A first-ever meeting with Wisconsin.-Stevens Point will be a battle of nationally ranked teams in the Central College football squad’s home opener Saturday. Central, 1-0 after a 40-17 non-conference victory at Lakeland College last Saturday, inched its way into the D3football.com rankings in 25th this week. Wisconsin.-Stevens Point, which hasn’t played yet this season, is rated No. 7. Wisconsin.-Stevens Point is coming off a 9-2 campaign in which they upset Wisconsin.-Whitewater. The Pointers return 17 starters, including 10 on offense and eight all conference players. Central is coming off a performance Saturday which saw the running game return with two running backs gaining over 100 yards. The defense also played strong recording six sacks in the win. You can hear live coverage of the game on 92.1 FM KRLS with Trevor Castle starting at 12:45pm Saturday. It will also be streamed live at kniakrls.com

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