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 Lou Tepper, who has won over 100 games as a head coach and has served as defensive coordinator at LSU, Illinois and Colorado, has been named the new defensive coordinator at the University at Buffalo by head coach Jeff Quinn.
Tepper, who boasts over 35 years of Division I coaching experience, sports a 101-75-2 overall record as a head coach with stints at Illinois, Edinboro and Indiana (PA). He is particularly well versed in coaching linebackers, as he has tutored three Butkus Award winners – Colorado’s Alfred Williams and Illinois’ Dana Howard and Kevin Hardy. He also has written a 328-page book entitledComplete Linebacking that was published by Human Kinetics.
Tepper replaces William Inge, who in January accepted a position on the Buffalo Bills coaching staff. He will direct UB’s linebackers and coordinate a defense that returns eight starters, including honorable mention Sports Illustrated All-American Khalil Mack.
UB Names Tepper Defensive Coordinator – continue reading…
 The Mid-American Conference named its preseason All-Conference team on Wednesday and University at Buffalo forward Javon McCrea was one of the five players selected from the East Division.
A sophomore forward, McCrea was named the 2011 MAC Freshman of the Year after posting one of the finest first-year campaigns in school history. He averaged 11.8 points and 6.5 rebounds per game, while playing 22 minutes per game. The Newark, NY native shot 63.1 percent from the field, which would have led the nation if he had made four more field goals on the season.
Over the summer he was invited to the USA Basketball Men’s U19 World Championship Team training camp. He was named a finalist for the team before being the final player cut.
The Bulls tip off the 2011-12 season November 11 when they host Saint Peter’s at Alumni Arena.
 For his efforts in leading the team to a critical division win over Ohio Saturday afternoon, sophomore running back Branden Oliver was named the Mid-American Conference’s East Division Player of the Week for the first time in his career.
The Miami, FL native ran for a career-high 179 yards on 34 carries and scored three touchdowns, including the game-winner with 5:45 remaining on fourth and one, to help lift Buffalo to a 38-37 win over Ohio. Oliver scored from 12, 1 and 1 yards out and also added a career-long 58-yard burst to set up another Buffalo score. In addition, the sophomore had a career-high five receptions for 43 yards to bring his all-purpose total to 222 yards for the game. Oliver now has four 100-yard games on the season.
Oliver had over 100 yards before halftime, and his 179 yards on the ground were the most by a UB rusher since James Starks ran for 181 against UTEP in 2008. He is quietly putting together one of the best seasons ever by a Bulls running back in Division I-A, with 679 yards (113.2 per game) and eight touchdowns through the first six games. In MAC games alone, Oliver is averaging 148.5 yards per game. He has also featured more in the passing game, with 16 catches (third most on the team) for 98 yards.
Next up for Oliver and the Bulls is a trip to the City of Brotherly Love for a matchup against the Temple Owls on Saturday. Kickoff is set for 1 pm.
 Following up on his national recognition where he was honored as the National Defensive Performer of the Week by College Football Performance Awards, sophomore linebacker Khalil Mack was named the Mid-American Conference’s East Division defensive player of the week on Monday.
Mack was a force to be reckoned with during Saturday’s 35-7 win over Stony Brook.
The Fort Pierce, FL native recorded a team-best eight tackles (four solos), 3.5 tackles for loss, a sack, two forced fumbles that were recovered by the Bulls, an interception and three quarterback hurries. Mack’s second forced fumble snuffed out a Stony Brook scoring drive at the UB three-yard line and, for the game, he helped limit a Stony Brook offense that had 410 yards last week at UTEP to just 298 total yards.
UB’s Mack Named MAC East Division Player of the Week – continue reading…
 The University at Buffalo Division of Athletics announced its 2010-11 Athletes of the Year yesterday at its annual Welcome Back Picnic. Earning the honors for this past year were Kourtney Brown of the women’s basketball team and Rob Golabek of the men’s track and field team. Both student athletes were named All-Americans during the course of the year.
The 2010-11 Mid-American Conference Player of the Year, Brown finished her brilliant playing career by leading the MAC in scoring, rebounding, field goal percentage and blocked shots. Brown is the only player in the country in the top 10 nationally in those categories as she finished the season eighth in scoring, fifth in rebounding and blocked shots and sixth in field goal percentage.
UB Names School Athletes Of The Year – continue reading…
 For the second time in two years, the Buffalo Bills have moved quick (once allowed) to sign a University at Buffalo undrafted free agent. Last year the Bills signed wide receiver Naaman Roosevelt, who made the practice squad, hit the active roster and then made an impact on the field late in the season. Perhaps lightning will strike twice with Buffalo getting Bulls safety Dominic Cook to join the defensive secondary mix.
Cook spent the first three seasons of his UB career at cornerback before converting to safety for his senior season. His play was stellar last year—- earning first-team All-MAC honors, largely on the strength of six interceptions (sixth in the nation) while forcing three fumbles.
Cook is hoping to join his teammate from last year in the NFL as 2011 rookies. Cornerback Josh Thomas probably has a much easier road as he was a fifth-round draft pick by Dallas this past April.
Another teammate in the UB secondary from last season, Davonte Shannon, is likely to get a NFL training camp invite in the next 24 hours.
**UPDATE** Via Twitter, it looks like the Bill have signed two more undrafted free agents. Bills wide receiver David Nelson tweets that the team has signed his former University of Florida teammate, running back Emmanuel Woody while WGR’s Joe Buscaglia is reporting that Texas Tech linebacker Brian Duncan has also signed.
 University at Buffalo forward Javon McCrea is one step closer to earning a spot on the USA Basketball Under 19 World Championship Team. The Bulls sophomore-to-be was one of 13 players named a finalist for the squad.
Training camp for the selected finalists continues Sunday afternoon through Thursday, June 23, with the official 12-member USA U19 roster being announced prior to the team’s departure for Europe on June 24.
The 2011 FIBA U19 World Championship for Men is being held June 30-July 10 in Valmiera, Liepaja and Riga, Latvia.
Named as a finalist for the USA U19 World Championship squad were: Keith Appling (Michigan State); James Bell (Villanova); Anthony Brown (Stanford); .); Jahii Carson (Arizona State); Tim Hardaway, Jr. (Michigan); Joe Jackson (Memphis); Jeremy Lamb (Connecticut); Meyers Leonard (Illinois); Khyle Marshall (Butler); Javon McCrea (Buffalo); Doug McDermott (Creighton); Tony Mitchell (North Texas); and Patric Young (Florida).
McCrea Named a Finalist for USA Basketball U19 Team – continue reading…
 I spoke to the father of former Nichols basketball star Will Regan, and he told me his son has committed to play basketball at the University at Buffalo next season after spending his freshmen year at the University of Virginia.
Regan will make things official later today.
Because he is transferring from Virginia, Regan will have to sit out the 2011-12 college basketball season and will still have three years of eligibility remaining. The two-time Buffalo News Player of the Year in high school, Regan played in 20 games for Virginia last season but scored a total of just 25 points to go with 18 rebounds as his playing time was nearly non-existent.
“It came down to a comfort level for Will,” his father said. ”He’s known the coaches since he started attending their camps in 6th grade or so. They’ve seen him play countless times and know what he does well, and they plan to take plan to take full advantage of his strengths.”
Will Regan Transferring To UB – continue reading…
 University at Buffalo running backs coach Mike Daniels has decided to relocate out of town with his family, thus leaving the UB football program.
Daniels came to Buffalo prior to the 2010 season. He aided in the development of young running backs Branden Oliver and Jeffvon Gill.
“Coach Daniels did a great job coaching our running backs,” head coach Jeff Quinn said. “I’ve coached with him since 2007 when we were at Cincinnati. I am sorry to see him leave and I wish him and his family all the best.”
A search for Daniels’ replacement is currently underway.
 A year after hosting the league meet and posting the best finishes in school history since joining the Mid-American Conference, the University at Buffalo men’s and women’s outdoor track and field times are prepared to compete at this weekend’s MAC Championships in DeKalb, IL and expect successful results.
The Bulls won four league titles, all in field events, at last year’s meet. Shot put champions Rob Golabek and Becky O’Brien are back to defend their titles and the Bulls are expected to be in the hunt near the top of the standings in all the throwing events (shot put, hammer, discus, javelin).
Golabek set the UB record with his win in 2010 shot put and in 2011 has added five feet to his current mark of 62-7.75 (19.09m), which he set in winning the Texas Relays. The throw is seven feet better than the second-best mark in the league and ranks fourth in the country.
Bulls Primed for MAC Championships – continue reading…
 Will Regan was one of the biggest high school basketball starts to come out of Western New York in several years, leading Nichols to a State Federation Championship and earning Buffalo News Player of the Year honors for the second straight year in 2010. Regan took his talents to the University of Virginia, but apparently wasn’t happy there and is now headed back to the Buffalo area to continue his career.
Jonah Bronstein of the Niagara Gazette reported first that Regan has announced he’s leaving Virginia, though he will stay there to complete his academic work for the next two weeks.
The University at Buffalo and Niagara University are two schools heavily in the mix for him to transfer too. His father Larry told Bronstein that he’s going to take a look at about a dozen programs.
Canisius and St. Bonaventure will not be in the mix.
Former WNY Hoops Star Leaving University Of Virginia – continue reading…
 University at Buffalo freshman forward Javon McCrea has earned another honor after a stellar freshman campaign.
The Newark, NY native was tabbed as one of 21 players on the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Freshmen All-America team after helping the Bulls to a 20-win season and the third round of a post-season tournament.
McCrea, who earlier was named the Mid-American Conference Freshman of the Year, finished third on the Bulls by averaging 11.8 points per game and led UB with 6.5 rebounds per game. He was also second on the team in both blocks (58) and steals (43). McCrea scored over 20 points on five occasions during the season, including twice in post-season play as he helped UB reach the quarterfinals of the CollegeInsider.com tournament.
UB’s McCrea Tabbed On Freshman All-America Team – continue reading…
 The Buffalo Bulls wrestling team continues to build its program upward, both literally and figuratively. Adding to the excitement of a $400,000 renovation to its facilities, the UB staff announced the signing of Blake Roulo of Matoaca High School in Petersburg, VA. He is a 149-pound prospect who recently became just the second wrestler ever to win four NHSCA titles and is also ranked as the top senior in Virginia out of all weight classes.
“I’m excited about having the opportunity to work with such an outstanding athlete,” head coach Jim Beichner said. “We look forward to many years of athletic and academic success here at UB.”
Earlier this month, Roulo defeated Travis Himmelman out of Colorado 3-1 in the finals of the NHSCA (National High School Coaches Association) senior nationals. In order to become the second four-time champion ever, Roulo had to go through six of the top seniors in the entire country, and he did it with ease. In other national tournaments, Blake finished second at the Freestyle Nationals and has third- and fourth-place finishes at the Greco Roman Nationals. In regular season tournaments, he performed well at the prestigious Beast of the East Championships, recording second, third and fourth overall finishes in his high school career.
UB Wrestling Inks Highly Touted Recruit Blake Roulo – continue reading…
 The Mid-American Conference announced on Tuesday morning that senior Kourtney Brown has been named the MAC Player of the Year, the first player in school history to win the honor. Brown also repeated for a second straight season as the conference’s Defensive Player of the Year and on the All-MAC First Team.
Brown becomes just the second UB basketball player, joining men’s standout Turner Battle, as MAC Player of the Year and just the second player in conference history to win both the Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year awards in the same season. She is also just the third player in conference history to win Defensive Player of the Year in back-to-back seasons. Brown leads the conference and is in the top 10 in the nation in scoring (22.1), rebounding (11.7), field goal percentage (.595) and blocks (3.3). She is also just one of two players in the nation to average over 22.0 points and 11.0 rebounds this season.
Kourtney Brown Wins MAC Player of the Year – continue reading…
 It all seemed to be going perfectly. Perhaps, a bit too much.
The UB Bulls (15-8, 7-3 MAC) looked invincible, beating teams by an average of 15.3 points per game over an eight game stretch where they went 7-1. The lone loss was a one-point, road slip-up at Western Division front-runner Ball State. UB even smacked conference favorite Kent State by 25.
So Saturday’s trip to Ypsilanti, Mich. to face the Eastern Michigan Eagles; a six-win team one spot above the MAC cellar, should be no contest, right?
Not so.
College Corner: Sky Isn’t Falling On UB Just Yet – continue reading…
 2010 graduate Jacob Rosenbeck became the seventh Buffalo baseball player in the past four years to sign a professional contract after he joined the Brockton Rox of the Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball league.
Rosenbeck capped his career at Buffalo last season in terrific fashion, batting .318 with six home runs and 45 runs batted in while starting in 51 games. He was also one of just two players on the team with a positive walk-to-strikeout ratio, drawing 23 free passes to only 16 strikeouts.
In the field, he anchored the left side of the infield all season, making 14 starts at third base and 37 at shortstop while batting predominantly out of the cleanup spot. He excelled in the role, leading the team in games with multiple runs batted in, with 13, including three games in which he drove home four or more runs. He led the team with 45 total runs batted in, was second on the team with 18 doubles and was third on the team with home runs, with six. His 18 doubles were the third most for a single season in program history.
Former UB Star To Be Managed By Bill Buckner – continue reading…
 Former University at Buffalo star James Starks became the first former Bull to win a Super Bowl in 42 years as the Green Bay Packers beat the Pittsburgh Steelers, 31-25, on Sunday night.
Starks, who led the Packers with 52 yards rushing on 11 carries – a robust 4.7 yards per game – becomes the first former UB player to win the sports biggest prize since UB Hall of Famer Gerry Philbin was part of the New York Jets Super Bowl III champions.
Starks was a big part of three Packers scoring drives as he started the game and was the only Packer running back to carry the ball in the game. The Niagara Falls native had three carries for 17 yards on Green Bay’s first touchdown drive as the Packers started the game fast.
Starks Becomes First Bull To Win Super Bowl in 42 Years – continue reading…
 The NFL released their collegiate invite list for the 2011 NFL combine via their website, and the invites include University at Buffalo cornerback Josh Thomas.
Thomas, one of the top cover corners in UB history, finished his Bulls’ career with 29 career passes defended, tied for fifth best in school history. The Cedar Hill, TX native racked up 24 career starts and was named to Phil Steele’s All-MAC third team this past year.
As a senior, he started all 12 games and was fifth on the team with 58 tackles, including 30 solo stops. He added 5.5 tackles for loss, a pair of sacks, eight pass breakups, including an interception.
UB Cornerback Thomas Gets Combine Invite – continue reading…
 Fifth-year senior Kourtney Brown has been named to the Capital One Academic All-District Second Team. Brown, who has twice been named Academic All-MAC, was one of five players who made the second team.
Brown leads the Bulls and the Mid-American Conference in scoring (22.5), rebounding (12.2), field goal percentage (.603) and blocked shots (61). She is the only player in the country who is in the top 10 in scoring, rebounding and field goal percentage.
Brown, who has a 3.35 GPA, has already graduated with a degree in computer engineering and is currently working on her second degree in electrical engineering. Brown is the reigning MAC East Player of the Week, the third time this season that she has gotten that honor. She has reached double figures in all, but one game this season and she has 12 20-point games and four 30-point games.
Kourtney Brown Named Academic All-District – continue reading…
 University at Buffalo head football coach Jeff Quinn has announced his initial signees for the 2011 recruiting class on the first day of the National Signing period.
Entering his second season, Quinn added 20 players, including every position, from 10 different states and two provinces in Canada. The class is heavy on line of scrimmage players with a total of eight linemen, five on the offensive side and three on the defensive side. The class also features three defensive backs and a pair of quarterbacks and running backs. Three recruits – Gabriel Barbe, Dillon Guy and Wyatt Cahill – enrolled at UB in January and are on campus now.
“It gives me great pride and excitement to announce this class because of the quality that I belive they will bring to UB both on and off the football field,” said Quinn. “We inked a student athlete at every position so we can balance out our recruiting. Last year we played six true freshmen and I would anticipate members of this class to contribute this fall. I want to give a tremendous amount of credit to our coaches, players, faculty and staff for their time and effort in helping us bring these talented young men to the University at Buffalo.”
The initial 2011 Buffalo football signees:
Bulls Releases 2011 Football Class – continue reading…
 By now, most if not all Western New Yorkers know the James Starks story. The rookie running back from Niagara Falls High School and the University at Buffalo college gets drafted by the Green Bay Packers and comes out of nowhere to help lead the Packers to the Super Bowl.
Here’s something you may not know— Starks almost got drafted by the team he helped beat Sunday in the NFC Championship game, the Chicago Bears.
It was revealed Monday on ESPN’s “First Take” that Starks thought he was going to Chicago on draft weekend last April. In fact, the organization even call him to welcome him to the team. The legend goes that at the last minute, Bears general manager Jerry Angelo changed his mind.
“When they (Chicago) first called me I was just excited, you know to get an opportunity to play in the NFL,” Starks said on the show. “Then they said they weren’t picking me up so I was just praying for an opportunity and Green Bay gave me that opportunity… I’m blessed to be here.”
Starks Reveals He Almost Went To Chicago – continue reading…
 Former Buffalo football standouts Josh Thomas and Peter Bittner will both have a chance to showcase their skills for National Football League scouts in senior all-star games in the next few weeks.
Thomas, a three-year starter at cornerback, will play in the 86th Annual East-West Shrine Game this Saturday in Orlando, FL. The game kicks off at 4 pm at the Citrus Bowl and will be shown live on the NFL Network.
Thomas, one of the top cover corners in UB history, finished his Bulls’ career with 29 career passes defended, tied for fifth best in school history. The Cedar Hill, TX native racked up 24 career starts and was named to Phil Steele’s All-MAC third team this past year.
UB’s Thomas and Bittner To Play Post-Season Games – continue reading…
 It was another conference nail biter for the Buffalo men’s basketball team Thursday night as it dropped its Mid American Conference road opener at Miami (OH), 70-67.
After battling back from a 12-point deficit mid way through the first half, it was a back-and-forth game that featured eight ties and nine lead changes. Freshman Javon McCrea was unstoppable down low and scored 26 points, the most by a Buffalo freshman since the team joined the MAC in 1998
The Bulls struggled to find an offensive rhythm early on, and head coach Reggie Witherspoon turned to various lineup combinations to help snap the early funk. He didn’t need to look any further than his young forward in McCrea, who hit five field goals and had four offensive rebounds in the first half alone. Fellow freshman Jarod Oldham also was a strong point in the opening half, filling in for Byron Mulkey with five points in the first half.
McCrea Shines But UB Loses in Miami – continue reading…
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University at Buffalo head football coach Jeff Quinn has announced that Matt Simon, who boasts 30 years of coaching experience including both a national championship and a Super Bowl title, has joined his staff.
Four University at Buffalo football players have been named to Phil Steele’s 2011 Preseason All-MAC Team. Three of the four were selected to the first team, including wide receiver Marcus Rivers, punt returner Terrell Jackson and linebacker Khalil Mack. Defensive end Steven Means was named to the second team.
