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Blue Raider Review (06/20/2020 - 07/03/2020)

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. This is a two week review - we missed last week.

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In case you missed it, Zack Dobson entered the transfer portal. We rounded up the discussion here:

https://middletennessee.forums.rivals.com/threads/dobson-in-the-portal.15412/#post-108707

https://middletennessee.rivals.com/news/zack-dobson-transfer-reaction

Matt and Tyler listed the Top 5 realistic targets on the board for MT football at this time:

Each week GoMiddle has been tracking all the movers and shakers from the recruiting trail.

Now it is time to get down to the crux of it and pinpoint some guys that are reasonable targets for the Blue Raiders coaching staff.

https://middletennessee.rivals.com/news/five-top-realistic-targets-for-mt-in-2021

2021 OL Jaquan Toney committed to MT last week:

Toney is 6'4", 265 pounds and he plays for Jemison High School in Huntsville, Alabama.

MTSU was Toney's first offer on April 9th. Alcorn State and Alabama State both offered soon thereafter.

https://middletennessee.rivals.com/news/2021-ol-jaquan-toney-commits-to-mtsu

Tyler caught up with 2021 WR Prospect Brenden Shipp:

MT football recruiting is starting to heat up with two commitments in as many weeks.

Here at GoMiddle we continue to scour the prospect boards to identify players both high on MT and high on the coaching board.

One prospect we've been told the coaching staff is high on is 2021 WR

Brenden Shipp from The Villages, FL and The Villages Charter School.

https://middletennessee.rivals.com/news/touching-base-with-2021-wr-brenden-shipp

Matt broke down the upcoming C-USA football schedule based on ESPN'S FPI:

During a wild period in time, the status of the 2020 college football season is certainly up in the air. There is a distinct possibility that football will be a no go in 2020.

For the sake of hope and fun, though, let's look at ESPN's game-by-game predictions for Conference USA.

https://middletennessee.rivals.com/news/looking-at-espn-s-fpi-conference-usa-predictions

The MTSU football staff handed out a couple scholarship offers to 2021 prospects this week:

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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/

MTSU makes the Top 6 for Fuches Lewis:

The MTSU basketball staff offered a 2021 prospect this week:

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