MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — When Nicholas Vattiato woke up in his hotel room at 2 a.m. on Tuesday morning, he knew game day against Kennesaw State was going to be a long day. By the time he met athletic trainer Keith Bunch in the lobby around 7 a.m., after being unable to get much sleep, the illness that sent whispers throughout the Floyd Stadium Press Box on Tuesday night was already taking its toll on the Blue Raider quarterback. But his teammates didn't get a chance to know.
"Breakfast wasn't probably until 9:00 or 9:30 on Tuesday morning," Vattiato said.