San Jose State-Sacramento State: What to know before Thursday’s season opener

Records: San Jose State (0-0, 0-0 Mountain West); Sacramento State (0-0, 0-0 Big Sky)

Kickoff: 7 p.m., CEFCU Stadium, San Jose

TV: TruTV/Max

Radio: KDOW (1220 AM)

Series history: San Jose State leads the series 1-0 with the lone game opening the 2013 season where it won a 24-0 shutout.

Storylines: Ken Niumatalolo will appear in his first game as head coach for San Jose State after being hired in January. … Sacramento State enters the season ranked No. 8 in FCS polling and looks to upset the Spartans.