Chippewas Aim To Clean It Up Against Jayhawks

Jonathan Ward (5) ran for a career-high 147 yards last week in CMU's season-opening victory over Rhode Island.Andy Sneddon, CMUChippewas.com

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – John Bonamego was happy, unquestionably, to get a 30-27 triple-overtime victory in Central Michigan’s opener last week against Rhode Island.

But he also knows full well that if his Chippewas expect to win on Saturday at Kansas – or any game for the rest of the season -- they will have to perform better, particularly on offense, than they did against the Football Championship Subdivision Rams.

“We have to execute at a higher level,” Bonamego said as he prepared his team to face the Jayhawks, 38-16 winners over FCS Southeast Missouri…