MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Middle Tennessee experienced immediate success when it moved to Division I-A in football in 1999, and wide receiver Kendall Newson is one of the reasons why.
Newson, quarterback Wes Counts and running back Dwone Hicks helped the Blue Raider offense hit the ground running in the FBS. Now, the trio is once again connected, as this year Newson joined Counts and Hicks as Blue Raiders Sports Hall of Fame members.
"It's a life-changing moment," Newson said. "It's one of those moments that you pray would happen or thought could happen, but you don't know when it's going to happen or how it's going to happen.