• Nineteen Bowl Subdivision games are scheduled for Thursday • Boise State, North Carolina State and Nebraska are hoping to get off to strong starts • Three Big Ten teams face MAC opponents in what could be tricky contests

Thursday action has become a fixture in college football . But while much of the season will have a game or two at most, the Week 1 Thursday slate is quite full.

There are several reasons for this. The participating teams don’t have to be concerned with the short preparation time that come with some Thursday games once the season gets started, and the sport as a whole takes advantage of the full calendar weekend with the spotlight to itself before the NFL ramps up.

So who’s playing Thursday? Glad you asked. In all, there are 19 games on the schedule involving Bowl

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