MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Jaylin Lane's belief never wavered.
Late in the second half, about the take the field down just one possession with 7:03 to play thanks to Decorian Patterson winning a 50-50 ball and bringing it down for his second interception of the night, Lane had no doubt his Middle Tennessee could tie the game against the defending Conference USA champs, UTSA. He walked down the sideline just before the offense retook the field, preaching his message to his teammates: "Believe! Believe!"
Post-game, relaying this story, the young wideout was wiser than his years, following the Blue Raiders 45-30 loss to the Roadrunners to open both teams' 2022 C-USA campaign.