MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Middle Tennessee football understands the level they need to play at this weekend in Floyd Stadium, when the reigning CUSA Champion Liberty Flames come to town for a noon kickoff on Saturday in the program's annual Salute to Veterans and Armed Forces game.
Head Coach Derek Mason made sure of it this week in the Blue Raiders' (3-6, 2-3 CUSA) preparation, stating that the Flames (6-2, 3-2 CUSA), despite coming to Murfreesboro with back-to-back losses in CUSA play, "know how to win."
"I know the last couple of weeks, they've fallen into this competitive stretch where football becomes really hard," Mason said.