The CMU football team returns from a 10-day layoff to Kelly/Shorts Stadium and Mid-American Conference play at 8 p.m. today against Toledo.

The night game against the Rockets is CMU’s first conference game since playing Bowling Green on Oct. 24.

Alcorn State football may only be known for producing the late quarterback Steve McNair and current Green Bay Packers wide receiver Donald Driver.

Dan LeFevour was at a crossroads four years ago in his first week of training camp. He approached coach Brian Kelly’s office with a firm grasp of his decision – quitting the CMU football team.

For a team with question marks on how it will protect its quarterback, there is little worry on who will catch his passes.

The football team retained its three key wide receivers from last season: senior Bryan Anderson and juniors Antonio Brown and Kito Poblah.

The football team seemed to have plenty of depth in the backfield heading into last season.

Seniors Ontario Sneed and Justin Hoskins were supposed to lead the way.

Sophomore Carl Volny and true freshmen Bryan Schroeder and Paris Cotton were to add additional carries as needed.

Antonio Brown has the look of a running back with the ball in his hands.

But he caught nearly 200 passes the last two seasons as a wide receiver.

Brown’s emergence the last two years has created mismatches on the field. Brown has been used as a hybrid of running back and wide receiver.

Dan LeFevour’s junior year in 2008 saw a statistical decline when compared to the previous year.

The standard he set for himself in a 46-touchdown sophomore season was too high to eclipse in 2008. LeFevour passed for 3,652 yards and rushed for 1,122 yards, becoming only the second player in NCAA history to pass for more than 3,000 yards and rush for more than 1,000 yards in one season. He led the Chippewas to their second consecutive Mid-American Conference Championship.

The offensive line is taking a new look this fall.

The Chippewas will have three new starters along the line, two being offensive tackles.

Senior offensive guard Allen Ollenburger joins redshirt freshman tackle Jake Olson and sophomore tackle Rocky Weaver as the three newcomers