Middle Tennessee State football begins Conference USA play with arguably its biggest game of the year tonight.
The Blue Raiders (1-1) play host to archrival Western Kentucky (1-1) at Floyd Stadium (6 p.m., ESPN+) during Week 3 of the college football season.
MTSU is coming off a 52-3 loss at Ole Miss last week while Western Kentucky rolled past Eastern Kentucky 31-0.
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Follow along for live updates during the game:
MTSU football trails Western Kentucky 21-0 at halftime
MTSU football has been able to move the ball, but hasn’t been able to convert in the red zone, trailing Western Kentucky 21-0 at intermission. WKU backup QB Caden Veltkamp is 17 of 20 for 225 yards and three touchdowns since coming into replace an injured TJ Finley. MTSU has 233 total yards but has failed to score on two trips inside the 10 and three inside Hilltopper territory.
Western Kentucky football leads MTSU after one, but loses QB
Western Kentucky leads MTSU 14-0 at the end of the first quarter. The bad news for the Hilltoppers it that they lost starting quarterback TJ Finley, who suffered an apparent leg injury on a pass play during WKU’s first scoring drive. He was helped off the field, putting no pressure on his leg. Caden Veltkamp, who guided Western Kentucky to a bowl win last season, is in the game and has thrown two touchdown passes.
MTSU vs. Western Kentucky football time today
Date: Saturday, Sept. 14
Start time: 6 p.m.
The MTSU vs. Western Kentucky game starts at 6 p.m. at Floyd Stadium in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
How to watch MTSU football vs. Western Kentucky on today
TV: ESPN+
Livestream: Fubo (free trial), ESPN+
MTSU vs. Western Kentucky will broadcast nationally on ESPN+ in Week 3 of the 2024 college football season. Jake Rose (play by play) and Jeremy Kellem (color commentator) will call the game from the booth while Justin Beasley will be the sideline reporter at Floyd Stadium. Streaming options for the game include Fubo, which offers a free trial to new subscribers.
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MTSU vs. Western Kentucky football history
Series history: WKU leads 37-35 and has won the last five.
MTSU’s last win: 2018 (29-10 in Murfreesboro).
WKU’s last win: 2023 (31-10 in Bowling Green).
MTSU football vs. Western Kentucky prediction
Western Kentucky 28, MTSU 24: MTSU can win this game if it can get pressure on Finley and disrupt his game, but that’s not going to be an easy task. A healthier backfield and OL also would help. But the Blue Raiders are still good enough to cover the seven-point spread.
MTSU vs. Western Kentucky football weather update
The Weather Channel reports a 90% chance of rain during the evening hours, including at kickoff. A few passing showers are expected from 7-9 p.m. The temperature at kickoff will be around 75 degrees.
MTSU football 2024 schedule
Aug. 31: MTSU 32, Tennessee Tech 25
Sept. 7: Ole Miss 52, MTSU 3
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
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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.
This article originally appeared on Murfreesboro Daily News Journal: MTSU vs Western Kentucky: Game updates, live score in college football
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