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Brian Kelly and his recruiting staff took a trip to Bell Buckle, Tennessee, to extend a scholarship offer to a wide receiver from the 2026 recruiting class. To land him, the Tigers will have to fend off multiple SEC schools. Joel Wyatt is a 6-foot-4, 185-pound, WR from Bell Buckle, Tennessee where he plays for The Webb School. The Webb School Feet finished last season 0-10 with a loss to PCA in their final game. There are no crystal ball projections for him and there are no clear favorites to land him per On3, so LSU could grab some quick...

After years of requests, the city unveiled its brand-new skate park and pump track Friday, marking a significant milestone for local skaters and bikers.

Middle Tennessee State football is picked to finish fourth in the 2024 Conference USA preseason poll, the league announced Friday. Liberty was picked first, receiving 18 of the 20 first-place votes (197 points). Western Kentucky was picked second, receiving the other two first-place votes (173 points) while Jacksonville State (166) was third, followed by the Blue Raiders (98).

For over a decade, Dr. Lydia White has worked as an orthopedic physician specializing in sports medicine at the Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance (TOA) in Murfreesboro.

Middle Tennessee is entering a new era with the arrival of Derek Mason as head coach. Mason replaced Rick Stockstill, who went 113-111 in 18 seasons guiding the Blue Raiders. Stockstill had his share of success, leading MTSU to a Sun Belt title in 2006 and a Conference USA East Division championship in 2018, along with 10 bowl appearances. Yet after consecutive bowl berths in 2021 and 2022, the Blue Raiders fell to 4-8 last season.

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Three Blue Raiders have qualified to represent their countries in the 2024 Paris Olympics. 2023 Middle Tennessee graduate Alaba Akintola will be representing Nigeria, sophomore sprinter John Sherman will be representing Liberia, and recent graduate Leonie Beu will be representing Papua New Guinea. Akintola will be...

SUBSCRIBE FOR ACCESS TO BLITZ EXCLUSIVE CONTENT ($5.99/month) We went through all 134 teams on EA College Football 25 to find the local players and their scores. They are as follows (NOTE: EA has 134 teams at the NCAA DI level; they do not have FCS schools). DAWSON COUNTY. Bryson...

DALLAS – Conference USA released the 2024 preseason watch list, as selected by the league's 10 head coaches on Friday and five Blue Raiders made the list. The team is made up of key players to watch ahead of the 2024 season. Representing the Blue Raiders are wide receiver...

Siegel's football team enters fall practice riding momentum of reaching the Class 6A playoffs for the first time since 2016. Can the Stars duplicate or better that success in 2024 after graduating WR/DB and Purdue signee Tarrion Grant and star quarterback Thomas Santel? ...

Gilda’s Club Middle Tennessee, an organization dedicated to providing support, education, and hope to people impacted by cancer, will host the 18th annual Gilda’s Club Golf Classic on Monday, August 26, at The Golf Club of Tennessee. Foursome teams to play and event sponsorships are still available and can be purchased online here.

The Middle Tennessee volleyball team has secured the AVCA Team Academic Award for the seventh consecutive year, recognizing their impressive year-long grade-point average of 3.602. This accolade is presented to programs that maintain a GPA of 3.3 or higher on a 4.0 scale. Over 1,400 collegiate and high school volleyball programs received this prestigious award this year.

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Middle Tennessee Women's Tennis Head Coach Tayo Bailey-Duvall has announced the addition of Micaela Ode Mitre to her coaching staff for the upcoming 2024-25 season. A native of Lima, Peru, Mitre joins the Blue Raiders' staff after featuring last season as a student assistant for CUSA rival Liberty Flames. As a member of Head Coach Jeff Maren's staff, Mitre helped lead the Flames to an 18-7 overall record, as well as a perfect 5-0 record in conference play, and a CUSA Tournament Championship berth for the 2023-24 campaign. "I am excited to have Micaela join our program...

Job Title, Position #, Req #: Assistant Men’s Tennis Coach, 524010, P1011. Job Summary/Basic Function: The Middle Tennessee State University Athletics Department, a NCAA Division 1 program, is looking for an Assistant Coach for the men’s tennis program. The position will assist the Head Men’s Tennis Coach to organize and administer all aspects of our NCAA Division I men’s tennis program. Essential duties include, but are not limited to: day to day on-court match/practice coaching of student athletes; individual skill instruction; scouting and recruiting athletically and academically sound and competitive student athletes that can compete at the NCAA Division I level; scheduling to enhance championship opportunities; set up and oversee team travel planning; oversee and promote compliance of NCAA rules among staff, student athletes, and representatives of athletic interest; serve as a positive role model for student athletes; and assist Head Coach with managing assigned budgeted funds. Position will also oversee staff and team managers, serve as housing liaison for on and off-campus apartments, oversee admissions for incoming players and work with the Academic Counselor to monitor tutor and study hall assignments, work with agents for graduation athletes, and act as a liaison with the MTSU Public Safety Department. Work to enhance the image of the University, promote positive community relations, and perform other related tasks or projects as assigned. Other duties or special projects may be assigned by the Head Coach.

MURFREESBORO – The Allstate AFCA Good Works Team was announced today, and Middle Tennessee’s Nicholas Vattiato was named to the list. Vattiato, a redshirt junior with a 3.9 GPA, is coming off a season where he became just the third different quarterback in MTSU history to record a 3,000-yard passing season. The Plantation, Fla., native had 3,092 passing yards on 286 completions to go with 23 touchdowns.

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Middle Tennessee women's basketball will travel to St. Josephs, Missouri this December to take on Kansas State in the 2024 Bill Snyder Women's Basketball Classic presented by Southern Bank on Saturday, Dec. 14, at Civic Arena. Tip-off is slated for 5 p.m. CT. Ticket and broadcast information will be announced at a later date.