Charlotte senior Cooper Rush attempts to pass the ball during the Chippewas' game against Eastern Michigan University on Nov. 27, 2015 at Kelly/Shorts Stadium.
Central Michigan’s football team is currently preparing on the field for its bowl game, but several players were rewarded for work in the class room this semester.
15 CMU football players earned Academic All-Mid-American Conference honors on Tuesday.
Senior quarterback Cooper Rush earned the honor for the fourth consecutive year. Rush — who is a National Football Foundation National Scholar-Athlete — is joined by Ohio senior Kurt Laseak as the only players in the conference to make the list all four years.