Football preview: Bates hosts Tufts under the lights Saturday at Garcelon Field

LEWISTON, Maine — The Bates football team welcomes Tufts to town Saturday for a 7 p.m. kick-off as Back to Bates Weekend culminates in a showdown under the lights at Garcelon Field. The game is the finale of a series of exciting events this weekend at Bates, beginning with Friday evening’s Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremony . On Saturday, Bates is welcoming the Heisman Trophy to the Bobcat Fan Zone before the game. The Fan Zone, presented by Rogue Life Maine, is free and open to the public from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Bardwell Field. Through two games,…