Youngest Coach in FBS is at WMU

     The youngest coach in the FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) is at Western Michigan University.  P.J. Fleck is 32 years old, and is in his first season as head coach of the Western Michigan Broncos football team.  He spent the previous three seasons as the wide receiver coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and played wide receiver in college at Northern Illinois University.  It has been a rebuilding year for the football program this season, and so far the Broncos are 1-9 overall.  The Broncos have shown much improvement over the last two games scoring 31 points in a win at the University of Massachusetts, and 32 points in an overtime loss at Eastern Michigan University.  Place kicker Andrew Haldeman kicked six field goals against Eastern Michigan last Saturday, and was named National Kicker of the Week by the College Football Performance Awards.  Haldeman has been the MAC (Mid-American Conference) West Special Teams Player of the Week twice this season.  Haldeman is in his sophomore campaign at Western Michigan, and is one of the many pieces in place for rebuilding the football program. The Broncos also have youth at the quarterback position with redshirt freshman Zach Terrell gaining experience with every start.  Terrell threw for a career high 348 yards against Eastern Michigan last Saturday, and helped the Broncos reach a season high 468 yards of total offense.  Western Michigan hosts arch rival Central Michigan University this Saturday (12:00) in the "Battle of the Cannon", before finishing up the season on the road against Northern Illinois on Tuesday November 26th (7:00).
     The Western Michigan women soccer team won the MAC Tournament and are in the NCAA College Cup.  The Broncos will take on Marquette University tonight at 8:00 p.m.  Marquette is seeded #2 in the Tournament, and will host the Broncos in tonight's game.  For more information about the athletic program at Western Michigan University, or MAC updates click on the links below.  Click on past months to see all of the Mitten State Sports Report's archived material. 





For information about Western Michigan University athletics click on  http://www.wmubroncos.com



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