The Miami RedHawks will start the season at home in one of the three Saturday games in Oxford against a veteran Marshall squad. The Herd will bring 18 (!!!) returning starters from the 2017 team and will feature a graduate transfer QB calling signals in Alex Thomson.
However, Miami boasts some experience as well with 16 returners of their own, which will make this battle between old MAC foes highly competitive. Both teams will have something to prove as 2017 did not go the way that either side had hoped.
Miami had the yardage edge (429-267) on Marshall last season but ultimately came undone due to a pair of kickoff return TDs and a pick-six.