KALAMAZOO, Mich. - Having graduated with a business degree in accounting, Jon Wassink will be attending his first homecoming game as an alumnus Saturday as Western Michigan hosts Miami.
But the contest will be Wassink's last homecoming game as the Broncos' starting quarterback.
''It hasn't really sunk in yet that this is my final season here,'' Wassink said. ''I'm just preparing as best I can, building relationships on the team and just having fun. After this season, that's when it will hit me.''
Wassink is one of seven members of the football team to have already earned a bachelor's degree from Western Michigan, joining running back LeVante Bellamy, tight end Giovanni Ricci, defensive back Justin Tranquill, wide receiver Alex Mussat, offensive guard Jonathan Todd and defensive tackle Wesley French.