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The annual award, presented by the National Football Foundation, honors those who excel in the classroom, community and on the field. Wilkerson is a First-Team All GLIAC player and was selected to the 2021 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team. The men's basketball programs have met twice before with the Tartars winning in 1978 in North Carolina, and at the Matthaei in 1979.
The Detroit Red Wings are set to start their second season in the confines of beautiful Little Ceasars Arena, located in the “District Detroit” sports hub.
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This team has an easy October schedule and will get out to a hot start. Even if they trade away both Panarin and Bob, this is still a playoff team. The first two home games can be seen live on Comcast CN900 in the state of Michigan. Joe Abramson returns for his 15th year on the Comcast broadcast and sixth as play-by-play announcer. Rod Beard enters his 11th year as a member of the WSU broadcast crew, while WWJ Afternoon Co-Anchor Tony Ortiz is starting his sixth year as a member of the broadcast crew. Redshirt junior Kendall Williams tallied 153 kickoff return yards last Saturday at Slippery Rock, which ranks tied-for-eighth in school history.
Your favorite teams, topics, and players all on your favorite mobile devices. Build your custom FanSided Daily email newsletter with news and analysis on Detroit Red Wings and all your favorite sports teams, TV shows, and more. Panarin, on the other hand, will get whatever dollar amount he wants and the team has pretty much said they will give that to him. He has only spent one season in Columbus and could still be convinced that he can accomplish all he wants to accomplish in the 14th largest city in the United States. Additional information on fan experiences scheduled for the Home Opener will be announced at a later date.
Detroit Home Opener Festival
The WSU women's basketball squad defeated the Bears in 1978 in Detroit. The Bears fell 21-7 in their season-opening contest at home vs. Wingate last Saturday and heads into midtown Detroit looking for their first win of the young season. The Warriors opened the season with a setback at No. 23-Slippery Rock, but WSU has been solid in home openers over the last 15 seasons, earning a 9-6 record. The last home opening win for the Green and Gold was a 31-0 triumph over Walsh in 2018.
In addition, every home contest will be streamed via WSU All-Access at WSUAthletics.com. A 24-hour pass to watch home events is available for $5.95, a monthly pass will cost $9.95, and the yearly pass is being sold for $69.95. After making 7-of-8 field goal attempts in 2021, sophomore Griffin Milovanski connected on a 36-yard field goal attempt at Slippery Rock. Along with his extra point at SRU, Milovanski has tallied 49 points, which is tied-for-16th in school history. Head coach Paul Winters named the team's four captains prior to the team's scrimmage on August 20. Graduate student offensive lineman Cooper Kukal, redshirt-fifth year defensive lineman Sean Banaszak, redshirt senior linebacker Julius Wilkerson and redshirt junior cornerback Drake Reid were selected.
DETROIT'S LARGEST OPENING DAY FESTIVAL
The Warriors have defended their home turf well in the past 13 seasons ( , 21) compiling a record. WSU had a winning record at Adams Field for nine straight seasons, until a 2-4 record in 2017. In the Coach Winters' era, the Warriors are (.558) in home games. The Detroit Home Opener Festival is a block away from Comerica and will feature heated tents, live music, TVs and food and beverage stands.
Come hear the ROAR of the crowd, as we are only one block from the stadium and in the heart of all the high-energy action in the streets. The previous record was held by Toney Davis, who ran for 326 yards on Nov. 19, 2011, in an NCAA playoff victory at St. Cloud State. Harris is one of four players in Wayne State history to surpass 300 rushing yards in a game . Since the start of the 2008 season, WSU has a record for games played in August and September. The Warriors are in October during that same time period, in November, and 2-1 in December. Tom Adams Field is not an easy place to play for visiting programs.
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Defensively, four of the team's five leading tacklers from a season ago will again be on the field for Wayne State. Additionally, all four of the team's sack leaders return for another season. Led by star linebacker Julius Wilkerson (104 tackles, 10.0 tackles for loss), the Warriors could see a drastic improvement in 2022. Though the Warriors lose some talent from the 2021 squad, the Green and Gold aren't lacking playmakers for 2022.Myren Harris returns at running back after rushing for over 1,000 yards last season. Under center, WSU will return Josh Kulka, who threw for more than 500 yards and three touchdowns in just six quarters before a season-ending injury. Redshirt senior linebacker Julius Wilkerson was nominated for the William V. Campbell Trophy.
The school record of 191 kickoff return yards in a game was set by Val Showers in 2014 vs. Carson-Newman, and equalled a year later by Jordan Billingslea against Lake Erie. Of the 60 players that traveled to Slippery Rock for the 2022 season opener, 27 had never played in college, 29 were former WSU letterwinners and three played for the Warriors, but had not earned a letter. The last player was Eastern Michigan graduate transfer Matt Buschman. Wayne State returns to Detroit for the home opener this Saturday. The Warriors will play their next four games in the comfy confines of Tom Adams Field.
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If they keep Bread and Bob, this team will advance past the first round in the playoffs for the first time in franchise history. The pregame party is free to the general public and no ticket is required. All guests entering Chevrolet Plaza, Arena Live and Little Caesars Arena are subject to a security screening. After week 1, Packers were the highest rated overall team, along with the highest graded offense, passing offense, and pass-blocking team to start the season.
That defensive lineman Kenny Clark, who injured his groin in Week 1, was officially ruled out on Friday. Starting cornerbacks Desmond Trufant and Justin Coleman both left Sunday’s game with hamstring injuries. When it comes down to it, I think Detroit just too banged up and not healthy enough to take on Green Bay’s offense, especially if they play the way they did last week. The Lion’s secondary took the biggest hits when it comes to injuries. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here.
Wideout Jon Barnes and tight end Allajah Mitchell are other names to watch in the passing game, with both of them catching a pair of passes in the season-opening loss. The Bears were only able to muster seven points, as Ah'Shaan Belcher hauled in a 58-yard touchdown pass from Christian Peters. The Peters to Belcher connection was strong in that game, as the duo combined for six completions, 143 yards and a score.
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While there won’t be fans, the energy will be felt from all over Wisconsin and emerge in some way at the stadium when the Packers take the field. I feel like from the Lions side, things will be pretty anti-climatic, and with the Packers racking up 43 points last week, I think this game has the potential to be another high scoring game. Also considering that Detroit did blow a 17-point lead, and gave up 21 points ALONE in the 4th. With Adrian Peterson as the Lions lead running back, I think we can expect them to come out of the gates running and test our defense.
