The last time the Toledo football team opened the season at an SEC school — Arkansas in 2015 — the Rockets faced many questions, in no particular order.
For instance: “Isn’t [Toledo] the place where the drinking water is really bad?”
Also: “How in the world are we going to complete a pass?”
The first question was directed at Toledo president Sharon Gaber, who upon leaving her position as provost at Arkansas months earlier remembered her colleagues asking, “Where is Toledo, exactly?”
The second one churned through the mind of coach Jason Candle, who as the offensive coordinator at the time took only small comfort knowing — if worse came to worse, he cracked — ”I always had Matt Campbell to blame.