Darius Harris

The MTSU Blue Raiders will kick off their 2018 campaign on Sept. 1, and the team has already been receiving recognition from the media.

Six Blue Raiders have received preseason recognition going into the 2018 season. Brent Stockstill, Chandler Brewer, Ty Lee and Khalil Brooks have all received All-Conference USA honors.

Stockstill has also landed on the preseason watch list for the Maxwell Award, the Davey O’Brien Trophy and the Wuerffel Trophy.

Stockstill isn’t the only Blue Raider receiving national recognition. Lee is on the watchlist for the Biletnikoff Award while Darius Harris is on the Butkus Award watch list. Matt Bonadies rounds out the list of Blue Raiders receiving preseason recognition as he was placed on the Ray Guy Award watch list.

Brent Stockstill

In spite of all this individual recognition, the Blue Raiders were projected to finish only third in the C-USA East by the conference media members.

It’s going to be another tough non-conference schedule for Middle Tennessee. Three of their four out-of-conference games will be against SEC opponents: Vanderbilt, Georgia and Kentucky.

Murfreesboro fans will only get five opportunities to see the Blue Raiders live in Murfreesboro this season. The home schedule includes UT-Martin on Sept. 8, Florida Atlantic on Sept. 29, Charlotte on Oct. 20, Western Kentucky on Nov. 2 and Alabama-Birmingham on Nov. 24.

The Blue Raiders will open the 2018 season at Vanderbilt on Sept. 1. For more on MTSU athletics, visit goblueraiders.com.