Defending national champion Alabama is on the 2023 schedule for the Central Michigan football team.
The contract with the Crimson Tide aligns with CMU Associate Vice President and Athletic Director Michael Alford’s vision for the CMU football program and will mark the first meeting of the football programs.
“We have won two games in the past three years against Power Five teams,” Alford said. “Our goal is to win Mid-American Conference football championships and give our student-athletes the opportunity to prove themselves anywhere. We play four Big Ten teams in the next three seasons. We play Kansas this season.