MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Jordan Ferguson stepped up the podium for Monday's press conference refreshed. Renewed. Recharged. Whatever "re-" adjective you wish to you use.
And who could blame him? After a four-game slate featuring a road game at an ACC school and games against the top three preseason teams in C-USA, the Blue Raiders' open date last week could not have come at a better time for Middle Tennessee football.
But with the Blue Raiders headed west to the Mountain time zone this week for a late-night kickoff against UTEP (8 p.