The Cowboys will kick off their highly anticipated 2022 season against a familiar foe, or at least one that’s taken up a lot of real estate in the minds of Cowboys fans and coaches since they last met in 2016.
Central Michigan is coming off a strong finish in 2021. The Chippewas won their last five games, and seven of their last eight, including a 24-21 Sun Bowl win over Washington State. So they’ve got some offseason momentum — if there is such a thing.
Let’s take a look at three questions about OSU-Central Michigan that will likely determine whether or not the Cowboys take care of business or put themselves in the position to potentially revisit the ghosts of their late-game drama from the teams’ last meeting.