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Mycal Swaim to Play in the Medal of Honor Bowl
12/9/2013 5:48:00 PM | Football, E-Gridiron Group
EMU senior safety to take part in the Jan. 11 contest in Charleston S.C.
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) — Eastern Michigan University senior safety Mycal Swaim (Chico, Calif.-Pleasant Valley-Butte C.C.) will play in the inaugural Medal of Honor Bowl on Jan. 11 in Charleston, S.C. The game will take place at Johnson Hagood Stadium on the campus of The Citadel. Kickoff is set for 2 p.m.
Swaim appeared in 20 games throughout his two-year career at EMU. After transferring from Butte College in Oroville, Calif., Swaim has recorded 101 tackles in two seasons as an Eagle, including 81 this year. Against Penn State (Sept. 7), the Chico, Calif. native hauled in his first career interception. In EMU's latest victory over Western Michigan, Swaim did his part in the thrilling overtime contest, tying his career-high with nine tackles.
Former Maryland Head Coach Ralph Friedgen and ex-Dallas Cowboys Coach Chan Gailey will coach the two teams in the Medal of Honor Bowl.
A total of 92 players, 46 per team, will make up the final roster.
For more information, please refer to www. mohbowl.com, Twitter: @MOHbowl and Facebook.com/MOHbowl
Medal of Honor Bowl Player Commitments (55 as of Dec. 9, 2013)
OFFENSE
Quarterbacks
Danny O'Brien – Catawba
Casey Pachall – TCU
Cory Robinson - Troy
Tyler Tettleton – Ohio University
Running Backs
D.J. Adams – Portland State
Raijon Neal – Tennessee
Fullback/H-Back
Nikita Whitlock – Wake Forest
Wide Receivers
D.J. Coles – Virginia Tech
Gerald Ford – Valdosta State
Taylor Gabriel - Abilene Christian
JaVontee Herndon – Arkansas
Keenan Holman – SMU
Ronrei Lloyd – Central Missouri
Colin Lockett – San Diego State
Quinton Payton – North Carolina State
Alex Neutz – Buffalo
Nathan Slaughter – West Texas A&M
Eric Thomas – Troy
Corey Washington, Jr. – Newberry
Tight Ends
Jacob Maxwell – Louisiana-Lafayette
Scott Simonson - Assumption
Offensive Line
Jimmy Bennett – Connecticut
Pat Eger – West Virginia
Curtis Feight – West Virginia
DEFENSE
Defensive Line
Justin Ellis – Louisiana Tech
Antonio Gillespie - Troy
Kona Schwenke – Notre Dame
Defensive Ends
Denico Autry – Mississippi State
Cody Bauer – Rice
Euclid Cummings – Georgia Tech
Cory Henry – Florida Atlantic
Chris Redding – Wake Forest
Daniel Riley – Harding
Robert Simpson – Mississippi Valley State
Linebackers
Justin Anderson – Louisiana-Lafayette
Shaquille Barrett – Colorado State
Xavius Boyd – Western Kentucky
DeRonn Furr – Fort Valley State
Jeremiah George – Iowa State
Adarius Glanton – Florida Atlantic
Johnny Millard – Cal Poly
Roosevelt Nix – Kent State
Deontae Skinner – Mississippi State
Cornerbacks
Malcolm Butler – West Alabama
Travis Carrie – Ohio University
Quadavius Cox – Jackson State
Brandon Dixon – NW Missouri
Brian Dixon – NW Missouri
Brandon McCladdie – The Citadel
Safeties
Deon Broomfield – Iowa State
L.J. McCray – Catawba
Dexter Moody – Albany State
Parker Orms – Colorado
Mycal Swaim – Eastern Michigan
Punter/Kicker
Michael Pallardy – Tennessee
Swaim appeared in 20 games throughout his two-year career at EMU. After transferring from Butte College in Oroville, Calif., Swaim has recorded 101 tackles in two seasons as an Eagle, including 81 this year. Against Penn State (Sept. 7), the Chico, Calif. native hauled in his first career interception. In EMU's latest victory over Western Michigan, Swaim did his part in the thrilling overtime contest, tying his career-high with nine tackles.
Former Maryland Head Coach Ralph Friedgen and ex-Dallas Cowboys Coach Chan Gailey will coach the two teams in the Medal of Honor Bowl.
A total of 92 players, 46 per team, will make up the final roster.
For more information, please refer to www. mohbowl.com, Twitter: @MOHbowl and Facebook.com/MOHbowl
Medal of Honor Bowl Player Commitments (55 as of Dec. 9, 2013)
OFFENSE
Quarterbacks
Danny O'Brien – Catawba
Casey Pachall – TCU
Cory Robinson - Troy
Tyler Tettleton – Ohio University
Running Backs
D.J. Adams – Portland State
Raijon Neal – Tennessee
Fullback/H-Back
Nikita Whitlock – Wake Forest
Wide Receivers
D.J. Coles – Virginia Tech
Gerald Ford – Valdosta State
Taylor Gabriel - Abilene Christian
JaVontee Herndon – Arkansas
Keenan Holman – SMU
Ronrei Lloyd – Central Missouri
Colin Lockett – San Diego State
Quinton Payton – North Carolina State
Alex Neutz – Buffalo
Nathan Slaughter – West Texas A&M
Eric Thomas – Troy
Corey Washington, Jr. – Newberry
Tight Ends
Jacob Maxwell – Louisiana-Lafayette
Scott Simonson - Assumption
Offensive Line
Jimmy Bennett – Connecticut
Pat Eger – West Virginia
Curtis Feight – West Virginia
DEFENSE
Defensive Line
Justin Ellis – Louisiana Tech
Antonio Gillespie - Troy
Kona Schwenke – Notre Dame
Defensive Ends
Denico Autry – Mississippi State
Cody Bauer – Rice
Euclid Cummings – Georgia Tech
Cory Henry – Florida Atlantic
Chris Redding – Wake Forest
Daniel Riley – Harding
Robert Simpson – Mississippi Valley State
Linebackers
Justin Anderson – Louisiana-Lafayette
Shaquille Barrett – Colorado State
Xavius Boyd – Western Kentucky
DeRonn Furr – Fort Valley State
Jeremiah George – Iowa State
Adarius Glanton – Florida Atlantic
Johnny Millard – Cal Poly
Roosevelt Nix – Kent State
Deontae Skinner – Mississippi State
Cornerbacks
Malcolm Butler – West Alabama
Travis Carrie – Ohio University
Quadavius Cox – Jackson State
Brandon Dixon – NW Missouri
Brian Dixon – NW Missouri
Brandon McCladdie – The Citadel
Safeties
Deon Broomfield – Iowa State
L.J. McCray – Catawba
Dexter Moody – Albany State
Parker Orms – Colorado
Mycal Swaim – Eastern Michigan
Punter/Kicker
Michael Pallardy – Tennessee
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