Alumni: August 2009 Archives

In what was a fairly obvious choice, Central Michigan players have again elected senior quarterback Dan LeFevour and junior linebacker Nick Bellore co-captains.

LeFevour, a Benet graduate who is entering his fourth season as Central Michigan's starting quarterback, will lead the Chippewas into Arizona for Saturday night's season opener.

LeFevour and Bellore were co-captains in 2008. They will be joined by one or two gameday captains that are elected on a weekly basis throughout the season.

Babatunde Oshinowo, the defensive lineman out of Neuqua Valley and Stanford, has signed with the San Francisco 49ers. Oshinowo was released by the Carolina Panthers in late June. This transaction is merely a good excuse to post a Mike Singletary video: "CAN'T DO IT!"

ANOTHER ALUMNI UPDATE: We're late posting this, but Sun-Times Bears beat writer Brad Biggs has more on Glenn Earl's decision to retire.

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Dan LeFevour is back in the spotlight. On Monday the Central Michigan senior was one of 33 quarterbacks named to the Davey O'Brien Award watch list. The honor goes to the country's best college quarterback.

Last week the Chippewas were picked to win the Mid-American Conference West Division and the MAC championship game in the conference's preseason poll.

The university has also put up another LeFevour billboard at Comerica Park, across the street from Ford Field in Detroit.

The 6-foot-3-inch quarterback out of Benet ranks 14th in NCAA Bowl Subdivision history with 11,702 yards of total offense. Among active Bowl Subdivision quarterbacks, LeFevour enters 2009 first in career completions, attempts and total offense, second in passing yards and fourth in touchdown passes.

Central Michigan opens at Arizona on Sept. 5 and then travels to Michigan State on Sept. 12.

(Photo courtesy of Central Michigan / ESPN.com.)