One down, 11 to go.
Bowling Green successfully weathered its first game — and arguably its biggest test — of the 2021 season.
Yes, the Falcons lost 45-17, and yes, they allowed 38 unanswered points in extreme, cramp-inducing heat in front of a microscopic UCLA home crowd. But the initial bump in the road is firmly in the rearview mirror.
While Bowling Green was universally regarded as a heavy underdog to the Bruins, what lies ahead is a little murkier.
The Falcons are favored by six against Eastern Kentucky, only the fourth time they’ve been favored in a game under coach Scot Loeffler.