CLEVELAND, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) — Accolades continue to roll in for Eastern Michigan University junior Jeremiah Harris (Lambertville, Mich.-Bedford Senior), as the Eagles' defensive lineman was named the Mid-American Conference Scholar Athlete of the Week for the period ending Sept. 10, the league office announced Wednesday, Sept. 13.
The MAC Scholar Athlete of the Week honor is presented weekly to a MAC male and female student-athlete who has a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better and performs well during the week's competition.
Harris, who carries a 3.40 GPA in Sport Performance & Fitness Entrepreneurship, wreaked havoc on the Rutgers University offense all night in a thrilling 16-13 win over the Scarlet Knights, Sept.