First-year head coach Tim Lester collected his first win with the Western Michigan Broncos last week in the home opener against Idaho.
It’s a small accomplishment but necessary when taking the right steps towards moving on from P.J. Fleck, now with the Minnesota Golden Gophers, who took WMU to the 2017 Cotton Bowl after winning the Mid-American Conference Championship in Detroit.
Redshirt sophomore quarterback Jon Wassink threw for a career-high 212 yards passing and three touchdowns in the 37-28 win at Waldo Stadium. His first scoring throw of his career was to sophomore WR D’Wayne Eskridge from 15 yards out.