MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – A position of turmoil has turned into one of great depth for Middle Tennessee.
Last season, the Blue Raider running back group went into spring practice with more questions than answers after the departure of single-season rushing king I'Tavius Mathers.
Then, in the summer just before the season opener against Vanderbilt, Terelle West, who had been penciled in as the probable starter, went down with a knee injury and missed half of the season.
In the end, the team was led in rushing by a two-headed backfield featuring a small freshman and a junior who at the beginning of the season was a linebacker.