Overview
- Kickoff is 10:30 p.m. ET (7:30 p.m. PT) at CEFCU Stadium with national TV coverage on FS1 and streaming options that include Fubo, Sling and DirecTV.
- Trent Rush is slated for play-by-play with Will Blackmon as analyst on the national broadcast.
- San Jose State enters on a five-year home-opener win streak as Eget leads an offense debuting a new wideout trio of Leland Smith, Malachi Riley and Danny Scudero.
- Central Michigan expects quarterback Joey Labas back from injury as Drinkall begins his tenure after Jim McElwain’s retirement.
- The all-time series is tied 1-1, with the most recent meeting in the 1990 California Bowl.