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The University at Buffalo more than likely had to win its remaining four games of the season to have a chance at a bowl game but even if the Bulls had finished with a 7-5 record there were no guarantees.

WMU's Bill Cubit , 66-42-1, 10 seasons; 32-24 at WMU, fifth season. Buffalo's Turner Gill , 17-26, four seasons, all at Buffalo.

Even without the flu virus that's running through football teams across the country, Western Michigan and Buffalo aren't playing with full casts.

For most of his career, Mario Henry has had to overcome a frustrating pattern of getting injured just when it seems as if he will turn the corner toward becoming an outstanding player.

WMU's Bill Cubit , 66-31-1, 10 seasons; 32-23 at WMU, fifth season. Central Michigan's Butch Jones , 21-12, three seasons as a head coach, all at CMU.

Coach J.D. Brookhart is optimistic that a three-game road venture will not be as daunting as it seems for his struggling University of Akron football team.

For three seasons Ike Nduka sat and waited for an opportunity and playing time. Over and over he was told to have faith and believe in the University at Buffalo's system.

The University at Buffalo's injury list continued to grow on Tuesday when coach Turner Gill announced that freshman linebacker Darius Willis and junior linebacker-defensive end Tom Drewes would miss the remainder of the season with injuries.

Tags: Butch Jones , Football , Frank Zombo , mac , Sports It is difficult to understand how an offense can rack up 373.2 yards per game, yet fail to break 20 points in half its schedule.

Much of what ails the University at Buffalo football program was seen walking out of UB Stadium on Tuesday 30 minutes before the start of Turner Gill's weekly news conference.

It is becoming a ritual that's all too familiar for the University at Buffalo. Another game, another slow measured postgame walk from the field into the tunnel.

The folks over the Bull Run, a Buffalo fan blog, were kind enough to initiate an interesting blog exchange in advance of Saturday's Buffalo-UCF game at Bright House Networks Stadium.

The hype wasn't hype at all. When the dad said a month that his son, Zach Maynard, would pleasantly surprise the masses he was speaking the truth.

UCF Football Notes: Is new starting quarterback Brett Hodges the answer to the Knights' problems on offense? posted by Iliana Limon on Sep 14, 2009 8:42:41 AM Is new starting quarterback Brett Hodges the answer to the Knights' problems on offense? Maybe.

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Great, Note: Nobody outside of the SUNY Buffalo administration calls it The University at Buffalo.

SO WHAT TO make of Villanova's 27-24 win over Temple on a last-play field goal that capped a comeback from a 10-point, fourth-quarter hole, other than the ongoing observation that the Owls rarely, if ever, make life easier on themselves? Well, last week there were 38 games matching Division I-A teams against I-AA opponents.

Eight wins.A A Mid-American Conference championship.A A trip to a bowl game.A 2008 was magical for the U.B. Bulls football team.A So what do they do for an encore in 2009? "We do it again," says head coach Turner Gill.

Tonight marks the coronation of Zach Maynard. In his first start, under the scorching heat of the Sun Bowl, Maynard is approaching the game with the intensity of a 6-year-old on Christmas Eve.

In 2005, the Bulls were 1-10 but three seasons later - using a mixture of Jim Hofher's recruits as well as his own - Gill led UB to the Mid-American Conference championship.

One would have thought the elements might have been enough to scare the young man off.