Facing Oregon State is a great way to start the season
It's always nice to start the season off with a W, ya know? And it's even more fun to start off the season with a win under the lights against a real life P5 opponent that's not from Texas. In fact, you might say Thursday's opponent is the perfect combination of an opening night foe -- they have name recognition; they're beatable; their defense is pretty bad; they don't have a quarterback who has a future in the NFL.
Helping the Gophers christen the 2016 season will be the T.