Robert Haynes, who was a defensive back and kick returner for the Huskies’ football team from 2005-08, signed a two-year contract with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League.

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The Huskies have produced outstanding offensive linemen for years now, but none more impressive than Joe Berger, who actually walked on to the Huskies, starting from 2001-2004.

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The Huskies’ 38-26 loss to the Northwood Timberwolves in Saturday’s season finale at Sherman Field pretty well sums up a disappointing season for Michigan Tech. The Huskies have battled injuries, poor special teams play and costly turnovers all season. Those factors, along with the Huskies inability to stop the run, prevented Michigan Tech (2-8, 2-8 GLIAC) from beating Northwood (7-3, 7-3 GLIAC) on Saturday.

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The Huskies football team will look to send its 13 seniors out with a victory on Hall of Fame weekend against the Northwood Timberwolves. The Lode encourages you to be at Sherman Field for the final game of the season, but even if you cannot make it, the Lode has you covered via its interactive live blog. Join us at mtulode.com for the 1 p.m. kickoff.
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Even though the 2009 Huskies football season has been disappointing from a win-loss perspective, and even though Saturday’s game does not carry with it any playoff implications, Michigan Tech (2-7, 2-7 GLIAC) will have plenty of motivation when they take the field against Northwood (6-3, 6-3 GLIAC) in the final game of the year. The Huskies will be seeking their first home victory of the year. They will be looking to earn their first winning streak of the year, after last week’s 21-14 win over Tiffin. The seven new Michigan Tech Hall of Fame inductees will be on hand to watch the game. And, thirteen senior Huskies will play their final game as a Husky.

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With no playoff hopes for the Michigan Tech Huskies (1-7, 1-7 GLIAC) or the Tiffin Dragons (0-9, 0-8 GLIAC), pride alone is on the line. Tiffin has won only one game since entering the GLIAC last year, that coming in a four overtime affair against Northern Michigan last year. Only once this year has Tiffin been within two touchdowns of opponents, but that came last week in a 21-17 loss at Indianapolis (the Greyhounds beat the Huskies 38-20 earlier this year).

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Nobody would have blamed the football Huskies, who have faced more than enough adversity so far this year, for giving up after falling behind 28-0 in what could only be described as a dreadful first quarter on Saturday afternoon at Sherman Field. Rather than take the easy way out, though, Michigan Tech showed their resiliency, outscoring the visiting Saginaw Valley State Cardinals 28-10 the rest of the way. The valiant comeback may have prevented the 1,522 fans from leaving, but it was too little too late once again for the Huskies, as they lost their seventh game of the season by a 38-28 count.

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The Michigan Tech Huskies (1-6, 1-6 GLIAC) will be taking on the Saginaw Valley State Cardinals ( 6-2, 5-2 GLIAC) at 1 p.m. on Saturday afternoon at Sherman Field. While the weather conditions are not as poor as many anticipated, it is still a sub-40 degree day in Houghton, Mich. The Michigan Tech Lode’s live blog will bring you as close to the action as you can be, only from the warmth of your home, or wherever else you connect to the internet.

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Despite having a 1-6 record, the Huskies football team can still salvage a respectable record and gain momentum heading into next season by winning its final three games. “We’re not looking ahead to next season yet, though,” said head coach Tom Kearly. “We’re still just trying to win the ball game this week.”

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Nobody expected the Huskies to actually beat the No. 1 team in the country, the Grand Valley State Lakers. In that case, nobody was surprised on Saturday evening, the first ever night game for the Huskies at Sherman Field, as the Lakers took it to the Huskies early and often in a 55-7 victory.
The Huskies lost to Grand Valley last year by a 52-6 count, an outcome Michigan Tech surely wanted to improve upon. Injuries to regular starting QB Steve Short and RB Phil Milbrath from last week forced the Huskies to adjust their depth charts, as Brent Heim started as Tech’s signal caller. Marvin Atkins was the major force in Tech’s running game. Akeem Cason, who was expected to garner significant playing time, did not play in the game, decreasing what still would have been a deep backfield.
The Lakers scored in the first minute of action, as James Berezik finished a short two-play, ten-yard drive that was set up by a 71-yard opening kickoff return by Blake Smolen. Grand Valley ended the first quarter with a 21-0 lead, but Tech answered with its lone touchdown of the day three minutes into the second quarter. Bryan LaChappelle hauled in his third touchdown in as many games, a nine-yard strike from Heim.
Just when the Huskies felt they still had a shot, Grand Valley pulled away with three touchdowns in the next nine minutes, taking a 41-7 lead into halftime after a last-second 45-yard field goal attempt by the Huskies’ Tyler Cattelino sailed wide right.
Grand Valley tacked on a touchdown in the last two minutes of each of the final two quarters to seal the 55-7 victory.
Several statistical categories were close, such as time of possession (MTU – 29:30, GVSU – 30:30), first downs (MTU – 22, GVSU – 25) and passing yards (MTU – 203, GVSU – 185). However, Grand Valley led where it mattered, obviously on the scoreboard, but also in overall yards (496-294), largely due to a dominant running game (311-91 yards). The Huskies also turned the ball over four times, compared to just once for Grand Valley.
Individually, Heim performed well in his first career start, especially considering it was against the top team in the country, as he completed 20 of 31 passes for 203 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions. Marvin Atkins tallied 100 yards exactly on 17 carries. Bobby Slowik surpassed 100 yards for the third time this season, notching 104 yards on five catches. Bryan LaChappelle pitched in four catches, including Tech’s only touchdown.
Defensively, the Huskies leading tacklers came from the defensive backfield, which indicates how potent the Lakers offense was. David Carmody, Jamell Matthias, Chet White and Jesse Vandenberg all notched six tackles. It is also worth noting that Grand Valley’s return game was so strong that both Tech’s punter and kicker tallied tackles in the game.
Check out www.mtulode.com for the Lode’s live blog from Saturday’s game. Check out Thursday’s print edition of the Lode for a preview of Tech’s next football game, the Battle at the Ballpark against Ferris State. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m.