Eastern Michigan Athletics
Football Places 11 on Athlon All-MAC Preseason Teams
6/18/2020 10:00:00 AM | Football
Four offensive, four special teams, and three defensive players highlight the list
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YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) — The first of the 2020 preseason All Mid-American Conference teams are out, and Athlon Sports named 10 Eastern Michigan University football student-athletes to one of its four All-MAC squads. Eastern's 11 overall selections are tied for second-most in the Mid-American Conference with Buffalo, Miami, and Western Michigan.
Senior punter Jake Julien (Barrie, Ontario-North Collegiate) and junior punt returner Dylan Drummond (Cleveland, Ohio-Cuyahoga Heights) landed specialists spots on the All-MAC second team. Junior wide receiver Quian Williams (Oklahoma City, Okla.-Southmoore), junior lineman Sidy Sow (Bromont, Quebec-J-H Leclerc-Champlain Lennoxville), junior kicker Chad Ryland (Lebanon, Pa.-Cedar Crest) and Drummond (at wide receiver) collected Third Team All-MAC accolades.
The Eagles rounded out their All-MAC honors with an additional five selections to the fourth team, including senior offensive lineman Jake Donnellon (Ypsilanti, Mich.-Gabriel Richard), senior defensive back Freddie McGee III (Canton, Mich.-Salem), senior linebacker Terry Myrick (Austell, Ga.-Woodward Academy), senior defensive lineman Turan Rush (Charleston West Side, W.Va.-Capital-Antelope Valley), and senior center Mike Van Hoeven (Paw Paw, Mich.-Paw Paw).
Julien, who ranks first in the EMU record books with a 43.8 season punting average, is the only punter in Eastern Michigan history to record two 70+ yard punts in his career. In 2019, he appeared in all 13 games for the Eagles with 13 punts traveling 50-or-more yards and 19 landing inside the 20-yard line. The Barrie, Ontario native belted two punts for an average of 50 yards, including a long of 53-yards against Western Michigan, Oct. 19, to collect MAC West Special Teams Player of the Week honors. Julien closed the year with three punts over 50 yards and four inside the 20 against Pittsburgh at the Quick Lane Bowl, Dec. 26.
The only Eagle to earn preseason honors at two positions, Drummond collected third team All-MAC honors in 2019. The Cleveland, Ohio product was selected as a MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete as well as Academic All-MAC. He saw game action in all 13 games with 10 starts for the Eagles. Drummond finished the season with 493 reception yards on a team-high 55 catches. He averaged 37.9 yards per game and scored three touchdowns.
Williams appeared in all 13 games for the Eagles in 2019, making one start at Central Michigan, Oct. 5. He ranked second on the team with 661 receiving yards with six touchdowns. The Oklahoma City, Okla. native posted 115 receiving yards on eight receptions and two touchdowns against Central Connecticut, Sept. 21. He also caught a 29-yard pass for a score versus in-state rival Western Michigan (Oct. 19) and added touchdowns in back-to-back games against Kent State, Nov. 29, and Pittsburgh, Dec. 26.
Sow started 12 games for the Green and White last year. In 2019, Eastern's offense was electric, amassing 5,271 total yards, 49 touchdowns, and 379 total points. Overall, the EMU offense set the program record for touchdowns in a season (49), touchdown passes in a season (27), and passes completed in a season (313). Additionally, EMU's 285 first downs, 379 points, and 5,271 total yards of offense ranked second all-time in program history.
Ryland, who is tied for fifth in program-history in extra points made and attempted at EMU. Last year, the Lebanon, Pa. native earned Academic All-MAC honors and was named the MAC Special Teams Player of the Week on Sept. 16. He drilled a 24-yard, game-winning field goal to down Illinois, Sept. 14, after connecting on a career-best 52-yard field goal earlier in the game. The 52-yarder is tied for the second-best in school history, and is the longest made EMU field goal since the 2015 season. Ryland also notched three field goals against Pittsburgh in the Quick Lane Bowl, Dec. 26, which is tied for eighth for a single-game mark.
Donnellon earned Academic All-MAC honors last year after appearing in all 13 games. The Ypsilanti, Mich. native made five starts for the Eagles as a part of the strong offensive line that helped lead the offense to 283.2 passing yards a game and a league-best 27 passing touchdowns.
A 2019 Academic All-MAC honoree, McGee appeared in 12 games, making five starts. He tallied 32 tackles (25 solo, 7 assisted), while ranking fifth on the team with four pass breakups. The Canton, Mich. native made three stops in a thrilling 34-31 victory at Illinois (Sept. 14) and tied a career-high with five tackles versus Ball State (Oct. 12). He then posted five stops in back-to-back games against Buffalo, Nov. 2, and at Akron, Nov. 12.
Myrick started all 13 games as a linebacker in 2019. He finished third on the team with 89 tackles (39 solo, 50 assisted) and led the team with 7.5 tackles-for-loss. The Austell, Ga. product opened the season with 11 tackles at Coastal Carolina, Aug. 31, and then forced a fumble and had seven stops at Kentucky, Sept. 7. Myrick tallied 11 tackles and one quarterback hurry against Western Michigan, Oct. 19, and picked up two TFLs against Buffalo, Nov. 2.
Last year, Rush started 12 contests with the third-most tackles-for-loss on the team with 6.0. He had a two-sack day against Ball State, Oct. 12, finished with six tackles against Toledo, Oct. 26, and had four stops against Kentucky, Sept. 7, and Western Michigan, Oct. 19.
Named to the 2019 Academic All-District® Football Team by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), Van Hoeven is just the third EMU football player to collect the honor in multiple seasons. The Paw Paw, Mich. native earned Academic All-MAC honors after playing in all 13 games at center for the Green and White.
Season tickets can be purchased by calling the Eastern Athletics Ticket Office at 734.487.3669, by going online to EMUEagles.com and clicking on Tickets along the top menu bar or once normal operations resume visit the Ticket Office located inside the Convocation Center from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday thru Friday.
Season tickets are the most cost-effective way to enjoy a fall event in Washtenaw County and this season there are a variety of options available. As the pandemic and global response continue to evolve, we remain committed to providing flexible options as it relates to Eastern Athletics tickets. If the 2020 EMU Football season were to be cancelled and you have already made a payment, you will have two options: a full refund or transferring the payment to the 2021 season.
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Second-Team Specialists
P Jake Julien
PR Dylan Drummond
Third-Team Offense
WR Quian Williams
OL Sidy Sow
Third-Team Specialists
K Chad Ryland
KR Dylan Drummond
Fourth-Team Offense
OL Mike Van Hoeven
OL Jake Donnellon
Fourth-Team Defense
DL Turan Rush
LB Terry Myrick
CB Freddie McGee III
Link to Athlon Sports' 2020 All-MAC Team
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) — The first of the 2020 preseason All Mid-American Conference teams are out, and Athlon Sports named 10 Eastern Michigan University football student-athletes to one of its four All-MAC squads. Eastern's 11 overall selections are tied for second-most in the Mid-American Conference with Buffalo, Miami, and Western Michigan.
Senior punter Jake Julien (Barrie, Ontario-North Collegiate) and junior punt returner Dylan Drummond (Cleveland, Ohio-Cuyahoga Heights) landed specialists spots on the All-MAC second team. Junior wide receiver Quian Williams (Oklahoma City, Okla.-Southmoore), junior lineman Sidy Sow (Bromont, Quebec-J-H Leclerc-Champlain Lennoxville), junior kicker Chad Ryland (Lebanon, Pa.-Cedar Crest) and Drummond (at wide receiver) collected Third Team All-MAC accolades.
The Eagles rounded out their All-MAC honors with an additional five selections to the fourth team, including senior offensive lineman Jake Donnellon (Ypsilanti, Mich.-Gabriel Richard), senior defensive back Freddie McGee III (Canton, Mich.-Salem), senior linebacker Terry Myrick (Austell, Ga.-Woodward Academy), senior defensive lineman Turan Rush (Charleston West Side, W.Va.-Capital-Antelope Valley), and senior center Mike Van Hoeven (Paw Paw, Mich.-Paw Paw).
Julien, who ranks first in the EMU record books with a 43.8 season punting average, is the only punter in Eastern Michigan history to record two 70+ yard punts in his career. In 2019, he appeared in all 13 games for the Eagles with 13 punts traveling 50-or-more yards and 19 landing inside the 20-yard line. The Barrie, Ontario native belted two punts for an average of 50 yards, including a long of 53-yards against Western Michigan, Oct. 19, to collect MAC West Special Teams Player of the Week honors. Julien closed the year with three punts over 50 yards and four inside the 20 against Pittsburgh at the Quick Lane Bowl, Dec. 26.
The only Eagle to earn preseason honors at two positions, Drummond collected third team All-MAC honors in 2019. The Cleveland, Ohio product was selected as a MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete as well as Academic All-MAC. He saw game action in all 13 games with 10 starts for the Eagles. Drummond finished the season with 493 reception yards on a team-high 55 catches. He averaged 37.9 yards per game and scored three touchdowns.
Williams appeared in all 13 games for the Eagles in 2019, making one start at Central Michigan, Oct. 5. He ranked second on the team with 661 receiving yards with six touchdowns. The Oklahoma City, Okla. native posted 115 receiving yards on eight receptions and two touchdowns against Central Connecticut, Sept. 21. He also caught a 29-yard pass for a score versus in-state rival Western Michigan (Oct. 19) and added touchdowns in back-to-back games against Kent State, Nov. 29, and Pittsburgh, Dec. 26.
Sow started 12 games for the Green and White last year. In 2019, Eastern's offense was electric, amassing 5,271 total yards, 49 touchdowns, and 379 total points. Overall, the EMU offense set the program record for touchdowns in a season (49), touchdown passes in a season (27), and passes completed in a season (313). Additionally, EMU's 285 first downs, 379 points, and 5,271 total yards of offense ranked second all-time in program history.
Ryland, who is tied for fifth in program-history in extra points made and attempted at EMU. Last year, the Lebanon, Pa. native earned Academic All-MAC honors and was named the MAC Special Teams Player of the Week on Sept. 16. He drilled a 24-yard, game-winning field goal to down Illinois, Sept. 14, after connecting on a career-best 52-yard field goal earlier in the game. The 52-yarder is tied for the second-best in school history, and is the longest made EMU field goal since the 2015 season. Ryland also notched three field goals against Pittsburgh in the Quick Lane Bowl, Dec. 26, which is tied for eighth for a single-game mark.
Donnellon earned Academic All-MAC honors last year after appearing in all 13 games. The Ypsilanti, Mich. native made five starts for the Eagles as a part of the strong offensive line that helped lead the offense to 283.2 passing yards a game and a league-best 27 passing touchdowns.
A 2019 Academic All-MAC honoree, McGee appeared in 12 games, making five starts. He tallied 32 tackles (25 solo, 7 assisted), while ranking fifth on the team with four pass breakups. The Canton, Mich. native made three stops in a thrilling 34-31 victory at Illinois (Sept. 14) and tied a career-high with five tackles versus Ball State (Oct. 12). He then posted five stops in back-to-back games against Buffalo, Nov. 2, and at Akron, Nov. 12.
Myrick started all 13 games as a linebacker in 2019. He finished third on the team with 89 tackles (39 solo, 50 assisted) and led the team with 7.5 tackles-for-loss. The Austell, Ga. product opened the season with 11 tackles at Coastal Carolina, Aug. 31, and then forced a fumble and had seven stops at Kentucky, Sept. 7. Myrick tallied 11 tackles and one quarterback hurry against Western Michigan, Oct. 19, and picked up two TFLs against Buffalo, Nov. 2.
Last year, Rush started 12 contests with the third-most tackles-for-loss on the team with 6.0. He had a two-sack day against Ball State, Oct. 12, finished with six tackles against Toledo, Oct. 26, and had four stops against Kentucky, Sept. 7, and Western Michigan, Oct. 19.
Named to the 2019 Academic All-District® Football Team by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), Van Hoeven is just the third EMU football player to collect the honor in multiple seasons. The Paw Paw, Mich. native earned Academic All-MAC honors after playing in all 13 games at center for the Green and White.
Season tickets can be purchased by calling the Eastern Athletics Ticket Office at 734.487.3669, by going online to EMUEagles.com and clicking on Tickets along the top menu bar or once normal operations resume visit the Ticket Office located inside the Convocation Center from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday thru Friday.
Season tickets are the most cost-effective way to enjoy a fall event in Washtenaw County and this season there are a variety of options available. As the pandemic and global response continue to evolve, we remain committed to providing flexible options as it relates to Eastern Athletics tickets. If the 2020 EMU Football season were to be cancelled and you have already made a payment, you will have two options: a full refund or transferring the payment to the 2021 season.
Follow Us On Social
For more information on Eastern Michigan football, follow the team's official Twitter account at Twitter.com/EMUFB, by Facebook at Facebook.com/EasternMichiganFootball, or on Instagram at Instagram.com/EMUFB.
Second-Team Specialists
P Jake Julien
PR Dylan Drummond
Third-Team Offense
WR Quian Williams
OL Sidy Sow
Third-Team Specialists
K Chad Ryland
KR Dylan Drummond
Fourth-Team Offense
OL Mike Van Hoeven
OL Jake Donnellon
Fourth-Team Defense
DL Turan Rush
LB Terry Myrick
CB Freddie McGee III
Link to Athlon Sports' 2020 All-MAC Team
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