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Ivy League Names Connor Michelsen Player Of The Week

By on October 24, 2012 in '12 Fall Season, Alumni

#13 Connor Michelsen. Photo courtesy GoPrincetonTigers.com 2012.

Another former Plano Wildcats quarterback receives recognition this week as NJ.com reports that the Ivy League named Connor Michelsen Player Of The Week.

The honor and recognition came after Princeton sophomore quarterback Michelsen lead the Tigers to a win this past Saturday over long-standing rival Harvard, breaking Harvard’s 14-game winning streak over the Tigers.  The victory for Princeton was even sweeter because it was Princeton’s Homecoming game.

As quarterback for the Plano Wildcats, Michelsen received wide recognition in Texas his senior year, including being named one of Texas High School Football’s “Top 15 Quarterbacks.”

 

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Wildcats Playing College Football – 2012

By on September 5, 2012 in Alumni

You need more than the fingers on two hands to count the Plano Wildcats football alumni that are playing college ball this season.  Let’s check in on them (in alphabetical order).  Television listings as scheduled on September 5.

Beau Brence, #48 UNLV – Beau is is playing his final year of eligibility after redshirting his freshman year.  During his college career Beau has lettered on both sides of the ball. 

Collin Brence, #38 Baylor - Collin is playing his second year for Baylor, having played in all 13 games of Baylor’s 2011 season and post-season.  Baylor is hosting Sam Houston State this Saturday at 6:00 p.m., which will be televised on FOX College Sports.

Rex Burkhead, #22 Nebraska - Rex has racked up an impressive record of superlative play in his first three years at Nebraska, and looks to rack up even more this year as a true senior.  Nebraska will head west to play UCLA this Saturday at 6:30 p.m.  The game will be televised on FOX (HD).

Blair Burns, #20 Wyoming - Playing as a true freshman last year, Blair will be a starting cornerback for the Wyoming Cowboys this year, and is credited with 8 tackles against Texas in the season opener.

Stephen Collins, #94 Wayland Baptist - Wayland Baptist played its first football game in 72 years last week, and as a defensive tackle Stephen is in the school’s record book with a tackle for a loss.

Andrew Dockrill, Midwestern State - Andrew will be joining the rest of his team as the Mustangs start their season this weekend against Tarleton State.

Hanur Kim, #62 Princeton – Hanur heads into his senior year at Princeton after starting all 10 games for the Tigers last season on the O-line.

Murat Kuzu, #24 Nebraska -  Murat walked-on and was redshirted by the Huskers last year, and is identified as an I-back this year, in the shadow of fellow Plano alum Burkhead.

Taylor May, #88 Oklahoma State  - Redshirted last year at OSU, Taylor has been on the field seeing action already this season.  The OSU Cowboys will be playing Arizona on Saturday at 9:30 p.m., televised on the PAC-12 Network/pac-12.com.

Blake McJunkin, #63 SMU - Blake is in his final year of play at SMU after an injury sidelined him early last season in what otherwise would have been his last year on the field for the Mustangs.   Blake is the older (dare we say “big”?) brother of current Wildcats football player Burt McJunkin.  The Mustangs will be hosting Stephen F. Austin this Saturday at 7:00 p.m., and the game will be televised on Time Warner Cable.

Carson Meger, #13 UTEP - Carson enters his third year of eligibility this season and has already seen playing time at the QB position, passing and rushing in last week’s season opener.  UTEP will play Ole Miss this Saturday at 6:00 p.m.  The game will be televised on FS South/ESPN-GP/espn3.

Kevin Merrill, #19 Wayland Baptist - Kevin joins fellow Plano grad Stephen Collins on the team.

Connor Michelsen, #12 Princeton  - Connor saw playing time in the QB position last year in two games as a true freshman.  With blocking by fellow Plano Alum Hanur Kim, Connor will likely see more Ivy League play time this year.

Darron Shannon, #71 Evangel University - Darron is currently slated to be an offensive lineman for the Crusaders.


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Wildcats Playing In College – Homecoming Update Part 2

By on October 15, 2011 in Alumni

This is the second installment post to recap what Wildcat alumni have done so far on the football field at their respective colleges and universities.

Brandon Hamilton – a 2011 Plano grad and freshman this season at Cisco College, Brandon has not been credited with statistics yet this season.

Hanur Kim – a 2009 Plano grad and a junior at Princeton University, Hanur  is the back-up center for the Tigers this season.

Murat Kuzu – a 2011 Plano grad and a freshman at the University of Nebraska, Murat has not been credited with statistics yet this season.

C.J. Martin – a 2008 Plano grad and a senior at Holy Cross, C.J. has played in 5 games this season and so far is credited with 26 solo tackles, 6 assists, and 1 sack.

Taylor May - a 2011 Plano grad and a freshman at Oklahoma State University, Taylor has not been credited with statistics yet this season.  Oklahoma State will play at UT Saturday at 2:30 p.m., which will be broadcast by either ABC or ESPN and espn3.

Blake McJunkin – a 2008 Plano grad and a senior at Southern Methodist University, Blake has played in 3 games this season as center, and has 1 assisted tackle.  SMU will be hosting UCF this Saturday at 2:30 p.m., which will be broadcast on FSN.

Carson Meger – a 2009 Plano grad and a junior at the University of Texas at El Paso, Carson has played in 5 games this season as quarterback, with a passing record of 27-41-3, 244 yards passing ,and -20 yards rushing. 

Connor Michelsen - a 2011 Plano grad and a freshman at Princeton University, Connor  has not been credited with statistics yet this season.

Chris Moore – a 2011 Plano grad and a freshman at Iowa State University, Chris has not been credited with statistics yet this season.

Bobby Schattle - a 2006 Plano grad and a redshirt senior at the University of Saint Mary, Bobby has been playing this season, but the university does not disclose cumulative statistics (so far), so Schattle fans will need to research the quarter-byquarter game summaries to see his accomplishments.


 

 

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Wildcat Alumni College Update – Fall Practice as of 8-14-11

By on August 15, 2011 in Alumni

Time to look in on Wildcat alumni that are vying for college play time. In no particular order:

Carson Meger was 6 for 9 with 67 yards passing and one TD throw in UTEP’s next-to-last day of Camp Socorro. Meger competes for the starting QB spot for the Miners. Read about it here.

C.J. Martin was named pre-season All-American by the FCS Senior Scout Bowl. Full story here. Don’t forget to tune in to CBS Sports on Sept. 1 to watch CJ in action.

Rex Burkhead has clearly earned the starting position at running back, and after the first week of fall practice Nebraska Corn Husker fans know it, asking about who will be his back-up, not his competition. See it here.

Collin Brence is on the roster at Baylor and recorded a tackle during the Meet the Bears intra-squad scrimmage on Saturday. See him signing team posters in the photo gallery.

Connor Michelsen shows on the Princeton Tigers roster, but there’s no action to report until the pre-season camp opens August 24.

Blake McJunkin enters his senior year at SMU with a truckload of experience and now a share of the spotlight now that he’s been named to the Rimington Trophy Watch List.

Beau Brence has lettered on both sides of the ball at UNLV but may be in the defensive end rotation for 2011. The Rebels’ first game is against Wisconsin on September 1 – perhaps another Wildcat alum on TV that night?

Chris Moore was assigned #95 for July training camp at Iowa State. You can watch him in special teams practice here.

* * * Check back for more alumni updates later this week.

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JV Earn 2nd Place In Farmers Branch 7-0n-7 Tournament

By on June 25, 2011 in '11 7-on-7

'11 grad Connor Michelsen coaches JV QB's #10 Christian Hutzler (left) and #18 Corey Robertson./Photo by Thad Fenton

For the JV Wildcats the day started and ended with a loss to Hebron JV, with victories sandwiched between.

Plano's JV 7-on-7 team at Farmers Branch Tournament 6-25-11./Photo by Thad Fenton.

At today’s PrimeTime Sports 7-on-7 tournament in Farmers Branch, Plano alumni Tim “Tank” Stallings (’95) and Connor Michelsen (’11) coached the JV Wildcats to an overall 3-2 record which earned the Wildcats 2nd Place.

The Wildcats had a rough start, dropping the first game to Hebron 20-8, but recovered and qualified for semi-final play by defeating (Plano) Jasper 27-14 and perennial 7-on-7 powerhouse Arlington Martin 39-6.

In the semi-final round a cross-town rivalry was revisited this summer at the JV level as Plano was matched against Plano West. In May, Plano’s varsity fell to Plano West in the final game of the Frisco Liberty SQT, but today the table was turned as Plano JV beat Plano West JV 40-26.

With the victory over Plano West the Wildcats advanced to the final round where they faced Hebron again, this time losing 38-26, the same margin of loss as in their first meeting of the day.

The JV Wildcats will play two more weeknight League games before they compete at the PrimeTime Sports JV 7-on-7 State Championship Tournament in College Station on July 9.

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Video – Connor Michelsen Signs With Princeton

By on February 7, 2011 in '10 Fall Season, Video

DFW has thawed out, and PlanoFootball.com is catching up with the Wildcats who made commitments on NCAA National Signing Day on February 2nd.  We caught up first with Connor Michelsen, who has committed to Princeton.  Connor tells us why in this video interview.

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