MAC WR-turned-QB powers Virginia

Marques Hagans, filling in for injured Matt Schaub, threw three TD passes.
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KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- Marques Hagans didn't try to make anyone at Virginia forget Matt Schaub.
But Western Michigan's players and coaches are sure to remember Hagans' performance Saturday filling in for the Cavaliers' injured starting quarterback.
Hagans, normally a wide receiver, threw three touchdown passes as Virginia (2-1) rolled over the Broncos 59-16. Tailback Wali Lundy ran for two scores and threw for a third for Virginia.
Hagans was 12-of-20 passing for 162 yards and was not intercepted. He also rushed for 68 yards on nine carries.
"It wasn't necessarily a dream game, it was just what we needed," he said afterward.
Schaub was injured
Schaub separated his right shoulder in his team's season-opening win against Duke.
Chad Munson went 21-of-40 for 197 yards for Western Michigan (1-2). He threw one touchdown pass but was intercepted twice and had both returned for scores.
Lundy ran for 121 yards on 26 carries. All but 7 of his yards came in the first half, and he scored both his rushing touchdowns before halftime.
His first TD came on a 7-yard run up the middle to give Virginia a 14-3 lead with less than a minute remaining in the opening quarter.
A 14-yard fumble return by Cavaliers cornerback Jermaine Winborne set up Lundy's second score, a 1-yard run with less than two minutes before halftime.
Three TDs in third
The Cavaliers scored three touchdowns in the third quarter and led 52-10 entering the final period.
Cornerback Almondo Curry started Virginia's third-quarter scoring with a 23-yard interception return for a touchdown.
Munson, who was picked off on the play, called the Cavaliers "a very strong, physical group" with "a great defense."
"We knew they were going to be ready, coming off a tough loss, and their emotions would be running high," he said.
Lundy's touchdown pass came with about three minutes remaining in the period. After taking a hand-off from Hagans, Lundy tossed an 18-yarder to Ottowa Anderson, who was alone in the end zone.
Final score
The Cavaliers' final score of the third came on a 9-yard TD pass from Hagans to Brandon Isaiah.
Virginia's first score of the game came on an 11-yard touchdown pass from Hagans to Art Thomas.
"He played well and provided us with the energy we needed," Virginia coach Al Groh said of Hagans. "He has been in the system two years and made good decisions this afternoon running the offense."
Cent. Michigan 42, E. Kentucky 41
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. -- Jeff Perry passed for three touchdowns and ran for a 2-yard TD with 17 seconds remaining.
The Chippewas (2-1) trailed 24-7 at halftime but outscored the Colonels (1-2) in the second half by a 35-17 margin.
The Division I-AA Colonels threatened to pick up their first win over a Div. I-A team since a 1985 victory over Louisville. Their 614 total yards set a Kelly-Shorts Stadium record, and the combined 83 points tied a stadium record.
Perry's 50-yard touchdown pass to Willie Hill gave Central Michigan a 35-34 lead with 9:51 remaining. Eastern Kentucky scored two plays later when Andrew Ralston turned Adam Ellis' screen pass into an 80-yard touchdown.
The winning score
The Chippewas then drove 75 yards in 15 plays for the winning score.
Perry was 17-for-31 for 206 yards, and freshman Jerry Seymour carried 25 times for 116 yards and two touchdowns.
Eastern Kentucky jumped out to a 21-0 lead on a 5-yard run by Matt Guice, a 23-yard pass from Guice to Ralston and a 5-yard run by C.J. Hudson.
Central then scored on a 7-yard pass from Perry to Justin Harper but the Colonels' Steve Swann kicked a 37-yard field goal as time expired in the second quarter. Swann added another 37-yard field goal to give Eastern Kentucky a 27-7 lead.