MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - Middle Tennessee's Erik Walden became the first Blue Raider to be drafted in the NFL since 2003 when he went in the sixth round to the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday.
Telephone poll flip, tire flip, and sled push highlight event
The winners of today's events were: TEAM CHAMPION: The Jenkins Team (Trevor Jenkins, Jake Padrick, Terans Goodson, Norman Washington, Adam Bateman, Matt King, Caleb Dugger, Michael Cannon, Sharif Ali, DeMarcus Harmon, Taylor Ports, and Elijah Johnson.
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - Joe Craddock accounted for four touchdowns and completed 19-of-25 passes for 235 yards to lead the White squad to a 28-7 win against the Blue team in the annual Middle Tennessee Blue-White Spring game in front of 2,512 at Floyd Stadium Saturday. It wasn't just about winning and losing, though, it was about having fun, competing and getting out of the game without additional injuries that have continued to mount through the spring. Discipline continued to be a trademark of the Blue Raiders during the Rick Stockstill era as the team's combined for just two penalties and one turnover.
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - The past and present of Blue Raider football gathered Friday at Indian Hills for the third annual lettermen's golf tournament. Around 100 former players and coaches gathered at the event, the largest turnout during the tournament's three-year inception.
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - Middle Tennessee Head Coach Rick Stockstill successfully divided the coaching staff and players on Wednesday night for Saturday's Blue-White Spring Game. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 PM in Floyd Stadium with the winning team being treated to steak and shrimp and the losing squad relegated to hamburgers.
DALLAS - The National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame (NFF) announced today the members of the 2008 NFF Hampshire Honor Society, which is comprised of college football players from all divisions of play who each maintained a 3.2 GPA or better. A total of 433 players from 225 schools qualified for membership in the society's second year, an increase of more than 25 percent from the inaugural class in 2007, and Middle Tennessee's Clinton Corder represented the Blue Raiders.