Eagles to take on Wolverines

Eastern Michigan will make the short trip to Ann Arbor on Saturday to face Michigan, in hopes of improving on a dismal track record against the Wolverines and the Big Ten.

U-M's Forcier, Robinson clicking

They may be freshmen, but Michigan quarterbacks Tate Forcier and Denard Robinson have made a name for themselves two games into their collegiate careers.

Johnny Sears, Wolverine turned Eagle, will return to Big House

Johnny Sears is headed back to where his collegiate career started.

English leads coaches in great return

Eastern Michigan is fielding five coaches who have ties to the University of Michigan by having coached there, played there or done both.

Commentary: Eastern will fall to U-M ... again

Last football season might go down in history as one of the worst Michigan has endured in its tenure as an elite program.

Football: E-mail exchange with The Michigan Daily's Andy Reid

For more perspective on the Eastern Michigan – Michigan football game, welcome Andy Reid, managing sports editor of U-M’s student newspaper, The Michigan Daily. We’ll be doing an e-mail exchange leading up to Saturday, and it’ll all be posted here on Eagles’ Landing.

Football: U-M coach Rich Rodriguez's news conference

Eastern Michigan plays at Michigan at noon Saturday. Click here for U-M coach Rich Rodriguez’s Monday news conference, including his thoughts on his team’s last game against Notre Dame and on the upcoming EMU game. There are also some U-M players included.

Late field goal pushes Northwestern past Eastern Michigan

EVANSTON, Ill. – Nothing wrong with being 2-0 two games into a football season, but Northwestern knows it got away with one Saturday.

U-M, EMU football game ticket giveaway Wednesday

The first 500 students, faculty or staff to arrive at the Convocation Center for Eastern Michigan’s volleyball match against No. 7 ranked Michigan at 7 p.m. Wednesday(gates open at 6) will get a free ticket to see the Eagles’ football team play Michigan on Sept. 19 at Michigan Stadium.

Commentary: U-M players need to wake up

The University of Michigan football team began its season last Saturday beneath the bleak shadow of scandal. On Aug. 29, the Detroit Free Press published an article in which both former and current U-M players alleged coach Rich Rodriguez and his staff forced the student-athletes to practice too long and too hard.

Eastern Michigan football set to trek to Northwestern

After losing 27-14 to Army in the season opener, Eastern Michigan has a trip to play Northwestern at noon (11 a.m. CT) on Saturday.

Schmitt talks football, life goals

Last season, Eastern Michigan University’s Andy Schmitt placed himself among the best quarterbacks in the Mid-American Conference.

Andy Schmitt (far left) and team at the beginning of the second quarter during Saturday’s home game against Army.

New-look Eagles fall 27-14 to Army in football opener

With new coaches leading both football squads, Eastern Michigan squared off against Army on Saturday night at Rynearson Stadium.

Rynearson gets new scoreboard and audio

EMU football gets new scoreboard

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Eastern Michigan’s Rynearson Stadium has a new video board equipped with LED screen and Sportsound 2000 audio system. The Installer of the video board, Daktronics Inc., has such famous clients as the New York Yankees.

Game-by-game predictions for 2009 Eastern Michigan football

Game-by-game predictions for Eastern Michigan’s 2009 football season. Call it bulletin-board material or an attempt at real-life prophecy, but either way Souva says:

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Eagles gear up for Army

Eastern Michigan used last week’s practices to fine tune what it had been building since the spring, and Saturday will be the team’s first chance to test its product.