Central Michigan found someone very familiar with CMU football and the state of Michigan to take over it’s football program after Brian Kelly stepped down at the end of the regular season. Former CMU assistant Butch Jones will take over, after coaching the last two seasons at West Virginia and helping the Mountaineers gain national attention.

“Growing up in Michigan, going to school in the state, and now being the head coach at Central Michigan, it’s obviously very exciting,” Jones said. “The last two years working for Rich Rodriguez at West Virginia have completely prepared me for this position.”

Jones coached at CMU from 1998 to 2004, most recently serving as the runningbacks coach.

Read Central Michigan hires Butch Jones as head coach at ESPN.com

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