There’s one game on the schedule that has escaped much notice so far and that’s this weekend when Birmingham-Southern plays Campbell.

The season doesn’t start until Thursday, Sept. 4, but B-SC scheduled this game without knowing the Division III rules, apparently. (Welcome to D-III, guys.) Luckily, the NCAA gave them a waiver to allow them to play this game. It wouldn’t have allowed them to start training camp a week early to do this, so B-SC is going to be behind the 8-ball a little.

However, so is Campbell. It’s their first game of the season. And it’s their first season.

The last time teams got a waiver to open early was when Millsaps and Mississippi College accidentally scheduled their Backyard Brawl opener for a Thursday, a year or two before Thursday night openers were permitted.