It’s the season opener Saturday for a youthful Central College football team, but coach Jeff McMartin is looking for a mid-season performance level thay evening in a first-ever meeting at the University of Northwestern-St. Paul.
Game time is 5 p.m. at Reynolds Field in St. Paul, Minnesota. Central returns eight starters from last year’s 7-3 squad that placed second in the Iowa Conference, while Northwestern was 6-4. McMartin said Northwestern has a fundamentally sound club that thrives on opponent’s turnovers and missed scoring opportunities, exactly the kind of miscues that can surface Voice of the Dutch, Trevor Castle, returns to call Saturday’s action on 92.1 KRLS, with retired Central defensive coordinator Don De Waard providing the color, and pregame coverage starts at 4:35 p.m.
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