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BREAKING: Central Michigan to hire Jim McElwain as next head coach

Jim McElwain will be the next head football coach of Central Michigan University.

McElwain is the replacement for four-year head coach John Bonamego, who was fired on Nov. 23 after a 1-11 record in the 2018 season.

He will be announced at a press conference on Monday.

The-56-year-old began to make his mark on college football as the head coach of Colorado State from 2012-14. His time with the Rams was McElwain's came after working as an assistant for Eastern Washington, Montana State, Louisville, Michigan State, Fresno State and Alabama.

McElwain turned Colorado State from a 4-8 team in his first season in 2012 to a 10-3 group with a trip to the Las Vegas Bowl in 2014.