MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Spring is one of Kenneth Gilstrap's favorite times of the year for one reason: spring football at Middle Tennessee.
He's understandably been rather giddy the last few weeks, finally getting the chance to slow the game down for his players and really coach. His guys could use some teaching, too — seven of the Blue Raiders' eight corners are either freshmen or sophomores.
Gilstrap missed out on basically two years of spring ball. He wasn't hired until March 31 during the 2019 spring period, giving him just a couple of practices with the team, then the 2020 spring was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.