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(05/08/23 3:34pm)
On Saturday, both Sidy Sow (Bromont, Quebec) and Jose Ramirez (Lake Alfred, Florida) were selected in the 2023 NFL Draft at 117th and 196th overall, respectively. Following the conclusion of the NFL Draft, four Eastern Michigan University football players have received invitations to various NFL rookie minicamps.
(04/30/23 1:43am)
In the sixth round of the 2023 NFL Draft, Eastern Michigan University defensive end Jose Ramirez (Lake Alfred, Florida) was taken 196th overall by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
(04/30/23 1:49am)
Eastern Michigan University offensive lineman Sidy Sow (Bromont, Quebec) has been drafted in the fourth round, 117th overall, by the New England Patriots in the 2023 NFL Draft on Saturday, April 29.
(02/05/23 9:52pm)
The Eastern Michigan University football team continues to grow and build after the program had nine student-athletes sign to their 2023 recruiting class on Wednesday, Feb. 1, for National Signing Day.
(02/02/23 12:42am)
Records are made to be broken. Recently in the sports world, we’ve seen Ray Allen’s three-point record splashed away by Stephen Curry, Roger Maris’s American League single-season home run record crushed by Aaron Judge, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s all-time career scoring record that is to be broken by LeBron James very, very soon.
(01/25/23 8:00pm)
Football is a sport that many kids dream of playing, even if their very overprotective and cautious mother says no. The effect and feeling after a big hit, the emotion after an Odell-like catch, the roar of the crowd after a big run, even the cadence and the “Hut, Hut!” of the quarterback, all are things that create aspirations of being a star on the field.
(12/21/22 5:25pm)
In a rematch of the 1987 California Bowl, the Eastern Michigan University Eagles (9-4, 5-3 MAC) faced the San José State University Spartans (7-4, 5-3 MWC) at Albertsons Stadium for the 2022 Famous Potato Bowl in Boise, ID. The Eagles are now 2-0 against the Spartans after a trio of turnovers helped lift the team to the program’s second-ever bowl victory, 41-27. Winning much more handily this time, the teams' first meeting resulted in a narrow 30-27 victory for the Eagles in the 1987 California Bowl.
(12/04/22 11:32pm)
On Sunday afternoon, the Mid-American Conference officially announced that the Eastern Michigan University football team will be playing their post-season bowl game in Boise, Idaho at the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.
(12/04/22 12:41am)
2022 has been a season of historic achievements for the Eastern Michigan University football team. Through a display of grit, hope, and determination, the Eagles will hear their name called during the NCAA bowl game selections.
(11/29/22 2:45pm)
The Eastern Michigan football team (8-4, 5-3 MAC) hosted Mid-American Conference rival Central Michigan (4-8, 3-5 MAC) at Rynearson Stadium on Friday, Nov. 25, where they defeated the Chippewas, 38-19, to claim a share of the MAC West Division and reclaim the Michigan MAC Trophy. To obtain a share of the division crown, the Eagles got help from Western Michigan University who defeated the University of Toledo, 20-14, on Nov. 25.
(11/17/22 3:21pm)
For Eastern Michigan University’s second away game in a row, the Eagles (7-4, 4-3 MAC) went back to Ohio to visit the Kent State Golden Flashes (4-7, 3-4 MAC) on Wednesday, Nov. 16.
(11/10/22 4:35pm)
Check out the first episode of TheBlockE, Eastern Echo’s new sports podcast!
(11/09/22 4:32pm)
The Eastern Michigan University Eagles headed to InfoCision Stadium to face off against the University of Akron Zips on Tuesday, Nov. 8 at 7 p.m. In sophomore quarterback Austin Smith’s fourth start, the Eagles battled under the lights, just miles from the birthplace of competitive football.
(11/09/22 2:17pm)
Eastern Michigan University football long snapper and part-time actor Steven Bird, who made his debut during a special halftime show on Oct. 29, is working on a new project to bring a student-athlete book club to campus.
(11/02/22 12:00pm)
In 1989, the NCAA created the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) as an effort to give student athletes in Division 1, 2, and 3 programs an opportunity to propose legislation and have a voice.
(10/29/22 8:10pm)
Starting play under a breaking fog, the Eastern Michigan University Eagles (5-3, 2-2 MAC) hosted the University of Toledo Rockets (5-3, 3-1 MAC) for a 12 p.m. kickoff. The Rockets visited “The Factory” for their second away game in a row, following a 27-34 loss at the University of Buffalo last weekend.
(11/02/22 12:00pm)
Eastern Michigan University alumni Scott Draper is in a place where he thought he would never be before; the Vice President of Football for the Big 12 conference.
(11/02/22 12:00pm)
Two years ago, Allison Phillips saw her childhood dreams of having a career where she’s able to be creative unfold, as she accepted a job as creative coordinator for Eastern Michigan University’s football team.
(10/26/22 1:44pm)
The Eastern Michigan University football team was on the road Saturday, Oct, 22, for a Mid-American Conference West showdown with Ball State University. The Eagles were able to win as the away team for the third consecutive time in a back-and-forth struggle with the Cardinals that resulted in the 20-16 EMU win.
(10/17/22 12:00pm)
A trip to the Black Student Athlete Summit in Houston, Texas was all it took to ignite a flame in Tariq Speights, motivating him to create the Eastern Michigan University Black Student Athlete Association (EMUBSAA) with his peers.