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12/04/19 - LeVante Bellamy, Sr/2020, Western Michigan + More +

A total of 24 repeat selections from last year's All-MAC teams highlight the 2019 postseason football awards in the Mid-American Conference as Central Michigan, Miami, Western Michigan and Kent State swept the annual awards. Western Michigan senior running back LeVante Bellamy was tabbed as the winner of the 38th Vern Smith Leadership Award as the top player in the MAC and was named the MAC Offensive Player of the Year. Central Michigan Head Coach Jim McElwain was selected as the MAC Head Coach of the Year, while Miami quarterback Brett Gabbert was named MAC Freshman of the Year. Western Michigan junior Treshaun Hayward was selected as MAC Defensive Player of the Year, while Kent State sophomore kicker Matt Trickett was named MAC Special Teams Player of the Year. - Mid-American Conference Football

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RB LeVante Bellamy, Western Michigan
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11/29/19 - Leroy Thomas, rSr/2024, Western Michigan + More +

2019 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM (COACHES): Leroy Thomas, VMI,...Thomas, from Roanoke, Va., broke into the starting receiving corps at midseason and was second on the team in receptions with 54 (2nd in SoCon -5.4/game) and third in receiving yards with 594. He caught three touchdown passes on the year including one against Wofford Sept. 28 when he had a season-high 10 catches and 123 yards. - Virginia Military Football

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WR Leroy Thomas, Western Michigan
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11/29/19 - Bryce Nunnelly, rSr/2022, Western Michigan + More +

2019 ALL-SOUTHERN CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM (COACHES): WR Bryce Nunnelly, Chattanooga,...Nunnelly makes his second appearance on the All-SoCon first team. He led UTC and was third in the SoCon with 66.2 receiving yards per game. He was also fourth in the league with 4.8 receptions per game and moved into fourth place on the Mocs all-time list with 2,120 career receiving yards. - Chattanooga Football

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WR Bryce Nunnelly, Western Michigan
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11/27/19 - Jon Wassink, rSr/2020, Western Michigan + More +

2019 WUERFFEL TROPHY FINALIST: Jon Wassink, Western Michigan,...Wassink, a native of Grand Rapids, Mich., has received numerous accolades this fall, including being named one of 12 recipients of the 2019 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Award, presented by Fidelity Investments. The honor makes him a finalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy Presented by Mazda. Wassink has also been tabbed one of 10 finalists for the Senior CLASS Award and has received a Mid-American Conference Male Scholar Athlete of the Week award.

On the field this fall, Wassink has completed 205 of 338 passes for 2,719 yards and 19 touchdowns against seven interceptions. In the latest NCAA rankings, Wassink stands 24th in total passing yards, 29th in yards per completion (13.3), 30th in passing yards per game (247.2), 31st in total offensive yards per game (271.5), 34th in passing touchdowns and 37th in passing yards per attempt (8.0). - Western Michigan Football

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QB Jon Wassink, Western Michigan
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11/12/19 - LeVante Bellamy, Sr/2020, Western Michigan + More +

LeVante Bellamy, the nation's leader in rushing touchdowns, scored on a 4-yard run in overtime to give Western Michigan a 37-34 victory over Ohio on Tuesday night. Louie Zervos kicked a 37-yard field goal for Ohio (4-6, 3-3 Mid-American Conference) on the first possession in overtime before Bellamy rushed three times to cover the 25 yards and get the win. Bellamy had scored two rushing touchdowns in each of the four previous games but didn't have a score in this one until his overtime winner. He has 21 touchdowns this season.

Ohio's Tyler Tupa caught a 12-yard touchdown pass from Nathan Rourke with nine seconds left to send the game into overtime. Jon Wassink threw for 322 yards and three touchdowns for the Broncos (7-4, 5-2), who got their first road win since Oct. 20, 2018 and took a half-game lead over Central Michigan (4-2) in the MAC's West division. Skyy Moore had four catches for 162 yards including a 61-yard score and ran 2 yards out of the wildcat for another touchdown. Rourke threw for two touchdowns and De'Montre Tuggle ran for two for the Bobcats. - AP College Football

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RB LeVante Bellamy, Western Michigan
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11/11/19 - LeVante Bellamy, Sr/2020, Western Michigan + More +

NOV 11 MAC WEST DIVISION OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Western Michigan RB LeVante Bellamy,...Western Michigan senior running back LeVante Bellamy (Indianapolis, Ind.) ran for the game-winning touchdown with 1:05 remaining in a 35-31 victory over Ball State on Nov. 5. Bellamy rushed for 157 yards on 31 carries and three touchdowns, including one-yard, 16-yard and nine-yard scores, giving him 20 rushing touchdowns this season, a single-season career-high and currently the most in the nation (as of Nov. 8). Both of Bellamy's touchdowns in the fourth quarter regained the lead for Western Michigan. Bellamy has topped the 100-yard plateau 16 times in his career and seven times this season. - MAC Football

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RB LeVante Bellamy, Western Michigan
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11/06/19 - LeVante Bellamy, Sr/2020, Western Michigan + More +

LeVante Bellamy ran for 157 yards and three TDs and Western Michigan became bowl eligible for a school-record sixth straight year with a 35-31 win over Ball State on Tuesday night. Bellamy has an FBS-best 20 TD runs this season, and the Broncos (6-4, 4-2) moved into a first-place tie with Central Michigan in the Mid-American Conference West Division. Western Michigan's Jon Wassink passed for 124 yards and ran six times for 131 yards, including a 60-yard carry, a 46-yard TD and a 13-yarder for a first down to clinch the victory in the final minute.

The fourth quarter had four lead changes. The Cardinals (4-5, 3-2) took a 24-21 lead on Drew Plitt's 1-yard TD run and went in front again on Walter Fletcher's 4-yard run that made it 31-28. Bellamy had a 16-yard run to give the Broncos a 28-24 lead and a 9-yard run to cap the scoring with 1:05 left. Ball State's Caleb Huntley ran for 120 yards and a touchdown and Malik Dunner had a 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown. - AP College Football

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RB LeVante Bellamy, Western Michigan
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10/28/19 - LeVante Bellamy, Sr/2020, Western Michigan + More +

OCT 28/WEEK 9 MAC WEST DIVISION OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Western Michigan RB LeVante Bellamy,...Western Michigan senior running back LeVante Bellamy (Indianapolis, Ind.) rushed for a career-high four touchdowns and 178 yards rushing in a 49-10 win over Bowling Green. Bellamy became the first Bronco with four rushing touchdowns since Jamauri Bogan vs. Bowling Green on Oct. 13, 2018. Bellamy rushed for nine-yard, 36-yard, 75-yard and 18-yard touchdowns. He has scored two or more touchdowns in five of nine games this year, including each of the last three contests. Bellamy has 15 career 100-yard rushing games, including six this season. His 178 yards are the second most in a game in his career, trailing only 213 against Ball State on November 13, 2018. - MAC Football

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RB LeVante Bellamy, Western Michigan
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10/26/19 - LeVante Bellamy, Sr/2020, Western Michigan + More +

Levante Bellamy rushed for 178 yards and a career-high four touchdowns - including one that covered 75 yards - as Western Michigan remained unbeaten at home with a 49-10 defeat of Bowling Green on Saturday. Less than a minute into the second half, Bellamy took a handoff and started right, cut back left through a huge gap on the left side of the line, and in a matter of steps was past the secondary and sprinting 75 yards untouched down the sideline to make it 28-3 for the Broncos (5-4, 3-2 Mid-American Conference). The run was his longest, and the longest by a Bronco since Jamauri Bogan's 76-yarder in 2015. Bowling Green (2-6, 1-3) had taken a 3-0 lead on a Nate Needham 31-yard field goal but Bellamy erased that in the first minute of the second quarter with a TD run from the 9. Bowling Green's Grant Loy was 18-of-26 passing for 136 yards but threw two interceptions. The Falcons were outgained 574-266 in total yardage. Treshaun Hayward, the MAC leader in tackles (11.63) made 13 Saturday including three tackles for loss. - AP College Football

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RB LeVante Bellamy, Western Michigan
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10/14/19 - Drake Spears, Sr/2020, Western Michigan + More +

OCT 14/WEEK 7 MAC WEST DIVISION DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Western Michigan LB Drake Spears,...Western Michigan senior linebacker Drake Spears (Aurora, Ill.) led with seven tackles and one interception returned for a touchdown in a 38-16 win over Western Michigan. Spears intercepted Miami quarterback Brett Gabbert and returned it 74 yards for a touchdown to take a 7-6 advantage in the first half. Spears was part of a defensive effort that limited Miami to just 127 yards in the second half. His 74-yard interception returned for a touchdown was the first since Darius Phillips with a 43-yarder on Nov. 8, 2017. It was the Broncos first defensive touchdown since Patrick Lupro had a fumble return against Delaware State on Sept. 15, 2018. - MAC Football

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OLB Drake Spears, Western Michigan
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10/12/19 - Jon Wassink, rSr/2020, Western Michigan + More +

Jon Wassink threw a pair of second-quarter touchdown passes to Keith Mixon Jr. and LeVante Bellamy ran for two fourth-quarter scores as Western Michigan beat Miami of Ohio for the seventh straight time, 38-16 in a Mid-America Conference battle Saturday afternoon. The Broncos now have won every meeting with the RedHawks since 2006. Sam Sloman put Miami in front in the first quarter, converting field goals from 51-and 49-yards out, but with the RedHawks driving, Western Michigan's Drake Spears jumped a pass route in the Miami backfield and raced 74 yards untouched for the touchdown to put Western Michigan (4-3, 2-1) in front, 7-6 in the second quarter. Wassink hit Mixon with scoring passes of 46- and 37-yards in the second quarter and the Broncos led 21-6 at intermission.

Sloman converted from 27-yards out and Jaylon Bester capped a 59-yard drive with a 3-yard run to pull Miami within a touchdown, 21-16 to start the fourth quarter, but Bellamy put the game away by sandwiching runs o f17- and 47-yards around a Thiago Kapps 24-yard field goal. Bellamy finished with 22 carries for 135 yards and Mixon had three catches for 84. Brett Gabbert, younger brother of Tampa Bay quarterback Blaine Gabbert and the first true freshman to start the season as the RedHawks quarterback in school history, finished completing 26 of 45 for 260 yards for Miami, but also threw three interceptions. - Western Michigan/AP College Football

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QB Jon Wassink, Western Michigan
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09/24/19 - DWayne Eskridge, rSr/2021, Western Michigan + More +

Western Michigan head coach Tim Lester announced cornerback/wide receiver hybrid D'Wayne Eskridge is out for the remainder of the year with a broken collarbone, per Nick Buckley of the Battle Creek Enquirer. - HustleBelt

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WR DWayne Eskridge, Western Michigan
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09/24/19 - Gio Vonne Sanders, rSr/2023, Western Michigan + More +

SEPT 16/WEEK 3 NEC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: GIO VONNE SANDERS, SAINT FRANCIS, DB, So., 5-11, 185 lbs., Jeannette, PA/Jeannette,...WEEK 3 Stats: 3 total tackles, 2 INT,...Sanders snagged two interceptions that the Red Flash turned into 10 points during their triumphant home opener against NEC newcomer Merrimack. The sophomore defensive back also logged three tackles while the SFU defense limited Merrimack to a season-low scoring output (14 points). Sanders first pick prevented a third-down conversion and set SFU up with a first down at Merrimack's 11-yard line early in the second quarter. He struck again in the closing stages of the third quarter, intercepting a second-down pass at the SFU 10-yard line. He made one tackle in run defense and one tackle in pass coverage with both hits stopping the opponent short of a first down. - Northeast Conference Football

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SS Gio Vonne Sanders, Western Michigan
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09/02/19 - Jon Wassink, rSr/2020, Western Michigan + More +

WEEK 1 MAC WEST DIVISION CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Western Michigan QB Jon Wassink,...Western Michigan senior quarterback Jon Wassink (Grand Rapids, Mich.) completed 20-of-25 passes for 368 yards and five touchdowns in a 48-13 win over Monmouth. Wassink completed his first eight passes and did not throw an incompletion until 11:07 in the second quarter. He completed 10 passes of 15+ yards and five of 30+ yards.

Wassink's five TD passes tied his career high, matching his five against Miami on September 29, 2018, and five at Buffalo on October 7, 2017. Wassink's five touchdown passes were tied for the fourth most in a game in program history. His 368 passing yards gave him three career games with 300+ yards and surpassing 300 for second consecutive season opener after throwing for 379 versus Syracuse on August 31, 2018. Wassink led the offense for eight drives with the offense totaling six touchdowns and two field goals during the eight possessions. - MAC Football

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QB Jon Wassink, Western Michigan
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09/02/19 - Keith Mixon Jr., rSr/2020, Western Michigan + More +

WEEK 1 MAC WEST DIVISION SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Western Michigan KR/PR Keith Mixon,...Western Michigan senior kick returner Keith Mixon (Birmingham, Ala.) totaled 164 return yards in a 48-13 win over Monmouth. Mixon returned a second-quarter kickoff 52 yards, the longest kickoff return for the Broncos since Darius Phillips' 100-yard run back at Michigan State on September 9, 2017, and added a 65-yard kickoff return in the third quarter. Mixon's 143 kickoff return yards are the 10th most in a single-game in program history and the most since Dervon Wallace had 177 vs. Toledo on November 8, 2011. Mixon added a 21-yard punt return and his four returns set up Western Michigan's offense for four scores. - MAC Football

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