MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – With the countdown to the college football season under 50 days, Middle Tennessee is gearing up for yet another challenging slate.
The Blue Raiders' schedule in past years has been daunting, with national championship and conference title contenders in the nonconference thrown together with the challenging Conference USA. It appears 2019 will be no different.
"It's a tough slate," MT head coach Rick Stockstill said. "It's a challenging out-of-conference schedule again, and we continue to play more Power 5 conference schools than anyone else in this conference.
"We have to do a great job in our planning and preparation during August.