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Show New Recruits continued from page 6 Rahe also said that he was excited about having Dee Crandall, a walkon from Judge Memorial Catholic School in Salt Lake City, on the team this year. Senior Nick Hansen said that the team has met and scrimmaged with the new players. He said that each of the players have th,eir own unique abilities they bring to the team. Hansen also said he trusted that Rahe brought in all the right people. "Coach Rahe obviously 1 - 1 Friday, August 28, 2009 HE SIGNPOST 8 - knows how to be successful," Hansen said, "and for that reason he brought in ail these guys to fill in the missing factors we need to be successful." Judge approves Vick's plan Comment on this story at wsusignpost.com. Football Preview continued from page 6 SOURC'i:- -WOtWCO /W5i Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick arrives at federal court in Newport News, Va., with his fiance, Kijfa Frink, for a bankruptcy hearing, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009. have a $5.2 million option for next year, not including incentives. ! Vick estimated his football earnings over the next NFL earnings. He would few years as $5 million annot have to pay creditors nually, with the potential during the first year with of earning $8 million in the Eagles. If successful, 2010 with incentives. ; creditors would be paid in While Santoro quessix years. tioned Vick's lawyers on! Vick was briefly ques- what would happen if he tioned by one of his attor- could not repay his credineys to establish his em- tors and had to default, a ployment. lawyer for one of the credi"What do you for a liv- tors shrugged off the prosing?" Paul Campsen asked pect. Vick. "We know where we can "Quarterback," he re- find him," Ross Reeves plied in a hushed voice. said. "We think there's acMost tually a of the // / considerhearing able opwas deportunity voted to a for everythicket of one to be financial paid in details, a full." parade of Credi1 a wy e r s tors rangto the ing from bar, and banks detailed holding estimates morton Vick's gages future on Vick earnings. - Michael Vick, h o u s e s As an Athis Philadelphia Eagles to lanta Falf o r m er Quarterback con, Vick team, the was once Atlanta, the highest paid player in Falcons, endorsed Vick's! the NFL. plan to repay them. He also1 "Do you think the plan owes more than $600,000' is feasible?" the judge in federal taxes. i asked Ira M. Spiegel, a fiA lawyer representing nancial adviser who had one group of creditors on examined the reorganization plan and will advise Wednesday called Vick's signing by the Eagles "a Vick in the future. huge development in the "Yes, I do," he replied. • "Would it be pretty safe case." Vick is eligible to play bet you'd be putting Mr. the final two preseason Vick on a budget?" the games, but not in the regu-; judge asked. lar season. NFL commis"Yes," Spiegel replied. After paying creditors sioner Roger Goodell said and investing his earn- he would consider Vick for ings, Vick would have an- full reinstatement by no nual living expenses of later than Week 6, in midOctober. $300,000, Spiegel said. Future payments would Besides his creditors, depend on Vick's salary, Vick ultimately will face with creditors getting pay- legal bills approaching $2 ments based on how much million for his bankruptcy Vick earns. The Eagles team. Michael Vick's $20M bankruptcy plan approved By Hank Kurz Jr., and Steve Szkotak writers I Associated Press Weber State University Football Team lines up in their scrimmage last Saturday. Even with, or perhaps because of, new additions in coaching personell and players, there are even higher expectations this season than there were last year. Jason Beck for the quarterback coach, having had experience working with Gary Crowton at LSU and playing backup quarterback behind John Beck at BYU. Inoke Breckterfield is the new defensive line coach and was an Ail-American at Oregon State and, with his ties, helps give Weber State University a presence out on the Polynesian islands for recruiting. Kamaal Ahmad has been moved up to full-time offensive line coach. Much of the recruits this year came from Oklahoma, where coach Ahmad has many ties to great program. NFL cornerback Andre Dyson is the new secondary coach, bringing along with him his seven year experience from the NFL. According to coaches, players and fans alike, a Big Sky Championship is definitely within reach for the new and the old in the Weber State University Football program. Comment on this story at wsusignpost.com. EVENT IS TODAY! NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) - A judge on Thursday approved Michael Vick's plan to repay creditors $20 million and emerge from bankruptcy, and the quarterback hustled out of court to prepare for his return to an NFL field later in the night with the Philadelphia Eagles. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Frank J. Santoro said while Vick is "at the pinnacle of his profession," he has proven unable to manage his finances in the past and ordered him to retain a financial planner as a condition of approval. The reorganization was overwhelmingly approved in a ballot of creditors and by their representatives in court. Vick, 29, left the court soon after with his fiancee, Kijafa Frink, to catch a flight back to Philadelphia and make his debut with the Eagles in a preseason game. He was released from federal custody July 20 after serving 18 months of a 23-month sentence for his role in running a dogfighting ring. "I'm happy it's over. I can move on with my life," said Vick, who was beaming as he left the courthouse. "I think my lawyers did a great job. I commend the judge. I commend the creditors' committee, everybody. We finally got it all together. I'm just happy we can move forward." The plan approved by Santoro was supported by all but one creditor, which is owed $13,000. It hinges on Vick liquidating an estimated $9 million in assets, including houses, boats and high-end sport utility vehicles and future / /n happy it's over. I can move on with my life. I think my lawyers did a great job. I commend ... everybody We finally got it all together. I'm just happy we can move forward/' • WEBER STATE UNlVER^ D President's Purple Pancake Breakfast 8:30 AM Booths Open 11:00 AM BBQ 12:00 NOON Pep Rally 12:30 APPROX WILDCAT WATER WAR. 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