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11/21/22 - Odieu Hilaire, rSr/2024, Bowling Green + More +

NOV 21 MAC EAST DIVISION OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Odieu Hiliare, Bowling Green, WR, Senior, Belle Glade, Fla. (Glades Central HS),...Hiliare helped Bowling Green win its rivalry game at Toledo, 42-35. It was BGSU's first win at Toledo since 2008. Hiliare caught eight passes for 246 yards and two touchdowns in the win. The 246 receiving yards rank No. 3 all-time on BGSU's single-game ledger and No. 11 all-time on the MAC's single-game list. The 246 receiving yards are also tied for the second-most in the nation this season. Hiliare made three receptions of 50 or more yards (50, 54, 59) and five of his eight receptions went for 25 or more yards. His first touchdown was on a 25-yard pass to put BGSU up 7-0 in the first quarter. Hiliare would score his second touchdown on a 59-yard strike in the fourth quarter that put BGSU up 34-21 late. - MAC Football

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WR Odieu Hilaire, Bowling Green
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11/18/22 - Jaylon Tillman, Sr/2025, Bowling Green + More +

2022 ALL-GLIAC SECOND TEAM: WR Jaylon Tillman, Grand Valley State, So.,...Tillman caught 27 passes for 496 yards and four touchdown and broke the 100-yard receiving mark twice. He hauled in 10 passes for 191 yards and a touchdown at Michigan Tech. - Grand Valley State Football

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WR Jaylon Tillman, Bowling Green
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11/15/22 - Matt McDonald, rSr/2023, Bowling Green + More +

Matt McDonald passed for a career-high 392 yards and four touchdowns - including a 42-yarder to Ta'ron Keith with nine seconds left in the game - and Bowling Green rallied last in a wild finish to beat Toledo 42-35 on Tuesday night. McDonald drove Bowling Green (6-5, 5-2 Mid-American Conference) 72 yards in six plays on the game-winning drive, using just 38 seconds. His touchdown strike to Keith came on third-and-10. Tucker Gleason threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to Jerjuan Newton and scored on a 1-yard quarterback keeper in a 5-minute span prior to McDonald's heroics to give Toledo (7-4, 5-2) a 35-34 lead. Gleason set up his scoring run by hitting Newton for a 29-yard gain on fourth-and-7.

The Rockets trailed 34-21 after McDonald fired a 59-yard scoring strike to Odieu Hiliare with 5:09 left to play. McDonald completed 19 of 35 passes with one interception for the Falcons, who became bowl eligible for the first time since 2015 with the win. Hiliare finished with a career-best 243 yards on seven receptions. His yardage total is the third highest in program history behind Freddie Barnes' 278 against Kent State in 2009 and Roger Lewis' 261 against Memphis in 2015. McDonald and Hiliare teamed up for a 25-yard score to open the scoring in the first quarter. The Falcons led 21-0 early in the second quarter after PaSean Wimberly blocked a punt by Jonathon Batzke that Patrick Day recovered in the end zone. Gleason had a 5-yard touchdown run and a 4-yard scoring toss to Micah Kelly to get the Rockets within 27-14 at halftime. Gleason completed 22 of 40 passes for 329 yards with three touchdowns and two picks. He also carried 17 times for 106 yards and two scores. The two teams combined for 938 yards of offense - 721 of them through the air. - Bowling Green/AP College Football

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QB Matt McDonald, Bowling Green
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11/02/22 - Matt McDonald, rSr/2023, Bowling Green + More +

Harold Fannin Jr. had a rushing touchdown, Mason Lawler made two field goals and Bowling Green held off Western Michigan 13-9 on Wednesday night despite turning it over three times. Ta'ron Keith returned the second-half kickoff 83 yards and Fannin scored three plays later from 8 for a 13-0 lead. The Broncos pulled within four points on a field goal with 5:28 remaining in the fourth quarter and forced a three-and-out to get it back with four minutes left. Western Michigan used eight plays to get to the Bowling Green 19 but lost three yards on fourth down.

Matt McDonald was 23-of-31 passing for 161 yards for Bowling Green (5-4, 4-1 Mid-American Conference), which won its third straight conference game. Bowling Green led 6-0 at halftime after holding Western Michigan to four first downs and 91 total yards. Western Michigan (3-6, 2-3) scored for the first time with 3:11 left in the third when Corey Crooms caught a short pass over the middle and eluded the Bowling Green safety for a 39-yard touchdown. Crooms finished with eight catches for 151 yards. - Bowling Green/AP College Football

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QB Matt McDonald, Bowling Green
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10/24/22 - Sami Sir, Jr/2026, Bowling Green + More +

OCT 24 MAC EAST DIVISION SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Sami Sir, Bowling Green, Punter, Freshman, Melbourne, Australia (Essendon Keilor College),...Helped flip the field for the Falcons all game. Had three of his six punts (42.2 avg.) pinned CMU inside its own 10-yard line. A fourth punt was looked to be downed inside the five-yard line before the coverage team knocked into the end zone for a TB. Perfectly hung a punt that the coverage team forced a fumble that BGSU recovered and scored a field goal. - MAC Football

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P Sami Sir, Bowling Green
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10/22/22 - Demetrius Hardamon, rSr/2025, Bowling Green + More +

Demetrius Hardamon returned a fumble 45 yards for a touchdown as Bowling Green collected four takeaways in a 34-18 win over Central Michigan on Saturday. The Falcons (4-4, 3-1 Mid-American Conference) recovered three fumbles, pushing their season total to 12, and also had an interception by Walter Haire that led to a touchdown. Bowling Green scored first and led throughout. The Falcons scored 17 points in the fourth quarter, including Hardamon's touchdown after Kari Brooks' sack, to pull away. Brooks had three of the Falcons' six sacks. Matt McDonald threw a pair of touchdown passes to Tyrone Broden on his way to an 18-of-21 day for 253 yards for Bowling Green. Odieu Hilliare had 105 yards receiving and Jaison Patterson 101 rushing. Jase Bower threw for 185 yards, including a touchdown, and ran for 109 more for the Chippewas (2-6, 1-3). - Bowling Green/AP College Football

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OLB Demetrius Hardamon, Bowling Green
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10/17/22 - Demetrius Hardamon, rSr/2025, Bowling Green + More +

OCT 17 MAC EAST DIVISION DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Demetrius Hardamon, Bowling Green, OLB, Junior, Beavercreek, Ohio (Beavercreek),...Hardamon helped lead a team defensive effort in a win over Miami. He Notched five tackles, four of which were solo in the win. Hardamon had a career-high 3.0 tackles for loss and a career-high 2.0 sacks (BGSU had 4.0 sacks). One of his sacks was a strip sack with BGSU recovered. He help spearhead a BGSU defensive effort that held Miami under 200 yards of total offense. - MAC Football

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OLB Demetrius Hardamon, Bowling Green
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10/01/22 - Matt McDonald, rSr/2023, Bowling Green + More +

Matt McDonald threw for 247 yards and three touchdowns, and Bowling Green beat Akron 31-28 on Saturday in a Mid-American Conference opener for both teams. Bowling Green took a 24-14 lead with 1:15 left before halftime when Akron fumbled inside its 5-yard line on a punt return and McDonald found Christian Sims one play later. Bowling Green went on a seven-play, 88-yard drive to take a 31-21 lead after McDonald's 18-yard connection to Odieu Hiliare in the corner of the end zone.

Akron answered with at 41-yard pass from DJ Irons to Alex Adams to cap the scoring with eight minutes left. Seven different Bowling Green rushers combined for 36 carries and 175 yards, led by Jamal Johnson's 13 carries and 70 yards. Hiliare caught four passes for 95 yards and a score for Bowling Green (2-3, 1-0). Irons also threw for three touchdowns for Akton (1-4, 0-1). He passed for 224 yards and rushed for 105 more. Adams made four catches for 96 yards, including two scores. - Bowling Green/AP College Football

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QB Matt McDonald, Bowling Green
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09/19/22 - Matt McDonald, rSr/2023, Bowling Green + More +

SEPT 19 MAC EAST DIVISION OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Matt McDonald, Bowling Green, QB, Senior, Newport Beach, Calif. (Mission Viejo),...McDonald led BGSU to a 34-31 win over Marshall as he found Ta'ron Keith in the endzone for the game-winning score in overtime. Marshall was ranked No. 26 in the nation, just a few points away from being in the Top 25. McDonald became the first Falcon since Matt Johnson in 2015 to throw 4+ touchdowns in back-to-back games. He had five last week against Eastern Kentucky. McDonald had scoring passes of 25 and 30 yards in the second quarter, both coming on fourth down plays. He spread the wealth with six receivers having at least 30+ receiving yards. - MAC Football

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QB Matt McDonald, Bowling Green
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09/19/22 - Karl Brooks, rSr/2023, Bowling Green + More +

SEPT 19 MAC EAST DIVISION DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Karl Brooks, Bowling Green, Defensive End, Senior, Lansing, Mich. (Lansing Sexton HS),...Brooks led a very balanced defensive effort that caused havoc for the Marshall offense. He notched one sack and fumble recovery. His fumble recovery came inside BGSU's own five-yard line. Brooks also helped BGSU force two Marshall turnovers inside the Falcons' five-yard line. His pass rush helped BGSU hold Marshall to a FG in the first overtime, setting stage for BGSU's game-winning touchdown drive. - MAC Football

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DT Karl Brooks, Bowling Green
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09/17/22 - Matt McDonald, rSr/2023, Bowling Green + More +

Matt McDonald found Ta'ron Keith from 2 yards out in overtime to lift Bowling Green to a 34-31 win over Marshall on Saturday. The Thundering Herd came into the game looking to build momentum after shocking Notre Dame, 28-21, to break into the Top 25 for the first time in two seasons. Henry Colombi fired a 51-yard touchdown pass to Corey Gammage in the first quarter to open the scoring for Marshall and followed it with a 78-yard strike to Caleb McMillan to take a 14-0 lead after one quarter.

McDonald got the Falcons on the board with a 25-yard strike to Odieu Hiliare, but Marshall answered with a 5-yard run by Khalan Laborn to take a 21-7 lead. McDonald hit Hiliare from 27-yards out, then found Cavon Croom with a 30-yard strike to even the game at 21-21 at intermission. Bowling Green took the lead when Harold Fannin Jr. punched in from the 1, but Marshall answered on an 8-yard run by Laborn to tie the game and force overtime. The Thundering Herd got the ball first in overtime and Rece Verhoff kicked a 38-yard field goal. - Bowling Green/AP College Football

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QB Matt McDonald, Bowling Green
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09/17/22 - Connor Bazelak, rSr/2025, Bowling Green + More +

Connor Bazelak threw a touchdown pass and completed a 2-point conversion pass with 47 seconds left Saturday to force overtime and Charles Campbell made a 51-yard field goal to give the Hoosiers a 33-30 victory over Western Kentucky on Saturday. The unbeaten Hoosiers have rallied in the second half of all three victories this season and have now surpassed last season's win total. But it took everything Indiana could muster late - a 17-point fourth quarter, a late goal-line stand, Western Kentucky's missed 44-yard field goal as time expired in regulation, and a blocked 39-yard field-goal attempt in overtime before Campbell won it.

Western Kentucky (2-1) has lost all five meetings with Indiana - the last three by a combined total of eight points - and is 0-9 against Big Ten foes since joining the FBS in 2007. And for most of the game, it looked like those skids would end. Austin Reed threw two touchdown passes and ran for another Saturday to give the Hilltoppers a 24-13 lead after three quarters. They just failed to close it out. It was a wacky game even before the late flurry. Indiana's starting center, Zach Carpenter, didn't play after getting hurt in pregame warmups and Western Kentucky nearly lost starting safety Kaleb Oliver on a targeting call on Indiana's fifth play. The call was overturned on a replay review. Then at the end of the first half, three players ran into the goal post chasing an overthrown ball by Bazelak. - Indiana/AP College Football

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QB Connor Bazelak, Bowling Green
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09/12/22 - Matt McDonald, rSr/2023, Bowling Green + More +

SEPT 12 MAC EAST DIVISION OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Matt McDonald, Bowling Green, QB, Senior, Newport Beach, Calif.,...Threw a career-high five touchdowns, which is tied for third-most in the nation this season and are the most in the MAC. McDonald's six total touchdowns were also a career high. McDonald helped Bowling Green overcome a 14-point deficit in the second half, taking a seven-point lead late. He led BG through seven overtimes, including throwing two touchdown passes and going 3-of-5 on 2-point plays starting in the third OT. McDonald also rushed for a touchdown and a game-high 64 yards. - MAC Football

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QB Matt McDonald, Bowling Green
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09/03/22 - Connor Bazelak, rSr/2025, Bowling Green + More +

Connor Bazelak took Indiana on a 75-yard scoring march on its final series and Shaun Shivers capped it by scoring on a 1-yard run with 23 seconds left to give the Hoosiers a 23-20 victory over Illinois on Friday night. Indiana's season-opening victory snapped an eight-game losing streak and a nine-game skid in Big Ten play. Bazelak finished 28-of-52 passing for 330 yards and one TD in his Hoosiers debut. It was a frustrating finish for the Illini, who allowed only 70 yards in the second half before the final series. Chase Brown ran for 199 yards and Tommy DeVito threw two touchdown passes for Illinois (1-1, 0-1). Brown became the first Illinois player to open a season with consecutive 100-yard games since 1944. And yet it still wasn't enough to prevail in this slugfest.

Brown lost one of two fumbles, multiple players were injured and a series of replay reviews that brought the second-half to a stalemate that featured just one score - DeVito's go-ahead 16-yard TD pass to Brian Hightower early in the third quarter - until the final 2 1/2 minutes. While Indiana struggled to stop the run, Bazelak carved up the Illinois secondary in the first half and again on the final drive. His first completion as a Hoosier went for 40 yards - more than Illinois yielded in last weekend's entire game. Bazelak, the former Missouri starter, added three more completions of 24 or more yards during the first two quarters including a 52-yard TD pass to D.J. Matthews Jr. that helped Indiana take a 16-10 halftime lead. - Indiana/AP College Football

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QB Connor Bazelak, Bowling Green
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08/30/22 - Connor Bazelak, rSr/2025, Bowling Green + More +

2022 PRESEASON JOHNNY UNITAS GOLDEN ARM AWARD WATCH LIST: Connor Bazelak, Indiana,...Bazelak joined the Hoosiers as a transfer from the University of Missouri on Jan. 7, 2022. He enrolled in spring classes and participated in practice. Bazelak threw for 5,084 yards with 23 touchdowns, 17 interceptions, and a 66.4 completion percentage in 20 starts (24 games) from 2019-21. - Indiana Football

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