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"There is something special about playing in Kelly/Shorts up here in the fall," head coach Matt Drinkall said. "When you see everyone out here and you hear the music and the tribe and the band is killing it, when everyone is tailgating and you can smell it and the weather is perfect, it's like good old fashioned college football. There is just something special about it."
Headed into halftime with 33 total yards and facing a 20-0 deficit to New Mexico, Central Michigan football was struggling to find its rhythm on either side of the ball.
It has been 250 days since Central Michigan’s football team has taken the turf in search of victory. After many months of preparation and anticipation, the Chippewas go to battle again against New Mexico on Saturday at 10 p.m.
Since November 2025, Kelly/Shorts Stadium has sat dormant, awaiting the arrival of the 2026 college football season after a year that has breathed life into the Central Michigan Football program.
With the 2026 college football season growing ever-closer, Central Michigan Life sports editor Noah Henson and sports reporter Chance Hamilton give their predictions for how CMU football will stack up against the competition.
Of the five Division I competitors in Michigan, Central Michigan spends the least money on athletics and stands as one of two schools in the state, along with Eastern Michigan, that have not won a national title in the last 25 years.
Central Michigan University (left to right) redshirt junior offensive line Jacob Booth, redshirt junior defensive line Nathan VanTimmeren and junior running back John Stowers all defend redshirt freshman placekicker Caden VanHuis during a kick at Kelly/Shorts Stadium, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (CM-Life | Mary Nowosacki)
Central Michigan University freshman quarterback Geno Seets talks to his teammates during a huddle before a play at Kelly/Shorts Stadium, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (CM-Life | Mary Nowosacki)
Central Michigan University redshirt junior offensive line Jacob Booth takes a picture with his family during half time of the spring football game at Kelly/Shorts Stadium, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (CM-Life | Mary Nowosacki)
Central Michigan University senior quarterback Angel Flores smiles during a timeout during the spring football scrimmage at Kelly/Shorts Stadium, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (CM-Life | Mary Nowosacki)
Football helmets lay out before Central Michigan University football's spring scrimmage at Kelly/Shorts Stadium, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (CM-Life | Mary Nowosacki)
Central Michigan University senior offensive lineman Nic DiSanto stretches during warmups before Central Michigan football's spring scrimmage at Kelly/Shorts Stadium, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (CM-Life | Mary Nowosacki)
Central Michigan University freshman quarterback Geno Seets pushes through his teammates during Central Michigan football's spring scrimage at Kelly/Shorts Stadium, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (CM-Life | Mary Nowosacki)
Central Michigan University redshirt freshman wide receiver Braylen Naves (left) and senior right back Jayden Clerveaux (right) celebrate before the spring football scrimmage at Kelly/Shorts Stadium, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (CM-Life | Mary Nowosacki)
Central Michigan University junior running back John Stowers receives the ball at the beginning of the play during Central Michigan football's spring scrimmage at Kelly/Shorts Stadium, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (CM-Life | Mary Nowosacki)
Central Michigan University redshirt junior quarterback Marcus Beamon throws the ball during warmups before Central Michigan football's spring scrimmage at Kelly/Shorts Stadium, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (CM-Life | Mary Nowosacki)
As dozens of players clad in the maroon and gold stormed the field and shouted out their excitement, a familiar buzz filled the air at Kelly/Shorts Stadium.
Members of the Central Michigan University defensive line pose for a group picture at the spring football scrimmage at Kramer/Deromedi Field in Kelly/Shorts Stadium on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (CM-Life | Jasmine Brookins)
Central Michigan University freshman quarterback Geno Seets (right) and freshman defensive back Colton Benaitis (left) pose together for a picture at the spring football scrimmage at Kramer/Deromedi Field in Kelly/Shorts Stadium on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (CM-Life | Jasmine Brookins)
Members of the Central Michigan University defensive line pose for a group picture at the spring football scrimmage at Kramer/Deromedi Field in Kelly/Shorts Stadium on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (CM-Life | Jasmine Brookins)
