Bowling Green Falcons 2009 College Football Predictions, College Football Picks & College Football Odds: Bowling Green had some close losses in conference play. That 4-4 mark in the Mid-American Conference could have been 8-0 pretty easily. The Falcons lost to Eastern Michigan by three, Miami by seven, Northern Illinois by three and Buffalo by six in double overtime. That is how close this team was to being really, really good. Instead, there is a coaching change and head football Coach Dave Clawson has to do a little rebuilding. Odds makers at Sportsbook.com have college football predictions on the bowling green Falcons 50-1 odds to win the BSC 2010 National Championship.
Despite the turnover, the offense should be in great shape due to the return of senior quarterback Tyler Sheehan. The signal caller threw for 2,610 yards and 20 touchdowns last year and is also a dangerous scrambler. He added seven touchdowns on the ground. With Freddie Barnes and Chris Wright back to catch Sheehan’s passes, the passing offense should be much better than it was a year ago, more like what it was two years ago when the Falcons passed for nearly 300 yards per game.
The Bowling Green defense was good last year thanks to the front four. The team tallied two sacks per game and that helped out the rest of the defense. Now three of the front four are gone. Defensive tackle Andrew Johnson tallied three sacks a year ago and the new staff will have to find some new faces who can consistently get into the backfield. That puts a lot of pressure on linebacker Jerett Sanderson to emerge as the senior leader of the linebacker corps.
Nick Iovinelli returns for his third year as Bowling Green’s punter after being named third-team All-MAC last season. His 40.4 yards per punt average and 12 punts inside the opponent’s 20-yard line make him a field position weapon. The placekicking chores will likely go to freshman Jerry Phillips.
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