MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Heading into Middle Tennessee football's first midweek game in the month of October, there's a slew of storylines one could sift through. The midweek schedule adjustment, the program's focus on fundamentals during their open week last week, the potential return of several key players that missed games in September due to injury.
But the most compelling, at least from a narrative perspective, might be offensive coordinator Bodie Reeder going up against his "dear friend" on the LA Tech sideline, defensive coordinator Jeremiah Johnson. He's one of two coaches (cornerbacks coach Keelon Brookins) to have been on staff at Northern Iowa in 2023, the same staff where MTSU head coach Derek Mason plucked Reeder and tight ends coach Joe Ganz from for his first staff in Murfreesboro.