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Middle Tennessee head coach Rick Stockstill announced recently the permanent captains for the Blue Raiders in 2021. Safety Reed Blankenship, defensive end Jordan Ferguson, wide receiver Jarrin Pierce, linebacker DQ Thomas and wide receiver CJ Windham, were honored as the 16th 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. It marks Blankenship's third straight year as a captain, matching former quarterback Brent Stockstill for the most in the Rick Stockstill era. Ferguson, Pierce and Thomas are captains for the second straight year. - Middle Tennessee Football

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FS Reed Blankenship, Middle Tennessee
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07/30/21 - Kyle Ulbrich, rSr/2023, Middle Tennessee, 5-11, 202 (DS#13 P) + More +

The Augusta Sports Council has announced the pre-season watch list for the 2021 Ray Guy Award, which honors the nation's top collegiate punter and Middle Tennessee's Kyle Ulbrich is on the prestigious list for the second year in a row. Ulbrich, a redshirt junior, was recently named to the C-USA Preseason Watch List after averaging a career-best 43.8 yards a punt. Along with a 75-yard boot last year, Ulbrich registered 13 punts of 50 or more yards. The 51 candidates on the list incorporate a broad spectrum of Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) punters. The 2021 watch list was compiled based on the 2021 Ray Guy Award Semifinalist List, the top ten NCAA Punters from 2020, the 2020 All-Conference teams, the 2020 All-American Teams, the 2021 pre-season All-Conference Teams and punters on the 2020 watchlist. - Middle Tennessee Football

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P Kyle Ulbrich, Middle Tennessee
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07/28/21 - Bailey Hockman, rSr/2022, Middle Tennessee, 6-2, 200 (DS#999 QB) + More +

Definitely the highest profile transfer addition to the Blue Raiders roster this offseason, Hockman is a quarterback with experience in two ACC programs, most recently NC State, where he started nine games last season, tossing the ball for 2,088 yards and 13 touchdowns. "Bailey is super talented," Brent Stockstill said. "He can throw it all over the field." "(Hockman) can spin it," Polly said. "When you see it come out of his hand, it looks like it's supposed to." As Polly notes, the quarterback job is there for the taking, and Chase Cunningham, who's shown flashes in relief of former QB Asher O'Hara in recent years, and Mike DiLiello, who's likely the best rushing threat of the three, will certainly have the opportunity to make the starting job there.

But Hockman, with his cannon of a left arm, is already impressing just from a distance on the practice field. "He makes us a better team just by being here and bringing what he brings to our unit, to our team," Polly said. "For us up front, protecting him sitting in the pocket and going through his reads, him and the other guys competing with him, it was a really fun spring." - Middle Tennessee Football

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QB Bailey Hockman, Middle Tennessee
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07/21/21 - Reed Blankenship, rSr/2022, Middle Tennessee, 6-1, 203 (DS#16 FS) + More +

The Maxwell Football Club today announced its watch list for the 27th annual Chuck Bednarik Award and Middle Tennessee's Reed Blankenship made the prestigious list for the third year in a row. The Bednarik Award has been presented to the College Defensive Player of the Year since 1995. Chuck Bednarik, former standout at Penn and with the Philadelphia Eagles, is a member of both the College Football Hall of Fame's Class of '69 and the NFL Hall of Fame's Class of '67. Blankenship, a senior, returned from an injury in 2020 but still led the Blue Raiders with 76 tackles to earn a spot on the third team. He enters the 2021 season with 309 total stops and is on pace to become the all-time leader. - Middle Tennessee Football

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FS Reed Blankenship, Middle Tennessee
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07/21/21 - Jarrin Pierce, rSr/2022, Middle Tennessee, 5-10, 184 (DS#277 WR) + More +

Conference USA released the 2021 preseason watch list, as selected by the league's 14 head coaches on Monday. Five student-athletes from each of the conference's 14 member institutions are recognized as key players to watch ahead of the 2021 season. The Blue Raiders making the Watch List were wide receiver Jarrin Pierce, center Jordan Palmer, defensive end Jordan Ferguson, safety Reed Blankenship, and punter Kyle Ulbrich. The Blue Raiders will report for fall camp on Aug. 5 with the first practice set for Aug. 6. The 2021 season opener is set for Sept. 4 at home against Monmouth. - Middle Tennessee Football

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WR Jarrin Pierce, Middle Tennessee
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06/23/21 - Jarrin Pierce, rSr/2022, Middle Tennessee, 5-10, 184 (DS#277 WR) + More +

Phil Steele's Preseason All-Conference USA team was announced today and Middle Tennessee had seven players honored by the highly popular football magazine. The Blue Raiders had four on defense and three on defense. On offense the Blue Raiders were represented by wide receiver Jarrin Pierce, quarterback Bailey Hockman and offensive lineman Netori Johnson. Pierce, a first team selection, was an honorable mention All-C-USA pick last year after leading MT with 59 receptions for 584 yards and three touchdowns. The senior started all nine games and had seven or more catches in a game four times. - Middle Tennessee Football

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WR Jarrin Pierce, Middle Tennessee
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06/22/21 - Alex Usry, rSr/2023, Middle Tennessee, 5-10, 185 (DS#999 K) + More +

Middle Tennessee head football coach Rick Stockstill announced today two more transfers into the program who will be eligible immediately. The Blue Raiders have added placekicker Alex Usry and defensive end Joseph Honeysucker. Honeysucker (6-3, 240) signed with Memphis in 2019 but did not see any action as a freshman and left the Tigers prior to the 2020 campaign. He was a three-star prospect coming out of Nashville's Hillsboro High School where he helped them to three straight winning seasons and playoff berths. Honeysucker ended his career with 37 sacks and earned all-state and all-region honors. Usry (5-10, 185) served as Charleston Southern's primary kicker for the previous three years where he was the 2019 Big South Special Teams Player of the Year and a sophomore All-American. He made 20 of 28 field goals during his career while also connecting on a school record 52 yarder. - Middle Tennessee Football

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K Alex Usry, Middle Tennessee
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06/20/21 - Izaiah Gathings, rSr/2023, Middle Tennessee, 6-3, 233 (DS#40 TE) + More +

Middle Tennessee State announced this week it added two transfers to its football program, among them Statesville native Izaiah Gathings. Gathings committed in May. A school official said then that no announcement regarding the transfer would be made until he enrolled. Middle Tennessee State is a member of the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) and competes in Conference USA, a league that includes the Charlotte 49ers. "All I needed was a opportunity. I won't disappoint," Gathings wrote on Twitter. His post was accompanied by a picture of him in the Middle Tennessee State stadium sporting Blue Raiders paraphernalia. A 6-foot-4, 225-pound receiver, Gathings arrives in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, having excelled for three seasons at Gardner-Webb, a member of the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). During his stint with Gardner-Webb, Gathings recorded 101 receptions for 1,341 yards and 14 touchdowns. In 2019, he led the Runnin' Bulldogs with 71 receptions for 1,046 yards and 11 touchdowns. - Charlotte Observer

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TE Izaiah Gathings, Middle Tennessee
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06/17/21 - Izaiah Gathings, rSr/2023, Middle Tennessee, 6-3, 233 (DS#40 TE) + More +

Middle Tennessee State University football has added transfers Tra Fluellen and Izaiah Gathings - both of whom are eligible to play for the 2021 season. Fluellen, a safety, joins the Blue Raiders after spending two years at Houston Baptist University, while Gathings, a wide receiver, comes to Murfreesboro from Gardner-Webb. The 6-foot-2, 207-pound Fluellen, who is from Gilmer, Texas, was named a finalist for the Jerry Rice Award (given to the top freshman in the FCS) and earned HERO Sports Freshman All-America First Team honors. Fluellen had 101 tackles as a freshman to finish third on the team. He also added two interceptions and three fumble recoveries. - Daily News Journal

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TE Izaiah Gathings, Middle Tennessee
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04/11/21 - Amir Rasul, rSr/2022, Middle Tennessee, 5-11, 204 (DS#120 RB) + More +

They aren't strangers to college football and the stringent offseason workout routines that allow them to handle the wear and tear of a season. Both have played plenty of major college football, Pettaway spending four seasons at West Virginia and Rasul four years at Florida State. That experience factor was one of the reasons head coach Rick Stockstill and running backs coach Jeff Beckles were excited to get them to Murfreesboro, not to mention their physical attributes. "Amir, with his speed, we want to get him on the perimeter. He's a guy who came up in the track system, and when you get him in space, he's hard to bring down," Beckles said.

"Martell, he's done some big things in some big games. He transferred here from the Big 12 and has gone over 100 yards there a couple of times. He's been under the lights in the big stadiums and has done it, and we're hoping that carries over here and he can show guys that when we get into the stadium, this is how we react." Going through matt drills in January was maybe more exciting for Rasul and Pettaway than it would be in a normal year. Though they were a little winded at first, getting back into football shape really wasn't that tough, according to Rasul. "We had to go through matt drills and conditioning first, but after that, it's been pretty simple," he said. "We've been playing football forever, so you never lose it." - Middle Tennessee Football

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RB Amir Rasul, Middle Tennessee
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03/26/21 - Bailey Hockman, rSr/2022, Middle Tennessee, 6-2, 200 (DS#999 QB) + More +

When quarterback Asher O'Hara entered the transfer portal in December, Middle Tennessee suddenly had a need for a new starting signal caller. Returners Chase Cunningham and Mike DiLiello immediately entered into the battle for the starting spot, but wide receiver CJ Windham helped head coach Rick Stockstill bring in one more name to add to the mix. The senior wideout has quite the chemistry with the newcomer, too. "As soon as Bailey went into the portal, I immediately hit up Coach Stock and told him this is something we need to make happen," Windham said. "This is one of those things you can't draw up...and an opportunity we couldn't pass up on." Bailey Hockman is a redshirt junior southpaw who's gained experience the last few years playing for Power 5 programs Florida State and North Carolina State. Before he was a heralded true freshman in 2017 at FSU, where he spent a season with Blue Raider running back Amir Rasul, he starred under the Friday night lights at powerhouse McEachern High School in Powder Springs, Georgia, an Atlanta suburb on the northwest side. Hockman was one of the best high school quarterbacks the state of Georgia has ever seen. - Middle Tennessee Football

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QB Bailey Hockman, Middle Tennessee
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01/15/21 - Bailey Hockman, rSr/2022, Middle Tennessee, 6-2, 200 (DS#999 QB) + More +

North Carolina State quarterback Bailey Hockman plans to play at Middle Tennessee as a graduate transfer. Hockman announced he has committed to the Blue Raiders in a social-media post Thursday, about a week after announcing he would leave the Wolfpack. The redshirt junior and former Florida State transfer started nine games for N.C. State, helping the Wolfpack to eight wins and an appearance in the Gator Bowl. He threw for 1,820 yards and 12 touchdowns, starting the first two games before Devin Leary took over after being sidelined for much of preseason camp due to COVID-19 protocols. - AP College Football

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QB Bailey Hockman, Middle Tennessee
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01/07/21 - Bailey Hockman, rSr/2022, Middle Tennessee, 6-2, 200 (DS#999 QB) + More +

N.C. State was going to have a crowded quarterback room next season one way or another. A seat just opened up in that room. Bailey Hockman, the Georgia native who started nine games in the 2020 season, announced on Twitter Wednesday morning he was entering the transfer portal. "This university and program has done so much for my life as (an) athlete and man," Hockman wrote. "I want to personally thank coach Doeren and coach Beck for helping me become a better person on and off the field." In 10 games, Hockman led the team in passing with 2,088 yards and 13 touchdowns. Hockman also threw 11 interceptions this season, including three in the Wolfpack's 23-21 loss to Kentucky in the Gator Bowl on Jan. 2. In 17 career games at N.C. State Hockman passed for 2,185 yards. It's been an up and down two seasons in Raleigh for Hockman, who started his career at Florida State. He was beat out by redshirt sophomore Devin Leary in fall camp for the starting job, but it was Hockman, not Leary, who started the opener against Wake Forest. - Raleigh News Observer

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QB Bailey Hockman, Middle Tennessee
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01/06/21 - Bailey Hockman, rSr/2022, Middle Tennessee, 6-2, 200 (DS#999 QB) + More +

North Carolina State quarterback Bailey Hockman says he plans to leave the 24th-ranked Wolfpack as a graduate transfer. Hockman posted a statement on social media Wednesday announcing his decision. It came after the redshirt junior and former Florida State transfer started nine games for N.C. State, helping the Wolfpack to eight wins and an appearance in the Gator Bowl. Hockman threw for 1,820 yards and 12 touchdowns for N.C. State, starting the first two games before Devin Leary took over after being sidelined for much of preseason camp due to COVID-19 protocols. But Leary went down to a season-ending leg injury against Duke on Oct. 17, and Hockman started the final six games. - AP College Football

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QB Bailey Hockman, Middle Tennessee
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01/03/21 - Brody Butler, rSr/2025, Middle Tennessee, 5-11, 229 (DS#17 LS) + More +

2020 CONFERENCE USA FOOTBALL ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM: LS-Brody Butler, Middle Tennessee,...Butler was named Honorable Mention All-C-USA and C-USA All-Freshman...Played in all nine games as the team's primary snapper...Only had one bad snap all season in 58 attempts...Graded out a winner in all nine games. - Middle Tennessee Football

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LS Brody Butler, Middle Tennessee
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