MIAMI, FL - The M.I.A. Chronicles go behind the scenes and around the glamor of the NAFL All-Star Game Weekend held in South Beach, Miami this past November, 2009. Catch a glimpse of the NICKSCHRANK.COM crew and their personal experiences with what really happened. The four day adventure and the quest for the MVP title are what you can see in the above M.I.A. Trailer. Check It Out. It's a crazy ride.

LYNCHBURG, VA (Monday, December 7, 2009) – NICKSCHRANK.COM and Fresh Printz Clothing collaborated with Restaurant Seven owners for their Grand Opening Gala that hosted close friends Michael Vick and Andre Kendrick in downtown Lynchburg Monday night. The event featured a night of buffet-style food, drinks and the appearance of Michael Vick who later signed autographs for fans that previously purchased exclusive tickets for Opening Night.

Spending the night in VIP, Nick Schrank and fellow teammate JeRome Mann, were able to talk with Michael Vick briefly. "It was just a hi...goodbye...and here's a NICKSCHRANK.COM shirt for ya! But I really enjoyed getting to meet him and I hope somewhere down the road I'll get to do it again," said Nick. There in VIP, Nick, with the help of Manager Collin White, was able to establish some valuable connections with football as well as lock up future collaborations with Restaurant Seven’s owners on designs for Michael Vick’s anticipated appearances in the spring to Restaurant Seven.

The Grand Opening of Restaurant Seven proved to be a very valuable experience for Nick Schrank as he was able to mix and mingle with the National Football League’s finest. Andre Kendrick, Virginia Tech running back and standout in the 2000 Sugar Bowl versus Florida State as well as close friend to Michael Vick, sported a NICKSCHRANK.COM T-shirt and even gave a shout out on camera to the website. Michael Vick grabbed a .COM shirt right before heading out the door and appreciated the fact that someone had something to give him for a change.

Miami, FL. – Sunday, November 15, 2009, Radford University’s Nick Schrank earned the NAFL East Coast MVP Award after his stellar performance in the NAFL All-Star Game. Only three other players in the nation, each coming from North, East, South and West divisions, received this great honor.

After an astounding performance at Outside Linebacker for the East Coast All-Stars, Nick Schrank ended the night with a total of eight solo tackles, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and a bone-crushing sack, placing him at the top of the list for receiving the MVP award. Fellow Radford University teammate, Jeremy Sturgill put on an amazing show at the defensive tackle position for the East Coast squad as well. Due to a dislocated shoulder late in the third quarter, Jeremy Sturgill was put out of contention for the East’s MVP, but up until that time, he was nipping at the heels of Nick Schrank for the MVP spotlight.

Nick Schrank spent his time at outside linebacker for the All-Star game, playing with teammates hailing from all over the original thirteen colonies. Unfortunately, the North defeated the East Coast 24-21, with the winning touchdown coming late in the fourth quarter, but the entire game showcased the talents of both teams and was highly entertaining with big plays on both sides of the ball.

Jeremy Sturgill, fellow Radford University undergraduate, proved to wreak havoc on the defensive line against the Northern All-Stars. With an incredible second quarter pass deflection, Jeremy Sturgill single-handedly stopped the heavy momentum that the North was establishing in their offensive drive towards the East’s end zone. The pass deflection forced the North to punt, shifting the controls to the East’s offense, ultimately leading to their second score.

This year’s NAFL All-Star and Championship weekend was held in Miami, Florida. The weekend was full of festivities including the NAFL National Championship game on Saturday, November 14, 2009. The All-Star games of East versus North and West versus South followed on Sunday.

Old Town Athletic Club and The Parisi Speed School sponsored Nick Schrank’s travel for the All-Star weekend.

Nick Schrank is currently training for NFL pro-days with Liberty University in the spring of 2010. Collin White, Nick Schrank’s representative will be arranging a number of professional tryouts with Arena Leagues in the coming months.

Dublin, VA - Saturday, November 2, 2009 at 2:00 p.m., Radford University hosted the George Mason University Patriots from Fairfax, VA. Pregame started with the commemoration of Radford's inaugural 2008 season. The beginning of the Tradition was celebrated as well as reaffirmed that it is NOW.

Tradition. Is. NOW. was echoed by the announcer before the start of the game, and as Radford kicker, Matt Broomel booted one inside the 5, the battle was quickly under way.

Having never beaten the established rival opponent, Radford came in to the game looking to make a statement that this year...things were going to be different. As George Mason chose to receive with winning of the opening coin toss, they began the game with endzone hopes. Those hopes were quickly demolished with Outside Linebacker, Eric Zimmett's interception from a shallow slant route off the number 2 receiver for Mason. Zimmett returned the pick for 6, establishing a quick lead for the Highlanders.

After Eric Zimmett stole the little momentum that Mason had, it was all she wrote for Mason from there on out. Radford's offense, led by Quarterback, Mike Massey, and Wide Out, Vittorian 'Tree' Devlin, slowly but surely put the nail in the coffin, burying all hopes of a comeback for the Patriots. Two big hookups between Massey and Tree, resulting in a TD both times, proved to be quite the crowd-pleaser as Tree "prime-timed" it in to the endzone.

As for the Radford defense, Free Safety, Jacob Nichols, shined as usual, while Mark McCoy Jr. dominated the secondary with 2 interceptions, one resulting in 65-yard TD return. Captain, Matt Bales, Defensive End, Sam Dietze, Tackles, Jeremy Sturgill and Justin Coulter walled off any dreams of Mason having a running game. Outside Linebacker, Steve Schrank collapsed the edge game for any option or pitches that the Patriots attempted to run, and Middle Linebacker, Nick Schrank, returned for Radford after recent tryouts with Virginia Arena Teams, Richmond Revolution and Richmond Raiders.

The 31-7 victory for Radford marks a 4-4 season heading in to the final game which will be at The University of South Carolina. The Gamecocks will host the Highlanders on November 14, 2009.

Buena Vista, VA - Even though it was Halloween and pulling all tricks out of the bag, Radford was unable to snuff out the Southern Virginia University Knights in Buena Vista for their Senior Day.

Celebrating the careers of nine SVU players Saturday, October 31, 2009 in Buena Vista, Radford hoped to give the Knights a run for their money, but the leading seniors of SVU weren't going to let that happen.

Short field position allowed for SVU to capitalize multiple times in the redzone, and Radford was unable to keep it tight past the second quarter. Strong performances by Steve Schrank, Outside Linebacker, and Captain, Matt Bales, made it possible to keep the game as close as it was.

Another strong performance by Quarterback, Mike Massey, connecting with Wide-out, Vittorian 'Tree' Devlin, for two TD's and over 100 yards passing led the Highlander offense. Fullback, Jeremy Sturgill punched in 6 points in the 4th quarter after a powerful 20-yard rush from mid-field.

"It was a sloppy game overall, both sides of the ball didn't work as well as we have in the past," stated Captain, Matt Bales.

The 40-20 victory for SVU pushed Radford to 3-4 on the season, with Radford to host George Mason University at home on November 7, 2009.

More stats and information from the SVU game can be found at the SVU Football Site.