Kenneth Gilstrap on kickoff return duty.
The MTSU Blue Raiders opened the 2013 football campaign with a win at home over the Western Carolina Catamounts.
Senior quarterback Logan Kilgore started the season opener for the fourth straight season, and his squad came out on top in a 45-24 victory. The bad news is that he left the game with a shoulder injury, but freshman Austin Grammar filled in capably, throwing 7-for-9 and rushing for a touchdown.
Quarterback Logan Kilgore
Contributing to the winning effort, running back Jordan Parker rushed for 156 yards, while Kyle Griswould registered his career-first punt return for a touchdown when, late in the first quarter against WCU, he brought one back 57 yards.
“I thought we played well,” said Middle Tennessee Head Coach Rick Stockstill. “Our defense had a little lapse in the second half, but overall we got the win and that’s what counts.”
Who will be behind center in the contest on Sat., Sept. 7, against North Carolina remains to be seen, but the Blue Raiders are rolling into Chapel Hill 1-0, while the Tar Heels are looking for their first victory after falling to South Carolina in the opening weekend.
That Sept. 7 contest, featuring the Blue Raiders taking on ACC opponent North Carolina, will be carried on WKRN Channel 2 beginning at 11:30 a.m.
MTSU will then return to Murfreesboro to face Memphis on Sept. 14.
