By Justin Worsley
Entering this season, Middle Tennessee State was a preseason favorite to win the Sun Belt Conference, much in part due to their dual-threat quarterback, Dwight Dasher.
Not it seems that the team will have to win a big chunk of the season without him.
The NCAA has suspended Dasher for four games for preferential treatment after it was revealed that an 80-year-old man gave Dasher $1,500 as a loan this year. In order to become eligible again, Dasher must repay all of the loan.
Dasher, a senior, was the consensus all-conference quarterback in the preseason. Last season, Dasher completed 219 of 399 passes for 2,789 yards with 23 touchdowns and 14 interceptions. Dasher also ran for 1,154 yards and 13 touchdowns, becoming just the eighth quarterback in FBS history to rush for 1,000 yards and pass for 2,000 yards in the same season.
After defeating Southern Mississippi in the New Orleans Bowl last season, Dasher was named the game's most valuable player after passing for 162 yards and rushing for another 201. Dasher both threw and ran for two touchdowns in that game.
Middle Tennessee State is currently 1-1 and Dasher is yet to step on the field this season. Backup quarterbacks Logan Kilgore and Jeff Murphy have both started a game apiece in Dasher's absence.
The next four games on the Blue Raiders schedule include back-to-back road games against Memphis and Louisiana-Lafayette before hosting the returning Sun Belt champion, Troy and then returning to the road to face Georgia Tech.
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