Brandon West News

WMU quarterback Tim Hiller, running back Brandon West, left tackle Anthony Parker and linebacker Austin Pritchard were all named All-MAC Second Team on Wednesday.

Austin Pritchard isn't a man of extra words. But in his final chance to speak as a Western Michigan football player, the senior linebacker did his best to make sure his class won't be remembered for this losing season.

Both programs have suffered through huge disappointments this season. Ball State mustered little emotion last week when it was bounced 35-3 at home against Central Michigan.

All eyes will be on the Western Michigan football team tonight, as the Broncos will take on Ball State in a nationally televised game at Waldo Stadium.

Wabash College claimed the Monon Bell with a 32-19 victory against DePauw in college football action on Saturday.

Each week, we'll look at some statistics involving individuals and/or teams that we find intriguing.

West, a 5-10 senior, has enjoyed the best November of any college football player east of Stanford.

Tim Hiller threw for 275 yards and four touchdowns Saturday as Western Michigan defeated Eastern Michigan 35-14 in Mid-American Conference play.

Ypsilanti -- Western Michigan senior running back Brandon West landed at Detroit Metro Airport on Saturday morning with a flood of memories of his younger half-brother, who was set to be buried later that day in Georgia.

Western Michigan's leading rusher is back home in Georgia, tending to matters after his brother was shot and killed last Sunday.

When Ball State coach Stan Parrish takes a look at Northern Illinois on film, he sees the same thing he saw in MAC East leader Temple.

EAST LANSING - Little-used Ashton Leggett ran for 110 yards and four touchdowns and Kirk Cousins threw for two scores to lead Michigan State past Western Michigan 49-14 today in a rare November non-conference game for the Spartans.

After a two-game losing streak, the MSU football team was looking to make a statement entering Saturday's nonconference game against Western Michigan.

EAST LANSING -- One of the keys to winning on the road is starting strong and taking the crowd out of the game.

Mitch Zajac took a final tour of Spartan Stadium, shaking hands with seemingly just about everyone, before acknowledging one last security guard, saluting a few more adoring fans and heading for the tunnel.

Even Keith Nichol has joined in on the fun. His 7-yard TD pass to Dion Sims makes it 49-14 Spartans with 5:59 to play in the fourth quarter.

Western Michigan has beaten a team from a Bowl Championship Series conference in each of the previous three seasons.

Bowl eligibility. Both teams are coming off losses and need to win two more games to have a chance to play in the postseason.

Call it the Western Michigan University football team's "November Magic." It's Louis Delmas chanting "Big MAC!, Little Ten!" through a cheerleader's megaphone after the Broncos secured a 23-17 win against Illinois last season at Ford Field.

Despite forcing three turnovers, Western Michigan football could not overcome career days by Kent State's quarterback and top receiver, falling to Kent State, 26-14. The loss was the first against the Golden Flashes since 1988 and the first against a team from the Mid-American Conference East Division since Oct.