Middle Tennessee running back I'Tavius Mathers carries the ball on a 71-yard touchdown run during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Missouri, Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)
I'Tavius Mathers admits a sense of frustration over not receiving an invitation to the NFL Scouting Combine.
The Middle Tennessee State University running back totaled 2,194 yards of offense -- 1,561 yards rushing on 232 carries and 633 yards receiving on 66 catches -- and 20 touchdowns (17 rushing) in 2016, after all.
The snub by the Combine selection committee, however, didn't deter Mathers, who transferred from the University of Mississippi to MTSU in 2015.