Blaze Alldredge and Tyler Badie were tasked with replacing Tiger legends Nick Bolton and Larry Rountree this year. Against Central Michigan on Saturday, they filled those big shoes admirably.
Alldredge’s 3.5 sacks were the most ever for a Tiger since 2006, and Badie set a career-high for carries, touches, and yards from scrimmage with 243 as the Tigers beat the Chippewas 34-24.
However, even with stellar performances from Alldredge, Badie, and others, the Tigers still had their hands full with a Central Michigan team that traveled to Columbia with every intention to spoil the Tigers home opener.