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MTSU football coach Derek Mason discusses Week 1 win
Middle Tennessee State football coach Derek Mason talks about the Blue Raiders’ 32-25 win over Tennessee Tech during Week 1.
Derek Mason and Middle Tennessee State football will try to make it two wins in a row to begin the season when the Blue Raiders travel to take on SEC foe Ole Miss Saturday (3:15 p.m., SEC Network).
But it will be a daunting task against an Ole Miss team that is ranked No. 5 in the US LBM Coaches Poll and is No. 6 in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll.
MTSU (1-0) is coming off a 32-25 victory over rival Tennessee Tech Week 1, in which the Blue Raiders scored the winning touchdown with 14 seconds left. Ole Miss (1-0) cruised to a 76-0 win over Furman in its season opener.
Stream MTSU vs. Ole Miss football live on Fubo with a free trial
It’s only the second time MTSU and Ole Miss have played, the other coming in 2001 when the Rebels defeated the Blue Raiders 45-17.
What channel is MTSU football vs. Ole Miss on today?
TV: SEC Network
Livestream: Fubo (free trial)
MTSU vs. Ole Miss will broadcast nationally on SEC Network in Week 2 of the 2024 college football season. Dave Neal (play-by-play) and Aaron Murary (color commentator) will call the game from the booth while Ashley ShahAhmadi will be the sideline reporter at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Streaming options for the game include Fubo, which offers a free trial to new subscribers.
MTSU vs. Ole Miss football time today
- Date: Saturday
- Start time: 3:15 p.m.
The MTSU vs. Ole Miss game starts at 3:15 p.m. at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi.
MTSU football vs. Ole Miss prediction, picks, odds
Odds courtesy of BetMGM as of Friday, Sept. 5
Ole Miss 52, MTSU 13: The Rebels are 41.5-point favorites over the Blue Raiders, and the final score should be around that margin if the hosts play well. MTSU still has some kinks to iron out with a new head coach and 50-plus new players on its roster. Doing that against a team as talented as Ole Miss is a gargantuan task.
ODDS: Ole Miss by 41.5.
O/U: 63.5
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MTSU football 2024 schedule
Aug. 31 MTSU 42, Tennessee Tech 35
Sept. 7 at Ole Miss, 3:15 p.m., SEC Network
Sept. 14 vs. Western Kentucky, 6 p.m., ESPN+
Sept. 21 vs. Duke, 6 p.m., ESPN platforms
Sept. 28 at Memphis, TBD
Oct. 10, at Louisiana Tech, 7 p.m., CBS Sports Network
Oct. 15 vs. Kennesaw State, 7 p.m., CBS Sports Network
Oct. 23 at Jacksonville State, 6:30 p.m., ESPN2
Nov. 2 at Texas-El Paso, 2:30 p.m., CBS Sports Network
Nov. 9 vs. Liberty, noon, CBS Sports Network
Nov. 23 vs. New Mexico State, 1:30 p.m., ESPN platforms
Nov. 30 at Florida International, 1 p.m., ESPN platforms
Dec. 6 Conference USA championship game, CBS Sports Network
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Cecil Joyce covers high school sports and MTSU athletics for The Daily News Journal. Contact him at cjoyce@dnj.com and follow him on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, @Cecil_Joyce.
