COURTESY PHOTOCentral Michigan senior safety Tony Annese returns an interception 34 yards for a touchdown during a 27-22 victory at Western Michigan in 2013. Annese will play his final home game at Kelly/Shorts Stadium Tuesday versus Ohio.
Seventeen seniors will don the maroon and gold Central Michigan uniform for the final time Tuesday night.
The Chippewas, led by a pair of seniors in quarterback Cooper Rush and Tony Annese who have started games for four years, will host Ohio Tuesday night at 7 p.m. The game will air on ESPN2.
Although a three-game losing skid has Central Michigan reeling, the allure of bowl eligibility and sending the CMU seniors out at Kelly/Shorts Stadium with a victory have been important focal points over the past week-plus.