The Panthers will open the 2000 season with a Thursday night home game against Division II Morningside. We think the afternoon kickoff times will help create more of a family atmosphere by giving our fans a chance to tailgate. We want to make our home football dates into game days, not just games. The last two games will kick off in the evening because of the potential for bad weather and the loss of daylight savings time. Football is receiving a lot of attention from Hartzell, who took over the athletic director duties last summer.
People care an awful lot about our program.
We simply have to be playoff-caliber. And the easiest way to get yourself into the playoffs is to win the Gateway Conference. That's where our focus is.