Tag: Scott Shafer

NASSAU, Bahamas – Middle Tennessee and Toledo players have heard the “Something has to give” cliché all week long as the two teams prepare to play in the annual Bahamas Bowl on Friday (Noon kickoff, ESPN). MTSU (6-6 overall, 4-4 in Conference USA) leads the nation when it comes to forcing and recovering turnovers. The…

Defensive Coordinator/Safeties Coach Scott Shafer On the team’s defensive identity… “We are a very young defense. We have a couple older kids at safety with Reed Blankenship and at linebacker with DQ Thomas, but most of them have three years left, some have four, and a handful with two years [of eligibility remaining], so just…