Justin Braska News

A The final official event of the 2009 football season took place on Sunday night at the Radisson Plaza Hotel & Suites as Western Michigan held the annual team banquet in downtown Kalamazoo.A The Bronco faithful said their final good-byes to the 17 seniors on this year's team.

Ball State's football season was a lot of things -- many of them forgettable -- but one thing the Cardinals could point to when it was finished was that they didn't give up.

And your All-Big Ten first team quarterback is ... There's no easy answer, not after the way Penn State's Daryll Clark struggled in Saturday's 24-7 loss to Ohio State.

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

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.

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.

Western Michigan quarterback Tim Hiller is sacked by Kent State's Monte Simmons on Saturday.

Fans at Western Michigan's Waldo Stadium received a big Homecoming treat on Saturday.

Justin Braska knew his Western Michigan University defense had just been torched for a season-high 541 yards against Buffalo on Saturday.

Like for all of his Western Michigan University teammates, this is a big week for Justin Braska.

Aaron Opelt knows all about dealing with injuries and battling adversity. The University of Toledo quarterback has suffered a variety of ailments in his four-year career, so this recent twist of fate isn't his first rodeo.

The Western Michigan University football team limped into the Glass Bowl looking like a team with a myriad of issues.

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.

David Lewis saw six and therefore he got zero. WMU vs. Miami-Ohio When: 7 p.m. today.

FACTS & STATS: Site: Michigan Stadium -- Ann Arbor, Michigan. Television: ABC/ESPN2. Home Record: WMU 0-0, Michigan 0-0. Away Record: WMU 0-0, Michigan 0-0. Neutral Record: WMU 0-0, Michigan 0-0. Conference Record: WMU 0-0, Michigan 0-0. Series Record: Michigan leads, 4-0. GAME NOTES: Coach Rich Rodriguez's second season in Ann Arbor will begin ...

However, the year did not begin on a high note as the team was embarrassed at Nebraska in a 42-27 final.The team was able to bounce back though, winning its next six matchups.

For the past few seasons, one of the MAC's best programs has flown under the radar.