Central Michigan is less than a week away from opening its 2016 season at home versus Presbyterian.
Coming off a share of the Mid-American Conference West Division title and an appearance in the Quick Lane Bowl during head coach John Bonamego’s inaugural season, there is plenty of reason to believe another strong season could be in the cards for the Chippewas.
But standing in the way will be a difficult MAC West to navigate through as Northern Illinois, Toledo, and preseason favorite Western Michigan all figure to be in the running for the conference championship.
Here is a position-by-position look at how CMU stacks up when the season kicks off Thursday night at Kelly/Shorts Stadium:
Quarterback
If a head coach could have his choice of which position has the most experience on the roster, without a doubt he would want that player to be the quarterback.