Most MVFC teams are still a week and change out from their first game of the season (our first one is currently 10 days away, on Thursday, September 2 at Ball State), but there are a handful of teams that are getting started this coming Saturday (8/28). Of those, there's two that I'd consider "relevant" to our league and/or our area:
MVFC Games
5 PM - Eastern Illinois at Indiana State (ESPN+)
Other Teams in our Region
12 PM - Nebraska at Illinois (FOX)
Because the schedule is so minimal for "Week 0" here's all the other games going on across both DI subdivisions (all games on Saturday, 8/28):
1:00 PM - UConn at Fresno State (CBSSN)
2:30 PM - Hawai'i at UCLA (ESPN)
6:00 PM - Alcorn State vs North Carolina Central (ESPN) - MEAC/SWAC Challenge
8:30 PM - UTEP at New Mexico State
9:00 PM - Southern Utah at San Jose State (CBSSN)
Outside of that, Knox College has a scrimmage scheduled at 2 PM on the 28th against Eureka College, but otherwise, it looks like all other area teams start the first weekend of September.
Fall 2021 Football Week 0 - Around the MVFC and Area Teams
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Former Leatherneck Austin Hopp is listed as the backup RT for Hawaii, so might catch him in action Saturday on ESPN.
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Many ISU (B) guys are going with the "Bermuda Shorts" look (no knee pads required). Good luck with that.
Wish I had a C-Note for every time a defensive player suddenly comes up lame in the Red Zone.
Wish I had a C-Note for every time a defensive player suddenly comes up lame in the Red Zone.
Embrace the pace of the race.