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Al Willman can be heard every week on the Eastern Echo Sports Podcast with Sports Editor Eugene Evans. The podcast can be found on SoundCloud or by searching for the podcast on iTunes.

COLUMN: English lost his team's respect, then his job.

By Al Willman · Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013

Ron English proved me right. That was going to be my lead for the column I had planned on writing, after the Eastern Michigan University football coach was fired Friday. I was going to applaud his firing, though curiously timed, because I thought it should have been done a year ago.

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EMU fans and students react to English’s firing

By Robert Jones · Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013

During Saturday’s game between Western Michigan University and Eastern Michigan University, fans and students talked about the firing of Ron English and what the program should do going forward. “He was 11-46 and I think it’s just time for a change,” EMU freshman Connor Comps said.

Ryan Brumfield had 148 yards on 15 carries

Trick play to tie the game in the last minute leads to OT win for EMU

By Derrick Vergolini · Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013

Being the closest to winning a game since week one, Eastern Michigan University lined up for a two-point conversion in an effort to tie Western Michigan University with 51 seconds left in the fourth quarter. “We practiced [this] two-point play since the first day we got here last spring,” EMU interim head coach Stan Parrish said. Freshman quarterback Brogan Roback took the snap and handed it to Ryan Brumfield.

English regrets using homosexual slurs

By Eugene Evans · Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013

On Saturday, former Eastern Michigan University head coach Ron English was interviewed by the Associated Press a day after being fired by Vice President/Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Heather Lyke for using “inappropriate language.” In the interview, English talks about using the wrong choice of words. “As a man who has coached 21 years, obviously, on this occasion and particular meeting, I lost my poise, got upset and used language that was inappropriate, particularly as it pertains to homosexual slurs.

The recording that cost Ron English his job

By Al Willman · Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013

The Eastern Echo was able to obtain from The Detroit News a copy of the recording which clearly shows former Eastern Michigan University head football coach Ron English berating his players.

BREAKING NEWS: English relieved of his coaching duties effective immediately

By Al Willman , Eugene Evans and Derrick Vergolini · Friday, Nov. 8, 2013

Eastern Michigan University Vice President/Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Heather Lyke announced Friday that head coach Ron English has been relieved of his duties effective immediately. Lyke issued a further statement through EMU Athletics early Saturday afternoon on the decision to relieve English from coaching duties: “I received a tape of a situation in which Coach English had addressed the team and used wholly inappropriate language. We hold our coaches and staff to high standards of professionalism and conduct and there is no place, particularly in a student environment, where this language is appropriate. The statements made by Coach English are absolutely unacceptable. My decision to make a change in leadership of our football program was the culmination of a lot of factors including the comprehensive review of our program, the competitive performance and this tape. Our primary interest is in the well being and success of our student-athletes and this will continue to be our priority in every decision we make and every action we take. My focus moving forward is on the quality of our student-athletes’ experience as well as the search process for the next leader of our football program.”

Eagles quarterback Brogan Roback threw for two touchdowns and had a career long 45 yard pass in Eastern Michigan's 55-16 loss to Toledo.

Eagles without Hill, drop eighth in a row

By Derrick Vergolini · Sunday, Nov. 3, 2013

For the first time this season, Eastern Michigan University starting running back Bronson Hill did not play a full game as they fell to the University of Toledo 55-16 at the Glass Bowl. “[It was a] coach’s decision,” EMU head coach Ron English said on sitting Hill.

Redshirt junior quarterback Tyler Benz is 8th in the MAC in passing yards, with 1,467

English unsure of starting QB situation

By Derrick Vergolini · Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013

With Eastern Michigan University (1-7, 0-4 Mid-American Conference) losing its seventh straight game last week, maybe a little bit of quarterback controversy can bring some excitement to fans headed into this week.

Eastern will be traveling to DeKalb, Ill. to take on NIU for the first non-Black Friday game in four years.

For Eagles to stop NIU, Lynch can’t run ball

By Derrick Vergolini · Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013

Lynch broke a Football Bowl Subdivision quarterback record with 316 rushing yards on 32 carries. He also ran in three touchdowns and threw for 155 yards and another touchdown. He’s fourth in the FBS with 932 rushing yards and ranks first among quarterbacks.

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MAC Week 8 wrap up

By Jillian Seach · Sunday, Oct. 20, 2013

Ball State University Cardinals 38, Western Michigan University Broncos 17 Senior quarterback Keith Wenning passed for 324 yards and three touchdowns to lead Ball State to victory.

EMU offense needs to ignite to beat Ohio

By Derrick Vergolini · Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013

Bronson Hill’s 234 all-purpose yards in last week’s loss at Army were the most by an Eagle this season. Eastern Michigan University (1-5, 0-2 Mid-American Conference) will look for its junior running back to lead the offense in Saturday’s matchup against the Ohio University Bobcats (4-2, 1-1 MAC) at Rynearson Stadium at 1 p.m.

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