Darius Jackson to play in NFLPA Collegiate Bowl
Eastern Michigan running back Darius Jackson will get to play one last time as a collegiate athlete, as he was invited to join in the 2016 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl.
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Eastern Michigan running back Darius Jackson will get to play one last time as a collegiate athlete, as he was invited to join in the 2016 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl.
Eastern Michigan couldn’t withstand its 14-point halftime lead against Central Michigan University on Friday, after CMU would score 28-points in the third quarter to rout the Eagles, 35-28, in Mount Pleasant, Mich.
It’s become a tradition for Eastern Michigan University to close out the regular season with a Friday Mid-American Conference game, as EMU has been doing so since 2006. This year the Eagles will venture to Mt. Pleasant, Mich. and face rival Central Michigan University for a 1p.m. kickoff.
Cruising through the grasslands and cornfields along Iowa’s I-80, an FCS head coach and his assistant drove the short hop from Des Moines to Omaha, Nebraska.
Each week the Walter Camp Football Foundation awards one offensive and one defensive player of the week in all of college football. Eastern Michigan linebacker Great Ibe was named the defensive player of the week following a stellar senior day performance against the University of Massachusetts Minutemen.
The Eastern Michigan University and Ohio State University swimming and diving teams squared off in a matchup of unbeaten teams Saturday afternoon, where Buckeyes claimed both wins over EMU, beating the men 203.5-96.5 and the women 175-113.
The University of Massachusetts Minutemen will make its first trip to Eastern Michigan University on Saturday; both teams having second year head coaches, high-powered offenses and one win on the season.
Eastern Michigan University’s men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams remain perfect at the start of the season, defeating the Oakland University Golden Grizzlies on Saturday afternoon at Jones Natatorium. The men improved their record to 2-0 beating Oakland 180.5-119.5, and the women are now 3-0 with a 193.5-104.5 victory.
Cradle of Coaches: The Miami University RedHawks much like Eastern Michigan University are in search of its first conference win of the season. EMU travels to Oxford, Ohio this weekend to take on the RedHawks and their second year head coach Chuck Martin. Martin has a 3-18 record since taking over the program and currently stands with a 1-8 record this season, identical to Chris Creighton at EMU.
Eastern Michigan University’s sloppy second half against Western Michigan University Thursday night led to an insurmountable lead that was too much to overcome in the 58-28 loss.
Eastern Michigan University welcomes it’s cross state rivals the Broncos of Western Michigan University, in the battle of Interstate-94. The game will be played on Thursday, Oct. 29 at 7:30 p.m. It’s the first time in school history that EMU will host a weekday night game.
DEKALB, ILL. – Northern Illinois University had a pair of rushers surpass the century-mark in the Huskies 49-21 win over Eastern Michigan University Saturday afternoon. In the first half NIU, shutout the Eastern Michigan offense, while scoring 35 first half points.
The Eastern Michigan University football team travels to Northern Illinois University on Saturday, Oct. 24, to try and turn around its misfortunes. Eastern looks to avoid its seventh loss of the season when it travels to Oxford this weekend.
Eastern Michigan University football had a difficult time defensively stopping the undefeated and nationally ranked University of Toledo Rockets, falling 63-20 for the Eagles fifth straight loss.
The U of Toledo:
The Eastern Michigan University football team is set to host the University of Akron on Saturday afternoon for the teams second Mid-American Conference game of the season. Akron will come into Ypsilanti looking to spoil homecoming for the Eagles players, coaches and fans.
Eastern Michigan University football traveled to Baton Rouge, Louisiana on Saturday evening and was defeated by ninth-ranked Louisiana State University by a score of 44-22.
The Eastern Michigan defense is going to have its hands full this weekend when the Eagles take a trip down to Louisiana State University to play the ninth ranked Louisiana State University Tigers and its stellar Heisman Trophy candidate running back, Leonard Fournette.
Tigers Rag: Eastern Michigan will take on Les Miles, and his Louisiana State Tigers this weekend. Miles enters his 11th season as the coach at LSU and is off to a 3-0 start to the season, ranking ninth in the nation.
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