Tim Hiller News

All eyes will be on the Western Michigan football team tonight, as the Broncos will take on Ball State in a nationally televised game at Waldo Stadium.

Western Michigan's Tim Hiller needs three touchdown passes in Tuesday night's regular-season finale against Ball State to become the career leader in Mid-American Conference history.

Tim Hiller did his best to sidestep any talk of what lies ahead. Perhaps it would be disrespectful to the unfinished business at hand.

Western Michigan's Brandon West set the Football Bowl Subdivision record for career all-purpose yards Saturday in his team's 35-14 road win over Eastern Michigan University.

Western Michigan senior running back Brandon West landed at Detroit Metro Airport on Saturday morning with a flood of memories of his younger half-brother, who was set to be buried later that day in Georgia.

Wabash College claimed the Monon Bell with a 32-19 victory against DePauw in college football action on Saturday.

WMU's Austin Pritchard, left, and David Lewis take down EMU's Alex Gillett during the first half of their matchup Saturday.

Western Michigan has beaten a team from a Bowl Championship Series conference in each of the previous three seasons.

Western Michigan senior quarterback Tim Hiller is one of 12 finalists for the Danny Wuerffel Trophy for the second-straight year.

MSU coach Mark Dantonio: "A lot of people talk about where your focus is going to be after two losses, but with our football team, I think the message is always, 'Come ready to play.' That has been there since this coaching staff got here." Western Michigan coach Bill Cubit: "You have to remember that these guys were playing in front of only people ...

Coach Bill Cubit says his Western Michigan University football team aims to play the last two weeks of the season as if a bid to a bowl game is on the line.

EAST LANSING - Little-used Ashton Leggett ran for 110 yards and four touchdowns and Kirk Cousins threw for two scores to lead Michigan State past Western Michigan 49-14 today in a rare November non-conference game for the Spartans.

MSU quarterback Kirk Cousins was a regular on Western Michigan's campus during the recruiting process.

The Awards and Recognition Association today revealed the top 10 finalists for its annual sportsmanship award , given to one outstanding NCAA Division I collegiate football player who best personifies the spirit of sportsmanship.

Kevin Hogan, left, and Monte Simmons have wreaked havoc on opposing quarterbacks this season, leading a Kent State defense that's tallied a MAC-best 26 sacks.

Call it the Western Michigan University football team's "November Magic." It's Louis Delmas chanting "Big MAC!, Little Ten!" through a cheerleader's megaphone after the Broncos secured a 23-17 win against Illinois last season at Ford Field.

Western Michigan quarterback Tim Hiller is sacked by Kent State's Monte Simmons on Saturday.

Spencer Keith threw for 373 yards and two touchdowns to lead Kent State to a 26-14 victory over Western Michigan on Saturday.

"The Heisman of academics" is how Western Michigan University media relations director Mat Kanan described it.

Florida quarterback Tim Tebow and Texas quarterback Colt McCoy are among 14 finalists for the Campbell Trophy, given to the nation's top senior scholar-athlete in college football.