MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Derek Mason felt good about his team coming into Saturday against Memphis.
The early weeks of the 2024 season that featured Middle Tennessee football shuffling players in and out of the lineup due to injury, tweaking play calling on offense and defense through the ups and (mostly) downs to find what works and what doesn't, figuring out who, among those even available, Mason and his staff could trust, all of the grind had come into focus for Middle Tennessee football on Saturday.
In Saturday night's 24-7 loss to the Tigers in Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium, there was progress.