Eight games into the 2018 season, things were looking promising for Western Michigan football. After an 0-2 start to the season, they reeled off six straight wins and ascended to the top of the Mid-American ConferenceWest standings.
But during that winning streak, the Broncos offense was on fire, averaging 41 points per gameduringthat stretch. The defense showed flashes of success during the stretch, but still had a couple of games where they gave up 35 plus points to Miami (OH) and Bowling Green.
Then, when quarterback Jon Wassink went down in week nine, it was up to the defense to provide some consistency while freshman quarterback,Kaleb Eleby,figured out how to run the offense.