Official Site of MTSU · Sep 6, 2018
The bond between a Raider and Skyhawk
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – It's often said you find the people who care about you most when you're faced with tough times. That was the case in November of 2016 for UT Martin's D'Andre Litaker and Middle Tennessee's Jarek Campbell.
The two college freshmen and Murfreesboro natives have been friends for years, building a bond through playing sports starting in the third grade.
When tragedy overcame Litaker's life when they both were juniors at Riverdale High School, that friendship turned into a brotherhood.
"Jarek, that's my brother," Litaker said. "That's the brother I never had. Growing up, I had all sisters, all annoying sisters at that.