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Will Rogers, Washington, Player News
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Mississippi State football has been busy already this offseason, getting new coaches and transfers in the mix. Under new head coach Zach Arnett and new offensive coordinator Kevin Barbay, among others, the Bulldogs held their first practice of the spring on Tuesday. Familiar faces like starting quarterback Will Rogers were mixed in with newcomers like Mike Wright, the Vanderbilt transfer who offers something different to the offense as a dual-threat quarterback.Testing out Rogers under center ins tead of in shotgun formation and utilizing running backs more often, this offense will look different than the Air Raid scheme made famous by the late Mike Leach. But that doesn't mean it will lack excitement. "It was different," Rogers said. "We started practice really, really fast with some up-tempo plays. It was good to be out flying around with the guys and learning new schemes, so we're all trying to get the hang of that." This was not only Barbay's first practice with Mississippi State, but it was Arnett's first spring practice as head coach. Barbay's tenure at Appalachian State saw the Mountaineers finish 21st in the country last season in rushing offense at nearly 205 yards a game. That means Mississippi State's running back corps, led by Jo'qu avious "Woody" Marks, will see plenty of touches this fall. - The Dispatch
(DS#16 QB) rSr/2025  QB Will Rogers, Washington
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From the diamond at Dudy Noble Field to the gridiron at Davis Wade Stadium, Super Bulldog Weekend will look different in Starkville this year. Mississippi State is hosting the annual event April 14-16 which centers around a baseball series against rival and reigning national champion Ole Miss. However, this year's festivities will have new touches which were announced by the university Monday.At noon on April 15, Mississippi State football will host its spring game. In previous seasons, former co ach Mike Leach implemented a format resembling an organized scrimmage as opposed to the traditional spring game. First-year coach Zach Arnett is returning to the typical format of maroon vs. white. The baseball matchup following the spring football game is scheduled for a 3 p.m. Following the game, country music artist Brett Eldredge will perform at Dudy Noble Field. - The Clarion Ledger
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Will Rogers passed for two touchdowns and Mississippi State stopped a potential game-tying 2-point conversion with 1:25 remaining to preserve a 24-22 Egg Bowl win over No. 20 Mississippi on Thursday night. Mississippi State (8-4, 4-4 SEC), which snapped a two-game losing streak in the series, rallied from a 16-7 deficit in the second quarter with a 10-point outburst in the fourth quarter. Massimo Biscardi hit a go-ahead 34-yard field goal before Rogers connected on a 22-yard touchdown pass to Rara Thoma s to build the 24-16 lead with 7:58 remaining. Ole Miss (8-4, 4-4 SEC) answered when Jaxson Dart threw a 23-yard touchdown pass to Dayton Wade with 1:25 left, capping a 99-yard drive and closing within 24-22.After two Ole Miss timeouts to set up t he two-point try, Mississippi State defensive tackle Randy Charlton batted down a shuttle pass from Dart to preserve Mississippi State's the advantage. J.P. Purvis recovered the ensuring onside kick to seal it, setting off a postgame celebration undimmed by steady rain. Rogers finished 27 of 39 passing for 239 yards, including converting 8 of 16 on third down. The Bulldogs limited Ole Miss to season-lows offensively, 331 total yards, including 74 rushing. The build up to the Egg Bowl was dominated by co nflicting reports whether Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin will leave to become head coach at Auburn, replacing Bryan Harsin, who was fired in October. Kiffin met privately with his team Wednesday confirming his plans to remain. However, WCBI-TV of Columbus, M ississippi, reported Kiffin will be announced as the Auburn head coach as soon as Friday. Kiffin denied the report on social media Wednesday. - Mississippi State/AP College Football
(DS#16 QB) rSr/2025 QB Will Rogers, Washington
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OCT 10 SEC CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Will Rogers, QB, Mississippi State,...Threw for 395 yards with 31 completions and three touchdowns to help lead State to a dominant win over No. 25 Arkansas...Broke the SEC career record with 946 completions in just 28 career games (Previously held by Aaron Murray, who had 921 completions in 52 career games)...Posted the highest passing grade among SEC quarterbacks according to PFF (81.7)..Had no turnovers for the third straight week...It marked the fifth time in six games this season he has passed for more than 300 yards...Ranks 1st nationally in passing yards (351.7) and completions per game (33.6)...Leads the SEC in passing yards, passing touchdowns, completions and completion percentage. - SEC Football
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Will Rogers threw for three touchdowns and broke the Southeastern Conference record for career completions, Dillon Johnson rushed for 100 yards and two scores, and No. 23 Mississippi State beat Arkansas 40-17 on Saturday. Rogers was 31-of-48 passing for 395 yards and notched the record in the first quarter with the 922nd completion of his career, eclipsing the mark set by Georgia’s Aaron Murray in 52 games, Rogers has played in 28 games. Rogers connected with Caleb Ducking, Austin Williams and Jaden W alley, and the Bulldogs (5-1, 2-1 SEC) rushed for over 100 yards for the second straight week for the first time in the Mike Leach era. Johnson is the first player under Leach in Starkville to hit the century mark.Arkansas played without starting quarterback KJ Jefferson, who was dealing with an unspecified injury. Malik Hornsby was 8-of-17 passing for 234 yards in Jefferson’s absence, with one touchdown and two interceptions. He also rushed for 114 yards on eight carries. MSU scored the first 14 points, but the Razorbacks (3-3, 1-3) hung aroound, trailing just 21-10 at the half thanks to a missed field goal and turnover on downs by Mississippi State’s offense late in the second quarter. MSU put the game away in the fourth quarter with back- to-back interceptions from Jackie Matthews and Emmanuel Forbes. The Razorbacks had 483 yards of offense but surrendered 568 to the Bulldogs. - Mississippi/AP College Football
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Will Rogers threw for 406 yards and tied a school record with six touchdown passes on Saturday as Mississippi State bounced back from a loss with a 45-14 win over Bowling Green. After having a more balanced attack than normal for most of the first two ga mes, the Air Raid returned for Mike Leach's team against the Falcons. Rogers was 38-of-49 passing, finding 12 different receivers. It was the third time this season Rogers completed at least 78% of his passes.The six touchdowns tied his own school record that he set a season ago. He also reached 400 yards for the seventh time in his three seasons. Caleb Ducking had seven catches for a career-high 96 yards and two touchdowns for the Bulldogs (3-1). Lideatrick “Tulu” Griffin had five catches fo r 54 yards and a touchdown and added another 70 yards on two kick returns. Bowling Green was without starting quarterback Matt McDonald, who was out for an unspecified reason. In his place, Camden Orth went 17-of-28 for 172 yards, two touchdowns and an i nterception. The Falcons (1-3) were outgained 462-246 and had just 45 rushing yards. Nathaniel Watson led the MSU defense with his 10 tackles. - Mississippi State/AP College Football
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Will Rogers threw for 313 yards and four touchdowns - two each to Austin Williams and Caleb Ducking - and Mississippi State beat Arizona 39-17 on Saturday night. It was a strange game for the Bulldogs, who looked like the were going to pull away multiple times before costly turnovers allowed Arizona to stay in the game. Ultimately, the defense was able to limit the damage from those miscues and Mississippi State was able to leave Tucson with a deceptively large advantage on the scoreboard. Both teams fi nished with three turnovers. Rogers finished 39-of-49 passing, completing 15 passes in a row at one point in the second half. Mississippi State finished with 426 total yards, including 106 on the ground.Mississippi State (2-0) pushed ahead 25-10 e arly in the third quarter on a 5-yard touchdown pass from Rogers to Williams, capping an eight-play, 75-yard drive. It was one of many times that the Bulldogs clearly had the momentum. But the Wildcats weren't done, taking advantage of a Mississippi Stat e fumble to pull within 25-17 on the ensuing drive after a 2-yard touchdown pass from Jayden de Laura to Jacob Cowing. Arizona was driving again later in the third quarter, but de Laura had a pass tipped at the line of scrimmage by Mississippi State's Ty rus Wheat. Teammate Nathaniel Watson plucked the ball out of the air and ran all the way to the Arizona 11. Four plays later, Rogers hit Williams for the pair's second touchdown of the night and a 32-17 lead. De Laura - a transfer from Washington State - completed 23 of 45 passes for 220 yards, one touchdown and three interceptions. It was the first meeting between the two programs. - Mississippi State/AP College Football
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An electric atmosphere and hyped-up Mississippi State team was diminished a bit in game one of the 2022 season - to no fault of the Bulldogs. After lightning struck offensively and defensively from MSU's units in the first few minutes of the game, litera l lightning would halt play for nearly three hours. The Bulldogs regrouped and made a late night memorable in a 49-23 victory over the Tigers. "I was kind of impressed with the way we played for an opener. The biggest thing is we have to play a complete game. I was proud of the way that we came out and played after the delay," Mike Leach said. "I thought we handled (the lightning delay) better than expected." Led by Bulldog quarterback Will Rogers, MSU outgained the Tigers 542-294 with the bulk of the T igers' yards coming in the second half.Rogers was 38-of-49 in the game for 450 yards, five touchdowns and an interception. It was the 14th time in his three-year career that he's notched over 300 yards and his sixth 400-yard game. The 450 yards wa s Rogers' most as a Bulldog and Leach was impressed with the composure that he had in the pocket. "I thought (Rogers) played really well," Leach said. "I thought he really did a good job holding things together and seeing the field. Probably one of the b est performances he's had as far as seeing the field." - Mississippi State/AP College Football
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ESPN TOP 100 PRESEASON 2022 CFB PLAYERS (Selected Aug. 17): No. 27. Will Rogers, QB, Mississippi State, Junior. Notable 2021 stats: 4,739 yards, 36 TDs. Last year's ranking: NR. It's hard to find a more underrated quarterback than Rogers. Maybe it's beca use he plays at Mississippi State and is overshadowed by SEC powers Alabama and Georgia. Maybe it's because he plays in Mike Leach's unique Air Raid offense. But the numbers Rogers posted last season are undeniable, leading the conference in passing yard s per game (364.5). - ESPN.com
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2022 PRESEASON MANNING AWARD PRESEASON WATCH LIST: Will Rogers, Jr., Mississippi State,...Rogers finished the 2021 regular season with a streak of 10 straight 300-plus yard passing games. His 4,739 passing yards were the third-most in SEC single-season h istory, while he ranked second in the SEC and seventh in the nation in passing touchdowns (36). Rogers enters his junior campaign as MSU's all-time leader in career completion percentage. - Mississippi State Football
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Mississippi State quarterback Will Rogers went 9 for 18 in Saturday's scrimmage at Davis Wade Stadium, tossing two touchdown passes and one interception. That final statistic matters to Rogers most as the Bulldogs progress through preseason camp. "I don' t really want to turn the ball over, and I don't want sacks," Rogers said Tuesday. "I could probably go 0 for 20, and if we don't have a turnover or a sack, we'll have a good day." Of course, an 0-for-20 showing come the regular season won't fly, and Rog ers knows it.The junior signal-caller is stressing consistency - for himself as well as his teammates - before MSU's season opens at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 3 against Memphis. "As an offensive unit, we have to become more consistent, so we all have to tak e the next step," Rogers said. That starts with the man under center - or, more often, taking shotgun snaps in Mike Leach's Air Raid offense. Rogers put together an impressive junior season, executing Leach's scheme with few mistakes. He threw for 4,739 yards and 36 touchdowns against just nine interceptions in 2021, taking the Bulldogs' starting job and running with it as a sophomore. But there were bad games mixed in. Rogers threw for only 300 yards despite 55 attempts Oct. 16 against Alabama, getting sacked seven times and tossing three picks and no touchdown passes. - The Dispatch
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2022 PRESEASON MAXWELL AWARD WATCH LIST: Will Rogers, Mississippi State,...as a sophomore in 2021 Mississippi State quarterback Will Rogers (6-2, 210) Started all 13 games...Led the SEC in passing yards per game (364.5)...Finished third in the FBS in tot al passing yards (4,739)...His 4,739 passing yards were the third most in SEC single-season history...Ranked second in the SEC and seventh in the nation in passing touchdowns (36)...Joined 2019 Heisman Trophy winner Joe Burrow of LSU as the only quarterb acks in college football over the last 22 seasons to throw for 4,700+ yards and 35+ touchdowns while completing at least 73 percent of passes. - Mississippi State Football
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2022 PRESEASON DAVEY O'BRIEN NATIONAL QUARTERBACK AWARD WATCH LIST: Will Rogers, Mississippi State, Jr., 6-2, 210, Brandon, Miss.,...As a sophomore in 2021, Rogers led the SEC in passing yards per game (364.5) and finished third in the FBS in total passi ng yards (4,739). His 4,739 passing yards were the third most in SEC single-season history, while he ranked second in the SEC and seventh in the nation in passing touchdowns (36). After breaking nearly every freshman passing mark in MSU history in 2020, Rogers broke 25 more records during his sophomore season in 2021, including Dak Prescott's records for single-season total offense, passing yards and passing touchdowns that Prescott set as a fourth-year junior and fifth-year senior. Rogers finished the 2021 the regular season with a streak of 10 straight 300-plus yard passing games. - Mississippi State Football
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Mississippi State head football coach Mike Leach has received a two-year contract extension, MSU confirmed Tuesday morning. Leach's new contract now runs through the 2025 season, a four-year term that is the longest allowable by Mississippi law. His orig inal deal was for four years at $5 million per season. The former Texas Tech and Washington State coach has gone 11-13 in two seasons in Starkville, making a bowl game in 2020 and 2021.The Bulldogs beat Tulsa in the Armed Forces Bowl in Leach's fi rst year and lost to Texas Tech in the Liberty Bowl last December. Leach's extension comes ahead of what could be a promising year for the Bulldogs, who return quarterback Will Rogers and a host of talent on offense and defense. MSU showed some of its po tential last season, winning games against NC State, Texas A&M, Kentucky and Auburn. But a tough schedule could limit Mississippi State's success in 2022. - The Dispatch
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Will Rogers believes Mississippi State's football team is ready to take the next step into becoming a Southeastern Conference championship contender in 2022. The junior quarterback said they will have to become more consistent. Mississippi State had a 7- 6 record with a 34-7 loss to Texas Tech in the Liberty Bowl last season. "You just have to take it a week at a time," Rogers said while working as a camp counselor at the Manning Passing Academy at Nicholls in Thibodaux on Friday. "We're trying to be con sistent and more efficient. There were some games last year we probably should have won, which is why they say you have to take it week in and week out and one game at a time. "If we do that and we're able to compete every single week, then I think we'll have a pretty good chance."The 6-foot-2, 210-pound Rogers played in 13 games as a sophomore last year. He passed for 4,739 yards, 36 touchdowns, nine interceptions and 364.5 yards per game. He completed 74% of his passes. Rogers said working in M ississippi State coach Mike Leach's "Air-Raid" offense system has helped him improve. "I'm going on my third year with Coach Leach," Rogers said. "He's done a good job of coaching me and teaching me things. We're looking forward to a big year. I hope we can put up a lot of points and score a lot." As he prepares for the season, Rogers said he has worked to improve his techniques both physically and mentality. He spent time working with David Morris of QB Country in Mobile, Alabama. - The Clarion Ledger
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Leach repeatedly reminded those who criticized Will Rogers last season of the quarterback's youth. When Rogers took the field in a mid-October loss against Alabama, he was a game shy of a full season's worth of career starts. Leach noted that in his push for patience, and it showed in the latter half of the season. Rogers wound up breaking numerous Mississippi State single-season passing records and built a name for himself.There will be few excuses in place for Rogers heading into the 2022 seaso n, and he knows it. "The pressure can build up sometimes, but I try not to hear the outside noise," Rogers said. "Coach Leach says all the time to ignore the noise. That's gonna be my goal for this season, probably just to shut off social media. I don't wanna see the good, the bad. I don't wanna see any of it." FanDuel has Rogers at No. 22 in its Heisman betting lines, just a couple spots behind Alabama linebacker Will Anderson - a potential No. 1 pick in the 2023 NFL Draft. The odds are lofty (+8,000) but it's a testament to how his name has grown in national conversations. He was the undisputed starting quarterback during spring practice and will be moving forward. The question is if his game can continue to progress with reps. - The Clarion Ledger
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Mississippi State quarterback Will Rogers broke Dak Prescott's single-season program record for passing touchdowns on the Bulldogs' first drive Saturday against Tennessee State. Then he surpassed Prescott's mark in passing yards on their second possessio n. And he was far from done. Rogers threw for 391 yards and five touchdowns to lead the Bulldogs to a 55-10 rout of the Tigers on Saturday in Starkville. "I think it was kind of a tough time to play us and not such a bad time to play them," said Bulldogs head coach Mike Leach, who picked up his 150th career win. Mississippi State (7-4, 4-3 SEC) clinched bowl eligibility last week with a comeback win at Auburn and won Saturday for the fourth time in five games. The Bulldogs looked sharp in their tune-up before Thursday's Egg Bowl rivalry game with Ole Miss.Austin Williams caught three touchdown passes from Rogers, who finished 28-of-34 passing. Rogers also hit Makai Polk and Malik Heath for touchdowns, while Jo'quavious Marks and Dillon Johnson e ach rushed for scores. Rogers' 21-yard toss to Williams to cap a strong opening drive was the sophomore signal-caller's 30th touchdown of the year, while an 8-yard pass to Jamire Calvin on the second series pushed him past the 3,793 passing yards Prescot t posted in 2015. Rogers finished the game with 4,113 yards with one regular-season game and a bowl game remaining. "Anytime to have your name in the same company as Dak Prescott, it's pretty incredible," Rogers said. "I never really imagined that would happen." Rogers threw six touchdowns with no interceptions last week at Auburn to lead the Bulldogs to the 25-point comeback win. He's now thrown 34 touchdown passes against eight interceptions this season. - Mississippi State/AP College Football
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NOV 15 SEC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Will Rogers, QB, Mississippi State,...Completed 44 of 55 passes for 415 yards and a school-record 6 touchdowns with no interceptions...Named the Walter Camp Football Foundation National Offensive Player of the Wee k...Led MSU to its largest comeback in school history over No. 17 Auburn (25 points) by helping MSU score 40 unanswered points...Completed passes to 10 different receivers...Broke the school record with a career-high six touchdown passes...Completed 44 p asses, which ranks fifth in school history. (Holds each of the top five and eight of the top nine single-game totals.)...Passed for 415 yards, marking his fourth 400-yard passing game of the year (most in MSU history)...Became the first SEC passer since at least 2000 with 400 passing yards, six passing touchdowns and zero interceptions while completing at least 80 percent of his passes...Moved to second in MSU single-season history with 3,722 yards...Set the school record for single-season completions w ith 407 this year...Tied the MSU single-season record with 29 passing touchdowns this season, matching Dak Prescott (2015). - SEC Football
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NOV 14 WALTER CAMP NATIONAL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: WILL ROGERS, MISSISSIPPI STATE, Sophomore, Quarterback, Brandon, Miss./Brandon HS,...Will Rogers threw for 415 yards (44-of-55) and six touchdowns as Mississippi State came-from-behind to defeat 1 7th-ranked Auburn, 43-34. Rogers completed passes to ten different receivers as the Bulldogs (6-4, 4-3 in SEC) became bowl eligible for the 12th straight season. - The Walter Camp Football Foundation
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Will Rogers threw for 415 yards and six touchdowns, and Mississippi State beat No. 16 Auburn 43-34 on Saturday. Auburn (6-4, 3-3 Southeastern Conference) scored touchdowns on its first four possessions and led 28-3 midway through the second quarter. But Mississippi State (6-4, 4-3) rallied, scoring 40 unanswered points behind Rogers' arm. "I think the biggest thing is that we didn't get discouraged by the first half, which should have been easy to do," Mississippi State coach Mike Leach said. "That firs t half, I thought we kind of played tentatively and played not to lose. Then we played aggressively. We played faster." Rogers completed 44 of 54 passes, connecting with 10 different Bulldogs. Jaden Walley had seven catches for 87 yards, and Jakai Polk f inished with 61 yards and two touchdowns on eight receptions.Mississippi State was held to just one field goal on its first three drives. Then Rogers threw for his six touchdowns on the Bulldogs' next seven drives. He only had three incompletions after the first quarter. "I felt like we all were just doing a good job," Rogers said of his second half. "The o-line did a good job of blocking. (Auburn) played a lot of man coverage today, and the receivers were doing a great job of getting off with th eir routes. It's kind of crazy to think I completed that many, because some of those were contested. I've got to give a lot of credit to my receivers." - Mississippi State/AP College Football
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NOV 1 SEC CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Will Rogers, QB, Mississippi State,...Broke the school record for single-season completions with 327 this year. (Previous: 316, Dak Prescott (2015). Has 566 career completions, which is second in MSU history. S chool record: 734, Dak Prescott (2012-15)...Completed an SEC record 92.3 percent (36-of-39) of his attempts (min. 30 comp.). (Previous: 91.2 percent (31-of-34) by Josh Dobbs (Tennessee) vs. Vanderbilt (2016). Previous MSU Record (min. 35 att.): 83.0 perc ent (39-of-47) by Will Rogers, Louisiana Tech (Sept. 4, 2021). Came one completion shy of the NCAA single-game completion percentage record for a minimum of 40 attempts. NCAA Record: 90.9 percent by Seth Doege (40-of-44), Texas Tech, Sept. 17, 2011 vs. N ew Mexico. o Averaged 8.8 yards per attempt.)...Logged his seventh 300-yard passing games this season, which ties the MSU single-season record set by Dak Prescott in 2015...Recorded his ninth career 300-yard passing game, which is tied with Dak Prescott (2012-15) for the Bulldogs' career record. - SEC Football
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Mississippi State quarterback Will Rogers could do no wrong Saturday night, setting a Southeastern Conference record for completion percentage to help the Bulldogs steamroll their way to another big victory. The sophomore quarterback completed 92% of his passes - 36 of 39 - which is an SEC record for any game with 30-plus attempts. Dillon Johnson ran for two touchdowns and Mississippi State scored 14 points off of four Kentucky turnovers to beat the No. 12 Wildcats 31-17 on Saturday night.The Bul ldogs (5-3, 3-2) came up big with three interceptions of Will Levis and a fumble recovery. They turned a third-quarter fumble and pickoff into consecutive touchdowns to put the game out of reach. "I thought it was huge," Mississippi State coach Mike Leac h said. "Kentucky is really about control … maintaining control is something we've struggled with this year, so those obviously helped." Johnson had scoring runs of 9 and 1 yards and finished with 41 yards rushing on 11 carries. Jo'Quavious Marks rushe d for 58 yards and a score. Levis was 17 of 28 for 150 yards and the Wildcats (6-2, 4-2) managed just 66 yards rushing in being outgained 438-216. "We didn't match the intensity. I felt like we got pushed around," Kentucky coach Mark Stoops said. "We wer e not able to run the ball. They ran the ball. They made competitive plays, approached, outcoached us, outplayed us in every area. So overall, just a very deflation defeat." - Mississippi State/AP College Football
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OCT 4 SEC CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Will Rogers, QB, Mississippi State,...Led Mississippi State to a 26-22 win at No. 15 Texas A&M behind 408 yards passing and a career-high tying three touchdowns passing...Finished with 400+ yards passing and thr ee touchdowns passing for the second time this season and is the only player in the SEC to accomplish that feat...Completed 78 percent of his passes (46 of 59)...Connected with nine different receivers on the night...Top target was Makai Polk who caught 13 passes for 126 yards and two touchdowns...Completed five passes of 20-plus-yards to five different receivers...His 46 completions were the third most in MSU single-game history...Completed 13 of his first 14 passes in the game...Was a perfect 7-of-7 p assing on State' first touchdown drive in the first quarter...In his last three games, has gone 143-of-188 (.761) while averaging 381.3 yards with three touchdown passes in each contest. - SEC Football
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Will Rogers threw for 408 yards and three touchdowns and Nathan Pickering sacked Zach Calzada in the end zone late for a safety in Mississippi State's 26-22 victory over No. 15 Texas A&M on Saturday night. Rogers was sacked twice, and the Bulldogs had tw o false start penalties that backed them up before Nolan Mccord's 49-yard field goal attempt sailed wide right with about eight minutes to go.The Aggies cut the lead to two on a 44-yard field goal by Seth Small about two minutes later. Texas A&M ( 3-2, 0-2 Southeastern Conference) forced a punt to get a chance to take the lead. But Calzada, a backup in his third start, was taken down by Pickering on third down for the safety to extend the lead to 26-22 with about two minutes to go, and the Bulldog s ran out the clock to secure the victory. Makai Polk had 13 receptions for 126 yards and two touchdowns to help Mississippi State (3-2, 1-1) snap a two-game skid. It's the second straight loss for the Aggies after they won their previous 11 games and is a huge blow to a team that entered the season with national championship hopes. - Mississippi State/AP College Football
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Mississippi State coach Mike Leach hedged ever-so slightly, but all signs point to Will Rogers leading the Bulldogs onto the field as the starting quarterback in the season opener against Louisiana Tech. Leach said after Wednesday's practice that if "we were to play today, it would be Will." When asked whether another quarterback could supplant Rogers as the starter by the time Louisiana Tech visits Davis Wade Stadium on Sept. 4, Leach said: "It's hard to tell. Difficult to say. We'll see." Much of Leac h's decision to choose Rogers as the quarterback for the coach's air raid offense comes down to Rogers' consistency, Leach said, edging him over the newcomers competing for the job. Rogers started six games last season, becoming the first quarterback in program history to record 30 or more completions in three straight games.Rogers finished with 1,976 passing yards with 11 touchdowns and seven interceptions - although four of those giveaways came during his first three games, where he came off th e bench to replace K.J. Costello. Once Costello suffered an injury against Alabama, Rogers took over the starting job on a permanent basis. As the starter, Rogers threw 10 touchdowns compared to three interceptions, and he averaged 227.7 yards per game t hrough the air to go with a 69.2 completion percentage. - The Clarion Ledger
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At this time last year, Will Rogers was at home during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic wondering when he'd finally be able to practice with newly hired Mississippi State football coach Mike Leach. Fast forward to the present and Rogers has played in five games under Leach, five of which he started. As a freshman, Rogers wasn't able to begin his journey last year around this time, but this year, he's taking it all in leading up to the maroon and white spring game on April 17, which is ultra import ant in the rising sophomore quarterback's growth. "The biggest thing I want him to do is do a great job of commanding the unit and elevating and moving the offense," Leach said. "I think he does a great job of that." And the things Leach wants Rogers to improve on? "I'd like to further polish and more efficiently run the plays that he's already relatively good at," Leach said. "Any plays he's not so quick at reacting to, I want to speed that up. Overall, I'd like to see the ball come off his hand a lit tle quicker as far as when he sorts what he sees and puts it on him." Rogers is the only quarterback going through spring practices who has played in a game for Mississippi State. - The Clarion Ledger
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Mississippi State has a quarterback competition on its hands. Speaking with reporters Thursday after the Bulldogs opened spring practices, head coach Mike Leach noticeably mentioned that incumbent starter Will Rogers will have to "earn" his job over a pl ethora of signal-callers, including Southern Miss transfer Jack Abraham. "He's one of those guys that's a self-starter when he works and you trip over him in the film room all the time," Leach said of Rogers. "So I mean, that's a good quality. He's got t o win his job, too. That's what spring is all about. All the jobs are open, and then they find it out." While no frontrunner has been named, it's presumed Rogers heads into camp with the edge given the final two months of the 2020 season he had. - The Di spatch
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True freshman Will Rogers scored his first rushing touchdown of the season and had a 13-yard TD pass to lead Mississippi State past No. 22 Tulsa 28-26 on Thursday in the Armed Forces Bowl. Jo'quavious Marks scored a rushing touchdown on the game's first possession and Emmanuel Forbes returned an interception 90 yards for a touchdown for the Bulldogs (4-7), who finished the season with a second straight win in a game played at TCU's Amon G. Carter Stadium in steady rain and temperatures in the upper 30s. Forbes' third-quarter touchdown was initially called back on an illegal blocking penalty, but the Big Ten Conference officiating crew reversed its ruling to a penalty on Tulsa. Deneric Prince and Corey Taylor II scored rushing touchdowns, Zach Smi th had a 15-yard TD pass to Keylon Stokes and Zack Long kicked field goals of 27 and 33 yards for Tulsa (6-3, No. 24 CFP). - AP College Football
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Will Rogers threw for 295 yards and three touchdowns to lead Mississippi State to a 51-32 victory over Missouri on Saturday. After weeks of floundering offensively, Mississippi State (3-7, 3-7 Southeastern Conference) finally got many of their young weap ons working in tandem. The Bulldogs racked up 446 yards of total offense in the game, including a season-high 151 yards on the ground. Their previous high was 87 yards in a loss to Arkansas in the second game of the year.Missouri (5-5, 5-5) logged 342 yards of total offense, but many of them after the outcome of the game was already decided, and they turned the ball over four times. This is the second-straight .500 finish for the Tigers. Mississippi State led 27-10 at the half and Jo'quavious Mar ks punched in another score on the opening drive of the third quarter. Marks had 12 rushes for 70 yards. Jaden Walley led all receivers with five catches for 129 yards. Rogers was 21 of 36 and had one interception. For the Tigers, Conner Bazelak was 22 o f 38 for 225 yards, two touchdowns and three interceptions. Larry Rountree led all rushers with 121 yards and two touchdowns. - AP College Football
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First-year Mississippi State coach Mike Leach says he tried to inspire his team this week by showing them footage of Hall-of-Fame NFL safety Ed Reed. On some level it must've worked, especially on defense. While quarterback Will Rogers threw for only 226 yards and a touchdown and the Air Raid offense struggled, the Mississippi State defense combined for five turnovers and the team narrowly eked out a 24-17 victory over visiting Vanderbilt on Saturday. "I'm going to give Ed Reed a game ball. I don't know where he is, but I'll figure that out," Leach said. "We need more guys who can play at the intensity and work level of guys like Ed Reed, Jerry Rice. I don't know that we can ever match their work level, but it's a learned skill and it's something we ne ed to work on."Mississippi State (2-4, 2-4 Southeastern Conference) finally won its first home game under Leach after losing their first two attempts to Arkansas and Texas A&M last month. Vanderbilt (0-5, 0-5) had 478 yards of total offense, more than twice Mississippi State's total, but ultimately couldn't overcome its turnover woes. Due to a crippling mix of COVID-19 infections, injuries and suspensions, the Commodores dressed only 58 scholarship players for the game. The SEC minimum is 53. - A P College Football
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Amid a whole lot of nothingness after a third consecutive loss, this one, a 28-14 defeat to No. 11 Texas A&M, that sure seems like something. The spark, Leach said, is true freshman quarterback Will Rogers. "That drive that Will had, when you consider th e quality of team (Texas) A&M has, that drive Will had was maybe as good as I've had a freshman, especially a true freshman at his age, have before," Leach said. It was a drive that looked a lot like the ones Leach roamed the sidelines for and monitored in Lubbock, Texas and Pullman, Washington. It was a drive quarterbacked by a player who's never started a college game but in that moment looked like someone who has started plenty. Think Graham Harrell. Gardner Minshew. But only for 13 plays and 89 yard s. Only for the 32-yard sideline scoring sling to junior wide receiver Malik Heath.Rogers is nowhere near the player Harrell and Minshew were for Leach in this offense, but he showed flashes that maybe one day he could consistently be just that. H e showed quite the spark, after all. "I look at Will as a young guy who has a lot of leadership in him," senior linebacker Erroll Thompson said. "He's a great player. I expect that from him." Rogers was 8-of-10 for 85 yards on the drive. He completed pas ses to six different receivers. He moved the Mississippi State offense down the field the way it's supposed to go. With quick passes to a variety of targets until ultimately taking the top off the defense with a pass beyond the sticks. Rogers operated th e way Harrell and Minshew and so many who have come before him in Leach's Air Raid have in that moment. Not the way senior quarterback K.J. Costello has since he set the SEC passing record with 623 yards against LSU in Week 1. - The Clarion Ledger
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Will Rogers entered the game at quarterback for Mississippi State for the second consecutive week. Rogers, the true freshman from Brandon, relieved starter K.J. Costello in the third quarter against Texas A&M after the transfer from Stanford struggled ag ain. Costello went 15-of-22 for 99 yards and an interception while being constantly hounded by the Aggies pass rush. Mississippi State was trailing 28-7 when Rogers entered, with the lone points coming on an interception return. Rogers did orchestrate a fourth-quarter touchdown drive that culminated in a 32-yard touchdown pass to Malik Heath, and finished 15-of-18 for 120 yards and the score. MSU coach Mike Leach said postgame that the starting quarterback position would be "re-evaluated" during the bye week. Last week, Rogers was 9-of-15 for 43 yards and two interceptions after making his debut late in MSU's loss to Kentucky. - The Clarion Ledger
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