A busy Saturday awaits area football squads who are getting a new season underway.

Big Ten teams Nebraska and Iowa host non-league foes in opening week games. The Huskers have an 11 a.m. kickoff with South Alabama while the Hawkeyes entertain Miami of Ohio Saturday night.

An in-state rivalry renews in Ames as Iowa State plays host to Northern Iowa Saturday morning.

South Dakota welcomes Montana to the Dakota Dome for a 2 p.m. Saturday kickoff.

Defending FCS national champion North Dakota State has a special opening day as the Bison take on Butler in the first ever Division One football game to be played in the current home of the Minnesota Twins.