The Western Michigan football team completed its first week of the 2010 spring football season on Saturday morning.  The Broncos practiced inside the Seelye Athletic Center, working on seven on seven drills and focusing on fundamentals as the team prepares for its first contact drill which will begin next week.

One area of concern when a team begins a spring season after having time off since the end of a football season is conditioning.  Coach Cubit praised strength and conditioning coach Nate Peoples for the work he has done with the team in the weight room and in terms of cardio work to get the Broncos ready for the rigors of the spring work outs.

Also commenting on Saturday was junior receiver Robert Arnheim, who one year removed from his first full season as a wide out, is one of the more experienced receivers returing for the Broncos in 2010. He, Juan Nunez and Jordan White are the elder statesmen among the young corps of wide outs returing for Western Michigan.

Two newcomers are enrolled at WMU in order to participate in spring drills.  Michael Lietdke and John Rice are on campus and getting early reps with their respective positional units.

Next week we will begin the video Q&As with the new members of the coaching staff and we will start looking at the three quarterbacks contending for the top spot come this fall.

The Varsity W Club has partnered with Take 2 Authentics and is hosting a silent auction filled with memorabilia from current and former WMU student-athletes who have gone onto success in the pro and college ranks. The auction will be held in conjunction with the WMU Football Spring Game inside the John Gill Stadium Club. Parking will be available in Lot 10. The auction starts at 10:00am and ends at the end of halftime. All proceeds will benefit the Varsity W Club. Cash, checks and credit cards will be accepted.