10 Best Week 1 Games in FCS College Football

MONTGOMERY, Alabama -- Are you ready for some football? Yup, dumb question, the anticipation level for the 2018 college football season is multiplying by the day.

In the FCS, the opening week of the season features terrific conference, non-conference and FBS matchups.

Here are the 10 best games in Week 1:

North Carolina A&T vs. Jacksonville State (Aug. 25)

There’s nothing like getting the party started early and the FCS Kickoff does with a Week Zero matchup in Montgomery, Alabama. Last year’s only unbeaten FCS team (NC A&T at 12-0) takes on a Jacksonville State squad that won this annual season-opening game against Chattanooga last year. Clemson transfer quarterback Zerrick Cooper could get the start for the Ohio Valley Conference power.

Bethune-Cookman at Tennessee State (Sept. 1)

Tennessee State head coach Rod Reed seeks his 50th career win in the John A. Merritt Classic. Both teams are replacing key players on defense, making for a possible offensive game. They’ve played to three straight close scores in recent seasons.

North Carolina Central vs. Prairie View A&M (Sept. 2)

As the annual MEAC-SWAC Challenge shifts to Georgia State Stadium, two new head coaches make their debuts -- Prairie View’s Eric Dooley, who previously ran the offense at Grambling State, and NC Central’s Granville Eastman, who seeks to shed an interim tag after being elevated from defensive coordinator. Despite Southern’s win last year, the MEAC owns a 9-3 lead in the Challenge.

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