MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — The pesky injury bug has run rampant through Middle Tennessee's football team this season, causing more than a handful of Blue Raiders to take on expanded and sometimes unexpected roles.
One of those players has stepped into the starting lineup beautifully the past few weeks.
When junior Reed Blankenship suffered a season-ending leg injury against North Texas, redshirt junior Kylan Stribling was the next man up to step alongside senior Jovante Moffatt as MT's starting safeties.
Blankenship left big shoes to fill, leading the team in tackles through seven games (58) and adding two interceptions and two blocked kicks.