Saturday, October 30
Murfreesboro, Tenn.
2:30 p.m.
Southern Miss
at
Middle Tennessee
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Football Returns to Action this Weekend at Middle Tennessee
10/29/2021 10:38:00 AM | Football
HATTIESBURG, Miss. – After enjoying its lone bye week, the Southern Miss football team returns to action Saturday, Oct. 30, when they travel to Murfreesboro, Tenn., to face Conference USA interdivisional foe Middle Tennessee in a 2:30 p.m., kickoff at Johnny "Red" Floyd Field.
The game will be streamed through ESPN+ and can also be heard on one of the affiliates of the Southern Miss Sports Network by Learfield along with channel 992 on the SiriusXM app.
The Golden Eagles (1-6, 0-3 Conference USA) meet the Blue Raiders (3-4, 1-2) for the fourth time in the series that dates back to a 2009 meeting in the New Orleans Bowl. Middle Tennessee has won all three meetings between the school, including a 37-31 decision at Red Floyd Field in the last meeting on Oct. 4, 2014.
After missing the second half of the UAB contest, freshman quarterback Jake Lange is expected to be back under center against the Blue Raiders. Lange has thrown for 561 yards in the three games he has played with three touchdowns.
The other Southern Miss weapons that they will utilize on offense this weekend includes freshman running back Frank Gore, Jr., who leads the team with 443 yards rushing, while adding another 160 receiving yards. Jason Brownlee ranks as the top Golden Eagle receiver with 20 catches for 254 yards and a pair of scores.
On defense, Malik Shorts continues to pace the team in tackles with 59, to go along with a pair of tackles for loss, as well as team bests of seven pass breakups and two interceptions. Defensive back Jay Stanley is next on the squad in tackles with 36.
Golden Eagle defensive lineman Josh Ratcliff is the top tackler among the players up front with 23, while Josh Carr leads the squad with four sacks.
Following the Middle Tennessee contest, the Golden Eagles return home next weekend, Saturday, Nov., 6, at 2 p.m., to take on C-USA rival North Texas.
Tickets still remain for the two remaining home games and can be purchased by going online at SouthernMissTickets.com, by calling 1-800-844-TICK (8425) or 601-266-5418, as well as emailing ticket.office@usm.edu.
The game will be streamed through ESPN+ and can also be heard on one of the affiliates of the Southern Miss Sports Network by Learfield along with channel 992 on the SiriusXM app.
The Golden Eagles (1-6, 0-3 Conference USA) meet the Blue Raiders (3-4, 1-2) for the fourth time in the series that dates back to a 2009 meeting in the New Orleans Bowl. Middle Tennessee has won all three meetings between the school, including a 37-31 decision at Red Floyd Field in the last meeting on Oct. 4, 2014.
After missing the second half of the UAB contest, freshman quarterback Jake Lange is expected to be back under center against the Blue Raiders. Lange has thrown for 561 yards in the three games he has played with three touchdowns.
The other Southern Miss weapons that they will utilize on offense this weekend includes freshman running back Frank Gore, Jr., who leads the team with 443 yards rushing, while adding another 160 receiving yards. Jason Brownlee ranks as the top Golden Eagle receiver with 20 catches for 254 yards and a pair of scores.
On defense, Malik Shorts continues to pace the team in tackles with 59, to go along with a pair of tackles for loss, as well as team bests of seven pass breakups and two interceptions. Defensive back Jay Stanley is next on the squad in tackles with 36.
Golden Eagle defensive lineman Josh Ratcliff is the top tackler among the players up front with 23, while Josh Carr leads the squad with four sacks.
Following the Middle Tennessee contest, the Golden Eagles return home next weekend, Saturday, Nov., 6, at 2 p.m., to take on C-USA rival North Texas.
Tickets still remain for the two remaining home games and can be purchased by going online at SouthernMissTickets.com, by calling 1-800-844-TICK (8425) or 601-266-5418, as well as emailing ticket.office@usm.edu.
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