The Rudolph Express is ready to leave the station, and we've been on board since the Cactus Bowl.
The Chippewas should provide the kind of test we might expect...if all goes well, the starters should be resting by the end of the 3rd quarter.
I know this is the first game, but the Cowboys under Gundy usually come out well on opening day, so I would expect them to make quick work of this.
Central Michigan returns 38 juniors and seniors, most notably their starting QB, Cooper Rush. Rush was the only QB to record stats for the Chippewas in 2014, so he's obviously durable. They lost their leading rusher, but return 3 players that split 219 carries pretty evenly between them. The returning Jr's and Sr's are also split evenly (17 off, 18 def, 3 ST).
The game will be broadcast on ESPNU at 7pm Eastern (6pm Central).
This isn't the only action of note today, all times Eastern.
North Carolina @ South Carolina...6pm ESPN
Michigan @ Utah, 8:30pm FS1
TCU @ Minnesota...9pm ESPN
UTSA @ Arizona...10pm PAC12
Here's you full TV listing for Thursday night, including the game in Hawaii, which is happening after midnight on the East Coast:
Thu, Sept 3, 2015 | ||||
6:00 PM ET CBSS | FIU | at | UCF | |
6:00 PM ET ESPN | North Carolina | vs. (Charlotte, NC) | South Carolina | |
7:00 PM ET ESPN3 | Stony Brook | at | Toledo | |
7:00 PM ET ESPN3 | VMI | at | Ball State | |
7:00 PM ET ESPNU | Oklahoma State | at | Central Michigan | |
7:00 PM ET ESPN3 | Elon | at | Wake Forest | |
7:30 PM ET ESPN3 | Villanova | at | Connecticut | |
7:30 PM ET ESPN3 | Alcorn State | at | (16) Georgia Tech | |
8:00 PM ET SECN | Western Kentucky | at | Vanderbilt | |
8:30 PM ET FS1 | Michigan | at | Utah | |
9:00 PM ET ESPN3 | Ohio | at | Idaho | |
9:00 PM ET N/A | Southern Utah | at | Utah State | |
9:00 PM ET ESPN | (2) TCU | at | Minnesota | |
9:30 PM ET CBSS | Duke | at | Tulane | |
10:00 PM ET MWC Video | Abilene Christian | at | Fresno State | |
10:00 PM ET N/A | New Hampshire | at | San Jose State | |
10:00 PM ET MWC Video | California-Davis | at | Nevada | |
10:00 PM ET PAC12 | Texas-San Antonio | at | (22) Arizona | |
Fri, Sept 4, 2015 | ||||
1:00 AM ET CBSS | Colorado | at | Hawaii |
Let's have some fun in the comments!!
GO POKES!!!