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Emanuel Jr. Named Earl Campbell Tyler Rose National Player of the Week
11/15/2022 11:57:00 AM | Football
National honor comes one day after Emanuel earned MAC West Division Offensive Player of the Week honors.
CLEVELAND, Ohio—Central Michigan freshman quarterback Bert Emanuel Jr. was named the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Player of the Week, the organization announced on Tuesday. Yesterday, Emanuel, Jr. earned the MAC West Division's Offensive Player of the Week award following Central Michigan's 31-27 come-from-behind win over first-place Buffalo.
Against Buffalo, Emanuel Jr. enjoyed a career-day as he rushed for 293 yards and three touchdowns on 24 carries for a 12.2 yards per carry average. The 293 yards rank as the fourth most rushing yards in a single game in school history and set a school-record for most single-game rushing yards by a quarterback. The last time a Chippewa player rushed for 200 or more yards was Lew Nichols (219 yards) at Ball State on Nov. 17, 2021. Emanuel scored on touchdown runs of 75, 87, and the game-winning touchdown, a 1-yard run with 7:29 to play. The last time a player scored three touchdowns in a game was Lew Nichols at Ball State on Nov. 17, 2021.
Emanuel became the first player in college football this year to notch two runs of 75 yards or more. He registered the longest run of his career, a 75-yard touchdown run up the middle on the first play of the second half, then he backed that up with an 87-yard touchdown run late in the third quarter. The scores marked Emanuel's first and second career touchdown runs and were both Central Michigan's longest runs and offensive plays of the year.
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award recognizes the top offensive player in NCAA Division I football who exhibits the enduring characteristics that define former University of Texas running back Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically, tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals. The award honors the legacy of Texas legend Campbell and recognizes his home community of Tyler, Texas.
Central Michigan (4-6, 3-3 MAC) will host Western Michigan (3-7, 2-4 MAC) on Wednesday night at Kelly/Shorts Stadium. Kickoff is at 8 p.m. ET for a nationally televised game on ESPNU.
Against Buffalo, Emanuel Jr. enjoyed a career-day as he rushed for 293 yards and three touchdowns on 24 carries for a 12.2 yards per carry average. The 293 yards rank as the fourth most rushing yards in a single game in school history and set a school-record for most single-game rushing yards by a quarterback. The last time a Chippewa player rushed for 200 or more yards was Lew Nichols (219 yards) at Ball State on Nov. 17, 2021. Emanuel scored on touchdown runs of 75, 87, and the game-winning touchdown, a 1-yard run with 7:29 to play. The last time a player scored three touchdowns in a game was Lew Nichols at Ball State on Nov. 17, 2021.
Emanuel became the first player in college football this year to notch two runs of 75 yards or more. He registered the longest run of his career, a 75-yard touchdown run up the middle on the first play of the second half, then he backed that up with an 87-yard touchdown run late in the third quarter. The scores marked Emanuel's first and second career touchdown runs and were both Central Michigan's longest runs and offensive plays of the year.
The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award recognizes the top offensive player in NCAA Division I football who exhibits the enduring characteristics that define former University of Texas running back Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community, and tenacity; specifically, tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals. The award honors the legacy of Texas legend Campbell and recognizes his home community of Tyler, Texas.
Central Michigan (4-6, 3-3 MAC) will host Western Michigan (3-7, 2-4 MAC) on Wednesday night at Kelly/Shorts Stadium. Kickoff is at 8 p.m. ET for a nationally televised game on ESPNU.
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