The vast majority of college football teams kick off their respective seasons in less than two weeks, yet around here there might be much more interest in a season opener that is still nearly three months away.
Sport: College basketball.
Game: Kentucky vs. Duke.
Event: The Champions Classic, Nov. 6, in Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
We base this safe assumption on a number of factors, starting with (a) it’s basketball, (b) it’s UK and Duke, powerhouse programs who share a notable history, (c) both are expected to be top contenders for the 2018-19 title — pipe down Kansas, we haven’t forgotten the Jayhawks — and (d) both whetted our appetites by looking out of this world when they traveled out of this country for preseason tune-ups.