AMHERST, Mass. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University football team is set to open its 133rd varsity season this week as the Eagles lift the lid on the 2024 campaign by facing the Minutemen of the University of Massachusetts Saturday, Aug. 31, on the road. Eastern, coming of a 6-7 season in which it advanced to its third consecutive bowl game, will meet UMass (3-9 in 2023) inside McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Amherst, Mass., for a 3:30 p.m. kickoff. The game will stream live on ESPN+ and on radio with Tom Helmer, the Voice of the Eagles, and Rob Rubick calling the action live on WEMU (89.