YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) — Eastern Michigan University's football team has announced its team captains for the 2016 campaign. Providing leadership for the squad will be seniors Mike Brown (Sandusky, Ohio-Sandusky), Cole Gardner (Batavia, Ill.-Batavia), Pat O'Connor (Chicago, Ill.-Saint Rita), along with redshirt sophomore Shaq Vann (South Bend, Ind.-John Adams).
Brown, Gardner and Vann earn the honor for the first time, while O'Connor received the distinction for the third consecutive season. O'Connor joins former quarterback Andy Schmitt (2007-09) as the only players in the football team's 125-year history to be selected a team captain in three straight seasons.