MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Middle Tennessee held its season-opening press conference Wednesday in the Rose and Emmett Kennon Sports Hall of Fame, and the most popular word of the day was "excited."
From head coach Rick Stockstill and offensive and defensive coordinators Tony Franklin and Scott Shafer to players Brent Stockstill, Chandler Brewer, Malik Manciel and Darius Harris, each gave answers centered around being excited to get to work.
The players officially report back Thursday, with the first practice of 2018 fall camp scheduled for Friday at 9:35 a.