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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 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. - A road win over an experienced Power Four opponent would give Jeff Lebby's third Mississippi State team momentum entering SEC play, while a loss would narrow its path to a successful season.

- Mississippi State, Arkansas, Auburn, Missouri, Ole Miss, South Carolina and Texas A&M each draw six opponents ranked in at least one of the referenced preseason polls.

- Pick/market: Also there's no way in hell Kamario Taylor would be first team All-SEC QB if we finish 6-6, both in the sense that "they won't give it to a QB from that mediocre of...

- Pick/market: Mullen half assing it > Lebby Lebby is 1-15 in the SEC in two years.

- Top Team-Specific Takeaways - Jeff Lebby, Mississippi State. - outside of Alabama and Oklahoma, can you confidently tell me that Mississippi State isn't capable of winning each one of those other home games?

- Mississippi State's running-back room emerged from spring unusually deep, making a 250-carry workload for Fluff Bothwell unnecessary. - Bothwell supplies dependable downhill production, while Xavier Gayten adds speed and receiving potential to the rotation. - The compact spring schedule may have limited opportunities for another back to separate, leaving room for a fall-camp riser. - The return of another offensive lineman could give Mississippi State seven or eight viable blockers, a major swing factor for the run game. - Kamario Taylor's continued quarterback development remains central to combining the deep backfield with a more explosive offense.

- Pick/market: We did a great job with Portnoy and Barstool last football season.

- Pick/market: Join in if you dare.

- Pick/market: That's EXACTLY what it is.

- Pick/market: Wait till she goes to get first football game as a student

- Pick/market: Every source I have read has us at the bottom of the SEC just above Vandy.

- Pick/market: The reason ARCH didn’t get any hype before he took any FBS snaps is because there was a clear starter coming back and all those years ago reporters knew to not hype talented but...

- Pick/market: No, he knows what that roster and Nil looked like before Lebby got here and can actually see both improving.