MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Football, at times, can be a very simple game. On Saturday night in Floyd Stadium, the way Middle Tennessee football lost 45-17 to Duke was seemingly as simple as it could be.
If the Blue Raiders don't turn the ball over four times inside their own 25, resulting in 28 points for the Duke Blue Devils on the ensuing drives from the trio of lost fumbles and the interception. If a Blue Raider doesn't get just a little too aggressive, running into the Duke punter on a punt taken inside the Blue Devil five, giving Duke a free first down that ultimately led to another touchdown, there's a good chance MTSU is not only in the game late against the Blue Devils, but maybe even wins.