Date: Saturday, Aug. 25
Kickoff Time: 5:30 p.m. ET
Location: McGuirk Alumni Stadium, Amherst, Massachusetts
Watch it here: Eleven Sports Network, NESNplus (New England)
Hear it here: WEEI 105.5 (Springfield, MA), WJAS 1320 (Pittsburgh)
Line: UMass -23
Series: First ever meeting
Opening thoughts
At last, we arrive at Week Zero.
The Minutemen get the honor of being the first FBS team to officially kickoff the 2018 season this Saturday, as a season of bountiful optimism begins.