When spring practice opened up for the Eastern Michigan football team last month, head coach Ron English made a point to open up the competition for the starting quarterback job. Questions arose about whether three-year starter Alex Gillett would be unseated by Tyler Benz. With his performance in Sunday’s spring ...
Three coaches, six administrators and one administrator-turned-professor — that's the composition of the top-10 earners at Eastern Michigan University in 2011. Together they made nearly $2.39 million, up slightly from $2.37 million in 2010.
Ron English, who led the Eastern Michigan football team to a 6-6 record in his third season with the Eagles, was named today the Mid-American Head Coach of the Year. Eastern went 2-22 in English's first two seasons as he revamped the team. Eastern went 4-4 in the MAC and ...
Did Ron English call Penn State unimaginative? Predictable? Boring? That would certainly make for some provocative bulletin board material when the Eastern Michigan football team travels to Happy Valley on Saturday (noon, ESPN2). The quick answer is: No, he didn’t. But that didn’t stop a reporter from trying to get ...
It wasn’t long ago that Eastern Michigan football coach Ron English wondered how his team benefitted from being overmatched at a massive Big Ten stadium. Other than taking home a fat paycheck, of course. On Monday, English said he sees the benefit for this year’s Eagles team. Trips to Michigan ...
Michigan junior quarterback Denard Robinson officially joined Twitter on Tuesday night (he's @denardx, by the way), and in less than 24 hours has accumulated more than 9,000 followers. Eastern Michigan football coach Ron English isn't one of those followers -- yet -- but that doesn't mean he's excluded from the ...
Ron English isn’t sure how confident his football team is just yet. What he does know, though, is that Eastern Michigan is 2-0 for the first time since 1989. And that, by itself, is two large steps in the right direction. “I’ve had good friends of mine that have taken ...
Latarrius Thomas is grateful for the opportunity, but life would have been much simpler if it wasn’t necessary. The 23-year-old Eastern Michigan defensive back is entering his sixth season of college football and hoping to avoid the third season-ending injury of his career. “I never thought I’d be here, but ...
The Ron English mantra at the Mid-American Conference football media day was building on a foundation. As he moved from station to station, conducting interviews with various media outlets at Ford Field on Tuesday, the third-year Eastern Michigan coach repeated a version of the same message: “We’re at a point ...
Eastern Michigan football coach Ron English went skydiving Wednesday with the U.S. Army Golden Knights, ESPN.com reports. English, who had never tried skydiving before, did a tandem jump from 13,500 feet. "It was a thrilling rush," English told ESPN. "The feeling of the air, it was just awesome."
Midway through his third spring practice with the Eastern Michigan football team, coach Ron English likes what he sees. And hears. “We’re seeing a lot more physical football team, a lot louder contact on a consistent basis,” English said in an interview with EMUEagles.com.
Eastern Michigan's Marcel Rose, left, is congratulated by teammate Devon Davis after Rose recovered a muffed punt earlier this season. Although the Eagles have won just once this season, coach Ron English sees improvement. Eastern Michigan football coach Ron English looks at the bright spots on offense, fresh off a ...
Ron English doesn't have a lot of rules for his Eastern Michigan football players. But when the rules he has are broken, there are consequences, which led English to indefinitely suspend five players - including the Eagles leading tackler Tim Fort and senior running back Dwayne Priest, who led Eastern ...
Eastern Michigan sophomore defensive lineman Andy Mulumba leads his team's post-game celebration after the Eagles snapped an 18-game losing streak with a 41-38 overtime win at Ball State. (Photo courtesy of Eastern Michigan University) Susan Martin spent Saturday working at Eastern Michigan’s University House. She tracked the school’s road football ...
Eastern Michigan quarterback Alex Gillett (shown earlier this season) set school records for most rushing attempts by a quarterback and net rushing yards while helping the Eagles snap an 18-game losing streak in an overtime win over Ball State on Saturday. Melanie Maxwell | AnnArbor.com By the time Alex Gillett ...
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