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12/25/21 - Zaire Barnes, rSr/2023, Western Michigan + More +

2021 ALL-MAC SECOND TEAM (COACHES): Linebacker - Zaire Barnes, Western Michigan,...Senior offensive lineman Mike Caliendo, sophomore wide receiver Skyy Moore, and Fayad received First Team All-MAC honors. Sophomore quarterback Kaleb Eleby, sophomore running back Sean Tyler, senior defensive lineman Ralph Holley, junior linebacker Zaire Barnes and junior corner back Dorian Jackson were named to the second team, and junior linebacker Corvin Moment earned third team honors. - Western Michigan Football

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OLB Zaire Barnes, Western Michigan
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12/24/21 - Ralph Holley, rSr/2022, Western Michigan + More +

2021 ALL-MAC SECOND TEAM (COACHES): Down Lineman - Ralph Holley, Western Michigan,...Senior offensive lineman Mike Caliendo, sophomore wide receiver Skyy Moore, and Fayad received First Team All-MAC honors. Sophomore quarterback Kaleb Eleby, sophomore running back Sean Tyler, senior defensive lineman Ralph Holley, junior linebacker Zaire Barnes and junior corner back Dorian Jackson were named to the second team, and junior linebacker Corvin Moment earned third team honors. - Western Michigan Football

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DT Ralph Holley, Western Michigan
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12/24/21 - *Kaleb Eleby, rSo/2022, Western Michigan + More +

2021 ALL-MAC SECOND TEAM (COACHES): Quarterback - Kaleb Eleby, Western Michigan,...Senior offensive lineman Mike Caliendo, sophomore wide receiver Skyy Moore, and Fayad received First Team All-MAC honors. Sophomore quarterback Kaleb Eleby, sophomore running back Sean Tyler, senior defensive lineman Ralph Holley, junior linebacker Zaire Barnes and junior corner back Dorian Jackson were named to the second team, and junior linebacker Corvin Moment earned third team honors. - Western Michigan Football

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QB *Kaleb Eleby, Western Michigan
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12/01/21 - Ali Fayad, rSr/2022, Western Michigan + More +

2021 MAC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR (COACHES): Ali Fayad, DL, Western Michigan,...Fayad leads the Conference and is seventh in the nation in sacks with 11.5. He also leads the league in tackles for loss with 15.0, good for 21st in the FBS. Overall, Fayad has 35 tackles and has recorded at least half a sack in nine of 12 games. - MAC Football

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OLB Ali Fayad, Western Michigan
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11/27/21 - Hayden Wolff, rSr/2025, Western Michigan + More +

Hayden Wolff threw three touchdown passes to Ali Jennings III and Old Dominion saw a 21-point lead evaporate in the fourth quarter only to rally for a 56-34 win over Charlotte in the regular season finale Saturday to become bowl eligible for the first time in six seasons. Old Dominion's last appearance in a bowl game was in 2016, when the Monarchs defeated Eastern Michigan in the Bahamas Bowl. ODU is not guaranteed a bowl-game bid, however. Conference USA has seven guaranteed bowl bids, but after North Texas upset previously unbeaten UTSA it now has eight bowl-eligible teams. Jonathan Cruz kicked a pair of field goals to start the fourth quarter, pulling the 49ers within one, 35-34 with 10:04 left to play.

Blake Watson capped a 75-yard drive with a 2-yard run for his third score with 6:42 left and Wolff and Jennings hooked up for a 36-yard score with 3:49 to play to make it 49-34. The Monarchs added a touchdown when Charlotte quarterback Chris Reynolds was sacked and fumbled into the end zone, where Deeve Harris recovered for the final score. Jennings' career day included nine catches for 252 yards. Blake Watson carried 18 times for 115 yards and two touchdowns and Wolff finished 17 of 26 for 328 yards, but was picked off twice, once for a touchdown that brought Charlotte to within 28-14 at intermission. - Old Dominion/AP College Football

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QB Hayden Wolff, Western Michigan
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11/23/21 - *Skyy Moore, rSo/2022, Western Michigan + More +

Kaleb Eleby threw five touchdown passes, four of them to Skyy Moore, and Western Michigan defeated Northern Illinois 42-21 on Tuesday night. Eleby completed 21 of 26 passes for 338 yards. Moore caught 12 for 206 yards. Sean Tyler had 17 carries for 115 yards and scored the Broncos' sixth touchdown. Eleby and Moore connected for scores three times in the first half as Western Michigan took a 28-7 halftime lead. Northern Illinois managed just nine first downs and 31 yards passing.

The Huskies ran for 268 yards but lost two fumbles. Senior fullback Clint Ratkovich had a 96-yard touchdown run in his final home game. Antario Brown had TD runs of 44 and 41 yards. The Huskies (8-4, 6-2) had already clinched the MAC Western Division championship and will play for the league title for the eighth time in the past 12 seasons. They will be seeking their fifth championship in that span. Western Michigan (7-5, 3-4) picked up its sixth win against FBS competition. Rocky Lombardi, the Huskies' regular starting quarterback, did not play on Tuesday. - AP College Football

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WR *Skyy Moore, Western Michigan
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11/09/21 - *Kaleb Eleby, rSo/2022, Western Michigan + More +

Sean Tyler scored three touchdowns - one receiving, one rushing and the final one on a 96-yard kickoff return - and Kaleb Elleby threw two touchdown passes, including a 45-yarder to Corey Crooms with a minute left to play, to help Western Michigan escape with a 45-40 victory over Akron on Tuesday night. Tyler's 2-yard TD run gave the Broncos (6-4, 3-3 Mid-American Conference) a 17-7 lead with 3:02 left in the second quarter. Michael Mathison ran the ensuing kickoff back 94 yards for a touchdown to get Akron (2-8, 1-5) within three points, but Elleby answered with a 4-yard TD pass to Tyler with 24 seconds left to give Western Michigan a 24-14 halftime lead.

Tyler's kickoff-return TD put the Broncos up 31-17 and Elleby added a 1-yard TD run to make it 38-24 with 13:39 remaining in the game. Akron rallied to take a 40-38 lead on Zach Gibson's 11-yard TD pass to Konata Mumpfield, a 24-yard, pick-6 by defensive lineman Zach Morton and a 39-yard field goal by Cory Smigel with 2:22 left to play. Eleby needed just six plays to deliver the game-winning toss to Crooms. Eleby completed 12 of 20 passes for 217 yards with one interception. Tyler rushed for 147 yards on 16 carries, while La'Darius Jefferson ran for 99 yards on 19. The Broncos had 533 total yards, including 316 on the ground. Gibson connected on 26 of 40 passes for 305 yards for the Zips. Mumpfield finished with 11 catches for 122 yards and two scores, while Mathison hauled in eight passes for 112 yards. - Western Michigan/AP College Football

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QB *Kaleb Eleby, Western Michigan
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10/21/21 - *Kaleb Eleby, rSo/2022, Western Michigan + More +

OCT 18 MAC WEST DIVISION CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Kaleb Eleby, Western Michigan, Quarterback, R-So., Maryland Heights, Mo. (Pattonville),...Completed 15-of-22 passes for 307 yards and three touchdowns, and added 33 rushing yards and a touchdown as the Western Michigan offense put up 64 points in a Homecoming victory over Kent State...The Broncos finished with a season-high 642 yards of offense. - MAC Football

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QB *Kaleb Eleby, Western Michigan
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10/16/21 - *Kaleb Eleby, rSo/2022, Western Michigan + More +

An Arizona team that owns the nation's longest losing streak was just the salve the Colorado Buffaloes needed. "With everything we've been working on the last couple of weeks with our bye it was good to see that it paid off in a convincing fashion," coach Karl Dorrell said Saturday after Colorado snapped a four-game skid with a 34-0 thrashing of the Wildcats at Folsom Field. It was the first conference shutout for the Buffaloes (2-4, 1-2 Pac-12) since they beat Oklahoma State by the same score on Oct. 1, 2005, when they were in the Big 12. "This is a really good win for us as a program because all three areas scored touchdowns." Dorrell said. The Buffs scored on a blocked punt and an interception in addition to a long pass from Brendon Lewis as they extended the nation's longest losing streak to 18 games.

Stumbling since a season-opening rout of Northern Colorado, the Buffaloes shook off their four-game losing streak thanks to Trevor Woods' 36 -yard scoop-and-score of the punt he blocked and defensive end Carson Wells' 50-yard interception return for a touchdown on consecutive Arizona possessions. Lewis followed up with a 62-yard scoring strike to Brenden Rice that put Colorado ahead 27-0 late in the third quarter. Lewis finished 12 of 19 for 248 yards and two touchdowns and Rice caught three passes for 111 yards. - Colorado/AP College Football

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QB *Kaleb Eleby, Western Michigan
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10/16/21 - *Kaleb Eleby, rSo/2022, Western Michigan + More +

Kaleb Eleby threw three touchdown passes, ran for a fourth and Western Michigan routed Kent State 64-31 Saturday. The Broncos came in with the top rushing defense in the Mid-American Conference and held the Golden Flashes to just 124 yards on the ground while Sean Tyler piled up 169 yards, including a 64-yard dash for a touchdown, on 17 carries for Western Michigan. Eleby opened the game with a 27-yard touchdown pass to Skyy Moore, then found Jaylen Hall with a 68-yard strike to make it 17-7 after one quarter. He hit Moore for a second time in the third quarter to make it 36-17, then ran 25 yards for a final touchdown with 3:33 left to complete the rout. Nick Mihalic kicked three field goals and converted seven of eight PATs for the Broncos (5-2, 2-1). Dustin Crum was 15 of 26 for 210 yards and two touchdowns for Kent State (3-4, 2-1). - Western Michigan/AP College Football

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QB *Kaleb Eleby, Western Michigan
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10/05/21 - *Skyy Moore, rSo/2022, Western Michigan + More +

OCT 4 MAC WEST DIVISION OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Skyy Moore, Western Michigan, Wide Receiver, Sophomore, New Kensington, Pa. (Shady Side Academy),...Racked up career-highs in receiving yards (163) and touchdowns (two) in a 24-17 victory at Buffalo. Had a 12-yard touchdown on a corner route to the back right of the endzone in the first quarter. Put the Broncos up 17-10 with under 10 minutes to play with a 64-yard catch down the sideline. It was his third game this season with 10+ catches and 100+ yards receiving. - MAC Football

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WR *Skyy Moore, Western Michigan
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10/02/21 - *Kaleb Eleby, rSo/2022, Western Michigan + More +

Kaleb Eleby threw a pair of touchdown passes to Skyy Moore and Western Michigan won its fourth straight game, defeating Buffalo 24-17 on Saturday in a Mid-American Conference opener. Eleby hit a streaking Moore with a 64-yard strike to give the Broncos (4-1, 1-0) the lead with 9 1/2 minutes remaining. After Buffalo went three-and-out for the fourth straight possession, the Broncos burned almost six minutes off the clock before La'Darius Jefferson scored from a yard out. Kyle Vantrease's 1-yard keeper cut the lead to seven with 1:17 remaining but WMU recovered an onside kick.

After WMU's Parker Sampson had missed two field goal attempts, punter Nick Mihalic kicked a 26-yard field goal to tie it at 10 earlier in the fourth quarter. Eleby found Moore in the right corner of the end zone for a 12-yard score and a 7-0 lead in the opening quarter before Buffalo tied it less than 30 seconds later on Ron Cook's 55-yard sprint up the middle. The Bulls (2-3, 0-1) had the lead with Alex McNulty's 37-yard field goal in the third. The game featured the MAC's top two receivers in Buffalo's Quian Williams and WMU's Corey Crooms but it was Moore piling up a career-high 163 yards on 11 catches. Williams finished with 119 yards on six catches. Eleby was 21-of-33 passing for 279 yards as WMU outgained Buffalo 457-282. Jefferson rushed for 96 yards on 23 carries. - Western Michigan/AP College Football

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QB *Kaleb Eleby, Western Michigan
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09/27/21 - Ali Fayad, rSr/2022, Western Michigan + More +

SEPT 27 MAC WEST DIVISION DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Ali Fayad, Western Michigan, DL, Senior, Dearborn, Mich. (Dearborn),...A crucial part of a defensive effort that allowed just three points to visiting San Jose State. Fayad had two sacks, three tackles for a loss, five total tackles, and three QB hurries. He also forced a fumble that led to a WMU score in the 2nd quarter. - MAC Football

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OLB Ali Fayad, Western Michigan
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09/25/21 - *Kaleb Eleby, rSo/2022, Western Michigan + More +

Kaleb Eleby threw for two touchdowns and the Western Michigan defense dominated in a 23-3 win over San Jose State on Saturday. Eleby found Jaylen Hall for 22 yards and Corey Crooms for 37 as the Broncos (3-1) led 20-3 at halftime after the Spartans (2-2) opened the scoring with a field goal. Eleby was 17 of 28 for 200 yards as Western Michigan finished with 347 yards of offense. San Jose State had 119 yards and three turnovers, and three different quarterbacks were ineffective under pressure. Western Michigan had six sacks and 11 tackles for losses of 56 yards. Ralph Holley led the way with 2 1/2 sacks. Ali Fayad had two sacks, three quarterback hurries and forced a fumble. - Western Michigan/AP College Football

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QB *Kaleb Eleby, Western Michigan
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09/21/21 - Zaire Barnes, rSr/2023, Western Michigan + More +

SEPT 20 MAC WEST DIVISION DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Zaire Barnes, Western Michigan, Linebacker, Junior, Mundenlein, Ill. (Carmel Catholic),...Barnes had a career-high 10 tackles to go with two tackles for loss and two fumble recoveries as the Broncos took down Power 5 Pittsburgh, 44-41. Both of Barnes' fumble recoveries led to WMU touchdowns that proved to be a big factor in WMU's close win. - MAC Football

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