MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Looking at just the four years he played for Middle Tennessee's football team wouldn't do justice to how long Wes Counts has been around the program.
Counts grew up in Murfreesboro and was constantly around the football team as a kid. His parents, Larry and Wynnifred, worked at the school, and on Saturdays Counts could be found running around on the sidelines of Blue Raider games.
Now, after his playing career has closed, Counts has continued to be a part of the program and will be forever. He currently serves as the Blue Raider network color analyst for football games, and on Saturday he'll be inducted into the Blue Raider Hall of Fame, where his jersey will hang alongside some of the greats he watched growing up.