“Mature beyond his years” Vattiato takes the reigns of the Blue Raider Offense

By Sam Dougton, MTSU

Talk to Nicholas Vattiato for more than a few minutes and one thing becomes clear: there’s not a small thing that gets by him.

A FaceTime recruiting call from the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic? The quarterback remembers each building former assistant coach Siriki Diabate showed him to help sell him on MTSU. His first college touchdown pass? Well, you might expect him to remember that toss to DJ England-Chisolm pretty well, but his recall of other plays, a touchdown against Toldeo, a blocked punt he wasn’t even on the field for against Charlotte, makes what his position coach, Brent Stockstill, thinks all the more obvious.

“All the little details he takes a ton of pride in,” Brent Stockstill said. “Some that people might not see, but he does and it’s paying off.”

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