MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Jamie Blatnick's day on the campus of Middle Tennessee State University often starts at 4:30 a.m. If he's lucky, the Blue Raiders' new Director of Strength and Conditioning might leave before 8 p.m.
When you're setting a culture in the weight room, as well as adjusting to living in a new state while also learning how to run a department's strength and conditioning program all at once, there's no detail that can be left unturned.
"Scheduling around class schedules was the bane of my existence," Blatnick said, recalling his first few weeks on the job.