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Jersey Number 8
Ben Bryant
- Position:
- QB
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- La Grange, Ill.
- High School:
- Lyons Township
EMU: 2021: Joins the EMU football program as a transfer from the University of Cincinnati...CINCINNATI: 2020: Saw action in eight games as UC’s No. 2 signal caller...Part of a team that played in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl and claimed the American Athletic Conference Championship after an undefeated regular season...Had a career-long 40-yard TD scamper in the opener versus Austin Peay...Earned his bachelor’s degree in sports administration in Dec. 2020...2019: Played in seven games and made his first career start in the regular season finale at Memphis...Rushed 22 times for 25 yards and a TD and completed 29-of-51 passes with a TD and two interceptions...Made his UC debut at Ohio State, rushing three times for 25 yards late in the first half...Played the second half at Marshall, completing the first three passes of his career, including a career-long 56-yarder to WR Tre Tucker...Finished 3-of-5 for 64 yards against UConn, completing a 32-yarder to TE Josh Whyle...Got the start at Memphis and had a breakout game, going 20-of-32 for 229 yards and a TD...Completed a 51-yard strike to WR Alec Pierce, connected with TE Leonard Taylor on a 4-yard route for his first career passing TD and added his first career rushing score on a 12-yard scamper in the fourth quarter...Named to the 2019 AAC All-Academic Team...2018: Redshirted, but saw his first career action against Alabama A&M, finishing 6-of-8 for 75 yards and an interception...HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped for Coach Kurt Weinberg at Lyons Township High School outside of Chicago...Four-star prospect from ESPN.com and the No. 6 player in Illinois...247Sports and Rivals.com list him as a three-star prospect and Rivals ranked him the No. 26 QB in the 2018 class...Three-year varsity starter threw for over 5,000 yards and accounted for 59 TDs as a prep...Set passing records in every category at Lyons Township...Was a two-time West Suburban Silver Conference Offensive MVP and all-league selection and earned Suburban Life All-Area Team honors three times...Earned Illinois High School Football Coaches Association (IHSFCA) Class 8A accolades as a senior, along with WSS All-Conference honors and a spot on the Suburban Life All-Area team...Threw for 1,685 yards in 2017 with 18 touchdowns and just two interceptions...In a 31-14 win over Oak Park, had 227 yards passing with a pair of rushing and passing TDs...Completed 59 percent of throws for 1,847 yards and 20 touchdowns in 2016...Committed to the Bearcats over reported offers from Wisconsin, Georgia, Indiana, Ole Miss, and West Virginia...PERSONAL: Full Name: Benjamin Sean Bryant...Son of Sean and Laura Bryant..Has a brother, Jordan, and a sister, Abby...Parents both graduated from EMU...Dad was a walk-on long snapper for the EMU football team earning the Harold E. Sponberg Award and the co-winner of the Outstanding Special Teams Award in 1990...Business Administration major.
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