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Even when Dwight Dasher is not the star, he shines brightest for the Blue Raiders.

Middle Tennessee offensive coordinator Tony Franklin won't be bringing former Troy star quarterback Omar Haugabook with him to Troy next Tuesday night, though it might seem like it.

The year was 2005. The Andy McCollum era was on the way out and the Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders were looking for a new head coach.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - MTSU hopes lightning strikes twice, but not necessarily at the same place.

Middle Tennessee's football team heads to College Park, Maryland on Saturday, hoping to become the first team to win on the road in the series between the Blue Raiders and Terrapins.

Each question is assigned a point value. Junior Varsity questions are worth two points, All-Sun Belt questions are worth three points, All-American questions are worth four points and the Hall of Fame Induction question is worth five points.

Football has finally arrived! At six oa clock this Saturday, the Clemson Tigers will begin what hopes to be an exciting and successful season in their first full year under Head Coach Dabo Swinney.

Like any quarterback who has shown his best and worst in games , MTSU junior Dwight Dasher will always carry a little concern about his play.

MURFREESBORO - On Tuesday, Middle Tennessee State University held its Beanie Bowl - a fall camp staple where coaches and players simulate every facet of game day.

Sun Belt Media Days concluded its online version Tuesday with a note from commissioner Wright Waters.

Spring, summer or fall, the same question remains for MTSU football: Can quarterback Dwight Dasher lead the team? For what it's worth, Dasher appears to be taking the steps toward the affirmative this summer.

If preseason Sun Belt Conference favorite Troy feels any pressure to win at least a share of the league title for the fourth straight year, it's coming from someone other than coach Larry Blakeney.

Middle Tennessee faced its third straight road game when the Blue Raiders traveled to Mississippi State on October 25, 2008.

After two straight grueling non-conference games, Middle Tennessee hit the road in Sun Belt action at Arkansas State on September 20, 2008.

The 2008 season included some milestone moments for the Blue Raider football program, and perhaps the biggest one was achieved on September 6th.