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- Mississippi State's Week 2 trip to Minnesota is a major swing game because it falls between the Louisiana-Monroe opener and the SEC road opener at South Carolina. - Mississippi State will start first-year quarterback Kamario Taylor against Minnesota's second-year starter Drake Lindsey, who threw for 2,382 yards with 18 touchdowns and six interceptions as a freshman. - Minnesota returns 68 percent of its total production, including running back Darius Taylor and receivers Javon Tracy and Jalen Smith, giving the Gophers a substantial continuity advantage. - Minnesota defensive lineman Anthony Smith returns after producing 17.5 tackles for loss and 12.5 sacks in 2025, making him the central protection challenge for Mississippi State.

- Pick/market: We should kill them in the trenches, but they've got a mobile QB and skill guys with world class speed.

- QB: I honestly don’t know but would agree they aren’t top quarter

- Pick/market: Since big ten expansion I’ve thought any year that’s 5-4 is a “success” So I overlooked cal loss on road with freshman QB last year The big change for gauge of success this year...

- Pick/market: I’ll try to convince you to be more optimistic for these five.

- QB: He never, never, never allows mere facts to get in his way or derail his narrative.

- QB/TE: Not sure if i can find that stat but my memory (again a bit foggy) is we only ran it if was 3rd or 4th and 2 yards or less.

- Minnesota's ceiling hinges heavily on Darius Taylor staying healthy; the hosts view him as one of the two most important pieces in any path to a 9-3 season. - P.J. Fleck said Drake Lindsey has shown exponential growth from last year, giving Minnesota optimism about its young quarterback entering 2026. - The running-back room will be tested early, while the defense's ability to get off the field on critical road third downs remains a key concern.

- QB/OL: If of the Top 100 Big Ten players the Gophers have 3 offensive linemen make the list....we gotta be able to run the ball at elite levels.

- QB: If the fumble occurs before November 14th, 2026, the starting QB from the fumbling team "gets" to give @The Deliberate Stranger a hand job, but they get the ball at the point the fumble...