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NOV 8 MAC WEST DIVISION CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Hassan Beydoun, Eastern Michigan, Wide Receiver, Junior, Dearborn, Mich. (Dearborn),...Junior wide out Hassan Beydoun was electric in EMU's win at Toledo, Nov. 2. Beydoun finished the game with a career-high 197 reception yards on 12 catches. Additionally, Beydoun's effort is the 14th best by any player in the NCAA this season. The 197 yards is the most by any Eagle receiver in a game this year, and the second-best effort by any player in the MAC. The Dearborn, Mich. native hauled in a season-long 64 yard touchdown in EMU's opening drive of the second half against the Rockets. The reception was the second-longest of Beydoun's career, just two yards shy of the 66-yard catch he recorded at Western Michigan, Dec. 5, 2020. Beydoun has recorded three games with 10+ catches this season. He is currently one of only three players in the NCAA to have three-or-more such games (Jerreth Sterns - Western Ky.; Drake London - Southern California). - MAC Football

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WR Hassan Beydoun, Eastern Michigan
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09/03/21 - Samson Evans, rSr/2024, Eastern Michigan, 6-0, 215 (DS#35 RB) + More +

Samson Evans scored three, short rushing first-half touchdowns and Eastern Michigan beat FCS-member St. Francis (Pa.) 35-15 on Friday night in the season opener for both teams. Evans, who finished the game with 11 yards rushing, scored a pair of 1-yard runs in the first quarter for a 14-0 lead before Jawon Hamilton ploughed in from 2-yards out for a three-score lead in the second. The Red Flash got on the board when Marques DeShields carried it in from 2-yards out and Samson closed the half with a 4-yard scoring run. Darius Boone's 4-yard touchdown run with 8:24 left in the third made it 35-7. Boone ran for 107 yards on 22 carries. Kahtero Summers caught five passes for 115 yards for St. Francis. - Eastern Michigan/AP College Football

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RB Samson Evans, Eastern Michigan
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08/27/21 - Taylor Powell, rSr/2023, Eastern Michigan, 6-0, 202 (DS#45 QB) + More +

Troy head coach Chip Lindsey announced Thursday that Taylor Powell will be the Trojans' starting quarterback heading into the team's season opener against Southern next weekend. The announcement ends a QB battle between Powell and Gunnar Watson, which began in the spring. "Both guys competed extremely hard and both of them improved a great deal," Lindsey said. "Anytime you have competition like that, it makes everyone better. This year we're going into the season with the luxury of having two guys that have played college football and that's always a plus. At the end of the day, it's a competition and we have to go with one guy. We feel like Taylor is going to give us the best opportunity to win as a football team."

Powell, a junior on the field, joined the Trojans in January after transferring into the program from Missouri. A former Mr. Football in the state of Arkansas, Powell started one game in his career - at Georgia - for the Tigers and saw action in 12 total contests. He sat out the 2020 season due to COVID-19 concerns and graduated from Missouri in three years. He led Fayetteville High School to a pair of Arkansas 7A state titles (2015, 2016) and threw for 3,473 yards and 44 touchdowns as a senior. He ranks fifth in Arkansas prep history with 10,431 career passing yards and eighth with 113 touchdown passes. - Troy Messenger

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QB Taylor Powell, Eastern Michigan
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08/15/21 - Taylor Powell, rSr/2023, Eastern Michigan, 6-0, 202 (DS#45 QB) + More +

Troy newcomer Taylor Powell is in a battle for the starting quarterback position with last year's starter Gunnar Watson. It's been a busy offseason for the Troy newcomer. Along with participating in the Manning Passing Academy, Powell has spent every possible moment either on the field or mentally preparing for the upcoming season by studying the playbook and watching film. "Just grinding with the guys, watching a lot of film," Powell said. "Early mornings, throwing and meeting with the guys. Just trying to get the offense on the same page. I feel like we are where we need to be heading into fall camp." Powell comes to Troy after playing parts of two seasons for the Missouri Tigers.

Powell saw action in six games in 2018 and 2019. He completed 35-of-75 passes for 431 yards. He had one start in his sophomore season in 2019. Powell arrived at Troy in time for spring practice. At the start of fall camp, Powell believes he is more comfortable with the offense. "In the spring everybody goes through their growing pains with a new offense," Powell said. "Now, I feel like we are really clicking. I'm super comfortable and I feel like I'm executing what coach is calling. I'm excited and very comfortable." - Troy Messenger

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QB Taylor Powell, Eastern Michigan
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07/31/21 - Tariq Speights, rSr/2023, Eastern Michigan, 5-09, 232 (DS#999 ILB) + More +

Eastern Michigan University senior linebacker Tariq Speights (Valencia, Calif.-Valencia-College of the Canyons) has added another preseason honor, as he was named as one of 91 student-athletes nationwide under consideration for the Wuerffel Trophy, college football's premier award for community service. Last season for EMU, Speights earned academic honors from the Mid-American Conference after appearing in all six games for the team, five of which were starts. He finished the season with a career-high 52 tackles (25 solo, 27 assisted), and recorded two TFLs. The Valencia, Calif. native had a season-best 12 stops against Central Michigan (Nov. 27) while recording 11-or-more tackles in three contests. - Ann Arbor News

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ILB Tariq Speights, Eastern Michigan
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07/30/21 - Jake Julien, rSr/2022, Eastern Michigan, 6-2, 227 (DS#14 P) + More +

Eastern Michigan University senior punter Jake Julien (Barrie, Ontario-North Collegiate) has been named to the Ray Guy Award Watch List, which is presented annually to the nation's top punter. The announcement was made today, July 28, by the Augusta Sports Council. Julien, who earned the honor for the third time, is one of six Mid-American Conference punters named to the 51-man watch list. The candidates on the list incorporate a broad spectrum of Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) punters. The 2021 watch list was compiled based on the 2021 Ray Guy Award Semifinalist List, the top 10 NCAA Punters from 2020, the 2020 All-Conference teams, the 2020 All-American Teams, the 2021 preseason all-conference teams and punters on the 2020 watchlist.

Drafted No. 31 overall by the Ottawa RedBlacks in the 2021 Canadian Football League Draft, Julien has built his special teams resume into one of the best in school history. He is tied with Rich Hanschu (1979-80) for first in the EMU record books with a 43.4-yard career punting average and ranks eighth in EMU history with 7,383 yards punting. Julien is the only punter in Eastern Michigan history to record two 70+ yard punts in his career. Through four seasons, he has 51 balls downed inside the opponent's 20-yard line to go along with 37 that traveled longer than 50 yards. - Ann Arbor News

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P Jake Julien, Eastern Michigan
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07/26/21 - Thomas Odukoya, rSr/2022, Eastern Michigan, 6-6, 253 (DS#36 TE) + More +

The Friends of John Mackey released the 2021 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List today, July 23. Representing the Eastern Michigan University football team on the list is senior tight end Thomas Odukoya (Almere, Netherlands-Helen Parkhurst-Garden City C.C.). The 2021 campaign marks the third consecutive season in which Odukoya has received the honor. The John Mackey Award is given annually to the most outstanding collegiate tight end. The award recipient is selected by a vote of the John Mackey Award Selection Committee. The 2021 Mackey Award recipient will be announced in December at The Home Depot College Football Awards Red Carpet Show. A 2020 Academic All-MAC honoree, Odukoya was selected a team captain as well as being named to the watch list for the Wuerffel Trophy and John Mackey Award Watch List. He was elected to wear the coveted No. 2 jersey, dubbed "The Deuce," within the program, for the season. - Ann Arbor News

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TE Thomas Odukoya, Eastern Michigan
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07/23/21 - Darius Boone Jr., Sr/2024, Eastern Michigan, 5-10, 202 (DS#999 RB) + More +

Eastern Michigan University redshirt freshman Darius Boone Jr. (Tulsa, Okla.-Union) has been named a Doak Walker Award preseason candidate, presented to the top college running back, the PwC SMU Athletic Forum announced Wednesday, July 21. Boone is one of six Mid-American Conference running backs named to the 82-man list. An Academic All-MAC selection in 2020, Boone appeared in and started three games for Eastern during its COVID-shortened campaign. Despite battling injury and different points in the season, he quickly established himself as one of the most explosive players in the Green and White, finishing the season with 44 carries for 254 yards and two touchdowns. - Ann Arbor News

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RB Darius Boone Jr., Eastern Michigan
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07/12/21 - Mike Van Hoeven, rSr/2022, Eastern Michigan, 6-5, 296 (DS#44 C) + More +

Senior center Mike Van Hoeven (Paw Paw, Mich.-Paw Paw) was named Second Team CoSIDA Academic-All America on Monday, July 12, making him just the third football player in Eastern Michigan University history to be an Academic All-American. The previous Academic All-American were Corey Annett grabbing second team honors in 2001 and Cy Maughmer adding second team accolades in 2013. EMU was one of just three Mid-American Conference programs to have a representative on the all-american teams.

Van Hoeven - who was also CoSIDA Academic All-District in 2018 and 2019 - is the first Eastern Michigan football student-athlete to be recognized three times in a career. Dubbed "one of the hardest working men" on the team by Head Coach Chris Creighton, Van Hoeven played an important role in the EMU offense in 2020. Named to the Rimington Trophy watch list, the award given annually to the nation's best center, Van Hoeven started all six games for the Green and White as the team's center. - Ann Arbor News

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C Mike Van Hoeven, Eastern Michigan
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06/23/21 - Jake Julien, rSr/2022, Eastern Michigan, 6-2, 227 (DS#14 P) + More +

Eastern Michigan University senior punter Jake Julien (Barrie, Ontario-North Collegiate) was named fourth team preseason All-American by Phil Steele's College Football Preview the publication's released this week. This marks the first preseason All-America team Julien has been named to. Additionally, he is the only Mid-American Conference student-athlete to crack the listing. Drafted No. 31 overall by the Ottawa RedBlacks in the 2021 Canadian Football League Draft, Julien has built his special teams resume into one of the best in school history. He is tied with Rich Hanschu (1979-80) for first in the EMU record books with a 43.4 career punting average and ranks eighth in EMU history with 7,383 yards punting. Julien is the only punter in Eastern Michigan history to record two 70+ yard punts in his career. Through four seasons, he has 51 balls downed inside the opponent's 20-yard line to go along with 37 that traveled longer than 50 yards. - Ann Arbor News

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P Jake Julien, Eastern Michigan
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05/07/21 - Jake Julien, rSr/2022, Eastern Michigan, 6-2, 227 (DS#14 P) + More +

Just weeks after former Eastern Michigan University football player Steven Nielsen (Dragoer, Denmark-La Lumiere (Ind.) School) was taken No. 2 overall in the Canadian Football League's (CFL) Global Draft, another Eagle, senior punter Jake Julien (Barrie, Ontario-North Collegiate), was selected in the league's annual draft. Julien, EMU's current starting punter, was drafted No. 31 overall by the Ottawa RedBlacks.

Since 1973, Eastern Michigan has had 20 players taken in the CFL Draft, including eight first round selections. A four-year starter for the Green and White, Julien has built his special teams resume into one of the best in school history. He is tied with Rich Hanschu (1979-80) for first in the EMU record books with a 43.4 career punting average, and ranks eighth in EMU history with 7,383 yards punting. Julien is the only punter in Eastern Michigan history to record two 70+ yard punts in his career. Through four seasons, he has 51 balls downed inside the opponent's 20-yard line to go along with 37 that traveled longer than 50 yards. - Ann Arbor News

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P Jake Julien, Eastern Michigan
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12/20/20 - Jose Ramirez, Sr/2023, Eastern Michigan, 6-2, 252 (DS#15 DE) + More +

2020 ALL-MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE THIRD TEAM (COACHES): Down Lineman - Jose Ramirez, Eastern Michigan,...The final All-MAC selection for EMU in 2020 is Ramirez, who burst onto the scene in the abbreviated season. Ramirez appeared in each of EMU's six games in 2020, and notched his first-career tackle against Kent State, Nov. 4. He recorded at least two tackles in every appearance in 2020. Ramirez's breakout game came at Western Michigan, Dec. 5, where he set personal bests in tackles (7), tackles-for-loss (2.0), sacks (2.0), and forced fumbles (1.0).

Each number in the previous categories, with the exception of his total tackles, led or tied for the team lead against Western. Ramirez was an anchor for the EMU defense that held Western Michigan's D'Wayne Eskridge, the nation's leader in all-purpose yards coming into the game (255 yards per game average) to a season-low 99 yards. The game was Eskridge's first without at least 230 all-purpose yards. Additionally, his kick return yards (30) and receiving yards (53) against EMU were season lows. The Lake Alfred, Fla. native collected MAC West Defensive Player of the Week honors for his performance. - Eastern Michigan Football

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DE Jose Ramirez, Eastern Michigan
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12/20/20 - Hassan Beydoun, rSr/2023, Eastern Michigan, 5-08, 176 (DS#195 WR) + More +

2020 ALL-MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE THIRD TEAM (COACHES): Wide Receiver - Hassan Beydoun, Eastern Michigan,...Rounding out the offensive honorees for EMU is Beydoun, who reminded everyone that just because one starts his career as a walk-on, it does not mean he can't be great. In fact, he is a 2020 nominee for the Burlsworth Trophy, which is awarded to the nation's best player who began his career as a walk-on. Beydoun Holds the EMU standard for receptions/game in a season at 8.0, bettering Kenny Christian's mark of 7.8 set in 2000. He had a team-best 40 receptions for 508 yards in five games this season, and finished ranked second in the MAC and eighth nationally in receptions per game (8.0).

The Dearborn, Mich. native was fifth in the league and 20th nationally in receiving yards per game (101.6), and caught at least seven balls in every game this season. He posted nine catches for 112 yards against Kent State, Nov. 4, and followed it up by again hitting the century mark against Central Michigan, Nov. 27. Beydoun finished the season with a team-best three 100+ yard receiving performances, and now has four such games in his career. His four 100+ yard performances tie for third-best in program history. Additionally, he is one of just seven players in the 129-year history of the program to record at least four games in that category. - Eastern Michigan Football

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WR Hassan Beydoun, Eastern Michigan
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12/20/20 - Terry Myrick, Sr/2022, Eastern Michigan, 5-11, 222 (DS#114 OLB) + More +

2020 ALL-MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM (COACHES): Inside Linebacker - Terry Myrick, Eastern Michigan,...One of EMU's defensive leaders, Myrick put together his best season in the Green and White in 2020. The Greater Atlanta product started all six games as a linebacker for EMU, and finished first on the team with 67 total tackles, including 24 solo stops and 43 assists. He also led the team with 5.5 tackles-for-loss and two fumble recoveries. His two pass break-ups were good for second-best of any player on the team. Myrick also added a pair of fumble recoveries, the first two of his career, which was the best effort by any player in the league, and ninth best total in the nation. He finished fourth in the MAC and 11th nationally with an 11.2 tackles per game average, and led EMU in total tackles in four of six games during the 2020 campaign, where he recorded at least 10 stops in each. - Eastern Michigan Football

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OLB Terry Myrick, Eastern Michigan
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12/20/20 - Alvinoski LaFleur, rSr/2022, Eastern Michigan, 5-11, 193 (DS#77 SS) + More +

2020 ALL-MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM (COACHES): Defensive Back - Noski LaFleur, Eastern Michigan,...After seeing action in all 13 contests a season ago, LaFleur emerged as the team's starting safety in 2020. A consistent force for the defense that finished as the seventh-best red zone stop specialists in the nation, he was able to record multiple tackles in each contest. His best performance came in the form of an 11-stop day, a career-high, versus Central Michigan, Nov. 27. The Lake Charles, La. native notched his second-career interception in EMU's season-opener at Kent State, Nov. 4, and added a pick for the second consecutive week against Ball State, Nov. 11, a play in which he also recorded a career-long 54-yard return. LaFleur's interceptions in back-to-back contests marked the first time that accomplishment has been recorded by an Eagle since Brody Hoying notched three picks in two weeks against NIU, and Kent State, respectively (weeks 11&12), in 2019. LaFleur finished tied for second in the MAC with two interceptions, but led the conference in return yardage off interceptions (97 yards). - Eastern Michigan Football

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SS Alvinoski LaFleur, Eastern Michigan
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