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It’s safe to say what Mike Leach coached teams are going to do—throw the football.
Arkansas’ depleted secondary is going to get a workout on Saturday afternoon.
Bulldog quarterback Will Rogers is having a terrific season, and is probably coming off his best performance of the year against Kentucky last week.
Rogers was 36 of 39 for 344 yards and a touchdown, a SEC record for completion percentage in a game with more than 30 attempted.
The Bulldogs also have a stingy bend-but-don’t-break defense that has only given up 28-plus to one league opponent (Alabama).
Barry Odom and the Arkansas defense has had two weeks to prepare, so they’re going to have to hope they can get pressure with three on Rogers.
The Razorbacks haven’t beaten Mississippi State in Fayetteville since 2003, having lost the last three meetings in Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium since it resumed there in 2015.
With both teams sporting identical 5-3 records, the winner gets a leg up in the bowl pecking order and momentum for the rest of the month.