CLEVELAND, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) — The Eastern Michigan University football team placed 23 student-athletes on the 2022 Academic All-Mid-American Conference Football Team, the conference office announced today, Dec. 19. The 23 Eagles honored were the most of any team in the league. Eastern Michigan has paced the conference in academic honors in consecutive seasons.
The Academic All-MAC honor is for a student-athlete who has excelled in athletics and academics. To qualify, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.20 cumulative GPA and have participated in at least 50 percent of the contests for that particular sport.
A total of 190 student-athletes from around the conference earned the distinction.