TALLAHASSEE, Florida -- The Chick-Fil-A Kickoff Game in Atlanta may be getting all the attention, but the fans on the Highest of Seven Hills know which game is really kicking off the college football season.
Florida A&M’s Week Zero game against Texas Southern – dubbed the Jake Gaither Classic – is the first Division I football game being played this season. Yes, it’s a contest between two teams that went 4-7 last season, but it’s the first taste of real college football anyone is going to get.
For FAMU fans, this is the best first look at the Rattlers in years.
I know it’s going to be hot – high noon near the end of August is no joke in Tallahassee – but this is a season opener, at home, on national television and it’s not against a powerhouse opponent.
FSU has its “greatest opener of all time” set for Sept. 2. FAMU has its “greatest opener of Milton Overton Jr.’s tenure as athletic director” set for Saturday.
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