COLUMN: Eastern should drop its football program
There comes a time in life where one must realize when a situation is so inoperable that you have to pull the plug on it, even if you don’t want to.
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There comes a time in life where one must realize when a situation is so inoperable that you have to pull the plug on it, even if you don’t want to.
The bye week couldn’t have come at a better time for EMU. The past four weeks have been a wild ride for the football team here at Eastern Michigan University.
Eastern Michigan University’s Vice President/Director of Intercollegiate Athletics, Heather Lyke, announced Friday that coach Ron English had been relieved of his duties effective immediately.
Ron English proved me right.
During Saturday’s game between Western Michigan University and Eastern Michigan University, fans and students talked about the firing of Ron English and what the program should do going forward.
Being the closest to winning a game since week one, Eastern Michigan University lined up for a two-point conversion in an effort to tie Western Michigan University with 51 seconds left in the fourth quarter.
On Saturday, former Eastern Michigan University head coach Ron English was interviewed by the Associated Press a day after being fired by Vice President/Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Heather Lyke for using “inappropriate language.”
The Eastern Echo was able to obtain a recording first reported by The Detroit News which clearly shows former Eastern Michigan University head football coach Ron English berating his players.
DISCLAIMER: This recording contains language which may be offensive to some, listener discretion is advised.
Eastern Michigan University Vice President/Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Heather Lyke announced Friday that head coach Ron English has been relieved of his duties effective immediately.
Former Eastern Michigan University quarterback, turned wide receiver, Alex Gillett was signed Wednesday by the Green Bay Packers of the NFL. He was added to the team’s practice squad when quarterback Scott Tolzien, formerly of the University of Wisconsin, was activated.
The nightmare of a winless conference record is a possibility as Eastern Michigan University (1-8, 0-5 Mid-American Conference) comes down to its final three games of the season.
For the first time this season, Eastern Michigan University starting running back Bronson Hill did not play a full game as they fell to the University of Toledo 55-16 at the Glass Bowl.
With Eastern Michigan University (1-7, 0-4 Mid-American Conference) losing its seventh straight game last week, maybe a little bit of quarterback controversy can bring some excitement to fans headed into this week.
Final scores and key stats for week nine:
One week after setting a rushing record amongst Football Bowl Subdivision quarterbacks, Jordan Lynch used his arm to lead No. 18 Northern Illinois University to another victory.
Sometimes in life, we forget that football is nothing more than a game.
A third-quarter interception in the red zone was the beginning of the end of Eastern Michigan University’s run to upset Ohio University last week.
The postgame handshakes between Ann Arbor cross-town rivals the Pioneer Pioneers and the Huron River Rats were a lot friendlier compared to a year ago, but Pioneer came out on top with a 9-6 victory Friday night.
Ball State University Cardinals 38, Western Michigan University Broncos 17