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These Are The Best Names In the MAC and I Will Fight Anybody That Disagrees

The Mid-American Conference is filled with a good mix of big-name players, small-name players, and players with just really awesome names.

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I have no idea what anybody's talking about when they say so-and-so has a "football name."

"Landry Jones is a good quarterback, and he should be with a football name like that!" What does that even mean? I say, if your name is awesome and you play football, your football name is better than Mr. Jones's. Here are some of the finest MAC football names for this season:

Offense

QB- Kyle Pohl (Akron)

QB- Joe Licata (Buffalo)

QB- Blake Frohnapfel (UMass)

QB- Ruggiero DeLuca (Miami)

RB- Jawon Chisholm (Akron)

RB- Horactio Banks (Ball State)

RB- Saylor Lavallii (Central Michigan)

RB- Alec Hullibarger (Eastern Michigan)

RB- Trayion Durham (Kent State)

RB- Shadrach Abrokwah (UMass)

WR- Zach D'Orazio (Akron)

WR- Corey Lacanaria (Ball State)

WR- Efe Scott-Emuakpor (Ball State)

WR- Gehrig Dieter (Bowling Green)

WR- J.R. Zazzara (Buffalo)

WR- Jamarl Eiland (Buffalo)

WR- Kray'shawn Brewer (Eastern Michigan)

WR- Malysha Flanders (Eastern Michigan)

WR- Tommylee Lewis (Northern Illinois)

WR- Aregeros Turner (Northern Illinois)

TE- Hunter Folkertsma (Bowling Green)

TE- Clay Walderzak (Central Michigan)

OL- Dylan Brumbaugh (Akron)

OL- Ryan Kortokrax (Akron)

OL- Alex Orndorff (Ball State)

OL- Brandon Manosalvas (Buffalo)

OL- Ramadan Ahmeti (Central Michigan)

OL- Ka'John Armstrong (Eastern Michigan)

OL- Stephen Langenkamp (Ohio)

OL- Elijah Nkansah (Toledo)

OL- Zach Novoselsky (Western Michigan)

OL- Chuckwuma Okorafor (Western Michigan)

Defense

DL- Nordly Capi (Akron)

DL- Blake Dueitt (Ball State)

DL- Osazuwamen Igbinosun (Ball State)

DL- Carlutorbantu Zaramo (Ball State)

DL- Jhalil-Nashid Croley (Bowling Green)

DL- Gus Schwieterman (Bowling Green)

DL- Gusty Schwartzmeier (Buffalo)

DL- Kristjan Sokoli (Buffalo)

DL- Chris Kantzavelos (Central Michigan)

DL- Lion King (Eastern Michigan)

DL- Mwanza Wamulumba (Miami)

DL- Olasunkanmi Adeniyi (Toledo)

DL- Yazeed Atariwa (Toledo)

DL- Jeremiah Mullinax (Western Michigan)

LB- Monti Phillips (Bowling Green)

LB- Kyril Threats (Buffalo)

LB- Randy Anayanwu (Buffalo)

LB- Travis Pitzonka (Buffalo)

LB- Justin Cherocci (Central Michigan)

LB- Lucas Cherocci (Western Michigan)

LB- Great Ibe (Eastern Michigan)

LB- Ike Spearman (Eastern Michigan)

LB- Michael Santacaterina (Northern Illinois)

LB- Junior Sylvestre (Toledo)

DB- Jamie Antonoglou (Ball State)

DB- Dedrick Cromartie (Ball State)

DB- Diontre Delk (Bowling Green)

DB- Jude Adjei-Barimah (Bowling Green)

DB- Nilijah Ballew (Bowling Green)

DB- Okezie Alozie (Buffalo)

DB- Andrews Dadeboe (Buffalo)

DB- Willie Creear (Eastern Michigan)

DB- Pudge Cotton (Eastern Michigan)

DB- Dechane Durante (Northern Illinois)

DB- Rontavious Atkins (Western Michigan)

Special Teams

K- Anthony Farinella (Bowling Green)

K- Ron Coluzzi (Central Michigan)

K- Josiah Yazdani (Ohio)

K/P- Anthony Melchiori (Kent State)

P- Brian Orzechowski (Buffalo)

P- Cooper Mojsiejenko (Central Michigan)

P- Mitch Bonnstetter (Ohio)