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- Pick/market: As expected, Mississippi State (1-0) and Minnesota (1-0) blew out their week one opponents at home.

- Pick/market: Sure, it was a great big opening act for the offensive side of the roster.

- The Sept. 11 report describes Minnesota-Mississippi State as a near-pick'em spread: State was favored for most of the week, but Thursday movement put Minnesota ahead at some books while others still favored State by roughly a point. This is the article's dated market snapshot, not a live line or a pick. - The preview identifies Mississippi State's strong opening-drive scoring last season and control of tempo as keys to its 2026 road game at Minnesota. State routed Louisiana-Monroe and Minnesota routed Eastern Illinois in their openers; the article treats those wins as tune-ups rather than tests against comparable opposition.

- Injury: most teams, Mississippi State is relying a lot on players it got from the transfer portal this offseason.

- Mississippi State's offensive line allowed no sacks and one tackle for loss in the opener despite replacing four starters, with Minnesota identified as a substantially tougher test. - Jeff Lebby expects Hill to push for more carries after a seven-carry, 118-yard, two-touchdown performance, while Fluff remains the leader of the running-back group.

- Pick/market: What: Mississippi State at Minnesota When: 2:30 pm CT, Saturday Where: Huntington Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minn.

- Coaching: STARKVILLE – Maybe this could have been a more efficient overall game.

- Mississippi State started Kamario Taylor at quarterback against Louisiana-Monroe; Jaden Rashada and Parker Puckett also played. AJ Swann and Brodie McWhorter were listed as did not play. The participation list gives no reason for those absences and does not establish an injury, demotion or future rotation. - Mississippi State's opening offensive line included first-time State starters LJ Prudhomme and DJ Chester at guard, plus Jahkeem Shumpert-Perkins and Miles McVay at tackle. Canon Boone was listed as the starting center. These are recorded opener starts, not a promise that the same five will start the next game. - Mississippi State's front seven included first-time State starters DE Amaree Williams, DL DJ Reed and LB Jalen Smith against Louisiana-Monroe. The participation table also lists Jaray Bledsoe, Will Whitson, Amaree Jackson and Tyler Lockhart as starters; it provides appearances and starts, not snap shares. - Mississippi State safeties Jardin Gilbert and Marcus Williams and cornerback Jett Jefferson made their first State starts in the opener. Isaac Smith and Kelley Jones were also listed as starters. Kendel Dolby, Kaylib Singleton and true freshman Bralan Womack played without a recorded start, confirming participation rather than a specific defensive snap role. - Mississippi State WRs Zion Ragins and Sanfrisco Magee made their first State starts against Louisiana-Monroe, alongside listed starter Anthony Evans. Transfer Marquis Johnson and true freshman Camden Capehart also appeared without starts. The report does not supply targets, routes or receiver snap counts.

- P.J. Fleck sees significant year-over-year improvement in Mississippi State quarterback Kamario Taylor's decision-making, progression reads, accuracy and ability to keep plays alive, framing Minnesota's task as limiting rather than eliminating his production. - Fleck highlighted Mississippi State's receiver speed as a major challenge, describing the wideouts as 10.3- or 10.4-second 100-meter athletes who can turn apparently routine gains into rapid field-position changes. - Fleck described Mississippi State's returning running backs as strong tackle-breakers with good vision, identifying an additional source of offensive difficulty beyond Taylor's passing and mobility. - Fleck said Mississippi State's defense uses varied fronts, blitzes and coverages with substantial disguise, creating a preparation challenge for Minnesota's offense.

- Running Back Fluff Bothwell Cornerback Jett Jefferson WATCH: Postgame Press Conferences At Minnesota - Mississippi State: Cornerback Jett Jefferson September 12, 2026 | Football

- Mississippi State true freshman J.J. Hill came off the bench for 118 rushing yards and two touchdowns against Louisiana-Monroe in his college debut, giving the backfield an immediately productive reserve option. - Mississippi State's Hill received a 95.8 PFF grade that the article reports as the highest among true freshmen, although that opening performance does not establish how he will handle stronger opponents. - Mississippi State's veteran backs are still expected by the reporter to receive most of the work as the season progresses, so Hill's explosive debut is not presented as a confirmed promotion to the lead role.

- OL: My read of the MSU gameplan was "run game is fine, let's have KT drop back." Had positive gains on his limited carries and had a nice bounce to the outside in the second...

- Mississippi State has settled former multi-position lineman Trevion Williams at defensive tackle, with Will Whitson and Amaree Williams on the edges and interior duties shared with DJ Reed, Kalvin Dinkins and nose tackle Jaray Bledsoe. - Mississippi State's initial defensive rotations held Louisiana-Monroe to 107 yards, four first downs and three points before halftime, while Trevion Williams contributed three tackles, a solo sack and a pass breakup in limited playing time. - Trevion Williams said Mississippi State's newcomers had picked up Arnett's aggressive defensive approach well, although the opening game still exposed mistakes to clean up before the tougher road test at Minnesota.

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- Mississippi State started transfer linemen Miles McVay at left tackle, DJ Chester at left guard and LJ Prudhomme at right guard, with Isaiah Dent and Ja'Elyne Matthews also playing at tackle and guard respectively while Tyler Miller did not dress and no reason was provided. - Mississippi State linebacker Gav Holman did not dress for the opener and James Heard Jr. did not play, but the transfer roundup does not identify an injury or explain either player's absence from the action. - Mississippi State transfer receivers Marquis Johnson and Zion Ragins each scored against Louisiana-Monroe, with Johnson catching three passes for 99 yards and Ragins three for 45. - Mississippi State started transfer safeties Jardin Gilbert and Marcus Williams, who recorded six and five tackles respectively, while Kendel Dolby also contributed six tackles and Quentin Taylor, Jamroc Grimsley and Kaylib Singleton appeared in the cornerback rotation. - Mississippi State started edge Amaree Williams and used Dealyn Evans extensively in the defensive-line rotation, with each credited with half a sack while Jayson Jenkins added four tackles and Gus Cordova also rotated without a recorded statistic.