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No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School
1 Joe Vear DB RS-Fr. 6-2 198 Hillsdale, Mich./Hillsdale
2 Cody Henderson DB So. 6-0 184 Arcadia, Ind./Hamilton Heights
3 A.J. Kegg WR Jr. 6-0 189 Gurnee, Ill./Warren Township
4 Mat Szula LB Jr. 6-1 220 Rockford, Ill./Lutheran
5 Mike Blanchard WR So. 5-10 186 Hillsdale, Mich./Hillsdale
6 Palmer Schoening DB Sr. 5-8 184 Clarkston, Mich./Lake Orion
6 Nate Wade DB Fr. 5-11 190 Salem, Ind./Eastern
7 David Bakker LB RS-Fr. 6-3 222 Holland, Mich./West Ottawa
8 Corey Gilbert WR Fr. 6-1 165 Sandusky, Ohio/Sandusky
9 Brad Otterbein QB So. 5-10 192 Hillsdale, Mich./Hillsdale
10 Ross Bloemers DB So. 5-10 191 Holland, Mich./West Ottawa
11 Stefan Bernardi DB RS-Fr. 5-9 175 St. Clair, Mich./St. Clair
12 Matt Bryan QB RS-Fr. 6-4 205 Carrollton, Ohio/Carrollton
13 Jake White WR Sr. 5-9 171 Cedar Springs, Mich./Cedar Springs
13 Gregory Silm DB Fr. 6-1 171 St. Johns, Mich./St. Johns
14 Cameron White H-back Fr. 6-1 216 Grand Rapids, Mich./Forest Hills Central
15 Anthony Mifsud QB Fr. 6-4 183 Dearborn, Mich./Dearborn
16 Troy Weatherhead QB So. 6-3 208 Grand Rapids, Mich./Comstock Park
17 Nick Hixson DB RS-Fr. 6-0 178 Remus, Mich./Chippewa Hills
18 Andrew Wilburn P Fr. 6-1 187 Rockford, Mich./Rockford
19 Lance Smith DB Jr. 5-11 190 Grand Blanc, Mich./Grand Blanc
20 J.D. Kowalkowski TB So. 5-9 211 Manistee, Mich./Air Force Academy
21 Evan Jacobson WR So. 6-2 187 Commerce, Mich./Walled Lake Northern
22 Vinnie Panizzi TB Jr. 5-10 200 Grosse Pointe, Mich./South
23 T.J. Chapel H-back So. 5-11 210 Las Vegas, Nev./Sierra Vista
24 Brian Thompson TB So. 5-6 192 Wauwatosa, Wisc./East
25 Alex Wojcik DB Sr. 6-0 191 Northville, Mich./Detroit Catholic Central
25 Nate Smith WR Fr. 5-8 162 Norton Shores, Mich./Muskegon Mona Shores
26 Aaron Waldie WR Sr. 5-10 183 Sylvania, Ohio/Southview
26 Ben Karaba DB Fr. 5-11 167 Brunswick, Ohio/Brunswick
27 Braden Russell DB So. 6-0 198 Manistee, Mich./Catholic Central
28 Tyler Sandner DB RS-Fr. 5-11 185 Grand Rapids, Mich./Catholic Central
29 Kyle Carson LB So. 6-1 196 Grand Blanc, Mich./Grand Blanc
30 Brad Spencer TB RS-Fr. 5-11 190 Maumee, Ohio/Maumee
31 Andrew Roche OL/LB Fr. 6-4 225 Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Cranbrook-Kingswood
32 Brett Lark TB Sr. 6-0 200 Alma, Mich./Alma
32 Samuel Martin DB Fr. 6-0 197 Traverse City, Mich./Central
33 Bill Brown WR Sr. 5-11 185 Northville, Mich./Northville
33 Will Danko DB RS-Fr. 5-7 167 Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Brother Rice
34 Jed Thompson DB So. 6-4 217 Gaines, Mich./Byron
35 Ed Hojnacki WR RS-Fr. 6-1 206 Commerce, Mich./Walled Lake Northern
36 Jason Statler H-back RS-Fr. 5-9 215 Mechanicsburg. Pa./Mechanicsburg
37 Martin Lozier H-back So. 5-10 202 Jackson, Mich./Lumen Christi
38 Joe Stempien LB Jr. 5-9 206 Bronson, Mich./Bronson
39 Aric Geerlings DB RS-Fr. 5-11 196 Norton Shores, Mich./East Kentwood
40 Garrett Chapel LB Jr. 5-11 209 Las Vegas, Nev./Sierra Vista
41 Ridge Riebold LB RS-Fr. 6-0 200 Powell, Ohio/Olentangy Liberty
42 Vincent Alentado TB So. 6-0 209 Tuscon, Az./Catalina Foothills
43 Andrew Hesselink H-back Sr. 6-1 228 Byron Center, Mich./South Christian
43 Ryan Egnatuck LB Fr. 5-10 190 Rockford, Mich./Rockford
44 Andrew Yarbrough DL Jr. 5-11 229 Tecumseh, Mich./Tecumseh
45 Zach Rausch DL So. 6-0 232 Pickerington, Ohio/Pickerington
46 Jesse Norris H-back RS-Fr. 6-2 212 Lima, Ohio/Shawnee
47 Tom Korte LB Sr. 6-0 235 Grand Rapids, Mich./Catholic Central
48 Kevin Hershock H-back So. 6-1 233 Marshall, Mich./Marshall
49 Ben Wood LB So. 6-2 216 Saline, Mich./Saline
50 James Plaskey, Jr. DL Fr. 6-4 254 Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Brother Rice
51 Joe Gord DL RS-Fr. 6-2 231 Dayton, Ohio/Dayton Christian
52 Nate English LB RS-Fr. 6-1 212 Hillsdale, Mich./Hillsdale
53 D.J. Loy OL Fr. 6-4 264 Westerville, Ohio/Westerville
54 Phil Doerfler OL So. 6-0 271 Allen Park, Mich./Allen Park
55 Marcellus Wade LB Jr. 6-1 210 Farmington, Mich./Farmington
56 Jordan Knudsen DL Jr. 6-3 260 Indianapolis, Ind./Ben Davis
57 Kyle Caulkins DE Fr. 6-2 211 Hillsdale, Mich./Hillsdale
58 Michael Kendrick OL Fr. 6-0 256 Park Ridge, Ill./Maine Township South
59 Austin Niemiec LB Sr. 6-0 217 Commerce Township, Mich./Orchard Lake St. Mary's
60 Josiah Swartz OL Sr. 6-2 266 Canton, Mich./John Glenn
62 Ryon Wiska OL RS-Fr. 6-0 277 Redford, Mich./Detroit Catholic Central
64 Mackie Meece DL So. 6-3 279 Yorktown, Ind./Yorktown
65 Alex Wignall DL Fr. 6-4 225 Providence, RI/Helena (Cali.)
66 Jared Veldheer OL Jr. 6-8 311 Grand Rapids, Mich./Forest Hills Northern
68 Trevor Putnam OL Fr. 6-4 258 Columbus, Ohio/Worthington Kilbourne
69 Gregory Sparks OL Jr. 6-3 285 Huntington Valley, Ohio/University Schools
70 Patrick Harbour OL So. 6-1 299 Macomb, Mich./Dakota
71 Ron Bedway OL RS-Fr. 6-3 242 Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich./North
72 Evan Duey OL So. 6-4 288 Northville, Mich./Northville
73 Reid Meador OL RS-Fr. 6-7 254 Whiteland, Ind./Whiteland Community
74 Justen Gange OL RS-Fr. 6-3 255 Pontiac, Mich./Notre Dame Prep
75 Mark Yassay DL Jr. 6-4 275 Northville, Mich./Northville
76 Phil Davignon OL Sr. 6-7 299 Ypsilanti, Mich./Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard
77 Joe McPherson OL Sr. 6-4 304 Frankton, Ind./Frankton
78 Derek Drelles OL So. 6-3 297 Traverse City, Mich./Central
79 Zach Brown OL Fr. 6-2 312 Canal Winchester, Ohio/Canal Winchester
80 Matt Patillo TE Jr. 6-3 247 Mishawaka, Ind./Penn
81 Andre Holmes WR So. 6-5 192 Elk Grove, Ill./James B. Conant
82 Eric Schweller DL Jr. 6-2 262 Bellbrook, Ohio/Bellbrook
83 Derek Kingshott TE Fr. 6-4 196 Zeeland, Mich./West
84 Bren Bergquist TE RS-Fr. 6-5 236 Davisburg. Mich./Clarkston
85 Bill Kanitz H-back Jr. 6-2 249 Cadillac, Mich./Cadillac
86 Eric Weber DL Sr. 6-2 247 Defiance, Ohio/Tinora
87 Matt Terhune TE So. 6-5 228 Ossian, Ind./Norwell
88 Gage Frosch DL So. 6-3 277 Hillsdale, Mich./Hillsdale
89 Kevin Tabone TE Fr. 6-3 241 Livonia, Mich./Churchill
90 Kevin Cunningham DL Fr. 6-2 268 Lewis Center, Ohio/Olentangy
91 Schuyler File DL Jr. 5-11 234 Dowagiac, Mich./Dowagiac
92 Colin McGreevy K Fr. 6-1 150 Royal Oak, Mich./Royal Oak
93 Evan Brown LB Jr. 6-0 220 St. Joseph, Mich./Lake Michigan Catholic
94 Kam Mueller DL So. 6-2 239 Oxford, Mich./Oxford
95 Max Weichedel DL RS-Fr. 6-2 246 San Pedro, Ca./San Pedro
96 Andrew Young WR Fr. 6-0 155 Oakland, Ore./Oakland
97 Mark Petro K So. 5-8 185 Rocky Rivero, Ohio/Lutheran West
98 Steve Grant WR Fr. 6-1 165 Royal Oak, Mich./Royal Oak
99 Drew Berube DL Jr. 6-4 262 Hillsdale, Mich./Hillsdale

Alphabetical Roster

2008 Coaching Staff

Head Coach: Keith Otterbein (7th season)
Offensive Coordinator: Barry Fagan (7th season)
Defensive Coordinator: Craig Blanchard (8th season)
Offensive Line: Nate Shreffler (9th season)
Defensive Line: Aaron Shreffler (3rd season)
Linebackers: John Lindley (4th season)
Tight ends and H-backs: Pat Hornak (2nd season)
Wide Receivers: TBA
Kickers: Dr. John Willson
Director of Football Operations: Pat Hornak (3rd season)
Student Coaches: R.J. Layher, Dan Baldwin, Chet Crowley, Nick Gurica, Dan Stapf, Brad Rumsey
Head Athletic Trainer: David Frisby

2007 Roster