From left, Middle Tennessee State University ROTC cadets Simeon Petrounov, Tyler Knight, Shaun DeBien and Luis Benitez carry out their military color guard duties during the 43rd annual MTSU Salute to Veterans and Armed Forces game on Saturday, Nov. 8, in Floyd Stadium on campus in Murfreesboro, Tenn. (MTSU photo by Cat Curtis Murphy)

With assistance, U.S. Air Force veterans wait their turn to go across Horace Jones Field during the special halftime tribute by the Band of Blue performing military branch theme songs on Saturday, Nov. 8, in Floyd Stadium on campus in Murfreesboro, Tenn., as part of the university’s 43rd Salute to Veterans and Armed Forces game. (MTSU photo by Cat Curtis Murphy)

Band of Blue fife and drum musicians lead participants in colonial soldier costumes and Daughters of the American Revolution members across Horace Jones Field on Saturday, Nov. 8, during halftime ceremonies for the 43rd annual Salute to Veterans and Armed Forces game in Floyd Stadium on campus in Murfreesboro, Tenn. (MTSU photo by Cat Curtis Murphy)

Blue Raider fans cheer on their team during the Middle Tennessee State University Conference USA game against visiting Florida International University on Saturday, Nov. 8, in Floyd Stadium in Murfreesboro, Tenn. (MTSU photo by Cat Curtis Murphy)

Trey Nunley, left, presents the 35th annual Joe Nunley Sr. Distinguished Service Award, named in honor of his grandfather, to Bill Kampbell, of Murfreesboro, Tenn., during the 43rd Salute to Veterans and Armed Forces memorial service on Saturday, Nov. 8, in the Keathley University Center Theater on the Middle Tennessee State University campus. (MTSU photo by James Cessna)

Middle Tennessee State University ROTC cadet Osiris Isidro, right, serves cookies to veterans and others attending the pregame Salute to Veterans and Armed Forces picnic in Walnut Grove on campus in Murfreesboro, Tenn., on Saturday, Nov. 8. (MTSU photo by Cat Curtis Murphy)

Surrounded by a crowd of fans attending the pregame Party in the Grove, the Middle Tennessee State University Band of Blue performs a song leading up to the “Raider Walk” by Blue Raider football team members on Saturday, Nov. 8, in Walnut Grove on campus in Murfreesboro, Tenn. (MTSU photo by Cat Curtis Murphy)