Around this time in a normal year, the University of Toledo football team would be getting ready to wrap up its regular season with one final game following the Thanksgiving holiday.
But in a season that almost didn’t happen because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Rockets are gearing up to host Ball State on Saturday at the Glass Bowl at noon as part of the Mid-American Conference’s Week 4 slate in a conference-only season.
“It's different,” head coach Jason Candle said at his weekly news conference Monday. “It's strange, but we're humble in the fact and gracious for the opportunity to even be able to do this.