On a tragic night on Tuesday at around 1:30 AM, football lost one of its shining stars, Marshawn Kneeland. A loyal Western Michigan alum through and through was reported deceased by authorities in a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Kneeland established benchmarks of excellence in the program that are still followed. The relationships he built, the weight that his voice carried, and the almost magical charisma he brought to the locker room are still intact. Former WMU coach recounted just that in his emotional message.

Michigan’s D-line coach, Lou Esposito, who coached at Western Michigan from 2017 to 2023, recounted his time with Marshawn Kneeland. “I am crushed at this moment, and my heart and the hearts of Marshawn’s family, teammates, and coaches are shattered. Marshawn Kneeland meant a

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