Bright future ahead for Raiders

Connor Grott (GBR Beat Writer)

MURFREESBORO – Going into the Popeyes Bahamas Bowl, the 2015 senior class for Middle Tennessee has enjoyed tremendous success.

In fact, they've had the most success.

Entering the bowl game, MT's 2015 class has 29 victories in the past four years, which ranks as the most ever by a class in the FBS era (since 1999) for the Blue Raiders.

The group of seniors have also been bowl eligible all four years.

But, even experienced players can benefit from freshmen.

"I think it's a really, really talented class," MT offensive coordinator Buster Faulkner said. "And there are some guys that haven't even gotten to play as much, like [redshirt freshman tight end] Sean Smith who…