MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — When Middle Tennessee Cornerbacks Coach Kenneth Gilstrap was getting recruited to come to MTSU as a senior at Miller Grove High School in 2008, Willie Simmons and Rick Stockstill told him to make sure he was watching the Blue Raiders on Tuesday, September 30, when MTSU played FAU at Johnny Floyd Stadium on ESPN2.
The future Sun Belt champion sprinter and Blue Raider cornerback turned on his TV and was met with the first surprise of the night: with a national audience and 25,766 fans in the stands, MTSU took the field in all-black uniforms, with royal blue numbers and trim.