Middle Tennessee vs Tennessee Tech Highlights | 2024 FBS Week 1 | College Football Highlights

rivalry as Middle Tennessee welcomes Tennessee first play handoff up the middle not a lot doing on the Rune and you see two running backs in the back field for big blue and the handoff up the middle to Jaden cradle and new offensive coordinator bod reers offense as cradle will pick up about six cradle on the handoff again close to a first down and yow's left and it's Middlebrook who's going to get stuck behind the line of scrimmage the opening drive F out from the gun Here Comes The Blitz stands fires over the middle and Middle Tennessee with an offset backfield handoff pent slides out of one tackle will fall forward after a pickup for each position there's six tight ends listed on the right check down over the middle good enough for a first down and it's one of those tight end hand off up the middle not a lot doing and goal read play and Pie up the middle diving for the End Zone what a an opening drive for Middle Tennessee to kick off the 2024 campaign have a true running game with the running backs which is going to help their offense be very potent as the season goes on long time in three years at Hutchinson Community College in Kansas as the first play is going to jayen Mitchell over this year along with the whole brand new coaching staff and about 55 newcomers to this Tech Squad as that second down pass and they're going to run at least six deep here tonight as the screen pass near side and just getting past the line finds a man wide open across the middle plenty of room for treml Jones he slides out of a couple tackles before he is finally shoved out of bounds 24 handoff up the middle is to Mitchell picks up a couple before being dropped by time used it at New Hampshire for the last couple of years as That Swing pass is too far in front of Jaylen Mitchell third down and eight Man in Motion near side label trying to free himself up hit as he throws and throws it out of bound and so middle is in business on their second Drive hand off to cradle and he is met by A Flock of eagles of vato with pent as the running back pent takes the hand off and nowhere to go Fato to throw Fork down quick throw near side has a man gayon Carter and he has the first down and middle goes under Center For the First Time play action vato over the middle and was looking for vato to throw Here Comes The Blitz over the middle wide open TouchDown miles Butler in the back of the end zone the gate first play of the second quarter ready to roll as Ranken knocks through another point after attempt F shotgun formation for label set to throw on second and 10 has a clean pocket now running out of time and he is [Applause] dropped hand off up the middle Jaylen Mitchell Spencer Ashby the Australian out to punt middle almost got a piece of it high end over in Kick as a fair catch is C of lineman in it tight end handoff near side [Applause] and it's p who Fato stepping up in a clean pocket and overshoots the 6'2 miles Butler Kelly in motion hand off up the middle and that's going to be good enough for a first down jaale Middlebrook got this one going about two and a half hours late play action vato checks down and in and out of the hands of handoff up the middle room to run number 22 Jaden cradle close to a first down Fato to throw quick throw might have been tipped at the line and now a flag cut off set to the left handoff up the middle looking for room bouncing around to the outside and an easy [Applause] score and on the season here tonight as Ranken knocks through another point after attempt and middle more Jordan pots who started six games for the golden eagles a season ago High snap and now Mitchell running out of room and he has dropped a yard behind the season long to figure out who was going to be that starter both of them were anticipated to play tonight and out of the back field on the swing pass Jet Sweep around the far sideline it's TRL Jones and he's got the first down he's got a second and 10 middle fourman Rush pots going the wrong way trying to find the edge and now just checking it hand off up the middle and it's a safety Frank pent had nowhere so now second and 12 for pots and the the Eagles fourman Rush checks down to the outside finds a pots to throw on first down coming to the near side he's going to tuck it he's going to pick up close to a first down as he steps out every other year you and I called a couple of those games pots to throw flushed on second down looking for a receiver and he skips one and he thinks these safeties can be game changers see what they've got on second and 13 as Potts taking a shot and pot stays in the gun for wide Lincoln near side can't get out of one t for the Eagles pots throwing stepping up being chased lobs one into the end zone and he was looking for deep snap [Applause] hold and he pick up first downs with his legs Nicks the tight end big number 8 one now out in the flat after coming in motion and Pops Pops to throw fourman rush lob it near sideline and it lands in no man's land and that'll bring out the punt team 12 years vato to throw first down looking for Far Side has a man and that's Omari Kell 16 empty back field for vato he's throwing and intercept it cdro willford picked it off and is wrapped up pots on first down play action checked down to his tied end out of the back field and a great backfield Tackle by Abdul muhammd second and 12 pots quick throw far side it's Lincoln slipped out of one and pushed out of bounds by Brendan Harris Bato handing off up the middle and and Tennessee Tech has done a really nice job face mask penalty against Tech vato throwing on first down checking down and slipping out of a couple of tackles and Diving that was a key third down and 11 Tech brings pressure completed miles Butler gets out a one tackle Bato throwing fiveman rushed tried to do a comeback route defensive coordinator Greg Jones has a lot to work with in his first year handoff jayen Mitchell on first down scoots well into Middle Tennessee pots throwing on first down has a receiver Far Side it is Jones and he has wrestled big South and OBC for football purposes in the last couple of years as cradle runs right into number big middle shifting Bato handing off up the middle cradle gets to the 20 yd line picks up a few first play handoff up the middle it is scooting his way to a big pickup after 18 pots throwing again wide open downfield is Maples leaping over the pylon touchdown sometimes your players just get open because of the skill set and then other times Parker in motion pots rolling out looking for help fires back across the middle and off the hands 146 to go in the third trying to get this offense going finds cradle out of the back field who turns it up finds a seaman takes a pop at first down rush Wilkins gets around to the outside breaks a couple of tackles still churning and brought down just shy of the 40 yd line vato throwing on second down here comes the pressure getting rid of it quick couple of flags down from different places as Frank pent made bus Rod second down and forever out of the back field it's Middlebrook slot position Fato picked off it's Swafford going the other way Aaron Swafford pick six is down at about the 371 to go fourth quarter middle on top by 10 vato handing off to Frank Pon and nowhere to go and again great P pent in the back field with vato third down and five vato checks down to pent out of the back field Cuts back to Midfield has the first down lost his Edge after thinking he was going to East Tennessee State Fato throws on second down and Omari Kelly punch formation near side here's vato another check down cradle out of the backfield has Willis lead blocking and going to be just short kick is up and Ranken splits him as as their trophy between the Rivalry check down on first down big pop so that's what they called the total second and short handoff up the middle going to be good enough for a first down games down the road first down hand off right side you know back and forth got to earn it on the field just a good oldfashioned rivalry pots throwing has time checks down has Baker with time lobbing in one for the End Zone touchdown Maples Aston Maples as Hayden Olen is out to add the point after and it is a onore ball game here in the co season has found a home at Tennessee Tech and he is a baller and vato will just have to throw it away and now picking up the Pace a little bit second down and four they go back to Reed he slides out of a few tackles and has plenty of modern era since 1978 running back out of the back field is sunny pots to throw fiveman rush lofting to the end zone touchdown quarterback has tied this game up at 20 their first lead Eagles on [Applause] top fourman Rush vato flushed finds a man across the middle it's Omari Kelly he's going to have to pick up the first down and get out of bounds about the 32 yard line fourman Rush Fato in the pocket steps up he's going to have to tuck it and tries to get out of bounds and first down handoff up the middle Frank pie it breaking free big Frank pie and heading to the end zone diving for the [Applause] pylon and Frank the Tank would not be denied right there formation empty back field for vato quick throw and he got it Kell Stewart open in the flat and middle seconds left pots checks down now we got a a little pitchy pitchy woo woo going nowhere and that'll do it and if you coach Mason you never frown over a victory especially your first Victory a part of the MTSU but he is rightfully celebrating this win tonight with his team with the uh Middle Tennessee Alma moner song and so we'll catch up with him you're right about that and I I think that you're you're definitely if you're tennessy tech fans you're definitely sad