Florida State and New Mexico State open their seasons Saturday night at Doak Campbell Stadium, a Week 0 kickoff that gives both programs a rare head start on the rest of the country.
There is something pure about a season's first snap. No film yet to dissect, no losses to explain away — just a locker room full of players who have been grinding since January and finally get to hit someone in a different uniform. For the Seminoles, running out of that tunnel in Tallahassee never gets old, and the early opener means the energy arrives a week before everyone else's.
New Mexico State gets the kind of stage most Group of Five programs circle all offseason: a night game in a cathedral of college football. The Aggies have nothing to lose and everything to gain. Tune in at 7:00 PM EDT and watch two teams take their first steps into the unknown.
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