Andy Sneddon, CMUChippewas.com
DETROIT – Central Michigan’s 21-14 loss to Minnesota in the Quick Lane Bowl on Monday at Ford Field brought to an end a season that, for the Chippewas, ran the gamut of emotions, both on the field and off.
It began shortly after the 2014 season ended, when John Bonamego, a former CMU football walk-on, was named the Chippewas’ coach on Feb. 8, realizing a lifelong dream.
Some four months later, CMU defensive back Derrick Nash succumbed to cancer. Within days, Bonamego learned of his own cancer diagnosis, and team physician Dr.