MIZ will receive to start the game.
Tre’Vez Johnson and Marvin Burks back deep to receive the opening kickoff.
Starters for offense
OL: Javon Foster, Xavier Delgado, Connor Tollison, Cam’Ron Johnson, Armand Membou
TE: Tyler Stephens
WR: Luther Burden III, Theo Wease, Mookie Cooper
RB: Cody Schrader
QB: Brady Cook
Starters for defense
DL: Darius Robinson, Kristian Williams, Jay Jernigan, Johnny Walker
LB: Ty'Ron Hopper, Dameon Wilson
DB: Ennis Rakestraw, Daylan Carnell, Jaylon Carlies, Joe Charleston, Kris Abrams-Draine
First series for offense: Schrader gets a seven-yard gain to start, and then the first down on second and short. Cook airs it out for Burden, but it was a bit underthrown. Then, he air-mails the next pass on second down. He had Wease on an out route for a first down at least. MTSU sends five players on third down and it gets the sack.
First series for defense: MLB Chad Bailey is active but Chuck Hicks gets the start. Carnell was in coverage on that pass down the sideline. I couldn’t tell if he actually got his hand in to get a PBU but MTSU didn’t catch it. Blue Raiders shank the punt and it goes only 19 yards.
Second series for offense: Schrader with a short gain followed by a quick out route to Burden. On third down Cook had Burden up the seem but the pressure was hot off the edge for MTSU.
Second series for defense: Hicks and Carnell in the backfield for that TFL on first down. Tigers force another quick three and out. Ty’Ron Hopper blitzing in to force some pressure on third down.
Third series for offense: Hicks and Carnell in the backfield for that TFL on first down. Tigers force another quick three and out. Ty’Ron Hopper blitzing in to force some pressure on third down.
Third series for offense: Peat starts it off with a gain of 11 and then an inside zone on the next play for a gain of 15 yards. Then again for a gain of seven, eight and four yards.
The first penalty of the game inside the 10-yard line is RG Cam’Ron Johnson with a holding. Then a snap infraction on Tollison, so that’s -15 over two straight plays. Burden catches a screen and carries like four players on his back for a gain of nine. Pressure gets past Foster for a sack. MTSU sent six. Harrison Mevis knocks through a 39-yard field goal. Penalties killed this drive. MTSU 0, MIZ 3
Third series for defense: MTSU has a WR built like Rob Gronkowski catching wheel routes. DT Josh Landry with major pressure up the middle on second down to force an errant throw. Nyles Gaddy with a sack on the next play. Don't have to worry about the defense.
Fourth series for offense: Cook with a nice little scamper for a first down. Then a throw to Burden for five yards. They're going to have to use the short game to move the ball against the blitz. MTSU with a TFL and then they couldn't convert on third and short. Boos reigning down after the Tigers go three-and-out.
End of 1st quarter: MTSU 0, MIZ 3
Tre’Vez Johnson and Marvin Burks back deep to receive the opening kickoff.
Starters for offense
OL: Javon Foster, Xavier Delgado, Connor Tollison, Cam’Ron Johnson, Armand Membou
TE: Tyler Stephens
WR: Luther Burden III, Theo Wease, Mookie Cooper
RB: Cody Schrader
QB: Brady Cook
Starters for defense
DL: Darius Robinson, Kristian Williams, Jay Jernigan, Johnny Walker
LB: Ty'Ron Hopper, Dameon Wilson
DB: Ennis Rakestraw, Daylan Carnell, Jaylon Carlies, Joe Charleston, Kris Abrams-Draine
First series for offense: Schrader gets a seven-yard gain to start, and then the first down on second and short. Cook airs it out for Burden, but it was a bit underthrown. Then, he air-mails the next pass on second down. He had Wease on an out route for a first down at least. MTSU sends five players on third down and it gets the sack.
First series for defense: MLB Chad Bailey is active but Chuck Hicks gets the start. Carnell was in coverage on that pass down the sideline. I couldn’t tell if he actually got his hand in to get a PBU but MTSU didn’t catch it. Blue Raiders shank the punt and it goes only 19 yards.
Second series for offense: Schrader with a short gain followed by a quick out route to Burden. On third down Cook had Burden up the seem but the pressure was hot off the edge for MTSU.
Second series for defense: Hicks and Carnell in the backfield for that TFL on first down. Tigers force another quick three and out. Ty’Ron Hopper blitzing in to force some pressure on third down.
Third series for offense: Hicks and Carnell in the backfield for that TFL on first down. Tigers force another quick three and out. Ty’Ron Hopper blitzing in to force some pressure on third down.
Third series for offense: Peat starts it off with a gain of 11 and then an inside zone on the next play for a gain of 15 yards. Then again for a gain of seven, eight and four yards.
The first penalty of the game inside the 10-yard line is RG Cam’Ron Johnson with a holding. Then a snap infraction on Tollison, so that’s -15 over two straight plays. Burden catches a screen and carries like four players on his back for a gain of nine. Pressure gets past Foster for a sack. MTSU sent six. Harrison Mevis knocks through a 39-yard field goal. Penalties killed this drive. MTSU 0, MIZ 3
Third series for defense: MTSU has a WR built like Rob Gronkowski catching wheel routes. DT Josh Landry with major pressure up the middle on second down to force an errant throw. Nyles Gaddy with a sack on the next play. Don't have to worry about the defense.
Fourth series for offense: Cook with a nice little scamper for a first down. Then a throw to Burden for five yards. They're going to have to use the short game to move the ball against the blitz. MTSU with a TFL and then they couldn't convert on third and short. Boos reigning down after the Tigers go three-and-out.
End of 1st quarter: MTSU 0, MIZ 3
