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Football. Fit, Healthy Chippewas Get Down To Work

Andy Sneddon, CMUChippewas.com

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – The mercury touched 90, there was barely a cloud in the sky.

Great day to head to the beach, take a boat ride, or play a round of golf.

Not so for coach John Bonamego and the Central Michigan football team as the Chippewas hit the brand-new Kelly/Shorts Stadium turf Friday afternoon for the first practice of the 2016 season.

“Like any first practice you’re going to have a hundred different things that you need to work on -- that’s to be expected,” said Bonamego, the former Chippewa player who led CMU to a 7-6 record, a share of the Mid-American Conference West Division title, and a berth in the Quick Lane Bowl last year in his first season.