The first college football Saturday was unlike any that had come before it. Thankfully, Army's rushing attack was there to show us that some things remain the same.
The Black Knights ran for 340 yards and five scores as Army blanked Middle Tennessee, 42-0, in front of a limited crowd of 4,300 cadets at Michie Stadium. The stadium holds 38,000, and those in attendance were spaced out throughout the stands.
The margin of victory was Army's largest in a shutout since 1963, when the team beat Wake Forest, 47-0.
The game fell on a day that originally featured several high-profile season opening matchups, including: USC-Alabama, Florida State-West Virginia and Baylor-Ole Miss.