With students returning to campus this week from fall break, here’s a look at some of this week's top stories from Eastern Michigan University’s various athletic disciplines.
Football | Eastern Michigan receives CBS Sports Network broadcast placement against Ohio
The next time the Eastern Michigan football team returns to action, they will do so on broadcast television.
The Eagles have been selected for the weekly Mid-American Conference clash aired live on CBS Sports Network. Their home matchup hosted at Rynearson Stadium against Ohio University on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025, is set to be televised at noon.
Eastern Michigan currently boasts a 2-1 home record this season, with wins against the University of Louisiana at Lafayette on Homecoming and Northern Illinois University on Oct. 11 highlighting their battles on Crosby Field thus far.
Against the Ohio University Bobcats, however, the Eagles have a much more mixed track record. The Eagles hold a 1-9 record, while Ohio's dates back to 2002. The lone win for EMU over that 22-year span came back in 2016, with the green and white defeating Ohio on the road in a 27-20 contest.
Last year, Ohio came into Rynearson Stadium and defeated Eastern Michigan 35-10, in large part thanks to three interceptions and three sacks forced by the Bobcat defense.
Volleyball | Eastern Michigan hosts Buffalo in pivotal MAC doubleheader
Following back-to-back losses on the road to Ohio University, the Eastern Michigan women’s volleyball team currently finds themselves sitting at 10-12 on the campaign and 2-7 in the conference — a mark that leaves them sitting at last in the MAC standings.
With their season now effectively hanging in the balance, the Eagles return to George Gervin GameAbove Center for a pivotal doubleheader against the University at Buffalo. Back-to-back matches on Thursday, Oct. 23 and Friday, Oct. 24, 2025, are slated to start at 6 p.m. while being streamed live on ESPN+.
While currently holding an 0-8 mark on the road, the green and white have fared much better in Ypsilanti throughout the course of the year thus far, a 5-2 mark in front of the home faithful with those losses coming to top conference teams Bowling Green and Toledo.
Eastern Michigan has not fared well against Buffalo over their last 10 matchups, with the Bulls holding a 7-3 advantage in those contests while also boasting a five-game win streak against the Eagles.
The last time Eastern Michigan defeated Buffalo was in February of 2020, with the Eagles coming out on top with a score of 3-2.
Soccer | Eastern Michigan hosts Northern Illinois in final home match of 2025 campaign
After a stretch of seven matches from Sep. 28 to Oct. 19, the Eastern Michigan women’s soccer team finally receives a week-long break between games for the first time since MAC play began back in mid-September. Their season is currently hanging in the balance.
The Eagles find themselves on the bubble of making the season-ending conference tournament at the start of November. Their home matchup against Northern Illinois University will likely be a pivotal deciding factor in whether the green and white will extend their season through to next month. That match will take place on Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025, at 1 p.m., and viewers can catch all the action streamed live on ESPN+.
NIU is also on the bubble of making the end-of-season MAC bracket, directly competing against Eastern Michigan and several other schools for the sixth and final spot to the dance.
While the NIU Huskies have won three straight against the Eagles, Eastern Michigan won the previous six successive matches from 2017-2021, with three of those wins coming at Scicluna Field.
