MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — The summer workouts, the "Mat Drills," as the players call them, can be brutal over the summer for Middle Tennessee. Even at the early morning hours in which they're run, the agility, strength and explosion drills test even the most in shape Blue Raiders.
But those passing by Floyd Stadium in the early morning this summer, when the sun was just starting to blanket the turf, would've heard one voice over the others. Encouraging, getting people up when they're down, making sure they finished.
Defensive lineman Ja'Kerrius Wyatt had always been liked by his teammates as one of the guys, one who could crack a joke and then get serious.