11.   At the same time, the Packers opened their season by dominating Tampa Bay.

12.   BC opens its season Saturday down in Morgantown, W.Va., where the Mountaineers enjoy one of the great home-field advantages in the nation.

13.   Boras client Gagne opened the season in the rotation but was farmed out after a month.

14.   - With renovation of the Oakland Coliseum still lagging, the Athletics will open their season against the Toronto Blue Jays in Las Vegas.

15.   A year later, Boston College will open its season Sunday against Ohio State in the Kickoff Classic at Giants Stadium.

16.   Afterward, they were called in and told to relax, that they would be opening the season in the big leagues.

17.   All three high-profile coaches, who took on new challenges at different schools, opened their season Saturday.

18.   All things considered, it was a successful way to open the season.

19.   Briefly Arkansas, which is scheduled to open its season Saturday against SMU in the Cotton Bowl, hired former Mississippi coach Joe Lee Dunn as its defensive coordinator.

20.   But it was Notre Dame that played like it was opening the season.