MURFREESBORO – Middle Tennessee's home opener on Sept. 19 against Troy is now moving from ESPNU to ESPN2. The game was previously set to appear on ESPN3/+ as part of the Conference USA television partnership then was moved to ESPNU on Sept. 1 before the latest change to ESPN2.
The Blue Raiders and Troy will play a home-and-home this season due to changes in the schedule by COVID-19.
Middle Tennessee and Troy were Sun Belt Conference rivals with the game annually billed as "The Battle for the Palladium.