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The humidor sits on a coffee table in his office, surrounded by the passions in Ron English's life.

When Ron English took the Eastern Michigan football coaching job last winter, he could not have imagined this.

Western Michigan's Brandon West set the Football Bowl Subdivision record for career all-purpose yards Saturday in his team's 35-14 road win over Eastern Michigan University.

Western Michigan's leading rusher is back home in Georgia, tending to matters after his brother was shot and killed last Sunday.

WMU's Bill Cubit , 67-44-1, 10 seasons; 33-26 at WMU, fifth season. Eastern Michigan's Ron English , 0-9 at EMU, first season as a head coach.

Being winless this late in a football season can bring a lot of pressure and anxiety, arguably just as much as the undefeated teams have vying for a national championship.

Thursday night in DeKalb, Ill. NIU won 37-0 the last time the teams met on Sept.

Kyle McMahon waited for nearly one year, working through spring practices and summer drills without setting foot onto the field.

DeKALB – After quarterback Chandler Harnish did some light running at Monday's practice, Northern Illinois coach Jerry Kill had a status update on Harnish's injured right knee at Tuesday's weekly news conference.

Eastern Michigan University's rush defense has been a pretty sore subject all season, and Saturday's 29-27 loss to Ball State didn't make the matter any easier.

Ron English said he's been through some rebuilding situations in 18 seasons as a college football coach, but never one as tough as he's experiencing at Eastern Michigan .

Neither the foul weather nor Michigan's play left the fans with much to cheer about in a 35-10 loss to Penn State on Saturday at Michigan Stadium.

Eastern Michigan coach Ron English's demeanor can often be described as intense or fiery, but he was more somber than usual at his postgame news conference following a 28-6 loss to Kent State on Saturday.

When Kelly Page got up along the sideline after being tackled in Saturday's football game, Ball State coach Stan Parrish knew what he saw couldn't be good.

Eastern Michigan University football coach Ron English said his staff would stick to its philosophy, despite starting 0-5, heading into Saturdaya s game against Kent State.

Rutgers coach Greg Schiano couldn't believe it. Cincinnati was moving up and down the field on his team in the season opener.

It's hard to say which team is more desperate for a win between host Eastern Michigan and Kent State.

Sports Editor Andrew Stover breaks down Saturdaya s noon football game against the Eastern Michigan.

"We did not do that well enough to win." MAC West Scores Northwestern 16, Miami 6 Central Michigan 56, Eastern Michigan 8 Bowling Green 36, Kent State 35 Buffalo 40, Gardner-Webb 3 Ohio 19, Akron 7 Western Michigan 58, Toledo 26 So are things as bad as they seem in English's first season? Here are some facts about EMU's football team: - It has ...

EASTERN MICHIGAN AT CENTRAL MICHIGAN Records: EMU 0-4, 0-1 MAC; CMU 4-1, 2-0. Kickoff: Noon, Kelly/Shorts Stadium, Mt.