Mid-American Conference

Sixty-Eight (68) MAC Graduates To Wear 'MAC Graduate Patch' This 2018 Football Season

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The 2018 football season will witness 68 football student athletes that have already earned their undergraduate degrees provided with a unique 'MAC Graduate Patch' on their football jersey this season.  Every MAC football program is represented with a MAC graduate and Akron led the Conference and was tied for eighth-most in FBS with 12 graduates this season, while Buffalo, Central Michigan and Toledo were second in the MAC with eight graduates each.

During this upcoming 2018-19 season, all MAC graduates across the Conference 23 sponsored sports will be provided the 'MAC Graduate Patch'.

MAC Undergraduate Degrees - 68 Football Student-Athletes
Akron (12):
S Jamal Baggett
LB Nathan Bischof
DE Walter Brady
DB Kyron Brown
OL Nick Fazio
P Kyle Foster
QB Robbie Kelley
TE Darryl Long
WR Brandon Mitchell
DL Brian Reinke
OL Kyle Ritz
WR Mykel Traylor-Bennett

Ball State (4):
WR Corey Lacanaria
LB Jacob White
WR Keyan Williams
OL Grant Williamson

Bowling Green (6):
DB Fred Garth
DB Ben Hale
FB Dorian Hendrix
OL John Kurtz
DL Brian Sanders
WR Jack Walz

Buffalo (8):
OL Trey Derouen
DE Kennedy Emesibe
OL Tomas Jack-Kurdyla
S Dev Lamour
K Adam Mitcheson
OL James O'Hagan
WR George Rushing
S Ashton White

Central Michigan (8):
DL Sean Adsesanya
K Michael Armstrong
DB Xavier Crawford
LB Malik Fountain
DL Marcus Griffin
LS Luke Idoni
DL Mitch Stanitzek
K/P Ryan Tice 

Eastern Michigan (3):
DB Ikie Calderon
LB Kyle Rachwal
QB Tyler Wiegers

Kent State (3):
LB Matt Bahr
DL Jordan Silva
S Erik Simpson

Northern Illinois (7):
K Andrew Gantz
QB Ryan Graham
TE Ty Harmston
RB Jaden Huff
OL Max Scharping
OL Luke Shively
DB Albert Smalls 

Ohio (2): 
RB A.J.  Ouellette
DL Andrew Payne 

Toledo (8): 
OL Yazeed Atariwa
WR Andrew Davis
DB Ka'dar Hollman
OL Sami Kassem
QB Jalen Reese
OL Brock Ruble
DL Tuzar Skipper
WR Cody Thompson 

Western Michigan (7): 
RB Jamauri Bogan
DB Juwan Dowels
OL Curtis Doyle
RB Leo Ekwoge
WR Drake Harris
OL John Keenoy
OL Zach Novoselsky