Hannah Colson, of Mt. Juliet, was crowned Homecoming Queen by President Sidney A. McPhee at halftime, while Tristan Parr, of Halls, was crowned Homecoming King.

From left, Middle Tennessee State University Athletic Director Chris Massaro, 2025 Blue Raider Hall of Fame members Ann Dudley (track), Garth Petrilli (football) and Warren “Big Kat” Kidd (men’s basketball) and MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee receive acknowledgement from the crowd attending the MTSU Homecoming Game in Floyd Stadium in Murfreesboro, Tenn., on Saturday, Sept. 20. (MTSU photo by J. Intintoli)

Middle Tennessee State University students enjoy walking in the 2025 Homecoming Parade, going down Middle Tennessee Boulevard in Murfreesboro, Tenn., on Saturday, Sept. 20. (MTSU photo by James Cessna)

Middle Tennessee State University Band of Blue members perform in the annual Homecoming Parade Saturday, Sept. 20, along Middle Tennessee Boulevard in Murfreesboro, Tenn. Hundreds of parade watchers lined the streets to watch nearly 90 entries participate. (MTSU photo by Andy Heidt)

Middle Tennessee State University students cheer from the stands during the Blue Raiders Homecoming Game against visiting Marshall University’s Thundering Herd in Floyd Stadium in Murfreesboro, Tenn., on Saturday, Sept. 20. (MTSU photo by J. Intintoli)

Golden Raiders from the Class of 1975 and prior years gather for a group photo outside the Middle Tennessee State University Sam Ingram Building on Middle Tennessee Boulevard in Murfreesboro, Tenn., on Friday, Sept. 19. The group toured campus, enjoyed lunch and reminisced about past years on campus. (MTSU photo by Andy Heidt)

Shown with Middle Tennessee State University Alumni Board President Patrick Morrison (Class of 2012), far left. of Nashville, Tenn., and MTSU President Sidney A McPhee, far right, are 2025-26 Distinguished Alumni and True Blue Citations of Distinction honorees, from left, Deidra Goins, of Manchester, Tenn., William “Bill” Roper of Stafford, Va., Hal Hardin and Keel Hunt, of Nashville, Tenn., Scott Cook, of Dyersburg, Tenn., and Chaney Mosley, of Nashville on Friday, Sept. 19, in the Sam Ingram Building on campus in Murfreesboro, Tenn. Young Alumni recipient Julien Baker, of Memphis, Tenn., was unable to attend. (MTSU photo by James Cessna)

Hundreds of Middle Tennessee State University students and others enjoy Party in the Grove and tailgating experiences in Walnut Grove on campus in Murfreesboro, Tenn., on Saturday, Sept. 20. (MTSU photo by J. Intintoli)