Toledo Rockets NCAA Football News

While his players sang the fight song after the victory over Eastern Michigan on Friday night, Tim Beckman glanced at the countdown in the University of Toledo locker room that showed the days, hours, minutes, and seconds until the Rockets faced their archrival.

TOLEDO -- Despite his team coming out on the wrong side of a 47-21 loss to the Toledo Rockets, Eastern Michigan's freshman quarterback Alex Gillett made huge strides in securing the Eagles starting spot.

Whichever team has to face the University of Toledo in its second-to-last game of the season next year better watch out for Morgan Williams.

DaJuane Collins ran for two touchdowns and Morgan Williams rushed for another to lead Toledo to a 47-21 win over Eastern Michigan on Friday night.

It'll be the last time Aaron Opelt puts on a midnight blue and gold jersey. The last time for Barry Church to run out onto the field at the Glass Bowl.

Western Ontario quarterback Michael Faulds has been named one of four nominees for the Hec Crighton trophy as the top player in Canadian university football .

The clock was ticking not just on the game, but on the careers of the two best quarterbacks in Canadian university football history.

Penn Hills lineman Aaron Donald had four sacks against Upper St. Clair last week.

Central Michigan's Dan LeFevour was up to his old, record-breaking ways and became the latest quarterback to overwhelm the University of Toledo defense.

Dan LeFevour ran for four touchdowns and passed for two more, leading Central Michigan to a 56-28 victory over Toledo on Wednesday night.

University of Toledo sophomore free safety Mark Singer was named ESPN The Magazine second-team Academic All-District 4 by the College Sports Information Directors of America.

Javier Arenas still is in the running for the award that goes to college football's top defensive back.

University of Toledo freshman Eric Page is featured in this week's ESPN The Magazine in an article called "You're In, Rookie! The Nation's best freshmen had the biggest cleats to fi ll." The article says "Page is built like a wideout, runs like a tailback, and played option QB at nearby Springfi eld Local High." Page has made 65 catches and is the ...

To a football coach, the glass is always half full. It's why Tim Beckman, after losing a game to previously-winless Miami, talks about winning the three games left on the University of Toledo's schedule and seeking a bowl opportunity.

University of Toledo senior safety Barry Church has been named one of 12 semifinalists for the Jim Thorpe Award, given annually to the best defensive back in the nation.

Freshman linebacker Wes Williams celebrates after his first career touchdown as a RedHawk during Saturday's game Spooky things happen on Halloween.

Zac Dysert ran for two touchdowns and passed for another, and Miami earned its first win of the season with a 31-24 victory over Toledo on Saturday.

Zac Dysert ran for two touchdowns and passed for another, and Miami earned its first win of the season with a 31-24 victory over Toledo on Saturday.

Latest line: WMU by 1. Notable: KSU puts its pass-rushing defense up against a WMU team averaging 27 points a game.

Good thing second-year Seton Hill University head football coach Joel Dolinski has a great sense of humor.