Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
NOTEBOOK: Odds and Ends from an even first football scrimmage
8/15/2022 5:00:00 PM | Football, General, Women's Soccer
Early scrimmages give Rick Stockstill and his staff a plethora of opportunities to evaluate players across their roster, as reps were split evenly between the first, second and third teams throughout the morning. The action on the field was pretty even too, with the offense taking advantage of a few busted coverages for easy touchdowns, while the defense racked up 17 tackles for a loss and five sacks amid a relentless blitz.
"We gave up some plays that we can control, but overall, it was a good first scrimmage," defensive end Jordan Ferguson said. "We've just got to be on the same page and do our job."
All in a day's work!
— Middle Tennessee FB (@MT_FB) August 13, 2022
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Stockstill was overall pleased with the progress and effort on both sides of the ball, save for one category: penalties. In the team's first practice with officials in 2022, the yellow flags were on the turf early and often on Saturday.
"We had way too many penalties on both sides of the ball," Stockstill said. "We had a couple of procedure penalties offensively, and we had a couple of pass interference penalties defensively. We've got to make sure we get that corrected, because you're not going to win games doing that."
The 17-year head coach was very pleased with his offense taking care of the football, as well as his defense's ability to get pressure. He also acknowledged that some of those penalties might be a result of players finally getting called on something they've been doing all camp, but that's no excuse when stepping out onto the field.
"You're so used to getting away with using your hands in practice because you don't have officials out there," Stockstill said. "But it doesn't matter if they're out there or not, you've got to be disciplined enough to play with technique."
Middle is scheduled to play its second full scrimmage of fall camp on Friday.
Great catch, better move 😳#BLUEnited | #EATT pic.twitter.com/JJH1ma9tUu
— Middle Tennessee FB (@MT_FB) August 13, 2022
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— Middle Tennessee FB (@MT_FB) August 13, 2022
New Murphy Center Court takes center stage
After a summer of hard work, MT Athletics revealed the new design on the Murphy Center court over the weekend, debuting the fresh look on all of our social media channels.
It's a special year for Murphy Center, and, in addition to new windows, we're celebrating its 50th birthday with a new court design!
— MT Athletics (@MTAthletics) August 14, 2022
We can't wait to have you back at the Glass House soon to watch @MT_WBB and @MT_MBB on the new floor! 🤩 pic.twitter.com/M5xAN9OEJE
There are so many details in this I love. The outline of Tennessee at midcourt obviously is the highlight, but the Tri-Star out of bounds at midcourt is excellent as well. And I think the grey turned out really well. As so many of y'all shared online last night.
LETSSSSS GOOOOOOO💙 https://t.co/LL1dLlG6zG
— sav wheeler (@savwheeler4) August 14, 2022
This is slick https://t.co/VHC4DQq6ZG
— Sidelines - MTSU (@SSN_MTSU) August 14, 2022
Who's ready for @MT_WBB in the #GlassHouse #IAm #TrueBlue https://t.co/ZB22KrhNTy
— Matt Insell (@minsell) August 14, 2022
Oh this is nice. https://t.co/AHN5PrBwKk pic.twitter.com/zDKdvXwwMH
— Joe Spears (@joe_spears7) August 14, 2022
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— Oliver at GoMiddle (@GoMiddle_Oliver) August 14, 2022
ICYMI: The Countdown - "New Beginnings"
In case you missed it over the weekend, MT's Creative Services team debuted its first episode of their football camp documentary, "The Countdown", this past Friday. Check it out below!
Men's and Women's Golf announced 2022-23 schedules
Both the MTSU men's and women's golf programs announced their 2022-23 schedules on Monday, kicking off the upcoming school year with a plethora of tournaments on tap on the road to the C-USA Championships.
Men's Golf has a balanced schedule, five tournaments in the fall and five in the spring prior to post season play. They'll tee off at the Jim Rivers Intercollegiate, hosted by LA Tech, to open the season from Sept.11-13.
The 2022-23 schedule is here!#BlueRaiders pic.twitter.com/6MLZ4Q6zry
— MT Men's Golf (@MT_MGolf) August 15, 2022
Women's Golf will play in five tournaments in the fall and four in the spring ahead of the C-USA Championships, starting with the USA Intercollegiate, hosted by South Alabama, on Sept. 3-5.
Take a look at our 2022-23 🗓️!#BlueRaiders pic.twitter.com/tJ1PqaOt1o
— MT Women's Golf (@MT_WGolf) August 15, 2022
MT Soccer hits the road after final exhibition
Blue Raider soccer was up bright and early this morning after their final home exhibition this weekend, traveling down the Sunshine State for their season opener at North Florida on Thursday.
We've arrived in Jacksonville! Ⓜ️⚡️ #BlueRaiders | #MT | #NCAASoccer pic.twitter.com/h9uf7qqrIs
— Hannah Hoefs (@hhoefs22) August 15, 2022
MT wrapped up their preseason exhibitions on Saturday with a 1-0 win over Cumberland in front of a packed Dean A. Hayes Track & Soccer Stadium. Kirstine Lykke earned player of the match honors for her go-ahead goal late against the Phoenix.
A fun night for ⚽️. We can't wait to get things started! See you back home on Aug. 25! pic.twitter.com/MaZ5eoh6Vm
— MT Soccer (@MT_Soccer) August 14, 2022
Next stop: regular season 🙌#BlueRaiders | #MT pic.twitter.com/RGPQ0RHP2w
— MT Soccer (@MT_Soccer) August 14, 2022
Volleyball team bonds over roller coasters at King's Dominion
Ahead of their first bit of competition this weekend, Middle Tennessee volleyball traveled north to King's Dominion for a day of roller coasters and Skyline Chili in the Buckeye State.
Team bonding at Kings Island:✅#BLUEnited | @KingsIslandPR pic.twitter.com/KSIHRGvp8Y
— MT Volleyball (@MT_Volleyball) August 14, 2022
MT will take on North Alabama on the road this week in the team's only exhibition game. The match is set for Saturday at 1 p.m. CDT.
Blue Raiders in the Pros show out early in NFL Preseason
The first games of the NFL preseason completed over the weekend, and Blue Raiders were all over the field at the next level.
Robert Jones, with the Miami Dolphins, was mic'd up for Miami's game against Tampa Bay this weekend.
"I don't know why they got me #MicdUp … All they gon hear is breathing" 😅
— Miami Dolphins (@MiamiDolphins) August 15, 2022
Never change, @robertjjones64 😂 pic.twitter.com/MiXl4QxWGS
Reed Blankenship made his NFL debut in style with the Philadelphia Eagles, grabbing eight tackles (six solo) against the Jets. DQ Thomas, on the opposing sideline, picked up two tackles for New York.
For the New York Football Giants, Richie James found the endzone in the second quarter against New England. He finished the day with three receptions for 44 yards.
Tyrod Taylor hits Richie James to give the @Giants the lead! #TogetherBlue
— NFL (@NFL) August 12, 2022
📺: #NYGvsNE on @NFLNetwork
📱: Stream on NFL+ https://t.co/E0QNI4OSYN pic.twitter.com/66issPsPbv
Fan Day is THIS Sunday!
Fan Day is SUNDAY! We've got autographs, inflatables, and much more as you hang out with the #BlueRaiders from 3-5 PM on Sunday! 👏
— MT Athletics (@MTAthletics) August 15, 2022
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Fan Experience Committee applications close August 26
We need your ideas to improve the Blue Raider Athletics game day experience! The deadline to apply is Aug. 26.
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