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EMU Football is Cheez-It Bowl National Team of the Week

DALLAS, Texas (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University jumped ahead with a fast start and ran past Arizona State University, 30-21, in Tempe, Ariz., with running back Samson Evans gaining 258 yards in an historic night. For handing Arizona State its first home non-conference loss since 2017 and becoming the first Mid-American Conference team to beat a Pac-12 Conference team in the regular season, the Eagles (2-1) earned the Cheez-It Bowl National Team of the Week honor for games of the weekend of Sept. 17, as selected by the Football Writers Association of America.