MTSU's football team opens up Conference USA play on Saturday at home against Louisiana Tech, one of the favorites to win the league's East Division.
The Blue Raiders are 2-1 overall after last week's 41-21 at Bowling Green, while the Bulldogs are 1-2 with losses coming at Arkansas and Texas Tech.
"We have LA Tech coming in this weekend. Skip (Holtz) has done a phenomenal job there," said MTSU coach Rick Stockstill. "He's a great coach. He does a really good job with his team. They are 1-2. They got beat by Arkansas, and I think everybody knows how good Arkansas is.