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  OCT 7/WEEK 6 C-USA DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Middle Tennessee senior S Jovante Moffatt turned in a career-high 13 solo tackles against Marshall in the C-USA opener, finishing with 14 total tackles to lead the Blue Raiders in the 24-13 win. Moffatt was making plays all over the field, as he also hauled in his first two interceptions of the season. The first pick set up Middle Tennessee's first touchdown in the opening quarter, and his second one sealed the win in the fourth quarter. The Union City, Tennessee, native also snuffed out a fake field goal on a fourth-and-10 attempt from the Blue Raiders 27-yard line early in the fourth quarter, stopping the play five yards short of a first down. Moffatt now has 26 tackles in the last two games combined after registering 12 stops at No. 14 Iowa last week. - Conference USA Football

rSr/2020 SS Jovante MoffattMiddle Tennessee
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  Asher O'Hara threw for 261 yards, ran for 76 yards and Jovante Moffatt had two interceptions and Middle Tennessee beat Marshall in a 24-13 win on Saturday. Middle Tennessee (2-3) never trailed in the Conference USA opener for both teams. Each squad exchanged touchdowns in the first quarter, and each made subsequent field goals, and the score was tied at 10. But O'Hara's 4-yard TD run capped a 6-play, 53-yard drive that put the Blue Raiders ahead for good with 3:42 left before halftime. O'Hara capped the scoring with a 36-yard touchdown pass to Zack Dobson with 12:43 to play. Moffatt picked off Isaiah Green on Marshall's (2-3) first play of its second drive. He picked off Green again on the Thundering Herd's second-to-last drive of the contest. Green threw for 365 yards and a touchdown but had three interceptions. - Middle Tennessee/AP College Football

rSr/2020 SS Jovante MoffattMiddle Tennessee
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  Martell Pettaway couldn't remember the last time he spent an entire game watching from the sideline, never once getting onto the field after warmups - much less getting a carry. That was the case for West Virginia's senior running back a week ago. But after the game-plan precluded him from seeing any action in a win over North Carolina State, Pettaway made up for it on his very first carry Saturday. He shook a couple Kansas defenders at the line of scrimmage, broke into the open and ran 23 yards for a third-quarter touchdown. Pettaway added another score in the fourth quarter, helping the Mountaineers squeak out a 29-24 victory over the Jayhawks in the Big 12 opener for both teams.

"The two touchdown runs he had were big-time plays," said West Virginia coach Neal Brown, who leaned on running backs Kennedy McCoy and Leddie Brown against the Wolfpack. "Martell had a good week of practice and that's the kind of guy he can be." McCoy added 73 yards rushing and a touchdown for the Mountaineers (3-1). Kendall Austin threw for 202 yards, and Evan Staley bounced back from an early miss to hit three field goals. Meanwhile, their defense held Kansas (2-2) to 377 yards total offense, one week after new coach Les Miles' bunch had 567 yards and five TDs in a road rout of Boston College. And much of the yardage Saturday came as the Jayhawks drove frantically for a touchdown with 2:10 left in the game. - West Virginia/AP College Football


rSr/2022 RB Martell PettawayMiddle Tennessee
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  WEEK 2 C-USA DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Middle Tennessee junior S Reed Blankenship single-handedly created both of Tennessee State's turnovers in Middle Tennessee's 45-26 home opening win. In addition to a pair of interceptions, Blankenship led all tacklers with nine total tackles, including seven solo takedowns. With the Tigers at fourth and goal on their first drive, Blankenship maintained coverage on a trick play and came down with the jump ball to give MT the ball.

In the second quarter, TSU drove down the field, but Blankenship read the quarterback and made another athletic play in the end zone to intercept a second Tiger pass. The Athens, Alabama native now has eight career interceptions, two shy of being tied for eighth-most in program history. The win over Tennessee State was his second career game with multiple interceptions, with the first coming in last year's New Orleans Bowl. - Conference USA Football


rSr/2022 FS Reed BlankenshipMiddle Tennessee
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  2019 PRESEASON PHIL STEELE/DRAFT SCOUT FBS G5 SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICAN: Reed Blakenship, Middle Tennessee State, Jr.,...Blankenship is coming off a career year where he earned first team all-conference honors after leading the Blue Raiders with 107 total tackles. The junior also had 8.0 TFLs, four interceptions and seven pass breakups. His four interceptions ranked 16th nationally. - Middle Tennessee Football

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  Middle Tennessee head coach Rick Stockstill announced Sunday the permanent captains for the Blue Raiders in 2019. Safety Reed Blankenship, linebacker Khalil Brooks, defensive tackle Malik Manciel, safety Jovante Moffatt and running back Terelle West, were honored as the 14th group of permanent captains in the FBS era at Middle Tennessee. The team voted on the five captains, and Coach Stockstill made the announcement during a team meeting Saturday morning.

"This is the ultimate honor when your teammates make you a permanent captain for the season," said Stockstill. "These five guys have meant a lot to this program and all are very deserving. It's not just your play on the field but the way you conduct yourself off the field and how you lead and push your teammates. When your peers give you a vote for the way you practice every day and compete on the field and in the classroom there is not a better honor out there." - MTSU Football


rSr/2022 FS Reed BlankenshipMiddle Tennessee
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  2019 PRESEASON WUERFFEL TROPHY WATCH LIST: Khalil Brooks, Middle Tennessee, Senior, LB,...Brooks, who has earned second team all-conference honors two years in a row, enters the 2019 campaign ranked fifth all-time in sacks (14.5) at Middle Tennessee and fifth in tackles for loss (33.5). A preseason All-C-USA pick in 2018 and 2019, Brooks had 68 tackles in 2018 and shared the team lead with 14.5 TFLs. - Middle Tennessee Football

rSr/2020 SS Khalil BrooksMiddle Tennessee
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  2019 PRESEASON PAYCOM JIM THORPE AWARD WATCH LIST: Reed Blankenship, Middle Tennessee, Jr.,...Blankenship, out of Athens, AL, is coming off a career year where he earned first team all-conference honors after leading the Blue Raiders with 107 total tackles. The junior also had 8.0 TFLs, four interceptions and seven pass breakups. His four interceptions ranked 16th nationally.

In October last year at Old Dominion, Blankenship made national headlines after returning an interception 100 yards for a touchdown. He also added 17 tackles (9 solos), a sack, and 3.0 TFL's to earn the Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week award. He is also on the Bednarik Award Watch List and was selected Preseason All-Conference USA. - Middle Tennessee Football


rSr/2022 FS Reed BlankenshipMiddle Tennessee
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  2019 PRESEASON RIMINGTON TROPHY CANDIDATE: Josh Fannin, Middle Tennessee,...Earned Honorable Mention All-C-USA honors...Started all 14 games at center...Averaged 70.6 snaps per game...Graded out a winner in 13 of 14 games...Missed all of spring practice while recovering from surgery. - Middle Tennessee Football

rSr/2020 C Josh FanninMiddle Tennessee
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  2019 PRESEASON BILETNIKOFF AWARD WATCH LIST: Ty Lee, Middle Tennessee,...Lee, an honorable mention all-conference pick in 2018, enters the 2019 season as the NCAA's active career leader in receptions with 213. The Moultrie, Ga., native currently ranks third all-time in receptions (213), fifth in receiving yards (2,537) and third in touchdown receptions (21).

Lee was an all-conference honoree in 2017 after being named Freshman All-American and earning a spot on the C-USA All-Freshman team in 2016. He currently has caught at least one pass in 40 straight games which is just three shy of equaling the school record of 43. He is coming off a solid junior season where he hauled in 71 passes for 883 and seven touchdowns while also returning punts and kickoffs. Lee reeled in 10 passes for a career-best 158 yards last year in a win over UTEP. - Middle Tennessee Football


Sr/2020 WR Ty LeeMiddle Tennessee
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  2019 PRESEASON BEDNARIK AWARD CANDIDATE: S Reed Blankenship, Middle Tennessee,...Blankenship, out of Athens, AL, is coming off a career year where he earned first team all-conference honors after leading the Blue Raiders with 107 total tackles. The junior also had 8.0 TFLs, four interceptions and seven pass breakups. His four interceptions ranked 16th nationally.

In October last year at Old Dominion, Blankenship made national headlines after returning an interception 100 yards for a touchdown. He also added 17 tackles (9 solos), a sack, and 3.0 TFL's to earn the Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week award. - Middle Tennessee Football


rSr/2022 FS Reed BlankenshipMiddle Tennessee
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  2019 PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE USA (COACHES): DB Reed Blankenship, Jr., Middle Tennessee,...Blankenship, out of Athens, AL, is coming off a career year where he earned first team all-conference honors after leading the Blue Raiders with 107 total tackles. The junior also had 8.0 TFLs, four interceptions and seven pass breakups. His four interceptions ranked 16th nationally. Earlier today, Blankenship was also voted to the Bednarik Award Watch List. - Middle Tennessee Football

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  2019 PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE USA (COACHES): LB Khalil Brooks, Sr., Middle Tennessee,...Brooks, who has earned second team all-conference honors two years in a row, enters the 2019 campaign ranked fifth all-time in sacks (14.5) at Middle Tennessee and fifth in tackles for loss (33.5). A preseason All-C-USA pick in 2018, Brooks had 68 tackles in 2018 and shared the team lead with 14.5 TFLs. - Middle Tennessee Football

rSr/2020 SS Khalil BrooksMiddle Tennessee
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