MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — When Middle Tennessee and Army kick off their respective football seasons Saturday at Michie Stadium in West Point, New York, it will finally begin what could be the last campaign for the Blue Raiders' senior class.
The NCAA voted on Aug. 21 to grant fall sport students-athletes an extra year of eligibility due to the ramifications of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, with uncertainty surrounding whether or not they'll come back, MT's seniors are preparing for what could be their last year lacing up their cleats for the blue and white.
"2020 has been a crazy year, but it has kind of set in a little bit that this could be my last year here.