CMU football coach Jim McElwain suffers seizure

Jim McElwain is introduced as head football coach at Central Michigan University on Dec. 3, 2018. (With permission CMU)
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The Mid-American Conference Football Media Day will be one coach short Tuesday.

Central Michigan University coach Jim McElwain suffered a seizure Sunday, the university announced Monday. According to a tweet by McElwain, “all the tests have come back good.”

The media day is Tuesday in Cleveland. Assistant coach Robb Akey, along with players Lew Nichols III and Jamezz Kimbrough, will represent CMU at the media day.

McElwain, 60, was forced to miss the 2021 season-opener at Missouri after a case of appendicitis. The former head coach at Florida and Colorado State is in his fourth season as the CMU head coach, making two bowl appearances. He served as the wide receivers coach at Michigan in 2018 before taking the Central Michigan job.

CMU, which is coming of a Sun Bowl win over Washington State, opens the season Thursday, Sept. 1, at Oklahoma State. The Chippewas’ home opener is Saturday, Sept. 10, against South Alabama.

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