The Drake University football team opens the 2016 season against NCAA Division II member Quincy on Saturday evening at Drake Stadium.
Saturday's contest will be the eighth all-time meeting between Drake and Quincy. The Bulldogs hold a 7-0 all-time series record.
Third-year head coach Rick Fox and his Bulldogs were picked to finish third in the PFL Coaches Preseason Poll as they return three all-PFL performers and 19 student-athletes that started at least one contest in 2015.
The most hotly contested position battle in fall camp for the Bulldogs was at quarterback, where fifth-year senior Cody Thibault, senior Andrew Clifford and junior Grant Kraemer were all vying for the starting job.