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FOOTBALL‘07 SPRING ROSTERNO. PLAYER POS HT WT CL HOMETOWN HS/PREVIOUS SCHOOL64 RICHBERG, Solomon OL 6-4 299 Fr. Queens, NY August Martin66 FLANAGAN, Brandon OL 6-2 303 R-Fr. North Reading, MA Wakefield67 BURGIO, Jon* OL 6-9 359 Sr. Clarence, NY Clarence68 KELLY, Brian OL 6-6 317 R-Fr. Richmond, VA Monacan/Hargrave Academy69 COUGHLIN, Travis** OL 6-6 303 Jr. Royal Oak, MI Bishop Foley70 NORELL, Ray** OL 6-6 296 Jr. Monroe, CT Masuk/Milford Academy71 RICHARD, Jamey*** OL 6-4 301 Sr. Weston, CT Weston72 WEST, Andrew OL 6-6 313 So. Croswell, MI Croswell-Lexington73 BITTNER, Peter OL 6-4 293 R-Fr. Williamsville, NY Williamsville North74 MONTANEZ, Anel* DL 6-0 290 So. Trumbull, CT Trumbull75 NIEDERMIER, Jeff** OL 6-3 310 Jr. New Washington, OH Buckeye Central76 BACOULIS, Matt* OL 6-3 307 So. Des Plaines, IL Maine East77 JERROLD, Jordan* OL 6-8 306 So. Fairless Hills, PA Pennsbury79 LAUZZE, Chris* OL 6-2 300 Jr. Pembroke, NY Pembroke81 KISABETH, Bryan* TE 6-4 235 Jr. Plymouth, MI Divine Child82 RACK, Jesse* TE 6-3 247 So. Maspeth, NY Christ The King84 HAGG, Skyler WR 5-11 175 R-Fr. Glendale, AZ Ironwood85 BEGGS, Brad** WR 6-0 189 Jr. Clarion, PA Clarion-Limestone86 PITTMAN, Kade WR 6-0 197 Sr. North Platte, NE North Platte/Nebraska88 HAMLIN, Brett** WR 6-1 182 Jr. Jupiter, FL William T. Dwyer89 SCOTT, Trevor*** DL 6-5 258 Sr. Potsdam, NY Potsdam90 LAPOINTE, Bruno* DL 6-5 259 So. Lennoxville, Quebec Champlain Cegep91 JUDGES, James** DL 6-6 262 Sr. Pickering, Ontario St. Mary’s Secondary92 ROBINSON, Dane* DL 6-2 267 So. Baltimore, MD Calvert Hall95 HILAIRE, Ronald** DL 6-0 288 Jr. Laval, Quebec Vieux97 SMITH, Andrae* DL 6-4 246 Sr. Bloomfield, CT Bloomfield* Indicates number of letters earned(i) Indicates player is recovering from injury and will not participate in spring drillsHead coach: Turner Gill (2nd year)Assistants: Danny Barrett (Asst. Head Coach/Quarterbacks), Jimmy Williams (Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers),Angus McClure (Offensive Line/Run Coordinator), Brian Mohnsen (Defensive Ends), Aaron Stamn (Tight Ends/Special TeamsCoordinator), Allen Mogridge (Running Backs/Recruiting Coordinator), Juan Taylor (Wide Receivers), Matt House (DefensiveBacks), Toby Williams (Defensive Tackles), Curt Baldus (graduate assistant), Lee Chambers (graduate assistant), Scott Pilkey(administrative assistant)Sports Performance: Ryan Groneman, Paul ChildressOperations: Paul BittarTraining staff: Nick Mouyeos, Dale Zulawski2007 SPRING PROSPECTUS
FOOTBALLSPRING PREVIEWBULLS LOOKING TO BUILD ON POSITIVE 2006 CAMPAIGN17 starters return for 2007 seasonHead Coach Turner Gill’s sophomorecampaign is set to begin and UB fans arehoping that the Bulls can build on a numberof positives that occurred last season.Buffalo returns 23 players, includingeight starters to an offense that scored 220points in 2006. It was the most points scoredin a season since moving to Division I-A. Inaddition, the 201 points scored in conferenceplay were the most of any team in theMid-American Conference’s East Division.Buffalo returns even more experienceon the defensive side of the ball as 31 players,including nine starters return on defense.Here’s a look by position at what Gilland his staff will be evaluating this spring:OffenseQuarterbackJunior Drew Willy (Randolph, NJ/Randolph)returns for his third season as theBulls’ starting quarterback. Willy started thefirst eight games of the season before missingthe final four games with a thumb injury.He has fully recovered from the injury andwill look to improve on his already impressivenumbers since taking the quarterbackingjob as a true freshman in 2005.Willy finished 138-for-231 for 1,391yards and six touchdowns last fall. He onlythrew six interceptions in 231 attempts. Hedidn’t throw an interception in his first 131attempts and was the last remaining startingquarterback in the nation to throw aninterception.Willy had his best game of the seasonagainst Ball State when he went 27-of-40for 321 yards and a pair of touchdowns. The321 yards were a career high and thetwo touchdowns tied his career best. Hisperformance versus Ball State markedthe first time in four years that a UB quarterbackeclipsed the 300-yard plateau inpassing.With the departure of seniors, TonyPaoli and Stewart Sampsel, Willy is theBulls’ lone returning quarterback forspring drills. With that in mind, Gill hasdecided to move sophomore NaamanRoosevelt (Buffalo, NY/St. Joseph’s Collegiate)from wide receiver to quarterback,where the former Western NewYork Player of the Year starred in highschool.Roosevelt was the New York Statelarge school and Buffalo News co-Playerof the Year after amassing a staggering3,452 all-purpose yards as a senior andset a Western New York record by throwing35 touchdown passes in just 10games.“There is competition at this position,”Gill said. “Drew is the starter goingin and Naaman will have his chance tobattle it out.”Running BackEven with a plethora of experiencedrunning backs on the roster in 2006,James Starks (Niagara Falls, NY/NiagaraFalls) was the back that made thebiggest impact last season. With the departureof three seniors, he will be reliedon to carry much of the load in the Bulls’backfield in 2007. Last year, he led Buffalowith 704 yards on 175 carries andscored six touchdowns and was namedsecond-team All-Mid-American Conference.Starks became the first UB freshmanto earn All-League honors and justthe sixth Buffalo player to earn secondteamhonors in the school’s eight-yearassociation with the MAC. He was alsonamed to The Sporting News FreshmanAll-America Honorable Mention Team.Da’Von McCune (Buffalo, NY/CityHonors) is the only other returning tailbackthat saw action last season. He hadthree carries, including one for 10 yardsat Auburn.Redshirt freshman Brandon Thermilus(Flower Mound, TX/Marcus) whoreturns from an injury and sophomoreMario Henry (Erie, PA/Strong Vincent)will add depth to the backfield.Chris Scharon (Salem, NH/Salem)and Ike Nduka (White Plains, NY/WhiteDREW WILLYNAAMAN ROOSEVELT2007 SPRING PROSPECTUSJAMES STARKS
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