KELLER — Cooper football coach Aaron Roan preaches to his squad that they can only control what they can control.

After last week’s scrimmage against San Angelo Central was delayed due to issues surrounding buses for the Central football team, the Cougars experienced their own travel nightmare before the season even kicked off.

Expecting to leave campus around 12:30 for Friday’s 7 p.m. kickoff at Keller, the Cougars buses didn’t show up on campus until after 2 p.m.

Once on the road, Cooper’s football team was slowed down by both rain and rush hour traffic in the Dallas-Fort Worth area before finally arriving at Keller ISD Stadium shortly before 5:30, resulting in kickoff being pushed back approximately 15 minutes.