Eastern Michigan Athletics
Glass, Beltram Collect MAC Player of the Week Honors
11/25/2019 11:32:00 AM | Football
The senior duo led EMU in its 45-17 victory over NIU, Nov. 19
CLEVELAND, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) — Two members of the Eastern Michigan University football team were recognized as Mid-American Conference West Division Players of the Week the league office announced, Nov. 25. Senior quarterback Mike Glass III (St. Louis, Mo.-Hazelwood Central-Southwestern College) was named the MAC West Offensive Player of the Week, while senior linebacker Kobie Beltram Antioch, Calif.-Antioch (San Francisco)) earned MAC West Defensive Player of the Week honors.
Glass has earned the recognition three times this season, while Beltram brings home the honor for the first time in his EMU career.
Glass completed 20-of-24 passes (83.3%) for 235 yards and three touchdowns, while adding a running touchdown as well, in a 45-17 win at Northern Illinois on Nov. 19. The win was the first for Eastern Michigan over NIU since the 2007 season and ensures that the Eagles will finish with a .500-or-better record for the third time in its last four season. The performance also notched Glass to over 2,400–career passing yards, a mark which only nine players in Eastern Michigan history have outmatched.
Beltram led with a team-high 10 stops, two tackles for loss and one sack in a 45-17 win at Northern Illinois on Nov. 19. He leads all Eagles with 104 tackles on the season, while his 9.5 tackles per game is good for fifth in the conference and 20th in the FBS. Beltram has registered a team-best 21 tackles, 4.5 tackles-for-loss, and two sacks during Eastern's last two games, both victories.
With the victory at NIU, Nov. 19, Eastern Michigan is bowl eligible for the second consecutive year, and for the third time in the last four seasons, both feats that have never been accomplished in the program's 128-year history.
The Eagles, now 6-5, will close out the 2019 home portion of its schedule at "The Factory," hosting Kent State University Friday, Nov. 29, at 12 p.m. The Mid-American Conference cross-divisional matchup will be the final home game for Glass, Beltram, and the rest of the 22-member senior class, whom will be recognized in a pregame ceremony on the gray turf inside Rynearson Stadium. For the most up-to-date information on all things EMU football, follow @EMUFB on social media, and visit EMUEagles.com.
Glass has earned the recognition three times this season, while Beltram brings home the honor for the first time in his EMU career.
Glass completed 20-of-24 passes (83.3%) for 235 yards and three touchdowns, while adding a running touchdown as well, in a 45-17 win at Northern Illinois on Nov. 19. The win was the first for Eastern Michigan over NIU since the 2007 season and ensures that the Eagles will finish with a .500-or-better record for the third time in its last four season. The performance also notched Glass to over 2,400–career passing yards, a mark which only nine players in Eastern Michigan history have outmatched.
Beltram led with a team-high 10 stops, two tackles for loss and one sack in a 45-17 win at Northern Illinois on Nov. 19. He leads all Eagles with 104 tackles on the season, while his 9.5 tackles per game is good for fifth in the conference and 20th in the FBS. Beltram has registered a team-best 21 tackles, 4.5 tackles-for-loss, and two sacks during Eastern's last two games, both victories.
With the victory at NIU, Nov. 19, Eastern Michigan is bowl eligible for the second consecutive year, and for the third time in the last four seasons, both feats that have never been accomplished in the program's 128-year history.
The Eagles, now 6-5, will close out the 2019 home portion of its schedule at "The Factory," hosting Kent State University Friday, Nov. 29, at 12 p.m. The Mid-American Conference cross-divisional matchup will be the final home game for Glass, Beltram, and the rest of the 22-member senior class, whom will be recognized in a pregame ceremony on the gray turf inside Rynearson Stadium. For the most up-to-date information on all things EMU football, follow @EMUFB on social media, and visit EMUEagles.com.
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