The Chippewas defied expectations last season. Can they live up to the hype they've created for themselves in 2016?
Central Michigan had a tumultuous offseason in 2015, having to deal with a head coach and defensive coordinator leaving within days of National Signing Day, a cancer diagnosis for the new head coach John Bonamego, and the tragic death of Derrick Nash.
The Chippewas ended up finishing 7-6 (6-2 MAC), with a heartbreaking loss in the Quick Lane Bowl against 5-7 Minnesota, defying even the highest expectations that had been set out there, by fans or otherwise.