USA Today- Blurb on the Squad

[MI Falcon]

We're really starting to get some nice attention.

Who are those guys?
Each week USA TODAY takes a look at a surprise team in the polls or a team that has pulled off a recent upset. This week:
Bowling Green

Nickname: Falcons.

Location: Bowling Green, Ohio.

Coach: Gregg Brandon, second season.

Record: 8-2 (6-1 Mid-American Conference).

Preseason prediction within conference: Third, MAC West.

Poll positions: BCS 25th, USA TODAY/ESPN coaches' 24th, Associated Press media 25th.

Why now? After seven consecutive wins, they moved into all three rankings this week.

Best win: Last week, 56-35 against Marshall.

Up next: Nov. 23 at Toledo (7-3, 6-1) on ESPN2.

Senior starters: Five offense, four defense.

Style points: Quarterback Omar Jacobs (3,222 yards, 32 TDs, three interceptions) leads a balanced attack that has committed just seven turnovers, second-best nationally. Against Marshall, Jacobs threw for 389 yards and five touchdowns, earning conference player of the week honors. Running back P.J. Pope (875 yards, 12 TDs) adds to a rushing attack that has amassed 1,687 yards and 20 scores. Three Falcons receivers have caught at least five TD passes. The MAC's top defense is led by defensive back Keon Newsom, who has returned two of his four interceptions for TDs, including a 42-yarder last week. Linebacker Jovon Burkes, despite playing most of the season with a broken thumb, leads the team with 73 tackles.

Bowl history: 3-3. Most recent: 2003 Motor City Bowl, won 28-24 against Northwestern.

Stattitudes: Jacobs leads the nation in passing touchdowns and is eight shy of breaking the MAC season record (Chad Pennington, 1999). ... Kicker Shaun Suisham needs four extra points to break the Div. I-A career record. ... Defensive tackle Matt Leininger has 16 tackles, 81/2 for a loss.

Did you know? Bowling Green has won eight or more games four seasons in a row for the first time.

[rc_ziggy84]

Again Keon NEWSON's name is spelled wrong. Why is this so hard? Was causes the ambiguity??? I don't understand.. it's the end of his senior season and people still have the wrong name!

[Metz]

Stattitudes: Jacobs leads the nation in passing touchdowns and is eight shy of breaking the MAC season record (Chad Pennington, 1999).

Say we beat Toledo and NIU loses, would the MACC count towards the season record for this? If so, he may break this record...

[Warthog]

Stattitudes: Jacobs leads the nation in passing touchdowns and is eight shy of breaking the MAC season record (Chad Pennington, 1999).

Say we beat Toledo and NIU loses, would the MACC count towards the season record for this? If so, he may break this record...

Why not just get the eight against the Rockets?

[BGSUfanatUT]

Why not just get the eight against the Rockets?

I kind of have been assuming this was going to happen at toledo as wel.

[hammb]

Due to a relatively recent change in the NCAA rules (within the past 3-4 years or so) bowl game statistics would also count. So if BG were to get a bowl berth any TD passes in that game would also go towards his season record aspirations.

[Falconfreak90]

Stattitudes: Jacobs leads the nation in passing touchdowns and is eight shy of breaking the MAC season record (Chad Pennington, 1999).

Say we beat Toledo and NIU loses, would the MACC count towards the season record for this? If so, he may break this record...

Why not just get the eight against the Rockets?

My thinking exactly!