GAME QUICK FACTS
Millersville (1-6, 1-3)
Saturday, Oct. 18, 2008 - 12 p.m.
Hickox Field - Brookville, N.Y.
Audio: Marauder Sports Broadcasting Network

THE SERIES
First Meeting
First Meeting: 10/18/2008
Last Meeting: N/A
Current Streak: N/A

ABOUT THE GAME
•       Millersville and C.W. Post meet for the first time this Saturday at Hickox Field in Brookville, N.Y. Both squads have identical 1-6 overall records and 1-3 records in the PSAC Eastern Division. It is only the fourth time in Millersville's history that it has faced a team from New York and Saturday will be the first such game in 28 years. The Marauders are 2-0-1 all time against teams from New York, having defeated Brockport in 1965 and 1976 and tied New York Institute of Technology in 1980. 
•       Millersville avoided its first 0-7 start since 1969 with a 48-6 rout of Cheyney Saturday, Oct. 11. Millersville's first victory of the season came in convincing fashion. It was the team's highest point total since scoring 48 on Cheyney in 2006 and it was also the largest margin of victory since defeating Cheyney 49-0 in the 2002 season finale. The Marauders piled up a season-high 490 yards of total offense thanks largely to the ground game led by Cardoza Jacks. Jacks set a new school record with 44 carries and rumbled for 274. For his efforts, he was named PSAC Eastern Division Offensive Player of the Week.
•       C.W. Post enters Saturday's game on a three-game skid, but all three losses were near misses. Last week, West Chester edged the Pioneers, 17-7. The Pioneers were also downed by Bloomsburg and Shippensburg during their three-game skid, but all three losses have come by an average of 11.3 points per game, and they have averaged just 7.67 points per game.
•       C.W Post's offense will look to get back on track against a Marauder defense that allowed over 400 yards of offense in each of its first six games before surrendering 304 to Cheyney last week.  Offensively, the Marauders seem to have turned a corner with Bill Shirk at the helm. Shirk has thrown for 764 yards and seven touchdowns in his four starts.
•       Audio coverage can be heard on the new home for Millersville athletics, the Marauder Sports Broadcasting Network (MSBN). MSBN is accessed by visiting the Millersville athletics' site (www.millersville.edu/~athletic).  Millersville alum Domenic Panza will be the play-by-play commentator and Randy Jackson will be the color commentator.

THE HEAD COACHES
•       Greg Colby spent most of his career as an assistant at the Division I level, but has served as a head coach. From 1979-86, he was the head coach at Schlarman High School and Naperville High School in Illinois.  While at Schlarman, Colby led the team to back-to-back Illinois High School 2-A State Championships (1981-82).
•       Colby has an impressive resume. He came to Millersville after serving as the defensive coordinator at Northwestern from 2002-07 during which time the Wildcats posted three-straight six-win seasons for the first time in 70 years. He was also the defensive coordinator at Kent State for four seasons and served as a defensive assistant at Michigan State under Nick Saban and at Illinois under Lou Tepper.
•       Bryan Collins has built a successful program during his 10 seasons at C.W. Post. His 85-32 record is among the leaders in active coaches in Division II. During his tenure, the Pioneers won or shared four NE-10 titles and earned three NCAA Division II berths. Collins is also the director of athletics at C.W. Post.
•       Prior to being named head coach, Collins was an assistant for four seasons and also spent three seasons as an assistant St. Francis Prep and Kings Point. He graduated from St. John's in 1987.

ABOUT THE SERIES
•       This is the first meeting between Millersville and C.W. Post. The Marauders are 2-0-1 all time against teams from the state of New York, and 3-3 all-time against NE-10 schools, which C.W. Post was formerly a member.  

THE LAST TIME OUT
•       Cardoza Jacks rushed for a career-high 274 yards on a school record 44 carries, and Andy Tischbein recorded three TD catches, sparking Millersville to a 48-6 victory over Cheyney Saturday, Oct. 11 at Chryst Field at Biemesderfer Stadium.
Jacks, who was inserted into the starting lineup because of injuries to Brad Lantz and Matthew Booker, made the most of his opportunity. He accounted for over half of Millersville's season-high 490 yards of total offense.
•       The 48 points was Millersville's (1-6, 1-3 PSAC East) top scoring total of the 2008 season and the most since scoring 48 on Cheyney (0-7, 0-3 PSAC East) in 2006. It was also the program's largest margin of victory since defeating Cheyney 49-0 in the 2002 season finale. Millersville now owns 25-straight wins over the Wolves.
•       The Marauders wasted no time getting on the board. After a failed Cheyney onside kick to start the game, Tischbein and Bill Shirk hooked up from nine-yards out, capping a seven-play, 39 yard drive that last 2:51. The Marauders added a John Banzhof field goal just three minutes later to increase the lead to 10-0.
•       Cheyney managed to get on the board with 6:35 left in the first when Ronald Thompson found Darryl Jones for a 54-yard strike. But that would be the last score for Cheyney, as the Marauders scored four more times, three of which were touchdowns, in the first half alone.Tischbein had TD catches of 35 and 27 yards, Jacks scored the first of his two 5-yard TD scampers and Banzhof added a 35-yard field goal just before the half.
•       The Marauders scored 24 points in the second quarter, matching their highest single-game total from the previous six games. They took a 34-6 lead into the half. At that point, Jacks had already totaled 118 yards on 17 carries.
Jacks tacked on his second score on Millersville's first drive of the second half, and Shirk capped the scoring with a 1-yard plunge with 2:02 left in the third period.
•       Shirk piloted four scoring drives longer 75 yards. He finished the day an efficient 10-of-15 for 210 yards, four touchdowns--three passing and one rushing--and no interceptions. Shirk's three passing TD's were the most by a Millersville QB since Dan Csencsitz threw four against Mansfield in 2006.

SCOUTING C.W. POST
•       C.W. Post's lone win on the season was a 35-0 triumph over Cheyney on Sept. 20. While the Pioneers are just 1-6, the schedule has proved to be a daunting task, having faced now No. 24-ranked American International, which is presently 6-0, as well as nationally ranked Indiana (Pa.), Edinboro and Bloomsburg. The team's other two losses came to Shippensburg and West Chester, which at one point was nationally ranked.
•       The Pioneers difficult schedule has slowed the progress of the team's offense. It is ranked 14th in the 16-team PSAC, averaging just 12 points per game. The rushing offense, however, is averaging 140.3 yards per game and the passing attack is ranked in the middle of the conference at 179.6 yards per game.  Running back Jason Gwaltney is among the best in the league, averaging 4.8 yards per carry for 439 total yards and an average of 109.8 per game. Quarterback Nick Georgetti has started four of the team's seven games and has completed 49.2 percent of his passes with three touchdowns and five picks. He has a pair of targets in Dennis Vanella and Chris Harris, both of whom have more than 20 catches.
•       C.W. Post's defense is largely responsible for keeping the team close to its opponents. It is ranked in the middle of the PSAC in rushing, passing and scoring defense. It is ranked 12th in total defense, allowing 373.7 yards per game.
•       One of the team's biggest issues has been turnovers. The Pioneers are minus-six in turnover ratio, which is tied for last in the league. The 17 turnovers committed are most in the league. Only Clarion has thrown more interceptions on the season.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK
•       Following record-setting rushing performance against Cheyney Saturday, Millersville running back Cardoza Jacks was named PSAC East Offensive Player of the Week Sunday afternoon.
•       Jacks is the first Millersville player on either side of the ball to be honored by the PSAC this season, and his efforts on Saturday helped the Marauders to their first win of the season. He rushed for a career-high 274 yards--the highest rushing total by a Marauder since 1993 when Marc DeBellis went for 275 against Mansfield--and totaled a school record 44 carries.
•       The 44 carries snapped Juan Jones' record of 40 that was set in 2005 and tied him for ninth most in PSAC history. Jacks also totaled two touchdowns, which helped the Marauders to 48 points and their highest offensive output of the season.
Jacks entered Saturday's game with only 13 carries for 46 yards in the previous six games. All 13 carries came in the Sept. 13 loss to Indiana (Pa.). With Saturday's performance, he now is the team's leader in total rushing yards and joined quarterback Bill Shirk as the team leader in rushing touchdowns with two.

TOUGH SLEDDING
•       Millersville has endured one of the most difficult schedules in the PSAC to date. Five of Millersville's first six opponents is .500 or better. Bentley and Shippensburg, at 3-4, have the lowest winning percentage of any opponent. Slippery Rock has five victories. Indiana (Pa.) is 4-2 and is ranked 23rd in the nation. IUP's loses came to No. 8 California by two points and to nationally ranked Edinboro, 24-17. West Chester is 5-2 and was at one point ranked in the top 25. The Golden Rams' two losses came to California and to Delaware, which is ranked in the top 10 in Division I Championship Subdivision. Bloomsburg, Millersville's most recent opponent, is No. 6 in Division II with a 7-0 record.
•       Two of Millersville's opponents are nationally ranked and three cracked the top 25 during the season. Slippery Rock has also received votes in recent weeks. Looking ahead, Edinboro is on the schedule in the final week of the season and is currently ranked No. 16 in Division II. Also, East Stroudsburg, which Millersville is scheduled to face on Nov. 1, is 5-2.

NEW FOUND OFFENSE
•       With Bill Shirk at the helm, the Marauders have cranked up its offensive output. The Marauders have produced a season-high in points in each of the last two games, including an impressive 48-point showing against Cheyney. In the second quarter alone, the Marauders posted 24 points, which matched their best single game output all season. Shirk led four scoring drives against Bloomsburg, which was the most all season and then topped that the following week with four drives of longer than 75 yards.
•       Shirk has been sharp, completing 22-of-33 passes to become the first Millersville quarter back since 2004 to complete at least 20 passes in a game against Bloomsburg. The last Marauder QB to perform the feat was Dan Csencsitz. Shirk's two touchdown tosses was the first two-TD pass performance by a Millersville quarterback this season, the first since Jamal Smith found the end zone twice in against East Stroudsburg on Sept. 29, 2007 and just the second since the 2006 season. Shirk improved upon that outing against Cheyney with three TD passes and another rushing. . Shirk's three passing TD's were the most by a Millersville QB since Dan Csencsitz threw four against Mansfield in 2006.
•       Andy Tischbein's recorded six catches for a career-high 122 yards against Cheyney to go with his 111 yards receiving against Bloomsburg. It was the first back-to-back 100-yard games of his career and the third 100-yard receiving effort of the 2008 season for the Marauders. Jamal Smith totaled 131 against West Chester in week four. Tischbein now has five 100-yard games in his four-year career.
•       Against Cheyney, Tischbein made three touchdown grabs, which were the most by a Marauder since Joe Flamish caught three against Mansfield in 1999. Tischbein has caught 24 of his 27 passes in the last five games.

CATCHES IN BUNCHES
•       Andy Tischbein's eight catches on Oct. 4 against Bloomsburg was the most by any Millersville player this season. It was his first eight-catch outing since Sept. 9, 2006 against Slippery Rock.  He also made six catches the following week against Cheyney. Prior to the last two weeks, no other Millersville player has recorded more than six receptions in a game since Tischbein's 2006 effort.
•       Despite only playing three quarters, junior running back Brad Lantz made five catches against Bloomsburg as well. It was his second five-catch of the game of the season (Aug. 29 at Bentley), but he was playing wide receiver the first time he accomplished the feat. The five grabs were the most by a Millersville running back since Lantz caught five passes for 52 yards against Bloomsburg on Oct. 28, 2006. The last running back to record more than five catches in a game was Omar Sanders, who made six receptions for 79 yards at Kutztown on Oct. 25, 2003.

SWITCHING SPOTS
•       Junior Brad Lantz was an All-PSAC East Second Team pick at running back last season but was switched to wide receiver at the start of 2008. Lantz hauled in a team-leading 11 catches for 95 yards and a touchdown, but prior to the Sept. 20 game against West Chester, the coaching staff moved him back to his natural position of running back. Lantz picked up where he left off, rushing for a team-leading 62 yards against West Chester and then turned in the team's best rushing effort of the season with 80 yards against Shippensburg. Since moving back to running back, Lantz has 193 yards on the ground and nine catches.
•       Also making a position switch was former starting quarterback and PSAC East Rookie of the Year Jamal Smith.  Prior to the game against West Chester, Smith was moved to wide receiver where he caught six balls for 131 yards and a touchdown.  The bulk of the yards came on an 80-yard touchdown strike from quarterback Bill Shirk. It was the team's only 100-yard receiving performance of the season at that point. Smith grabbed three more receptions the following week against Shippensburg and kept a streak of games with at least one reception alive with one grab against Bloomsburg.

DEFENSIVE PERFORMANCES
•       Ryan Knox totaled a career-high eight tackles against Cheyney. Byron Void also totaled a career-high six stops including one for loss and forced a fumble. Chad Miller produced his best outing of the season, making three tackles for loss, blocking a punt.
•       Julius Carter has matched a career-high in tackles twice this season recording 10 stops against West Chester and a career-high 12 tackles with two pass breakups against Shippensburg. He also totaled two pass breakups against Bloomsburg.
•       Sophomore Linebacker Jerrod Bowling racked up 16 tackles against Slippery Rock, which were not only a career high, but also the most by any Millersville player since Joe Hollister totaled 17 against Shippensburg in 2004.
•       Senior Matt Harmon totaled a career-high 10 tackles against Slippery Rock and then tallied 12 the following week against Indiana (Pa.), marking the first time in his career he had posted back-to-back double-digit tackle performances. Harmon's previous best was nine, which came at Lock Haven on Sept. 16, 2006. Sophomore Jacob Haines totaled a career-high nine tackles against Slippery Rock as well. 
•       After not tallying more than two tackles in any game in 2007, Haines set career-highs in each of his first two games of 2008. He made four stops against Bentley and topped it with nine against Slippery Rock. He also recorded at least one tackle for loss in four of the team's seven games and made three for loss against Cheyney.

MAKING A NAME
•       Freshman Matthew Booker has made an immediate impact, ranking second on the team in rushing through seven games with 230 yards. His 3.8 yards per carry average is also a team best. Booker totaled a career-high 78 yards against Slippery Rock, and he became the first Millersville freshman since Brad Lantz in 2006 to lead the team in rushing in the first two games of his career.
•       His 39-yard jaunt against Slippery Rock on Sept. 6 is the team's second-longest run of the season.
•       Booker's 58-yard reception against Cheyney was the team's second-longest pass play of the season.           
•       Booker is also one of only two Millersville running back to have a rushing touchdown this season and owns one of the team's five on the season.

CENTURY STREAK
•       With 280 yards rushing against Cheyney, Millersville has totaled more than 100 yards rushing as a team in each of the last 17 games dating back to the second game of 2007.
•       The streak began in Jamal Smith's first career start at quarterback and has continued with Bill Shirk at the helm. Millersville is averaging 160.8 yards rushing per game since.
•       The team has averaged 41.6 rushes per game in each of those games. So far this season, Millersville has rushed 40 or more times in two games including a season-high 50 against Cheyney in week seven.  Millersville rushed 43 times for 103 yards in the season opener versus Bentley.  

MOVE PAYS OFF
•       In an effort to bolster the receiving corps, the coaching staff moved senior Derek Fry from tight end to wide receiver and quarterback Jamal Smith to the wideout position as well. The moves paid immediate dividends for the coaching staff.
•       While Fry entered the season with just 15 career catches and five touchdowns (all five coming in 2006), he hauled in a team-high and career-high six catches and totaled a career-best 47 yards in the season opener against Bentley. Fry also scored a career-high two touchdowns, bringing his career total to seven. In the Aug. 29 game alone, Fry matched his 2007 season totals in receptions (four) and yards (41).
•       Smith, with his speed and quickness, proved to be a huge threat on the outside for opposing defenses.  In Smith's first career start at the position he recorded a team-best 131 yards on six catches and then tied for the team-lead with three catches for 40 yards against Shippensburg the following week. His nine receptions are fourth most on the team.

BEST FOOT FORWARD
•       Matthew Booker and Matt Sutjak each made positive impressions in their Millersville debuts on Aug. 29 against Bentley and each were on different sides of the ball.
 •      Booker, a freshman running back, totaled a team-leading 43 yards on nine carries for a team-best 4.8 yards per carry. His gain of 12 was the team's second longest of the game. He is the first freshman to lead the team in rushing in the season opener since Brad Lantz in 2006. Lantz rushed for 53 yards on seven carries in his rookie debut.
•       Sutjak, a sophomore transfer at safety, registered a team-high and career-high nine tackles as well as his first career interception. Sutjak took the interception for a 23-yard return. The last player that led the team in tackles in his Millersville debut was Andrew Pough in 2006. Pough made eight tackles. The last Marauder to make an interception in his first game was Brandon Shelton in 2004 against Indiana (Pa.).

ON DECK TO IN THE BOX
•       Red-shirt sophomore quarterback Bill Shirk made his second career start against West Chester and was given his chance to shine.  Shirk threw the ball 31 times, the most attempts by a Millersville starting quarterback in a single game since Aug. 26, 2006 when Dan Csencsitz tossed the ball 34 times against Shepherd. 
•       Shirk produced four touchdowns—three passing and one rushing—against Cheyney in week seven. He is the first Millersville QB to throw three TD passes since 2006.
•       Shirk's 243 yards passing was the third most by a Millersville starting quarterback over the past four seasons.  The only other quarterback to throw for more than 225 yards in a single game over that span was Csencsitz who did it twice, once in 2005 and again in 2006.
•       Despite the WCU game being his first start of the season, Shirk has not been a stranger to the field. Against Bentley,  Shirk came off the bench to complete a then career-high 8-of-12 passes for a then career-best 74 yards. His fourth quarter TD toss to Derek Fry was also the first touchdown pass of his career.
•       Shirk's previous best outing was also against Bentley. In 2007, he completed a then career-high 6-of-9 passes for 50 yards. 

PICK SIX
•       Sophomore cornerback Dan McClellan turned defense into offense in the season opener against Bentley, taking a third quarter interception 43 yards for his first career touchdown. It was just the second interception of McClellan's career. Millersville has now had at least one interception return for a touchdown in eight-straight seasons dating back to 2001.
•       The most notable playmaker in recent years was Brandon Shelton. Shelton returned five interceptions for touchdowns in his four-year career, including two in 2007 and two as a freshman in 2004.
•       McClellan is just the fifth player in the last eight years to take a pick for a touchdown. Along with Shelton, Andrew Siggins performed the feat twice, returning one in 2005 and one in 2002.

DUAL THREAT
•       While playing running back in his first two seasons at Millersville, Brad Lantz not only showed ability to run the football, but also catch the football. He not only led Millersville in rushing in 2007 and ranked second on the team in receiving. He made 15 catches for 119 yards to go with his 902 yards rushing.  Including his receiving yards, Lantz finished the season with a team-leading 1,061 all-purpose yards and averaged 96.5 yards per game.
•       His pass catching ability prompted the coaching staff to move him to wide receiver for the 2008 season. He made the most of the position switch, catching five passes for a team-leading 78 yards in the season opener at Bentley. On Millersville's second offensive play, Lantz made a 43-yard reception which is now the longest of his career. His previous long was a 36-yard catch on Sept. 30, 2006 against Kutztown.  He now has four career catches of more than 30 yards. Lantz added a touchdown catch in the second game of the season as well. It was his first receiving touchdown since Nov. 4, 2006.
•       Despite moving to running back, Lantz has continued to show his pass catching ability. He made five catches for 75 yards and a touchdown against Bloomsburg in week six.
•       So far in 2008, Lantz is second on the team in receptions with 20 and is third in yards with 176.  He also owns two of only seven receiving touchdowns the team has this season.

THE END OF THE LINE
•       There is no dispute that pass rushers are key to a top-tier defense, and Millersville is fortunate enough to have not just one, but two senior defensive ends that were both All-PSAC East honorees last season.
•       Kevin Kershner was a first teamer in 2007 and Jarrod Linn was named to the second team for the second-straight season.  Millersville  enters the season as the only team in the PSAC to return two all-conference defensive ends.
•       Both players are making their presence felt in 2008 as well. Linn matched a season high with four tackles and a half tackle for loss against Shippensburg. He also totaled four tackles and registered a half sack against Bentley and made a tackle for loss against Slippery Rock. Kershner made a season-high eight tackles and one tackle for loss against Shippensburg. He totaled three tackles including a half tackle for loss and a pass breakup at Bentley and then totaled six stops and two tackles for loss against Slippery Rock. Kershner also made a tackle for loss and three total tackles against Bloomsburg. He also made two tackles for loss against Cheyney
•       Kershner has 26 tackles for loss in three seasons and 7.5 career sacks. Linn has 10 for loss and 6.0 career sacks. He has also forced three fumbles and recovered two.
•       The tandem has combined for 185 tackles in three seasons at Millersville.

BY LAND AND AIR
•       Millersville red-shirt sophomore quarterback Jamal Smith was named PSAC East Rookie of the Year in 2007, making him the first Marauder to earn that award since quarterback Drew Folmar in 1997 and just the second ever.
•       He earned the award by impressing the opposition with his feet. In 2007, he rushed for a team-high five touchdowns and totaled nine on the season. His 1,440 yards of total offense led the team, and his 633 yards rushing was 352 more than any other quarterback in the league. Clarion Tyler Huether was second among quarterbacks with 281 yards.
•       Smith's 633 yards is the most rushing yards by any quarterback in Millersville history and stands as the most rushing yards by a PSAC quarterback since before 2000.  Only East Stroudsburg's Jimmy Terwilliger (503 in 2006) and Clarion's Adam Almashy rushed for more than 500 (513 in 2002) since Slippery Rock's Randy McKavish rushed for 641 in 2000.
•       So far in 2008, Smith is tied for fourth on the team in rushing with 93 yards. He has also thrown for 144. He has rushed for 30 or more yards in nine of his 14 career appearances and for positive yards in 14 of his appearances.
•       He has also added wide receiver to his resume, and with 193 yards receiving, he has a rare opportunity to record over 100 yards passing, receiving and rushing.
•       Since moving to wide receiver, he has recorded a catch in every game.

WORK HORSE
•       Brad Lantz has emerged as one of the most durable backs in the PSAC the last two seasons. He was named All-PSAC East Second Team last year after ranking sixth in the PSAC with 902 yards and an average of 82 yards per game.
•       More impressively, he lugged the ball 234 times, which ranked second in the conference trailing only Bloomsburg's Harlon Hill nominee Jamar Brittingham. In the last two seasons, Lantz has totaled 1,759 yards and 12 touchdowns.
•       Lantz is quickly advancing up the Millersville career records lists. In just over three seasons, he has moved into 13th-place in career yards and needs just 61 more to pass John Flamish (1998-2000) for 10th all-time. If Lantz stays on his current pace of 879 yards per season, he will finish his four-year career with 3,516 yards, placing him second to only the legendary Ricke Stonewall, who totaled 4,169 from 1981-84.
•       Also, Lantz already ranks third in career carries with 472. He is on pace for nearly 800 career carries, which would shatter Stonewall's record of 648. It would also place him fifth in PSAC history behind Bloomsburg's Jamar Brittingham (2004-07).

SHOOTING FOR TWO AND THREE
•       Millersville landed eight players on the All-PSAC East team a year ago. Tackle Adam Cobb and defensive end Kevin Kershner were first team honorees, and Brad Lantz and Jarrod Linn were on the second team.
•       Cobb was the first Millersville offensive lineman to be a first team selection since center Matt Doherty in 1998. If he earns first team honors in 2008, Cobb will be the first Millersville offensive lineman to be a two-time first teamer since guard Chris Smith in 1993-94 and the first tackle since Greg Faulkner in 1992-93.
•       Linn could possibly be a three-time All-PSAC East pick. The most recent Marauder to be a three-time selection was cornerback Marcus Banks (2005-07) and defensive back Braden Steffey was a four-time honoree from 2000-03.

FIRST TIME NOT A CHARM
•       History was not on Greg Colby's side in the Aug. 29 opener against Bentley. With the 35-22 defeat, new Millersville coaches are 6-12-2 all-time in their debut. However, picking up a win in the first game is no indication of long-term success.
•       Only one of the last 11 Marauder coaches won their debut. Joe Trainer defeated Indiana (Pa.) 28-9 in 2005. Before Trainer's victory, the last coach to win his Millersville debut was Philip Aines in 1923. At that time, Millersville was known as Millersville State Normal School and his team defeated Stevens Trade School 13-7.

RETURN OF THE STATE GAME
•       One of the biggest changes to the PSAC this season is the return of the “State Game.”
•       This will serve as the conference championship game and will be contended between the two division winners on the final day of the season. It will be the first time that the State Game has been contested since 1987.

MAKING CHANGES
•       Not only did Millersville introduce a new head coach in Greg Colby and several new assistant coaches, but the PSAC picked up three new members in Mercyhurst, Gannon and C.W. Post.
•       Mercyhurst and Gannon, both formerly of the GLIAC, will compete in the PSAC Western Division, and C.W. Post joins Millersville in the Eastern Division. The expansion brings the total number of football schools in the PSAC to 16, making it the largest football playing conference in Division II.
•       In the wake of the PSAC expansion, the NCAA decided to create four “Super Regions.” These Super Regions pull together two regions. In the past, PSAC, NE-10 and WVIAC combined to create the Northeast Region. The PSAC, WVIAC and CIAA now make up the Atlantic Region and are a part of the East Football Super Region with the NE-10, NYCC and CACC of the New England Region.
•       Now, to reach the NCAA Playoffs, a team must be ranked in the top eight in the region rather than the top 10.

NICE TO MEET YOU
•       In addition to Greg Colby, Millersville football has added some new faces to the coaching staff. Among the newcomers are offensive line coach Derrick Roche, wide receivers coach Dave Keeny, tight ends coach Corey Adderly and intern Dondre Gilliam who will be helping with wide receivers and the return game.
•       Roche was an All-American offensive lineman at Washington State and played in the 2003 Rose Bowl. He also spent the last three seasons at UTEP as a special teams assistant and program coordinator.
•       Keeny served as the head coach at Kutztown from 1998-2005 and became the third winningest coach in school history.
•       Gilliam was an All-PSAC wide receiver and returner while at Millersville from 1999-00.
•       Also, changing responsibilities on the staff was Ron Rankin, who switched from the offensive line to the defensive line. Aubrey Kelly is now defensive backs coach instead of cornerbacks coach.