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Former Western Michigan stars Tim Lester, Jake Moreland reunite on Syracuse football staff

Syracuse, N.Y. — Jake Moreland thought he was done with football 14 years ago.

After carving up the record books as a tight end at Western Michigan, the versatile receiving threat caught just three passes over two years in the NFL and had just returned from a failed attempt to revive his career in NFL Europe.

Moreland was starting to cut his teeth in the insurance business, attempting to learn sales techniques, when he received a call from his old quarterback at WMU — Tim Lester.

Lester, in his second year as offensive coordinator at Division III Elmhurst (Ill.