The nine-month wait is over. College football is back.
And what a delightful gift for Toledo fans -- a winnable game against a Big Ten school. As far as season-opening games go, here's predicting that not many will be as competitive as Toledo-Illinois on Saturday night.
"A lot of our guys played in the Notre Dame game a couple of years ago," Toledo coach Jason Candle said. "A lot of our guys played in the Ohio State game last year. Two games that went way different. We have to go play really well. We have to play sound football.