Wednesday, December 10th, 2025: Blue Raider Insider Report

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Oakland's Craig Tutte tied a state record with seven rushing touchdowns in the championship, a performance not seen in 13 years.

The episode opens with host Dylan Simmons welcoming listeners on a cold Wednesday night and noting MTSU's finals week and upcoming graduation. He begins with MTSU men's basketball, analyzing their 83-62 loss to Belmont on Sunday. Simmons explains that while the score suggests dominance, the game was close early, with MTSU focusing on interior play instead of their usual three-point strategy. He details a critical stretch where Belmont shot 8 for 10 between 15 and 9 minutes left in the second half, leading to a 20-point advantage. Belmont finished with 52.3% field goal and 43% three-point shooting, while MTSU shot barely over 20% from three. Simmons notes MTSU is 5-4 overall and looks ahead to conference play in January. He then shifts to MTSU women's basketball, which beat Memphis in a doubleheader. The Lady Raiders' defense and physicality were key, with Yuhan Lin scoring a career-high 20 points and Blair Boggess adding 19 points. Boggess earned her third CUSA Freshman of the Week honor after a 40-point week. Simmons highlights the team's 27 turnovers as an area for improvement. Next, he recaps Oakland High School's 63-21 state championship win over Ravenwood. Oakland was undefeated, and Ravenwood had two D1 quarterback commits. Running back Craig Tutte had 226 rushing yards and seven touchdowns, tying a state record last achieved by Jalen Hurd in 2012. Simmons compares Oakland to a dynasty, having won five of the last six state titles. Finally, he reports that MTSU football head coach Derek Mason parted ways with offensive coordinator Bodie Reeder, citing a need for offensive improvement. Simmons reflects on the challenges of college coaching and wishes Reeder well.

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MTSU hoops, campus life, and coaching talk shape a cold Wednesday night.

The episode opens on a colder Wednesday night during finals week at MTSU, with graduation still ahead, and settles quickly into the local sports mix that gives All Sports Talk its identity.

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You get a cold Wednesday-night MTSU mix: hoops, coaching talk, and a campus update.

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