The opening game of the 2020 college football season pits FCS programs Austin Peay vs. Central Arkansas at the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, Alabama, on , 2020 .
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Here’s what you need to know:
What: FCS College Football
Who: Austin Peay vs. Central Arkansas
When: 2020
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Preview, via the Associated Press:
When Central Arkansas and Austin Peay signed up to play in the first game of the college football season, little did they know how notable it would become.
With a large cloud of uncertainty still looming over the sport, the teams will start the shortened season Saturday night in the Guardian FCS Kickoff Classic before a limited number of fans amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We are the show in Week Zero and the game to really kick off football, not just college football but also professional football,” Central Arkansas coach Nathan Brown said. “Really the first live football game of the year is a big deal. We know it’s going to be a must-see game.
“We’re representing football players and football coaches across the nation right now. So it’s a big deal and something that we’ve talked about and educated our student-athletes about.”
It will be a chance to acclimate to the new reality for college sports in the pandemic. The NBA and Major League Baseball have played games without fans. The Big Ten and Pac-12 are among college conferences that have already opted out of playing this fall.
And while the Southeastern Conference, Atlantic Coast Conference and the Big 12 are scheduled to play, that’s not a guarantee either.
Saturday night’s game ordinarily wouldn’t cause much of a national ripple even though it does involve teams that made the FCS playoffs last season. But there is nothing ordinary about this season, or this game.