UTEP quarterback Kai Locksley is developing a reputation as a rising star as he improves and competes through injury. Bret Bloomquist/El Paso Times
When Middle Tennessee ventures Saturday to Sun Bowl Stadium, the team will bring an established superstar quarterback in Brent Stockstill, a player who has been at the top of Conference USA for years.
Increasingly, it looks like the quarterback on the other side of the field could be the next star.
Kai Locksley isn’t there yet, but his improvement curve as he plays through a bad ankle has been pronounced.