MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — After announcing the departure of Rick Stockstill as head coach of Middle Tennessee football on Monday, Director of Athletics Chris Massaro hosted a press conference for nearly half an hour, going over the reasons the decision was made to change leadership for the football program, as well as the next steps ahead as the national coaching search got underway.
"It's a difficult day, really for all of us, and it's one that I hoped would never happen," Massaro said. "I just feel like change is necessary."
The entire press conference can be viewed on the MTSU Athletics YouTube channel here, where Massaro went into detail on a number of statistical trends over the past few seasons and his vision for the hiring process and future of the program.