YPC | 8 TD RUSHING 37-133 (Att-Yds) | 3.6 YPC | 1 TD

#16 Jon Wassink - Sr. #5 Brett Gabbert - Fr. 124-208-1,769 (C-A-Y) | 12 TDs | 5 INT PASSING 50-94-649 (C-A-Y) | 3 TDs | 52 Long

#15 Giovanni Ricci - Sr. #83 Jalen Walker - So. 27-386 (Rec-Yds) | 14.3 Avg. | 6 TDs RECEIVING 5-126 (Rec-Yds) | 25.2 Avg. | 1 TD

#23 Treshaun Hayward - Jr. #21 Sterling Weatherford - So. 67 Tackles | 5.5 TFL | 2.5 Sacks DEFENSE 33 Tackles | 2.0 TFL | 1 INT STORYLINES

► Western Michigan returns to Kalamazoo for its Homecoming tilt, ► In three home games this fall, Western Michigan has scored 136 welcoming Miami (Ohio) with a 12 noon kickoff on ESPNU ... “Go for points for an average of 45.33 per tilt ... Defensively, the Broncos have Gold” is the University-wide theme for the 96th annual Homecoming allowed just 15 points during the last seven quarters inside Waldo ... WMU will also celebrate its Family Weekend Stadium ... WMU is outscoring its opponents by an average of 32.67 points per home game this season ► Miami (Ohio) leads the all-time series 37-22-1, but Western Michi- gan has won all six meetings since 2006 ► An offensive force, Western Michigan enters the weekend lead- ing the MAC in scoring offense (35.0 points/game), passing offense ► The Broncos are looking for their second consecutive Homecoming (300.0 yards/game), total offense (485.5 yards/game) and pass ef- victory, and fourth in the last five years ... The only Homecoming loss ficiency (147.0) while standing third in rushing offense (185.5 yards/ in the span was 14-13 to Akron on October 15, 2017 game)

► Western Michigan is aiming for its fifth consecutive year starting ► Senior RB LeVante Bellamy has rushed for 629 yards this fall, the Mid-American Conference play at 2-1 or better ... The 2013 campaign third most by a Bronco through the first six games of a campaign that started with an 0-4 league record was the last in which the Bron- since 2000 ... Bellamy is tied for second nationally in rushes of 30+ cos did not take at least two of the first three MAC games yards with six and tied for third nationally in rushes of 40+ yards with four ► WMU enters the weekend looking for its first 4-0 home start since 2016, and just the seventh 4-0 beginning to the home campaign since ► Senior TE Giovanni Ricci owns a TD catch in three consecutive 2000: 2000 (5-0), 2001 (4-0), 2006 (5-0), 2008 (6-0), 2011 (5-0) and games, the longest streak for a Bronco since Keishawn Watson with 2016 (6-0) three straight games from Sept. 23 – Oct. 7, 2017

► The Broncos have been turnover creating machines in the last five ► Senior C Luke Juriga has started 45 consecutive games, every games, forcing 12 TOs during the stretch with at least two per contest game of his career and tied for the longest streak in the country ... WMU ranks tied for eighth nationally in turnovers gained this fall MAC STANDINGS 2019 WMU SCHEDULE

EAST MAC GAMES OVERALL vs. Monmouth W, 48-13 Team W L Home Road W L Home Road Neutral ESPN3 Kent State 1 0 1-0 0-0 2 3 2-0 0-3 0-0 Miami (Ohio) 1 0 1-0 0-0 2 3 2-0 0-3 0-0 at [19] Michigan State Ohio 1 0 0-0 1-0 2 3 1-1 1-2 0-0 L, 51-17 Bowling Green 0 1 0-0 0-1 1 4 1-1 0-3 0-0 Big Ten Network Akron 0 1 0-0 0-1 0 5 0-2 0-3 0-0 vs. State Buffalo 0 2 0-1 0-1 2 4 2-1 0-3 0-0 W, 57-10 ESPN+ WEST MAC GAMES OVERALL at Syracuse Team W L Home Road W L Home Road Neutral L, 52-33 Toledo 1 0 1-0 0-0 4 1 3-0 1-1 0-0 ACC Network Ball State 1 0 0-0 1-0 2 3 1-1 1-1 0-1 vs. Central Michigan* Central Michigan 2 1 1-0 1-1 3 3 3-0 0-3 0-0 W, 31-15 Western Michigan 1 1 1-0 0-1 3 3 3-0 0-3 0-0 CBS Sports Network Eastern Michigan 0 1 0-1 0-0 3 2 1-0 2-2 0-0 Northern 0 1 0-1 0-0 1 2 1-0 0-3 0-0 at Toledo* L, 31-24 ESPN+ vs. Miami (Ohio)* Oct. 12 | 12 Noon ESPNU at Eastern Michigan* Oct. 19 | 7 PM ESPN+ vs. Bowling Green* Oct. 26 | 12 Noon TBA vs. Ball State* Nov. 5 | 7/8 PM ESPN2/CBS Sports Network at Ohio* Nov. 12 | 7:30/8 PM ESPN2/ESPNU at Northern Illinois* WEEK 8 Nov. 26 | 7/8 PM ESPNU/ESPN+ MAC SCHEDULE MAC Championship * Toledo at Bowling Green 12 noon Dec. 7 | 12 Noon

* Miami (Ohio) at Western Michigan 12 noon ESPN/ESPN2 * Ball State at Eastern Michigan 2 pm * Denotes Mid-American Conference game New Mexico State at Central Michigan 3 pm * Kent State at Akron 3:30 pm * Northern Illinois at Ohio 3:30 pm All times Eastern * Mid-American Conference game

WMU Fight Song: Fight on fight on for Western; take the ball, make a score, win the game. Onward for the Brown and Gold; Push ‘em back, push ‘em back bring us fame. Fight on fight on for Western; over one, over all we will reign. Fight, Broncos fight, fight with all your might. Western win this game! HEAD COACH TIM LESTER

THIRD SEASON Western Michigan, 2000

Tim Lester was named the 16th head football coach in school history on Friday, Jan. 13, 2019 WESTERN MICHIGAN COACHING STAFF 2017. Tim Lester (Western Michigan ’00) – Head Coach Lester has risen through the coaching ranks Jake Moreland (Western Michigan’00) – Offensive Coordinator/OL after completing a Hall of Fame playing ca- reer at Western Michigan. He was a four-year Lou Esposito (Memphis ’01) – Defensive Coordinator/DL starter at quarterback at WMU from 1996-99, leading the Broncos to a Mid-American Conference championship ap- Joe Palcic (Miami Ohio ’98) – Special Teams Coordinator pearance his senior season. Lester also made a stop as an assistant coach at his alma mater during the 2005 and 2006 seasons. A native Eric Evans (DePauw ’03) – Passing Game Coordinator/QB of Wheaton, Ill., Lester earned his bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Western Michigan in 2000 and was inducted into the Western James Adams (Wake Forest ’06) – Assistant Coach/CB Michigan Athletic Hall of Fame in 2011. Trevor Andrews (Dayton ’96) – Assistant Coach/LB In his second season leading Western Michigan in 2018, he guided the Mike Bath (Miami Ohio ’00) – Assistant Coach/RB Broncos to bowl eligibility for the fifth-straight season, a program re- cord, and a trip to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. Five Broncos earned Keith Gaither (Elon ’97) – Assistant Coach/WR All-MAC honors, including two First Team selections, LeVante Bellamy and Luke Juriga. WMU led the MAC in Academic All-MAC selections Bill Kenney (Norwich ’81) – Assistant Coach/TE with 20 and five of them went on to earn MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete honors. Dontae Wright (Miami Ohio ’07) – Assistant Coach/S In his first season as head coach at Western Michigan in 2017, the Bron- cos led the Mid-American Conference with 12 all-conference selections and had 16 Academic All-MAC selections, five Distinguished Scholar- Athletes and a CoSIDA Academic All-District selection. As a team, the Broncos posted a 3.08 GPA, the second highest in program history. Of- fensive lineman Chukwuma Okorafor collected six All-America honors and Wyatt Pfiefer was an All-American as a long snapper. Several school records were broken as running back Jarvion Franklin became WMU’s all-time leading rusher with 4,867 career yards, and also set a school record for most career touchdowns with 56. Dari- us Phillips became the FBS all-time leader for career returns for TDs with 12 and tied the FBS record with five career pick-sixes. Phillips was named MAC Special Teams Player of the Year for the second-straight season and had 100-yard kickoff returns in back-to-back weeks to open the season against #4 USC and Michigan State. Both Okorafor (3rd round, Pittsburgh) and Phillips (5th round, Cincinnati), as well as defensive back Sam Beal (3rd round, NY Giants) were NFL draft picks. Tim Lester Prior to taking the head coaching position at Western Michigan Lester was the quarterbacks coach at Purdue in 2016, mentoring sophomore signal-caller David Blough to 25 touchdown passes and 3,352 yards, averaging over 279 yards passing per game. Western Michigan Varsity W Club Lester served as Syracuse’s quarterbacks coach from 2013 to 2015 and doubled as offensive coordinator in 2014 and 2015. Connecting former and current Bronco student-athletes by supporting WMU athletes through events and other opportunities while celebrat- Prior to working at Syracuse, Lester was the head coach at Division ing the great heritage of WMU Athletics and its student athletes. III Elmhurst (Illinois) College from 2008 to 2012. Over five seasons, he posted a 33-19 record for a .635 winning percentage, second highest in school history. In his final season in 2012, he led the Blue Jays to a 10-2 record and a College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) championship as well as Elmhurst’s first NCAA playoff appearance. Lester was named the CCIW Coach of the Year that season. Lester also served as an assistant at North Central College (2007) and Elmhurst (2002-03). He was the head coach at Division II Saint Jo- seph’s College in 2004, receiving Independent Football Alliance Coach of the Year honors. Lester started his playing career at Western Michigan with a bang, earning MAC Freshman of the Year honors in 1996. He was a Second Team All-MAC selection his junior and senior seasons. He finished his Bronco career ranked fourth in FBS history in passing yards (11,299) and sixth in touchdown passes (87). Lester set 17 school passing re- cords and eight MAC records. WESTERN MICHIGAN NUMERICAL ROSTER

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown / High School 1 Ali Fayad DE 6-2 255 Jr. Dearborn, Mich. / Dearborn 1 Alex Mussat WR 6-2 205 Sr. Troy, Mich. / Athens 2 LeVante Bellamy RB 5-9 190 Sr. Indianapolis, Ind. / Pike 2 Justin Tranquill S 5-11 200 Sr. Huntertown, Ind. / Carroll 3 Anton Curtis CB 6-0 195 Sr. Grosse Pointe, Mich. / East English Village Prep 4 Patrick Lupro CB 5-10 185 So. Belleville, Mich. / Belleville 4 Chris Riddle QB 6-3 205 So. Jacksonville, Fla. / University Christian 5 Andre Carter DE 6-4 250 R-Fr. , Mich. / Cass Tech 5 Kaleb Eleby QB 6-1 215 So. Maryland Heights, Mo. / Pattonville 6 Corey Crooms WR 5-11 185 Fr. Country Club Hills, Ill. / Hillcrest 6 A.J. Thomas S 6-3 210 Jr. Detroit, Mich. / University of Detroit Jesuit 7 D’Wayne Eskridge WR/CB 5-9 190 Sr. Bluffton, Ind. / Bluffton 8 Ralph Holley DT 6-2 285 Jr. West Bloomfield, Mich. / St. Mary’s Prep 8 Dawson Schick RB 5-11 190 Jr. Oklahoma City, Ok. / Oklahoma Christian Schools 9 Najee Clayton LB 6-2 235 Sr. Paterson, N.J. / Paramus Catholic 9 Brandon Hinds WR 6-0 180 Jr. Lansing, Mich. / Lansing Catholic 10 Griffin Alstott QB 6-2 225 So. St. Petersburg, Fla. / Northside Christian 10 Matthew Stuckey LB 6-2 225 R-Fr. Olympia Fields, Ill. / Rich Central Campus 11 Jaylen Hall WR 6-4 185 So. Macomb, Mich. / Dakota 11 Keni’H Lovely CB 5-11 175 R-Fr. Boynton Beach, Fla. / Atlantic 12 Keith Mixon Jr. WR 5-8 195 5th Birmingham, Ala. / Shades Valley School 12 Damari Roberson WR 6-1 195 Fr. Muskegon, Mich. / Mona Shores 13 Tyron Arnett WR 6-1 185 Jr. Belle Glade, Fla. / Pahokee 13 Harrison Taylor S 6-2 215 So. St. Charles, Ill. / Wheaton Academy 14 Calin Crawford CB 5-11 195 Jr. Canton, Mich. / Salem 14 Donavon Greenhow WR 5-8 155 Fr. Powhatan, Va. / Blessed Sacrament-Hugeunot 15 Keith Jones Jr. CB 5-10 180 Fr. St. Louis, Mo. / Cardinal Ritter 15 Giovanni Ricci TE 6-3 240 Sr. Loveland, Ohio / Loveland 16 Thiago Kapps K 6-0 195 Jr. Petropolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil / College of DuPage 16 Jon Wassink QB 6-2 208 Sr. Grand Rapids, Mich. / South Christian 17 Zaire Barnes S 6-3 225 So. Mundelein, Ill. / Carmel Catholic 17 Eric Wenzel QB 6-1 195 Fr. Kalamazoo, Mich. / Hackett Catholic 18 Ginial Isma CB 6-0 185 So. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. / Stranahan 18 Nick Kargman QB 6-3 205 Fr. Camden, N.J. / Woodrow Wilson 19 Cam Cooper WR 5-10 185 So. Chelsea, Mich. / Chelsea 20 Drake Spears LB 6-1 235 Sr. Aurora, Ill. / West Aurora 21 Stefan Claiborne S 6-2 205 Sr. Clinton Twp., Mich. / Chippewa Valley 22 Davon Tucker RB 5-8 210 Sr. Somerdale, N.J. / Sterling 23 Ra’Sean Davie RB 5-6 185 R-So. Indianapolis, Ind. / North Central 23 Treshaun Hayward LB 6-1 225 Jr. Ypsilanti, Mich. / Skyline 24 Skyy Moore WR 5-9 195 Fr. New Kensington, Pa. / Shady Side Academy 25 Kareem Ali CB 5-11 180 5th Sicklerville, N.J. / Timber Creek 25 Christian Singleton RB 5-11 210 Fr. Kennesaw, Ga. / North Cobb 26 K.J. Anderson CB 6-0 190 So. Buford, Ga. / Buford 26 Devan Bass RB 6-1 195 Jr. Turlock, Calif. / Pitman 27 Ryan Selig TE 6-3 235 R-Fr. Lake Villa, Ill. / Lakes Community 28 Sean Tyler RB 5-9 185 Fr. Richton Park, Ill. / Rich Central 29 Andrew Trost S 5-10 190 Jr. Grosse Pointe, Mich. / Grosse Pointe South 30 Kmare Carey S 6-1 190 R-Fr. Belleville, Mich. / Belleville 31 Ali’Vonta Wallace LB 6-1 235 Fr. Muskegon, Mich. / Muskegon 32 Trae Allen RB 5-9 205 R-Fr. Pontiac, Mich. / Groves 33 Timothy Collins DE 6-5 270 5th Birmingham, Ala. / Restoration Academy 34 Alex Grace LB 6-1 225 Sr. Saginaw, Mich. / Swan Valley 35 Jake Moertl S 6-0 195 So. Palatine, Ill. / Palatine 36 Calob Dalton LB 6-4 200 Fr. Carrollton, Ohio / Carrollton 37 Zonterio Weekley CB 5-10 170 Fr. Kalamazoo, Mich. / Kalamazoo Central 38 Tanner Mathias TE 6-4 280 So. Menominee, Mich. / Menominee 39 Nick Mihalic P 5-11 190 So. Skokie, Ill. / Niles North 40 Mitch Heimbuch TE 6-3 235 Jr. Romeo, Mich. / Romeo 41 Tanner Motz LB 6-2 240 So. St. John’s, Mich. / St. John’s 42 Roy McCree LB 6-2 225 So. Detroit, Mich. / Detroit Country Day 43 Boone Bonnema LB 6-3 220 Fr. Zeeland, Mich. / Zeeland 45 Jackson Foster K 6-2 220 Fr. Danville, Calif. / San Ramon Valley 45 Kristofer Hodgson RB 5-10 175 Fr. Portage, Mich. / Portage Central WESTERN MICHIGAN NUMERICAL ROSTER

46 Jack Sherwin DL 6-4 265 Fr. Traverse City, MIch. / Traverse City Central 47 Gavin Peddie K 6-0 195 So. Grandville, Mich. / Grandville 48 Joseph Miller LB 5-11 225 Jr. Gaylord, Mich. / Gaylord 51 Jordan Asbury OG 6-3 295 Jr. Warren, Mich. / De La Salle 55 Braden Fiske DT 6-3 290 R-Fr. Michigan City, Ind. / Michigan City 56 Corvin Moment LB 6-1 250 So. Vero Beach, Fla. / Vero Beach 58 Antonio Balabani DE 6-3 245 Sr. Macomb, Mich. / Dakota 59 Luke Juriga C 6-4 298 Sr. Aurora, Ill. / Marmion Academy 60 Mark Brooks OT 6-6 295 Jr. Portland, Mich. / Portland 61 Mike Caliendo OG 6-4 300 Jr. Brookfield, Wis. / Brookfield East 62 Alex Keys C 6-1 295 Sr. Highlands Ranch, Colo. / Highlands Ranch 64 Tom O’Mara OL 6-3 285 So. , Ill. / Marist 65 Trevor Campbell OG 6-5 300 So. Naperville, Ill. / Naperville Centrall 66 Wesley French DT 6-5 295 Sr. Benton Harbor, Mich. / St. Joseph High School 67 Stuart Kettler OT 6-5 280 Fr. Grand Rapids, Mich. / East Grand Rapids 68 Jamal Williams DT 6-3 290 Sr. Chicago, Ill. / TF North 70 Spencer Kanz OT 6-6 295 Jr. Luxemburg, Wis. / Luxemburg-Casco 71 Jonathan Todd OG 6-6 325 Sr. Mokena, Ill. / Lincoln Way North 72 Dylan Deatherage OT 6-4 300 So. Kankakee, Ill. / Bishop Mcnamara 73 Mohamed Elazazy OG 6-5 300 So. Menasha, Wis. / Menasha 75 Addison West OG 6-4 290 Fr. Cary, Ill. / Cary-Grove 76 Jaylon Moore OT 6-5 315 Jr. Detroit, Mich. / Consortium College Prep 77 Jacob Gideon C 6-3 300 Fr. Walton, Ky. / Larry Ryle 78 Hunter Shulfer OT 6-5 270 R-Fr. Stevens Point, Wis. / Stevens Point Area 79 Joey Price OT 6-8 350 Fr. Algonquin, Ill. / Harvey Jacobs 80 Ryan Lezzer WR 5-11 190 So. Clearfield, Pa. / Clearfield 81 DaShon Bussell WR 6-2 195 R-Fr. Knoxville, Tenn. / Knoxville Catholic 82 Jaret Curtis WR 5-11 185 Jr. Green Bay, Wis. / Ashwaubenon 83 Luke Sanders TE 6-4 220 Jr. Fishers, Ind. / Cathedral 85 Anthony Torres TE 6-6 250 R-Fr. Mishawaka, Ind. / Penn 86 MarShawn Foster WR 6-4 180 Fr. Chicago, Ill. / Al Raby 87 Cameron Coleman WR 5-10 180 Fr. St. Louis, Mo. / Cardinal Ritter 88 Wade Buckman TE 6-6 250 Jr. Holland, Mich. / Holland 89 Brett Borske TE 6-6 275 Jr. Naperville, Ill. / Neuqua Valley 90 Ken Aguirre DT 6-1 290 Jr. Joilet, Ill. / Joilet Catholic Academy 91 Eric Smith DT 6-0 305 So. Detroit, Mich. / Cass Tech 92 Joe Misak DT 6-3 270 Fr. Mattawan, Mich. / Mattawan 93 Will McCabe DT 6-3 290 R-Fr. Palatine, Ill. / William Fremd 94 Marshawn Kneeland DE 6-4 255 Fr. Grand Rapids, Mich. / Godwin Heights 96 Bryce Bouwens LS 5-11 215 So. Grandville, Mich. / Grandville 97 Michael Arenberg K 6-0 180 Jr. Cary, Ill. / Cary-Grove 98 Kailien Guillory DE 6-5 260 Jr. Indianapolis, Ind. / Ben Davis 99 Joseph Salisbury DE 6-1 250 Fr. Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich. / Grosse Pointe North

COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Tim Lester — Western Michigan, 2000 (3rd season as WMU head coach/9th season as head coach) Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line Coach: Jake Moreland — Western Michigan, 2000 (10th) Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line: Lou Esposito — Memphis, 2001 (6th) Special Teams Coordinator: Joe Palcic — Miami Ohio, 1998 (1st) Passing Game Coordinator/Quarterbacks: Eric Evans — DePauw, 2003 (3rd) Assistant Coach/Cornerbacks: James Adams — Wake Forest, 2006 (1st) Assistant Coach/Linebackers: Trevor Andrews — Dayton, 1996 (1st) Assistant Coach/Running Backs: Mike Bath — Miami Ohio, 2000 (1st) Assistant Coach/Wide Receivers: Keith Gaither — Elon, 1997 (1st) Assistant Coach/Tight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator: Bill Kenney — Norwich, 1981 (6th) Assistant Coach/Safeties: Dontae Wright — Miami Ohio, 2007 (2nd) Graduate Assistants: Brian Collins, Nick Faus, August Peters, Billy VandeMerkt Director of Strength and Conditioning: Grant Geib — Ohio Wesleyan, 2009 (3rd) Assistant Director of Strength and Conditioning: Kyle Murray — Towson, 2013 (2nd) Assistant AD/Football Operations: Drew Robinson — Syracuse, 2006 (3rd) Operations & Recruiting Assistant: Gavin Porter — Western Michigan, 2018 (2nd) Director of Player Personnel: Kyle Derickson — Butler, 2003 (3rd) Director of Football Video: Adam Fry — Western Michigan, 2014 (3rd) Football Equipment Manager: Taylor Jorgensen — Western Michigan, 2008 (8th) MIAMI (OHIO) NUMERICAL ROSTER

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown 57 Bennett Clark 6-6 302 OL R-Fr. Zionsville, Ind. 1 Jaylon Bester 5-8 184 RB Jr. Belleville, Ill. 58 Doug Costin 6-2 295 DL Sr. West Chester, Pa. 2 Jackson Williamson 6-2 201 QB R-So. Anderson, SC 59 Evan Crabtree 5-11 239 LS 5-Sr. Dublin, Ohio 2 Cecil Singleton 6-2 206 DB R-Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio 60 Rusty Feth 6-5 305 OL Fr. Colerain, Ohio 3 Mike Brown 6-1 210 DB Jr. Grand Rapids, Mich. 62 Trent Kramer 6-0 250 LS R-Jr. Naperville, Ill. 3 Nick Manson 6-2 206 WR Fr. Jonesboro, Ga. 62 Brendan Beattie 6-0 200 LS Fr. Maineville, Ohio 4 Ontario Russell 5-11 206 RB Fr. Kansas City, Mo. 64 David Redding 6-4 309 OL R-So. Columbus, Ind. 4 Allan Koikoi 5-11 185 DB 5-Sr. Baltimore, Mary. 65 Pete Nank 6-5 319 OL R-So. West Des Moines, Iowa 5 Brett Gabbert 6-0 207 QB Fr. St. Louis, Mo. 66 Kevin Kaufman 6-1 321 DL Fr. Highland Park, Ill. 5 Emmanuel Rugamba 5-11 190 DB R-Jr. Naperville, Ill. 68 Donovan White 6-4 303 OL R-Jr. Gahanna, Ohio 6 Travion Banks 5-11 183 DB Sr. Evanston, Ill. 69 Brody Carper 6-3 290 OL R-Fr. Mogadore, Ohio 6 Austin Robinson 6-1 180 WR Fr. Cornelius, NC 70 Trent Maynard 6-4 306 OL R-Jr. Indianapolis, Ind. 8 Cam Blakely 6-5 189 WR R-Fr. Knoxville, Tenn. 71 Sam Murrer 6-4 295 DL 5-Sr. Park Hills, Ky. 8 Luke Bolden 6-2 230 LB Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio 72 Ben Jackson 6-7 293 OL Fr. Winchester, Ky. 9 Kyle Kramer 6-3 216 P 5-Sr. Glen Ellyn, Ill. 74 Jack Schroer 6-4 288 OL 5-Sr. New Albany, Ohio 10 AJ Mayer 6-3 226 QB R-Fr. Edgewood, Ky. 75 Jarrett LaRubbio 6-5 310 OL 5-Sr. Middletown, Ohio 10 Trevon Booker 6-0 191 DB Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. 76 Nathan Jacobs 6-5 322 OL Fr. Shelbyville, Ky. 11 Dominique Robinson 6-4 235 WR Jr. Canton, Ohio 77 Matt Skibinski 6-5 285 OL 5-Sr. Livonia, Mich. 12 Pete Lampert 6-4 212 QB R-So. Cincinnati, Ohio 79 Samuel Sloman 5-8 205 PK Sr. Roswell, Ga. 12 Jayden Russell 6-2 190 DB Fr. Shawnee, Kan. 80 Quentin Hardy 6-5 237 TE Sr. Murfreesboro, Tenn. 13 Jack Sorenson 6-0 192 WR R-Jr. Kildeer, Ill. 82 Kameron Butler 6-3 252 DL So. Florence, Ky. 14 Zedrick Raymond 6-0 181 DB Sr. Mobile, Ala. 83 Jalen Walker 5-7 176 WR R-So. Carmel, Ind. 14 Ben Tarpey 6-2 185 QB Fr. Evanston, Ill. 84 Henry Beckett 6-0 175 K Fr. Dothan, Ala. 15 Michael Bonds 6-1 204 QB R-Fr. Bellevue, Wash. 85 Syncere Jones 6-1 195 WR Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio 16 Richie Hagarty 6-3 234 LB Fr. New Palestine, Ind. 86 Luke Mayock 6-5 229 WR 5-Sr. Sugar Land, Texas 16 Zack Hazlett 5-11 206 WR R-Jr. Dublin, Ohio 87 Adam Mehelic 6-3 260 TE R-So. Hudson, Ohio 17 Myles Reid 6-1 225 LB Sr. , Ga. 89 Jack Coldiron 6-5 213 TE Fr. Florence, Ky. 17 Alec Bornhorst 6-4 209 QB R-Fr. Gainesville, Ga. 90 Dean Lemon 6-2 250 DE 5-Sr. Kettering, Ohio 18 Cedric Boswell 5-11 181 DB R-Jr. Beverly Hills, Mich. 91 Andrew Sharp 6-4 267 DL R-So. Grosse Pointe, Mich. 19 James Maye 5-9 162 WR Fr. Charlotte, NC 92 Austin Ertl 6-2 284 DL Fr. Wauwatosa, Wis. 20 Mehki Miller 6-1 174 DB Fr. Chicago, Ill. 93 Kyle Bryant 6-3 237 DL Fr. Grovetown, Ga. 20 Tyre Shelton 5-11 191 RB R-Fr. Douglasville, Ga. 94 Jahmal Wynter 6-2 296 DL Jr. McDonough, Ga. 21 Sterling Weatherford 6-4 218 DB R-So. Cicero, Ind. 95 Ben Kimpler 6-5 251 DL R-Jr. Libertyville, Ill. 22 Ja’Von Kimpson 5-11 197 DB Fr. Clinton Township, Mich. 96 Kobe Hilton 6-3 273 DL Fr. Farrell, Pa. 23 Davion Johnson 5-10 217 RB R-So. Pontiac, Mich. 97 Will Kellison 6-4 247 DL R-Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. 23 Ivan Pace Jr. 6-0 241 LB Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio 99 Anthony Collier II 6-3 290 DL Fr. Nashville, Tenn. 24 Ja’don Rucker-Furlow 6-2 181 DB So. Dayton, Ohio 99 James Silvi 5-10 165 K R-Fr. Bryn Mawr, Pa. 25 Deland McCollough 6-1 180 DB Fr. Leawood, Kan. 26 Mitchell Burton 6-2 212 RB R-So. Columbus, Ind. COACHING STAFF 27 Kobe Burse 6-0 224 LB Sr. Muskegon Heights, Mich. Head Coach: Chuck Martin (6th Year) 27 Gavin Mottl 6-0 175 PK Fr. Merrionette Park, Ill. Assistant Head Coach/Co-Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line: George Barnett 28 Jeremiah Josephs 5-11 170 DB Fr. Monroeville, Pa. Co-Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks: Eric Koehler 29 Zach Kahn 5-10 206 RB R-Jr. Strongsville, Ohio Co-Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers: Spence Nowinsky 29 Matthew Salopek 6-1 214 DB Fr. Kent, Ohio Co-Defensive Coordinator/Cornerbacks: John Hauser 30 Josh Maize 6-3 266 DL R-So. Deerfield, Ill. Safeties: Bill Brechin 30 Conner Maynard 6-3 175 P Fr. Mooresville, NC Running Backs: Lamar Conard 31 Maurice Thomas 5-11 179 RB 5-Sr. Oxford, Ohio Special Teams Coordinator: Doug Shearer 32 Brandon LaBrie 5-10 194 WR R-So. Westlake Village, Calif. Tight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator: Pat Welsh 32 Jacob Swartz 5-11 174 P R-So. Highland Park, Ill. Defensive Line: E.J. Whitlow 34 Isaac Hampton 6-0 294 DL R-So. Charlotte, N. Car. Wide Recievers: Israel Woolfork 34 Chris Cavalaris 5-10 190 WR R-Fr. Lake Forest, Ill. 35 Ryan McWood 6-1 224 LB R-Jr. Grosse Pointe, Mich. 35 Hayden Nease 6-1 230 RB R-So. Bellefontaine, Ohio 36 Griffin Baumoel 6-2 230 LB R-So. Canton, Ohio 37 Payton O’Reilly 6-0 225 FB R-Jr. Bozeman, Mt. 38 Max Wynn 6-2 206 LB Fr. Centerville, Ohio 43 Kyle Speas 6-5 234 TE R-Jr. Plainfield, Ill. 44 Rhett Williams 6-6 227 TE Fr. Carmel, Ind. 45 Cole Jones 6-0 232 DL R-Jr. Oxford, Ohio 46 Andrew Homer 6-6 247 TE R-Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio 47 Lonnie Phelps Jr. 6-3 223 DL Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio 48 Ryan Newton 6-2 243 DL R-So. St. Louis, Mo. 48 Luke Sheppard 5-11 200 DB R-Jr. Joliet, Ill. 49 Bart Baratti 6-1 200 DB Sr. Spring, Texas 50 Sam Vaughan 6-7 279 OL Fr. Versailles, Ky. 51 Danny Godlevske 6-3 287 OL R-Jr. Indianapolis, Ind. 52 Cam Turner 5-10 238 DL R-Jr. St. Louis, Mo. 52 Caleb Shaffer 6-5 311 OL Fr. Carmel, Ind. 53 Nate Robinson 6-1 208 DB R-So. Dublin, Ohio 54 Tommy Doyle 6-8 318 OL R-Jr. Edina, Minn. 55 Andrew Todd 6-4 286 OL R-Fr. Cedar Rapids, Iowa WASSINK ENJOYS HOMECOMING AT QB

Special feature to WMUBroncos.com by Paul Morgan All of this from a player who is about as low key and family oriented aving graduated with a business degree in accounting, Jon Was- as it gets. Hsink will be attending his first Homecoming game as an alumnus Saturday as Western Michigan hosts Miami. ‘’He’s not a very difficult kid to figure out,’’ Mark Wassink said. ‘’He’s a high-level student who will do well in life. He’s grounded, has a won- But the contest will be Wassink’s last Homecoming game as the Bron- derful fiancée, has a love for his family and owns a strong faith. And cos’ starting quarterback. he loves to fish. He and I would sit in a boat for six hours anddo nothing but fish.’’ ‘’It hasn’t really sunk in yet that this is my final season here,’’ Wassink said. ‘’I’m just preparing as best I can, building relationships on the As close as the Wassink family is to Kalamazoo, going to Western team and just having fun. After this season, that’s when it will hit me.’’ Michigan was the best thing that could happen, Mark Wassink said.

Wassink is one of seven members of the football team to have already ‘’Western pursued him strongly,’’ the father said. ‘’We live on the earned a bachelor’s degree from Western Michigan, joining running south side of Grand Rapids so we can be at Waldo Stadium in 35 min- back LeVante Bellamy, tight end Giovanni Ricci, defensive back Justin utes. It’s allowed us to spend more time with him than you typically Tranquill, wide receiver Alex Mussat, offensive guard Jonathan Todd would if your son or daughter was playing Division I athletics. On an and defensive tackle Wesley French. off day for me and Jon, we could play nine holes of golf.’’

Graduate transfers Keith Mixon Jr. (Mississippi State), Timothy Collins While he is a low-key person, Wassink still has that fire that every ( Tech) and Kareem Ali (Temple) also have their bachelor athlete has inside. He wants to do well at whatever the challenge is. degrees. On the field this season, Wassink has indeed been doing very well, This season already has the makings of a good one for Wassink. He’s throwing for 1,769 yards, completing 59.6 percent of his passes and been named a semifinalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy, which tossing 12 touchdowns. He’s also rushed for two scores. recognizes the best football scholar-athlete in the nation, taking into consideration academics, football and exemplary leadership. But it’s more about the team for Wassink.

He’s also up for the Senior CLASS Award, which looks at achieve- ‘’I talked to the team earlier last week and said the more success the ments in community, classroom, character and competition. team has, the more success every individual is going to have,’’ he said. ‘’That’s just how it works. If you are focused on yourself and your Wassink has guided WMU’s offense to an average of more than 35 stats, the team success won’t come. I told everyone, we all have those points per game in his career. He is one of just seven active FBS quar- selfish desires, but we need to put them aside for the team. The better terbacks who has started at least 20 games to accomplish that. the team does, the better the individual does.’’

With all that said, the biggest accomplishment Wassink may want to Lester has always said that Wassink is an outstanding game planner achieve this season, besides guiding the Broncos to a Mid-American who will take time preparing for an upcoming opponent. However, Conference championship, is to finish the campaign on the field and there was one time in which the quarterback didn’t take his time and not on the injured list. Both his sophomore and junior years were cut just plunged forward. short by injuries. ‘’The proposal to my fiancée was kind of a whim, which is a little bit ‘’Going into this season, honestly, it was very similar to what I was weird for me,’’ Wassink laughingly said. doing before,’’ he said. ‘’I had always trained real hard and put myself in the best position to not be injured, but it’s football and you get The planner in him will be a lot more evident against Miami. injured. This year, I have a little more perspective. I’m a little more thankful to just be out there again.’’

So is his dad, Mark.

‘’It’s been tough for him to walk the sideline because he is such a competitor,’’ Mark Wassink said. ‘’He’s a tough kid and the injury last year was a freak thing. It’s not like he’s consistently putting himself in harm’s way, or that he’s a fullback. Jon is a person of very strong faith and we feel God has a plan.’’

Jon Wassink has been playing football since he was in the fifth grade, and he’s always been a quarterback.

This is the third season Wassink has been with WMU head coach Tim Lester.

“He thinks a lot like I do, and he reads defenses a lot like I do,’’ the former Western Michigan quarterback said about the school’s current signal-caller. ‘’Jon is way more an active participant in idea sharing this season, which is good. You always say your quarterback is like a coach on the field and has the responsibility of a coach. Jon is really smart and thinks outside the box.’’

He’s thought outside the box enough to lead the MAC in passing, av- eraging 294.8 yards per game. Wassink also has Western Michigan on top of the league in points scored, averaging 35.0 per game. TEAM LEADERS

RUSHING Western Michigan G Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G LeVante Bellamy 6 101 657 28 629 6.2 8 73 104.83 Sean Tyler 6 27 227 7 220 8.1 4 61 36.67

Miami (Ohio) Tyre Shelton 5 37 140 7 133 3.6 1 13 26.60 Jaylon Bester 2 29 127 4 123 4.2 1 20 61.50

PASSING Western Michigan G Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G Jon Wassink 6 145.29 124-208-5 59.62 1,769 12 60 294.83 Griffin Alstott 3 218.08 5-5-0 100.00 31 1 15 10.33

Miami (Ohio) Brett Gabbert 5 117.46 50-94-2 53.19 649 3 52 129.80

RECEIVING Western Michigan G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G Giovanni Ricci 6 27 386 14.30 6 43 64.33 Skyy Moore 6 25 346 13.84 1 33 57.67 DaShon Bussell 6 16 295 18.44 1 60 49.17

Miami (Ohio) Jalen Walker 5 5 126 25.20 1 29 25.20 Dominique Robinson 5 6 117 19.50 0 42 23.40 Jack Sorenson 4 12 103 8.58 1 13 25.75

LeVante Bellamy SCORING Western Michigan TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points LeVante Bellamy 8 0 0 0-1 0-0 0 0-0 0 48 Thiago Kapps 0 6 24-26 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 42

Miami (Ohio) Sam Sloman 0 7 11-11 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 32 Brett Gabbert 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18

PUNTING Western Michigan No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 50+ Nick Mihalic 20 809 40.45 61 1 6 6 2

Miami (Ohio) Kyle Kramer 32 1,447 45.22 59 3 8 12 11

TACKLES Western Michigan GP Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds Sacks-Yds Int-Yds Treshaun Hayward 6 29 38 67 5.5-28 2.5-20 0-0 Drake Spears 6 14 35 49 2.5-9 0.5-5 1-0 Justin Tranquill 6 20 20 40 2.0-11 1.0-10 2-0 A.J. Thomas 6 23 13 36 2.0-7 0-0 0-0

Miami (Ohio) Sterling Weatherford 5 16 17 33 2.0-6 0.0-0 1-54 Myles Reid 5 14 17 31 1.0-4 1.0-0 0-0 Bart Baratti 5 20 8 28 4.5-29 2.0-18 1-35 Mike Brown 5 12 13 25 2.0-6 0.0-0 2-25 Treshaun Hayward