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COLUMN: English fooling fans, team and self with losses

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An old adage said, “Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.” coach and defensive coordinator Ron English has fooled fans of Eastern Michigan University football for three of the last four years, and he’s on his way to fooling you again.




Ball State running back Horactio Banks blows past the defence during the Cardinal's game against EMU on 21 September at Rynearson Stadium.

Ball State spoils EMU homecoming, 51-20

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The Eastern Michigan University football team’s offense missed out on scoring opportunities, leading to a 51-20 loss to the Ball State University Cardinals on Saturday at Rynearson Stadium.

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Here's what homecoming means to community

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What does homecoming mean to you? With the homecoming came this Saturday between Mid-American Conference foes the Ball State Cardinals and the Eastern Michigan University Eagles, some of the athletes, staff and “Superfan” offer up their thoughts on what this special event means to them.


	Ball State quarterback Keith Wenning has passed for 998 yards this season, the best in the Mid-American Conference.

2-1 Cardinals putting up plenty of points

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The Ball State University Cardinals will be visiting Rynearson Stadium looking to spoil Eastern Michigan University’s homecoming weekend this Saturday. While the Eagles will be spending time studying film to learn the Cardinals’ game, here are some notes for the fans to take a look at:




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EMU football loses to Rutgers, 28-10

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Redshirt junior quarterback Tyler Benz went 24-of-40 and threw for a season-high 335 yards to go along with a touchdown and an interception, but it was not enough as the Eastern Michigan University football dropped its second straight game, 28-10 to the Rutgers University Scarlet Knights on Saturday.



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EMU football set to face Rutgers for the first time in team history

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The Eastern Michigan University Eagles (1-1) and the Rutgers University Scarlet Knights (1-1) will square off with a chance for a winning record on the line when the teams meet at High Point Solution Stadium in Piscataway, NJ on Saturday. This is the first meeting all-time between the two schools and features first-year Athletic Directors in EMU’s Vice President/Director of Athletics Heather Lyke and Rutgers’ Athletic Director Julie Hermann.


Tyler Benz

Quarterback Benz follows family tradition

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This time a year ago, redshirt junior quarterback Tyler Benz was then-senior Alex Gillett’s backup for the Eastern Michigan University football team, but by season’s end he had cemented himself as the starter and enters the 2013 season as the starter under center for the Eagles.


	EMU linebacker Hunter Matt celebrates after returning a fumble for a touchdown in EMU’s 45-7 loss to Penn State in Happy Valley.

EMU football falls to Penn State, 45-7

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The Eastern Michigan University football team failed to manufacture an offensive touchdown as it dropped its first game of the season to the Penn State University Nittany Lions, 45-7 at Beaver Stadium in University Park, PA.


Five things to take away from EMU’s 45-7 loss against Penn State

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1) Defense/Special Teams: Sometimes, the best offense is your defense and in this case for EMU it was, as their only points of the game came from sophomore linebacker Hunter Matt’s ten-yard fumble off Penn State freshman quarterback Christian Hackenberg’s attempted pass which slipped out of his hand before returning it to the end-zone. After Matt’s touchdown put the Eagles up 7-0, they would not score again as the Nittany Lions rolled off 45 unanswered points en route to victory. A bright spot was freshman punter Austin Barnes’ 11 punts for 461 yards and averaging 41.9 yards per punt.


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EMU hopes for victory over Penn State

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Coming off a 34-24 season-opening victory over Howard University, the Eastern Michigan University football team will look to stay unbeaten as they travel to University Park, PA, to take on the Penn State Nittany Lions.


Desmond Howard returns to his alma mater

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When most fans think of the rivalry between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Michigan Wolverines, one player instantly comes to mind — 1991 Heisman Trophy Winner and current ESPN College Football Analyst Desmond Howard.


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Five things to take away from EMU's home opener against Howard

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New to the Echo this year will be my weekly column on the five things to take away from each EMU football game, so I hope this will evoke some quality comments and discussion throughout the season. 1) Redshirt junior Tyler Benz’s Performance: Despite throwing a first quarter interception, Benz was able to regain his composure and connect on 19 passes in 26 attempts for 210 yards and two touchdown passes.




Pressure on: Two months till Eagles football

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While students are at the halfway point of the summer semester, another Eastern Michigan University football season is right around the corner and more than ever, the pressure is on head coach Ron English and his players to produce on the field.

Articles featured in this episode:

"Eastern Michigan University adds women's lightweight rowing to sports list in 2026-2027" - Caleb Henderson

"Bits and Bytes 2025 features new technology to inspire middle school girls" - Gabriella Payeur

"'F1' is an action packed, visually interesting movie with an all right story" - Gabriella Payeur

"The Eastern Echo Honored at EMU Board of Regents meeting" - Allie Beecher