September 28, 2005

Growing pains afflict Wayne: Football program has reached the point where coming close hurts and a turnaround seems near

A feature story on Wayne State \'s men\'s football team points out that the Warriors are an improved squad this season under second-year head coach Paul Winters. \"Our kids work as hard as Michigan and Michigan State . Nobody really knows that because we are Division II," Winters pointed out. "They give me everything they have and they come up short, and it is really tough." Athletic director Rob Fournier is noted as helping to raise $911,843 in 2004 - an athletic department record. WSU\'s on-campus development, including three new residence halls, a planned basketball arena and $1.2 million improvements to Adams Field\'s is mentioned. Men\'s basketball coach David Greer is also quoted in the story. Action photos of players Nolan Martin and Adam Carter are included in addition to a shot of singer Spyder Turner entertaining fans at Saturday's game. The story mentions that more on-campus student housing is "on the way" as well as a "student village."

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