TOLEDO - The Toledo Rockets, favorites to win the 2017 Mid-American Conference title, will get their first test when they host Elon on Thursday, Aug. 31 at the Glass Bowl (7:00 p.m./ESPN3).
The Rockets were 9-4 in Jason Candle's debut as head coach in 2016, earning a berth into the Raycom Media Camellia Bowl. They came up one game short of their ultimate goal, a trip to the MAC Championship Game, leaving additional incentive for 2017.
UT returns one of the nation's most explosive offenses. Led by senior quarterback Logan Woodside, Toledo averaged 38.