Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
NOTEBOOK: Groundhog Day Luncheon set for this Friday!
1/30/2023 5:33:00 PM | Baseball, Football, General, BRAA
Come join us in the Student Union Ballroom at 11:30 a.m. for the traditional start of the season meal of ham hocks, white beans, tomato salad, green onions, cornbread, chocolate cake and ice cream, all well as the presentation of this year's Railbirds jacket.
Tickets are still available from the Blue Raider Ticket Office (615-898-5261) at the following prices.
- Baseball alumni: $20
- General Admission (early): $25
- General Admission (day of): $30
- Table for 10: $250
We're getting closer to first pitch ⌛️
— MT Baseball (@MT_Baseball) January 27, 2023
Just 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙠 until our 50th annual Groundhog Day Luncheon! Reserve your spot now as we open the 2023 campaign! pic.twitter.com/E9hfyRyFPl
Two Blue Raiders to face off in Super Bowl LVII
With yesterday's wins by the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs, MTSU will have a super bowl champion at the end of Super Bowl LVII on February 12, as both the Eagles' Reed Blankenship and the Chiefs' Darius Harris moved on in the NFL playoffs after conference championship weekend.
Congratulations to Darius Harris-CHIEFS and Reed Blankenship-EAGLES going to the SUPER BOWL! PROUD OF YOU!
— Coach Stock (@CoachStock) January 30, 2023
The matchup is set! @reedus99_reed and the Eagles will take on Darius Harris and the Chiefs in the Super Bowl!#BLUEnited | #EATT pic.twitter.com/2qc3jOa17Z
— Middle Tennessee FB (@MT_FB) January 30, 2023
Harris picked up two tackles in the Chiefs' win over the Bengals, while Blankenship had six tackles against the 49ers, forcing a fumble from Deebo Samuel in the closing minutes to further ice the game for the Eagles.
🦅🦅🦅
— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) January 29, 2023
📺: FOX pic.twitter.com/xeAXqRojDi
MTSU will be guaranteed to have a Super Bowl Champion among their alumni for the second straight season, after Chandler Brewer won a ring as part of the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LVI.
Join MTSU Football for their Signing Day Celebration on Wednesday
The Blue Raider Athletic Association, in conjunction with the Middle Tennessee football program, will host the 15th Signing Day Celebration on Feb. 1 in the Kennon Sports Hall of Fame building. The event, which is open to the public, begins at 5:30 PM and will include complimentary food and drinks!
Voice of the Blue Raiders Chip Walters will introduce Head Coach Rick Stockstill at 5:30 PM for remarks on the season, the newest Blue Raiders and a look ahead to 2023. The event will then be turned over to coordinators Mitch Stewart and Scott Shafer. Stewart will talk about the new offensive players while Shafer will address the defensive side of the ball.
The entire staff and support group will be on hand for fans to mingle with and get all the inside scoop on the 2023 class.
For any questions, please contact the BRAA today at 615-898-2210 or BRAA@MTSU.edu.
Join @CoachStock as we celebrate and welcome the newest #BlueRaiders on Wednesday, Feb. 1 at 5:30 PM in the Hall of Fame!
— Middle Tennessee FB (@MT_FB) January 22, 2023
This #NSD23 event is free and open to the public!https://t.co/UKCIRIa4mW
Women's Basketball Continues Climb Up AP Poll
The Lady Raiders took advantage of another C-USA sweep this week, moving up two spots in this week's AP Poll to check in at No. 21.
21, do your thing 21, do your thing. #BLUEnited | #TrueBlue pic.twitter.com/on2hbRf5co
— MT Women's Basketball (@MT_WBB) January 30, 2023
2️⃣1️⃣@MT_WBB climbing up the @AP_Top25 Poll! #CUSAWBB 🏀 pic.twitter.com/8Cll7VeXNa
— Conference USA (@ConferenceUSA) January 30, 2023
MTSU nearly doubled their votes from the previous week (64), earning 119 total votes while making 25 of 28 AP Ballots. Stefan Krajisnik of the Clarion Ledger gets my voter of the week award for ranking the Lady Raiders No. 14 on his ballot, the highest of any voter!
Men's Basketball back in the Glass House
The Blue Raiders return home to the Murphy Center this week, including an ESPNU tipoff of Thursday featuring one of the best promotions of the year: FSL Night and Mardi Gras!
Come out and support the men's basketball team against UTEP on Thursday, where an 8 p.m. start time will be sure to make the Blue Zoo rowdy! The first 100 FSL Students will receive free McDonald's starting at 6:30 p.m. in Aux Gym 1, while the first 100 students will receive Mardi Gras cupcakes!
Make sure to also come out on Saturday for a 5 p.m. bout with UTSA on Legends Night.
Back in the 'Boro to open February!
— MT Basketball (@MT_MBB) January 30, 2023
🗓 Feb. 2 & 4
📍 Murfreesboro, TN
🆚 UTEP & UTSA
📺 ESPNU & ESPN+
🏀 FSL Night/Mardi Gras
🏀 Legends Night
🎟 https://t.co/NqYdfawi1N#BlueRaiders | #StickTogether pic.twitter.com/MdFlsiJDQh
Radio Shows tonight!
We've got a full and fun night planned at Rick Insell Live starting at 6 p.m.!
— MT Women's Basketball (@MT_WBB) January 30, 2023
Our 4 freshmen will be tonight's player guests! #BLUEnited | #TrueBlue pic.twitter.com/77KYAOMBux
Nick McDevitt Live is back TONIGHT!
— MT Basketball (@MT_MBB) January 30, 2023
Join us from 7-8 p.m. at the Boulevard or on WGNS and 94.9/95/1 The Fan! pic.twitter.com/vNvuEyg8lF
Women's Tennis picks up wins at the ATC
It was a great weekend at the Adams Tennis Complex for MTSU Women's Tennis, as the Blue Raiders grabbed back-to-back victories on Saturday (Georgia State) and Sunday (Bellarmine) to stay undefeated at home this spring.
On Saturdays we wear pink! #BLUEnited pic.twitter.com/DNk5iz1Grb
— MT Women's Tennis (@MT_WomensTennis) January 30, 2023
The women's tennis team will start a women's/men's tennis double header on Friday at 1 p.m. against UTC.
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 '𝗕𝗼𝗿𝗼 - presented by Ole South@MT_MBB, @MT_WomensTennis and @MT_MensTennis are in action at home this week!
— MT Athletics (@MTAthletics) January 30, 2023
🏀🎟 https://t.co/FpVYoaIe2Z
🏀🎟 MTSU students get in FREE with student ID
🎾🎟 FREE#BLUEnited pic.twitter.com/bhqJvMYHHt
Men's Tennis back in action at home this weekend
Just missing out on a berth to the Final 16 of the ITA Indoor Championships this past weekend after a defeating No. 19 Duke and falling to No. 10 Wake Forest, Middle Tennessee Men's Tennis returns to the friendly confines of the Adams Tennis Center for three action-packed matches this weekend.
The Men will take on USF this Friday at 5 p.m., before headlining their own double header with Princeton and Alabama A&M on Sunday starting at Noon.
Admittance to all MTSU Tennis matches is always free!
