College football is back, and Doak Campbell Stadium will be rocking when New Mexico State visits Florida State on Saturday, August 29th at 7:00 PM EDT. Both programs enter the season opener with clean slates — 0-0 records and everything still ahead of them.
For Florida State, opening at home under the lights is the kind of stage that sets the tone for an entire fall. Doak Campbell Stadium on a Saturday night is one of the sport's great cathedrals, and the Seminoles will want to give their crowd a performance worth the wait through the offseason.
New Mexico State faces a daunting road trip to open the year, but that's exactly the kind of opportunity that makes Week 1 special — a chance to shock the college football world and put a stamp on a new season before anyone's expectations are set. Tune in for the energy, the pageantry, and the first snap of a brand-new campaign.
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