GAME BREAKDOWN
KEY MATCHUP: While Mississippi State’s offense hasn’t been much to write home about — the Bulldogs rank No. 81 in the FBS averaging 27 points per game — it is able to hang its hand proudly on defense. Mississippi State boasts the No. 6 rated total defense in the FBS, giving up 282.4 yards per game. Texas A&M, meanwhile, ranks No. 14 in total offense with 486.7 yards per game. The Aggies will likely find themselves in a dogfight, but it’ll be on the offense to solve the Bulldogs’ puzzle.
DRAFT SLANT
–DL Kingsley Keke, a 6-foot-4, 305-pound man in the middle for the Aggies, has five sacks this season. He tallied just two tackles against South Carolina after registering back-to-back two-sack efforts against Arkansas and Kentucky.
ROSTER REPORT:
–WR Kendrick Rogers is probable with an undisclosed injury.
–OL Keaton Sutherland is probable with an ankle injury.
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