Blue Raider Review (05/23/2020 - 05/29/2020)

The Blue Raider Review is GoMiddle's weekly column summing up all the coverage we provided to subscribers and non-subscribers as well as rounding up MTSU sports news of the last week.

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Matt continued his Signee Spotlight series, catching up with football signee Jordan Palmer and baseball signee Tyson Mickie:

We zero in and focus on Jordan Palmer for this signee spotlight. Palmer is a junior college product who is labeled as an offensive center.

https://middletennessee.rivals.com/news/signee-spotlight-jordan-palmer

It is time to change lanes a bit and switch gears. GoMiddle has been covering the movers and the shakers from the recruiting trail, whether that's football or basketball. This time we spice things up and focus on some baseball.

For this spotlight, we focus on recently signed Blue Raider, Tyson Mickie.

Mickie is a versatile outfielder who officially announced his signing with MTSU on November 15, 2019.

https://middletennessee.rivals.com/news/baseball-recruit-spotlight-tyson-mickie

Tyler caught up with 2021 WR Prospect Da'Shawn Brown:

MTSU football is always looking for speed and quickness on offense. 2021 WR Da'Shawn Brown fits the mold. The 6'1', 170 WR from York High School in York, SC is a do-it-all-player for his team. He displays good speed, quickness and agility at kick returner and punt returner; and great ability tracking and catching the ball at WR.

https://middletennessee.rivals.com/news/checking-in-with-2021-prospect-da-shawn-brown

The MTSU football staff handed out a handful of scholarships to 2021 prospects this week:

We discuss the newest 2021 offers (and prospects) in the linked thread below. It is now part of our free forum, so sign up for an account and give us your opinions!

https://middletennessee.forums.rivals.com/threads/new-thread-for-2021-recruits.15317/

MT made the top 10 for SC linebacker prospect Miles Capers:

As reported first by GoMiddle, MTSU basketball will play Ole Miss and former HC Kermit Davis on December 16th:

Shane Tucker is back in the 'Boro, he's the newest offensive graduate assistant for Rick Stockstill's staff:

Blue Raiders Right Tackle Robert Jones got some love from Jim Nagy, the Executive Director of the Senior Bowl:

We've talked to a ton of prospects - all are ready to start visiting prospective colleges. That won't happen until August 1st at the earliest:

On the women's basketball side, Blue Raiders assistant Shalon Pillow has been named head coach at Florida A&M:

And to wrap up the review this week, MTSU to end in-person classes before Thanksgiving, cancel fall break because of COVID-19: