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Podcast: Middle Tennessee Preview

Sep 23, 2017; Nashville, TN, USA; Vanderbilt Commodores running back Khari Blasingame (23) and Commodores punter Reid Nelson (97) carry the anchor followed by Commodores head coach Derek Mason as they lead their team into Vanderbilt Stadium prior to the game against the Alabama Crimson Tide. Mandatory Credit: Jim Brown-USA TODAY SportSep 23, 2017; Nashville, TN, USA; Vanderbilt Commodores running back Khari Blasingame (23) and Commodores punter Reid Nelson (97) carry the anchor followed by Commodores head coach Derek Mason as they lead their team into Vanderbilt Stadium prior to the game against the Alabama Crimson Tide. Mandatory Credit: Jim Brown-USA TODAY Sport

NASHVILLE — Vanderbilt kicks off the 2018 football season with a matchup against midstate foe Middle Tennessee State this Saturday, Sept. 1 at 6:30 p.m. CT.

To preview the matchup, MTSU beat writer Luis Torres of the USA Today-Tennessee network joins the Commodore Insider Podcast to break down Vanderbilt’s season-opening football matchup with the Blue Raiders.