MURFREESBORO – Middle Tennessee Head Coach Rick Stockstill and quarterback Brent Stockstill were named the Tennessee Sports Writers Association Coach of the Year and Player of the Year as announced by the organization on Tuesday.
Stockstill, who has now won the TSWA Coach of the Year award three times, led MT to an 8-6 record in 2018 and a school record fourth straight bowl appearance. The Blue Raiders also played and hosted the C-USA Championship game for the first time. Middle Tennessee was picked by conference media members in the preseason to finish third in the East Division, but it defied those odds with a 7-1 league record and first division title.