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TV, Starters, and Stats for Mississippi State vs. Arizona

Jack Byers • BulldogBlitz

Staff Writer

Mississippi State (1-0) vs. Arizona (1-0)

When: 6:30 p.m. CST

Where: Davis Wade Stadium, Starkville, MS.

TV: SEC Network

Play by play: Tom Hart

Analyst: Jordan Rodgers

Sideline: Cole Cubelic

Radio: MSU Radio Network

Play by play: Neil Price

Analyst: Matt Wyatt

Sideline: Jay Perry

Odds: Mississippi State -9, O/U 60.5 (Bet MGM)

Player Availability:

Mississippi State:

WR Zavion Thomas (probable)

S Ja'Kobi Albert (questionable)

K Nick-Barr Mira (doubtful)

Arizona:

OL Raymond Pulido (doubtful)

CB Treydan Stukes (doubtful)

S Gunner Maldanado (Suspended first half due to targeting penalty against Northern Arizona)

Coaching Comparison

Mississippi State:

Zach Arnett: 2-0 career, 2-0 at Mississippi State

Arizona:

Jedd Fisch: 8-19 career, 7-18 at Arizona

Projected Mississippi State Offense

Position	Player	Year	Height	Weight

LT	Kwatrivous Johnson	Graduate	6'7"	330
LG	Nick Jones	Senior	6'3"	300
C	Cole Smith	Graduate	6'3"	305
RG	Steven Losoya	RS Senior	6'4"	320
RT	Kameron Jones	Graduate	6'5"	315
QB	Will Rogers	Senior	6'2"	215
RB	Jo'quavious Marks	Senior	5'10"	210
WR-X	Justin Robinson	RS Junior	6'4"	220
WR-H	Tulu Griffin	Senior	5'10"	180
WR-Z	Zavion Thomas	Sophomore	5'11"	190
TE	Ryland Goede	Graduate	6'6"	260

Projected Mississippi State Defense

Position	Player	Year	Height	Weight

DE	De'Monte Russell	Senior	6'4"	280
NG	Nathan Pickering	Senior	6'4"	305
DT	Jaden Crumedy	Graduate	6'5"	305
SAM	DeShawn Page	Senior	6'2"	235
MIKE	Bookie Watson	Graduate	6'2"	245
WILL	Jett Johnson	Graduate	6'2"	230
CB	Decamerion Richardson	Senior	6'2"	195
Bulldog	Shawn Preston	Graduate	6'0"	200
Boundary	Hunter Washington	RS Sophomore	5'11"	190
Field	Marcus Banks	Senior	6'0"	190
CB	Esaias Furdge	Graduate	6'0"	185

Projected Arizona Offense

Position	Player	Year	Height	Weight

LT	Jordan Morgan	Senior	6'5"	325
LG	Wendell Moe	RS Freshman	6'2"	340
C	Josh Baker	Junior	6'3"	305
RG	Sam Langi	RS Senior	6'5"	320
RT	Jonah Savaiinaea	Sophomore	6'5"	330
QB	Jayden de Laura	Junior	6'0"	205
RB	Michael Wiley	Senior	6'0"	215
WR-X	Tetairoa McMillan	Sophomore	6'5"	210
WR-F	Jacob Cowing	Senior	5'11"	175
WR-Z	Montana Lemonious-Craig	Junior	6'2"	200
TE	Tanner McLachlan	RS Senior	6'5"	245

Projected Arizona Defense

Position	Player	Year	Height	Weight

KAT	Isaiah Ward	RS Freshman	6'5"	225
DT	Tyler Manoa	Senior	6'5"	315
NT	Bill Norton	Senior	6'6"	325
DE	Taylor Upshaw	Graduate	6'5"	270
WILL	Jacob Manu	Sophomore	5'11"	225
MIKE	Daniel Heimuli	Junior	6'0"	230
CB	Ephesians Prysock	Sophomore	6'4"	190
Field	Isaiah Taylor	RS Sophomore	5'11"	200
Boundary	Dalton Johnson	RS Sophomore	5'11"	200
STAR	Martell Irby	Senior	5'9"	200
CB	Dylan Wyatt	RS Senior	6'1"	190

Stat Comparison

Mississippi State	Stat	Arizona

48	Points Per Game	38
227	Passing Yards Per Game	292
298	Rushing Yards Per Game	186
74.6	PFF Pass Blocking Grade	73.5
76.1	PFF Run Blocking Grade	84.5
7	Points Allowed Per Game	3
125	Passing Yards Allowed Per Game	186
83	Rushing Yards Allowed Per Game	89
3.0	Sacks Per Game	1.0
3.0	Tackles For Loss Per Game	8.0
N/A	Interceptions	N/A
1	Passes Defended	6
3	Forced Fumbles	1

Team Leaders

Mississippi State	Stat	Arizona

Will Rogers (227)	Passing Yards	Jayden de Laura (285)
Will Rogers (2)	Passing Touchdowns	Jayden de Laura (3)
N/A	Passing Interceptions	Jayden de Laura (1)
Jo'quavious Marks (127)	Rushing Yards	Michael Wiley (52)
Jo'quavious Marks (2)	Rushing Touchdowns	Jayden de Laura (1)
Jo'quavious Marks, Creed Whittemore, and Tulu Griffin (4)	Receptions	Michael Wiley (6)
Jo'quavious Marks and Creed Whittemore (59)	Receiving Yards	Tetairoa McMillan (65)
Creed Whittemore and Jaden Walley (1)	Receiving Touchdowns	Tetairoa McMillan, Jacob Cowing, and Jonah Coleman (1)
Bookie Watson (8)	Tackles	Jacob Manu (9)
Bookie Watson (1.5)	Tackles For Loss	Treydan Stukes (2.0) (Injured for Saturday's game)
Bookie Watson (1.5)	Sacks	Jacob Manu and Taylor Upshaw (0.5)
N/A	Interceptions	N/A
Bookie Watson (1)	Passes Defended	Ephesians Prysock and Michael Irby (2)
Jett Johnson (2)	Forced Fumbles	Dalton Johnson (1)

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