Tim Hiller News

Tim Hiller didn't win the "Academic Heisman" Tuesday night. That award, the William V. Campbell Trophy, went to Florida's Tim Tebow, as so many others have.

So it comes as no surprise that the Western Michigan quarterback became familiar with Danny Wuerffel from about the time he began to read.

A few thoughts from the week in sports ... The Daily Record's most extensive online sports poll ended last Sunday with nearly 1,000 votes cast to name the "High School Football Player of the 2000s." In October, we put 10 nominees on the list that spanned the decade and also allowed for write-in votes.

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.

A season that began with great ambition ended with an apology Tuesday night. The team Bill Cubit really liked coaching in August, never found a way to get it done in the months that really mattered.

For 11 weeks, there had always been another game ahead for Western Michigan University's football team, a reason to look forward, rather than dwell on the frustrations of the ongoing season.

Senior quarterback Tim Hiller has been named Second Team Academic All-America by ESPN The Magazine.

KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- 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.

Kalamazoo -- Charlie Todd returned a punt 87 yards for a touchdown midway through the fourth quarter for the game-winning points in Ball State's 22-17 victory over Western Michigan on Tuesday night.

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.

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.

Western Michigan's Tim Hiller needs three touchdown passes in Tuesday night's regular-season finale against Ball State to become the career leader in Mid-American Conference history.

Tim Hiller did his best to sidestep any talk of what lies ahead. Perhaps it would be disrespectful to the unfinished business at hand.

Western Michigan's Brandon West set the Football Bowl Subdivision record for career all-purpose yards Saturday in his team's 35-14 road win over Eastern Michigan University.

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.

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

WMU's Austin Pritchard, left, and David Lewis take down EMU's Alex Gillett during the first half of their matchup Saturday.

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

Western Michigan senior quarterback Tim Hiller is one of 12 finalists for the Danny Wuerffel Trophy for the second-straight year.

MSU coach Mark Dantonio: "A lot of people talk about where your focus is going to be after two losses, but with our football team, I think the message is always, 'Come ready to play.' That has been there since this coaching staff got here." Western Michigan coach Bill Cubit: "You have to remember that these guys were playing in front of only people ...