Bonamego hired as head football coach
Former Detroit Lions special teams coordinator John Bonamego was hired as the Central Michigan University head football coach Sunday.
The 28th head coach in CMU football history, Bonamego will be introduced to the community at a press conference at 2:30 p.m. Monday at the CMU Events Center Media Room.
He replaces former CMU football coach Dan Enos, who resigned Jan. 22 to become the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the University of Arkansas.
Bonamego is a 1987 graduate of CMU and is the first alumnus to coach the Chippewas since Bill Kelly, who coached from 1951-1966.
A 27-year coaching veteran, Bonamego has never been head coach for a college program. Bonamego has spent the last two seasons in Detroit and was a walk on to the CMU football team in the mid 1980s playing quarterback and wide receiver.
"Since I left CMU in 1987, my dream job was to be the head coach of the Central Michigan football program. Today, that dream came true,” Bonamego said in a statement. “During my time here, I had some of the best experiences of my life and I expect to make many, many more in the coming years. The Mount Pleasant community is a very special place and my family and I are excited to be a part of it.
His most recent stint in the NCAA was as an assistant coach at Army from 1993-1998.
Since 1999, Bonamego has worked as an assistant coach with various NFL teams such as the Miami Dolphins, Jacksonville Jaguars and New Orleans Saints.
The Chippewas finished with a record of 7-6 last season, and welcomed 18 recruits to the programon National Signing Day last Wednesday.
