Capsule previews of this weekend's season-opening college football games. All times Eastern and all rankings Associated Press.

David Kool has opted out of an offer to play pro basketball in Mexico, choosing instead to be a student assistant coach for Western Michigan.

Key returners: Senior safety Jamail Berry . Senior wide receiver Jordan White has battled knee, ankle and groin injuries while at Kalamazoo.

Last season was only partially the kind of homecoming Mitch Zajac was looking for.

When the Western Michigan University football team takes the field at Michigan State this Saturday, it will do so with some new faces at key positions.

Ita TMs been more than 90 years since the MSU football team fell to in-state foe Western Michigan, and when the Broncos visit Spartan Stadium at noon on Saturday, the Spartans will look to extend their winning streak in the series to seven games.

At a glance, there are a trio of eye-openers and at least one head-scratcher on Western Michigan University's 2010-11 men's basketball schedule, which was released Monday.

Thursday night can't get here fast enough for Dan Enos. Enos will be making his coaching debut when he leads Central Michigan against visiting Division I-AA Hampton, which finished 5-6 last season.

Linebacker Dex Jones, left, tries to dismiss running back Brian Fields during a pass rush drill at a recent practice.

It's unclear if Amp Campbell has fully come to grips with the emotion he's about to endure, or how intense the emotion will actually be.