MTSU Sidelines

Sidelines 100: Blue Raider mascots get facelift over years

Sidelines staff, Sidelines archives • March 26, 2026

You’re reading a story from Sidelines 100, a project showcasing a century of student storytelling at Middle Tennessee State University. Sidelines 100 plans to highlight 100 stories from the newspaper...

Forrest Hall: The Evolution of Middle Tennessee’s Mascot

Sidelines • March 21, 2016

Photo by Sarah Grace Taylor//Managing Editor Story by Devin Ross // Staff Writer His name is on a building, but once upon a time, Nathan Bedford Forrest was the university’s mascot. From the university’s...

Load More Stories