Pawol, a veteran minor league umpire, will be the first female to umpire a regular season MLB game when she debuts on Saturday.

Jen Pawol did the punch-out signal in the top of the first inning, highlighting MLB's first behind-the-plate umpire performance by a female in Atlanta.

It was amazing when we took the field,” Pawol said. “It seemed like quite a few people were clapping and calling my name."

Ohio State is ranked No. 3 in the preseason Associated Press poll, which was released Aug. 11. The Buckeyes received 1,472 points, including 11 first-place votes, after winning the College Football Playoff last year.

For the first time, Texas will open a college football season ranked No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25. The Longhorns hardly have a mandate in the poll released Monday: They edged out Penn State by just five points in the closest preseason vote since 1998.