MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Middle Tennessee isn't necessarily a stranger to playing on national television thanks to appearances in six bowl games since 2006 and an annually strong schedule that includes matchups with some of the best from the nation's Power 5 conferences.
But, being able to play on a national stage from their hometown hasn't been a regular occurrence for the Blue Raiders on the ESPN family of networks.
A nationally televised football game on ESPN or ESPN2 hasn't been broadcast from Middle Tennessee since the 2010 season, when on ESPN2 MT lost 42-13 to Troy.