MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — A long, grinding season will end Saturday for Middle Tennessee, and the Blue Raiders have saved their best matchup for last.
For the 69th time, MT (4-7, 3-4) will square off with its rival WKU (7-4, 5-2) on the gridiron in the 100 Miles of Hate. The Blue Raiders hold an all-time advantage of 35-32-1.
"I think the passion that everybody has on both sides of the ball for this game [makes it fun]," Middle Tennessee head coach Rick Stockstill said. "The history of this game goes back a long, long way — back to the OVC and 1-AA days.