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08/04/20 - Alex Usry, rSr/2023, Middle Tennessee + More +

2020 PHIL STEELE/DRAFTSCOUT PRESEASON ALL-BIG SOUTH FIRST TEAM: Alex Usry, Charleston Southern, Jr.,...A 2019 HERO Sports Sophomore All-American, Usry enters the 2020 season as the reigning Big South Special Teams Player of the Year. The McDonough, Ga. native was a four-time conference Special Teams Player of the Week recipient and set the CSU record for most field goals in a single season and longest field goal in program history (52 at North Alabama), while adding 82 total points on the year. - Charleston Southern Football

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K Alex Usry, Middle Tennessee
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08/04/20 - Izaiah Gathings, rSr/2023, Middle Tennessee + More +

2020 PHIL STEELE/DRAFTSCOUT PRESEASON ALL-BIG SOUTH FIRST TEAM: Izaiah Gathings, Gardner-Webb, Jr.,...Gathings burst onto the scene last season with 71 catches for 1,046 yards and 11 touchdowns. He hauled in 59 passes for 763 yards and all 11 of his touchdowns against Big South foes, averaging 109.0 yards per game through the air over that stretch of games - which began with two touchdown grabs against Hampton on October 12. The Statesville, N.C., standout finished the season with an active streak of four-straight games with 10+ catches, 100+ yards and at least one touchdown catch - all Big South records that will extend into the 2020 season. Phil Steele also tabbed Gathings as a preseason All-America choice in his FCS projections. - Gardner-Webb Football

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TE Izaiah Gathings, Middle Tennessee
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07/30/20 - Christian Dixon, rSr/2023, Middle Tennessee + More +

2020 PHIL STEELE/DRAFTSCOUT All-CAA THIRD TEAM: Christian Dixon, Towson, Jr.,...Dixon stepped into a starting role last year and finished third on the team in total tackles with 77, earning multiple tackles in every game including at least eight in six different contests. He tied for the team lead in sacks with 4.5 plus added nine tackles for loss and a pair of forced fumbles and recoveries. - Towson Football

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OLB Christian Dixon, Middle Tennessee
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07/29/20 - Izaiah Gathings, rSr/2023, Middle Tennessee + More +

2020 PHIL STEELE/DRAFTSCOUT BIG SOUTH PRESEASON OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: WR Izaiah Gathings, Gardner-Webb, Jr.,...Gathings burst onto the scene last season with 71 catches for 1,046 yards and 11 touchdowns in 2019. He hauled in 59 passes for 763 yards and all 11 of his touchdowns against Big South foes, averaging 109.0 yards per game through the air over that stretch of games - which began with two touchdown grabs against Hampton on October 12. The Statesville, N.C., standout finished the season with an active streak of four-straight games with 10+ catches, 100+ yards and at least one touchdown catch – all Big South records that will extend into the 2020 season. - Gardner-Webb Football

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TE Izaiah Gathings, Middle Tennessee
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07/28/20 - Izaiah Gathings, rSr/2023, Middle Tennessee + More +

2020 PHIL STEELE/DRAFTSCOUT PRESEASON ALL-FCS FOURTH TEAM: WR Izaiah Gathings, Gardner-Webb, Jr.,...Gathings, a preseason FCS All-America selection by Hero Sports, burst onto the scene last season with 71 catches for 1,046 yards and 11 touchdowns. Blessed with NFL size and length, the 6-foot-4, 218-pound junior did much of his damage last season in conference games. He hauled in 59 passes for 763 yards and all 11 of his touchdowns against Big South foes, averaging 109.0 yards per game through the air over that stretch of games - which began with two touchdown grabs against Hampton on October 12. - Gardner-Webb Football

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TE Izaiah Gathings, Middle Tennessee
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07/25/20 - Reed Blankenship, rSr/2022, Middle Tennessee + More +

2020 BRONKO NAGURSKI TROPHY PRESEASON WATCH LIST: DB Reed Blakenship, Middle Tennessee,...A team captain in 2019, Blankenship owns 233 career tackles, 15.5 TFLs, 18 pass breakups, eight interceptions and two blocked kicks. - Middle Tennessee Football

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FS Reed Blankenship, Middle Tennessee
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07/25/20 - Reed Blankenship, rSr/2022, Middle Tennessee + More +

2020 PAYCOM JIM THORPE AWARD PRESEASON WATCH LIST: Reed Blankenship, Middle Tennessee, Sr.,...Blankenship earned second team all-conference recognition last year despite missing the final five games of the season with an injury. Blankenship, who ranked tied for first nationally in blocked kicks with two, was fourth on the team in tackles with 58 to go with two interceptions, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. A team captain in 2019, Blankenship owns 233 career tackles, 15.5 TFLs, 18 pass breakups, eight interceptions and two blocked kicks. - Middle Tennessee Football

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FS Reed Blankenship, Middle Tennessee
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07/16/20 - Reed Blankenship, rSr/2022, Middle Tennessee + More +

2020 PRESEASON BEDNARIK AWARD WATCH LIST: S Reed Blankenship, Middle Tennessee,...Blankenship earned second team all-conference recognition last year despite missing the final five games of the season with an injury. Blankenship, who ranked tied for first nationally in blocked kicks with two, was fourth on the team in tackles with 58 to go with two interceptions, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. - Middle Tennessee Football

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FS Reed Blankenship, Middle Tennessee
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06/14/20 - Reed Blankenship, rSr/2022, Middle Tennessee + More +

Perennial all-conference performer Reed Blankenship was well on his way to another All-Conference USA First Team selection before suffering a broken leg against North Texas in the team's seventh game, costing him the remaining five contests. Then, after filling in admirably for Blankenship for the last five games, Kylan Stribling was forced to undergo knee and shoulder surgeries this offseason. The seniors are slated to start alongside each other in 2020 - Stribling will likely fill the void at strong safety left by all-time great Jovante Moffatt - and while this offseason has been strange because of the COVID-19 pandemic, both have rehabbed well.

"I am 100 percent confident that I am as good as new," Blankenship said in a recent feature on goblueraiders.com. "As far as where I am, I guess that will be determined when I get back on the field in a game situation." Blankenship and Stribling might get the starting nods when the Blue Raiders take the field against Duke for the season opener Sept. 5, but expect to see more names from the group on the field. - Daily News Journal

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FS Reed Blankenship, Middle Tennessee
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06/03/20 - Reed Blankenship, rSr/2022, Middle Tennessee + More +

Reed Blankenship thought he had lost much more than the rest of his junior season when he suffered a broken left leg during a Conference USA showdown at North Texas six games into the football season last October. The all-conference safety and captain thought he had lost his voice within the team. "It was the first time I had been injured like that and out for the rest of the season. It took a toll from a mental aspect," Blankenship said. "I felt helpless. Not being out there was tough. I felt like I couldn't speak my mind. I felt like I didn't have a voice anymore. It was like I was on the outside looking in and it was one of the toughest things I had experienced."

Of course, players don't generally lose their positions or stature within the framework of the team due to injury. Captains don't lose their influence so easily. "Reed is a captain and he felt like he needed to be out there with his teammates but he soon learned that being a captain isn't just what you do on the field," said Rick Stockstill, head coach of the Blue Raider football team. "He was named a captain because of the example he set on the field, off the field, in the locker room, the classroom. Just the way he leads in every area of his life." - Middle Tennessee Football

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FS Reed Blankenship, Middle Tennessee
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05/27/20 - Jordan Ferguson, rSr/2023, Middle Tennessee + More +

All football players are eager to get back on the field after missing spring practice and being away from their chosen sport since mid-March. You will have to excuse Jordan Ferguson if he seems more enthusiastic than most. The Blue Raider defensive end has been salivating for the chance to return to the gridiron since suffering a season-ending knee injury just two days prior to the start of the 2019 season. "I am ready to do what I love, and I am eager to do what I came (to Middle Tennessee) to do," said Ferguson, a 6-foot-2, 266-pound defensive end from Atlanta. "I have a lot to show and prove a lot of people wrong. I'm so excited to get back on the field with my teammates and get to work."

Count defensive coordinator Scott Shafer among those who share Ferguson's excitement to get back on the field. Ferguson is a difference maker and his absence impacted the Blue Raider defense last season. "When we lost Jordan we lost one of our best players before we ever started the season," Shafer said. "Jordan was poised and ready to have a great season. He had a great offseason and had prepared himself well. He was ready to go. When he got injured it was a shame. I was so disappointed for him because he had worked so hard." Ferguson's impact from the end position should impact a defense that has several talented players ready to hit the field. The defensive stalwart enters his redshirt junior season with 45 career tackles, seven for negative yardage, 1.5 sacks and one interception. All of that occurred as a defensive tackle. - Middle Tennessee Football

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DT Jordan Ferguson, Middle Tennessee
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05/25/20 - Shane Tucker, rSr/2018, Middle Tennessee + More +

Former Blue Raider football star Shane Tucker is coming home. Middle Tennessee head coach Rick Stockstill announced today Tucker would be joining his staff as the programs offensive graduate assistant. Tucker, out of Memphis, Tenn., played running back and receiver for the Blue Raiders from 2013 to 2017 and saw action in 39 games, including 17 starts. He was a part of three bowl teams and wins over Missouri and Syracuse. As a senior, he served as a permanent team captain and prior to that he was an honorable mention all-conference pick in 2014. For his career, Tucker rushed for 1,162 yards and 15 touchdowns to go with 67 receptions for 869 yards and seven scores. - Middle Tennessee Football

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RB Shane Tucker, Middle Tennessee
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05/20/20 - Crews Holt, rSr/2022, Middle Tennessee + More +

For a player whose name litters the Middle Tennessee football record book, place-kicker Crews Holt has yet to reach his full potential. Strong words considering Holt is among Middle Tennessee's Top 10 for career field goals made, points scored by kicking, career PATs and the redshirt senior is just 49 points shy of breaking into the all-time Top 10 for scoring regardless of position. Breaking records and placing himself among the best use to be high on Holt's priority list but those times have changed. "Coming into college I think everyone's goal is to break records and be one of the best at your position," Holt said. "My dream was to be the all-time leader in points and field goals but as I got older I started to look past that. Now I just try to focus on being the best kicker and teammate I can be and just help the team win games. "I tried aiming for that more last year. I didn't make as many field goals as the year before, but I felt I had a better year." Entering his final season as a Blue Raider specialist, Holt has already placed himself amongst the best at his position. The Brentwood, Tenn., native is tied for eighth on the career field goals list with 30 and his 165 career points are 10th on the all-time list for points scored by kicking. - Middle Tennessee Football

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K Crews Holt, Middle Tennessee
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05/17/20 - Kenneth Major, rSr/2022, Middle Tennessee + More +

Ten days after announcing he was leaving Purdue, former Christian County Colonel Kenneth Major has landed at Middle Tennessee State University. Major announced his commitment on social media Monday.- Your Sports Edge

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CB Kenneth Major, Middle Tennessee
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01/01/20 - Alex Usry, rSr/2023, Middle Tennessee + More +

2019 ALL-BIG SOUTH FIRST TEAM (COACHES): PK - Alex Usry, R-Soph., Charleston Southern,...Usry led all Big South kickers in scoring average this season and posted the third-most field goals in conference history with 19 conversions on the year. He connected on three 50-plus yard field goals, including a CSU-record 52-yarder in CSU's win over North Alabama. He converted 11 field goals in a row at one point in 2019, including two from 50-plus yards during the stretch. - Charleston Southern Football

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