Camellia Bowl: Wiegers Plays Key Role In Eastern Michigan Turnaround

By Tim Gayle, Raycom Media Camellia Bowl Writer

When Tyler Wiegers was a four-star recruit as a quarterback at Detroit Country Day High in Lake Orion, Michigan, he entertained offers from several Midwest schools, including Eastern Michigan.

“Back then, nobody wanted to go there,” he recalled, “but Coach (Chris) Creighton did a great job turning it around.”

Four years later, Wiegers was a senior at the University of Iowa, graduating with a degree in human physiology and looking for a place to continue his football career. This time, thanks to Creighton and his coaching staff, the Eagles’ football program looked a lot different.

“Eastern Michigan was the first school to reach out to me,” he said. “Coach (Aaron) Keen (quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator) called me right away. I went for a visit one Saturday when I had some free time and it looked like a good fit. Being close to home was a bonus but I was kind of looking to stay in the Midwest, a MAC school, stuff like that.”

By then, Creighton had worked a little magic, taking the Eagles to a bowl game in 2016 and winning more games in two years (12) than three coaches had in the previous six years combined.

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