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It's back to SEC competition for Mississippi State as the Bulldogs host Texas A&M in an all-Maroon and White matchup on Scott Field. Mario Haggan and David Murray look at State's bounce-back win over Bowling Green before focusing on a battle with the Aggies. The visiting team is powered by their run game with Devon Achane hauling the ball and former LSU quarterback Max Johnson throwing long, so coverage and tackling are MSU priorities. On the other side Bulldog quarterback Will Rogers, the league's passing leader, faces a stout Texas A&M defensive secondary. State won last year in College Station and tries for a repeat with Mike Leach, who is 8-4 all time against Aggie teams.

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The Bulldogs had a SEC road victory on their paws at LSU, only to give it away. Mississippi State got a rude reality check after two easy non-conference wins, so for this third out-of-league contest against Bowling Green there can't be any loss of focus. No, not even with a grueling SEC stretch ahead and against a pair of West peers who happen to play this weekend. Mario wants the defense to fix some issues in keeping quarterbacks contained and for the offense to find that go-to receiver rather than just spread the ball around. Murray says league-leading passer Will Rogers needs to regain the sharpness of reads and throws shown in the first two wins. And, that special teams need to be special and not give away points.

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Mario Haggan and David Murray talk Mississippi State football as the 2-0 Bulldogs open their SEC season at LSU. Haggan played twice in Tiger Stadium himself and has his own perspective on game day on this SEC campus. The 2022 Bulldogs beat Memphis and Arizona handily but are still not any polished product going into conference play. The Bulldog defense must chase a play-making Tiger quarterback while LSU's own defensive front will come after league-leading passer Will Rogers. Can a developing run game be a key to balancing State's attack in Tiger Town?

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After opening the 2022 season with a mostly efficient 49-23 home win over Memphis, the Mississippi State Bulldogs both are on the road this week and taking on a Power 5 conference peer at Arizona. The 9:00pm kickoff should cool the desert conditions but it is still a physical adjustment as former SEC and NFL linebacker Mario Haggan explains.

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The Dawghouse podcast welcomes a new voice and familiar face to Mississippi State football fans. All-American Bulldog and long-time NFL linebacker Mario Haggan joins us to talk opening day for the 2022 Mississippi State team.

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The college football season kicked off Saturday and Mississippi State joins the action next weekend by hosting Memphis. There are lingering questions after a closed week of training camp about a few positions and some injuries to update. Mike Leach's first season press conference is Monday with full coverage on GenesPage.com. After preseason observation, the Dawghouse prediction is a 8-4 final record with a sweep of non-conference games and split of SEC contests. Here's who those projected eight wins are, and why.

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The second and last scrimmage of preseason was a much better day for Mississippi State's offense as Mike Leach's team wraps up training camp. Lightning cut Saturday's intrasquad session short but not before Fan Fest guests saw more touchdowns, more first downs, and big plays on both sides of the ball. A scattering of injuries have not impacted practices other than to further develop depth in those positions. On offense right guard is the only lingering question mark for opening day lineup. The defense is not just better than expected in spring but deeper as well. And placekicking bounced back for a better scrimmage showing. Practices are now closed the rest of the way to opening day.

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The season is three weekends away so until we have real games here is a Sunday over-reaction to Mississippi State's first preseason scrimmage. It was a tough day for the Bulldog offense, a very strong showing by the defense, and a frustrating afternoon for kickers. Mike Leach and staff move into the next phase of camp with a Sunday evening practice to go over results or lack thereof from the scrimmage.

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Mississippi State opened 2022 preseason practicing with two days in typical brutal Southern heat and a third indoors for a lightning threat. All work so far is no-hitting though pads went on Sunday. Limited contact has favored the offense with the defense looking to Wednesday and the start of full-hitting. Quarterback is a clear 1-2 situation with Will Rogers in charge of the offense. Running backs are doing more catching than carrying as usual for camp, but a bigger and better receiver roster is expanding the passing plays. Left tackle remains the largest offensive question. The defensive line looks stronger than in spring and with some intriguing new twists for players and plays along with versatile linebacker packages. Only real contact will tell a real story but the three-day takeaway is so far, so good.

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Preseason practicing begins Friday for Mississippi State. Training camp is no longer about getting up to football speed thanks to summer workouts. The Bulldogs will show up ready to practice and our Gene's Page staff will show up to report on it all, with a week-one schedule due out shortly. Before the Bulldog varsity gets busy the coaching staff has stayed busy with end-of-summer prospect camps. This has already produced a fresh round of commitments with now a running total of 13 announced for December signing. The challenge though for coaches and commitments is just how committed all parties are in this new era of free transfers and portal recruiting.

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