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Neal Neathery – Defensive Coordinator On Practice: “It’s been great. It’s been a good mix of having fun when we are supposed to have fun and going to work when it’s time to go to work. We’ve had good practices. I think the guys are really enjoying themselves.” On how to install a game plan…

BRIAN SCOTT, Offensive Coordinator What can you tell us about Eastern Michigan? “Very, very improved defense from what we played against last year. They have a new defensive coordinator. They play a very base defense. They don’t blitz a lot. Their defensive front is very good. They have an all-conference defensive end, Pat O’Connor (Sr.,…

Eastern Michigan and Old Dominion enjoyed an opportunity to swim with Dolphins and participate in the annual Popeyes Bahamas Bowl Beach Bash Tuesday. Below are some of the best photos from December 20, 2016.

Bowl week is supposed to provide student athletes with a lifetime of memories, a reward for months of hard work. One of those rewards for Old Dominion and Eastern Michigan came Tuesday afternoon when the team captains from the two schools were given the opportunity to swim with dolphins. “This is the best destination to…

As the sun was setting, Eastern Michigan and Old Dominion took to the sand for the annual Beach Bash celebration at the Atlantis Resort ahead of Friday’s Popeyes Bahamas Bowl. New for 2016, Popeyes Chief Marketing Officer Hector Munoz and his staff unveiled a chicken eating contest to create some friendly and fun completion ahead…

As the sun rose Tuesday morning over the Atlantis Resort in Nassau, Bahamas, Eastern Michigan and Old Dominion players were getting ready for their first practices on the beautiful island as they prepare for Friday’s Popeyes Bahamas Bowl (ESPN, 1 p.m. ET). With highs in the 80’s and bright blue skies, the weather was perfect…

Kalen DeBoer – Offensive Coordinator On Practice:  “It’s fun. We have a beautiful day, a beautiful field. Our guys gave a great effort. It’s a great day.” On how to install a game plan over a long period of time: “That’s a great question because you can forget the fine details. This morning we were…

  HEAD COACH BOBBY WILDER How was the first practice in the Bahamas? “It was great. We went for 90 minutes. We went hard. Everything was fast. Everything was constant movement. We need to get acclimated to the 80 degrees and the 75 percent humidity and we accomplished that this morning.”   After a day…

Eastern Michigan University and Old Dominion University arrived at Atlantis Monday afternoon with both teams looking to achieve a historic victory for their school in this Friday’s Popeyes Bahamas Bowl (ESPN, 1 p.m. ET.) It’s been 29 years since EMU last boasted of a bowl victory. And for ODU, Friday will mark their first bowl…

Leaving behind the winter blast that has covered most of the United States, Eastern Michigan and Old Dominion arrived in Nassau, Bahamas Monday afternoon to get ready for the 2016 Popeyes Bahamas Bowl. “It was one degree when we got on the plane this morning and 80 when we landed,” Eastern Michigan senior offensive lineman…