The time has come. The 2012 college football season kicks off Thursday with a good set of games to get the ball rolling.

The only ranked team on the slate are #9 South Carolina who opens the year on the road against Vanderbilt in an early season SEC clash.

Another intriguing story line is the debut of Brett Hundley as UCLA starting quarterback in head coach Jim L. Mora’s first game at the helm.

In the battle of the Cougars, Washington State travels to Provo to take on BYU in Mike Leach’s inaugural game as WSU head coach.

Games to Watch

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Danny "DSPN" Dabiri (Editor)

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This off season, I set to work hard in the weight room, working on my linebacker techniques. I want to set the tone for the whole season. We didn't win but It was a good reality check in week one! Now, we are ready to reach our full potential. During week one I focused on playing through all 4 quarters at 110 miles an hour per quarter.

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Dimone Backus (LB/2013)

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Bio: All Section/Area MLB - Also play fullback (Captain)

Off season went very well breaking in a new junior quarterback. The team looked hungry and more physical than in recent memory here in Grand Island. We're inexperienced on the lines, but we also have very promising young talent. We did very well in the scrimmage and are looking forward to the September 1st, when we take on Kenmore East at 2 o'clock.

The top players on the team this season are myself, MLB - Anthony Zogaria, OLB - Chris Connors and DE - Dominic Tripi.

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Anthony Zogaria (MLB/2013)

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My off season has been good. I got a lot of work put in and did some traveling looking at schools. No official offers yet, but I am in contact with a lot of big schools. Mainly, Boise State, Indiana State, Oregon, Central Florida, and NDSU. I did get MVP and fastest man at the Junior Rank combine and got invited to play in the Semper Fi All-American game.

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Leroy Taylor-Young (DB/2013)

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Since freshman year of high school I've been scouted by over 47 different schools, including some Pac-12 schools. Over the summer, my team and I worked every day non-stop to prepare for the season. I worked on building my speed, strength and agility to fly off the ball on defense and make tackles, and get off the ball and make pancakes on offense. So far, the hard work has paid off tremendously, as it has showed in week one against Chino.

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Josh Buchholz (DE/2014)

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