JONESBORO, Ark. — The first regular season game for University of Toledo coach Jason Candle will feature a familiar opponent.
After playing twice in the last two seasons and twice in a calendar year, Toledo will open the season at Arkansas State tonight. Despite the familiarity between the two programs, both coaches don’t expect the game to resemble the last two contests.
“It’s certainly a team we are very familiar with, although this is a very different team than the last two years we’ve played them,” Candle said. “They’ve upgraded their roster significantly through good recruiting and adding a few transfers.