ORONO -- Week 1 of college football season is here as 17 games are being played Thursday night, but for the Maine Black Bears it all kicks off on Saturday at 4PM on ESPN+.

Maine making the trip down to Virginia this weekend to take on the Liberty Flames where they'll look to build off the positive step forward they took in 2024.

It's the first time the Black Bears will hit someone other than themselves since November of last year and they're ready to come out swinging.

"Really excited to get going with this team," said Maine head coach Jordan Stevens. "Really proud of how they've worked through training camp and really all year. Excited to get down there and just play fast, play physical, do a great job of taking care of the football. But want to see our guys just get out there and be

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