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WMU's Bill Cubit , 68-44-1, 10 seasons; 34-26 at WMU, fifth season. Ball State's Stan Parrish , 58-52-3, 11 seasons; 1-11 at Ball State, first full season.

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

WMU's Bill Cubit , 67-44-1, 10 seasons; 33-26 at WMU, fifth season. Eastern Michigan's Ron English , 0-9 at EMU, first season as a head coach.

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.

Western Michigan University's Mitch Zajac tries to wrap up Michigan State running back Ashton Leggett on Saturday at Spartan Stadium.

The coaches WMU's Bill Cubit , 65-30-1, 10 seasons; 31-22 at WMU, fifth season. Northern Illinois' Jerry Kill , 112-66, 16 seasons; 8-9 at NIU, second season.

He arrived from the "305" with Louis Delmas and E.J. Biggers in 2005. But while Delmas and Biggers starred at Western Michigan University, their Miami area code brethren waited his turn.

It took until midway through the third quarter of its third game. But it happened.

Freshman running backs Brian Fields and Antoin Scriven will redshirt this season, Western Michigan football coach Bill Cubit said after Monday afternoon's practice.

He didn't see any action until the final moments of Thursday afternoon's scrimmage.

The Western Michigan football team held its first scrimmage of the 2009 preseason at Waldo Stadium on Thursday afternoon.

Western Michigan has depth and talent at running back with Brandon West, Aaron Winchester, Glenis Thompson and Jimmy O'Neill and could employ more two-back sets this year than ever before during Bill Cubit's coaching era.

Western Michigan has depth and talent at running back with Brandon West, Aaron Winchester, Glenis Thompson and Jimmy O'Neill and could employ more two-back sets this year than ever before during Bill Cubit's coaching era.