YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) — Eastern Michigan University Head Football Coach Chris Creighton officially welcomed 26 student-athletes to the football program Wednesday, Feb. 1, on National Signing Day. All have committed to join the Eagles for the 2017 campaign.
The class includes 13 defensive and 12 offensive players along with a kicker representing 12 different states, Canada and Finland, with four recruits signing out of Florida and California, three from Michigan and Ohio, as well as two from Georgia and Indiana. On defense, EMU adds six recruits in the defensive backfield, four on the defensive line and three linebackers, while also signing four offensive linemen, four wide receivers, two quarterbacks, a running back, and a tight end on offense.