Georgia football offers Mississippi State QB commit

Georgia football extends offer to elite four-star recruit, Mississippi State quarterback commitment

The Georgia Bulldogs have offered a scholarship to quarterback recruit KaMario Taylor, who is a four-star prospect ranked across all recruiting services. Taylor is from Noxubee County in Macon, Mississippi, has been committed to Mississippi State since October 2023.

However, his recruitment may not be fully settled, as the University of Georgia has recently shown strong interest. Taylor announced on social media that Georgia extended him a scholarship offer.

Georgia already has one commit at the quarterback position which is four-star Ryan Montgomery. He missed the entirety of his senior season due to an ACL injury.

Georgia recently offered a scholarship in October to four-star California Bears quarterback commitment Jaron Keawe Sagapolutele.

With Carson Beck likely to depart after this season, Georgia appears eager to bring in as much competition as possible at the quarterback position. By pursuing talented recruits like KaMario Taylor, Georgia is preparing to maintain depth and elevate competition within its roster. This strategy ensures the Bulldogs are well-equipped for a smooth transition in their offense post-Beck.

Taylor brings a different feel to the quarterback room if he decides to come to Georgia. In his recent highlight tape, he is a fluid runner that can get outside of the pocket and scramble for 60 yards or he can make 50-yard throw so effortlessly. Taylor has a nice and fluid throwing motion where it is quick and precise and the ball coming out of his hands with some zip to it.

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The Mississippi State commit is ranked as the No. 11 quarterback, the No. 122 recruit and the No. 5 player in Mississippi, per 247Sports.

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The SEC schedule offers up the Tennessee Volunteers vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs this Saturday in Knoxville as a part of college football’s Week 11 slate, and if you want to see the action live inside Neyland Stadium you will need the ticket information we have to offer below.

The Vols bring a 7-1 overall record into play with that one loss coming in five tries in conference competition at the Arkansas Razorbacks in Week 6. That is not enough to keep UT out of the US LBM Coaches Poll top 25, where Tennessee sits at No. 6.

The Bulldogs are having a season to forget and have taken on the role of the SEC doormat, owning a 2-7 total tally that includes five losses in as many tries against other conference schools. The one silver lining: MSU won its game last weekend at home against the UMass Minutemen.

The Tennessee Volunteers will host the Mississippi State Bulldogs on Saturday, Nov. 9 at 7 p.m. ET.

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This David and Goliath battle between two conference schools cannot be written off given the abundance of upsets seen this season – especially in the SEC.

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Want to watch the Tennessee Volunteers vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs in person on Saturday, Nov. 9? Tickets still remain for as little as $X.

The SEC schedule offers up the Tennessee Volunteers vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs this Saturday in Knoxville as a part of college football’s Week 11 slate, and if you want to see the action live inside Neyland Stadium you will need the ticket information we have to offer below.

The Vols bring a 7-1 overall record into play with that one loss coming in five tries in conference competition at the Arkansas Razorbacks in Week 6. That is not enough to keep UT out of the US LBM Coaches Poll top 25, where Tennessee sits at No. 6.

The Bulldogs are having a season to forget and have taken on the role of the SEC doormat, owning a 2-7 total tally that includes five losses in as many tries against other conference schools. The one silver lining: MSU won its game last weekend at home against the UMass Minutemen.

The Tennessee Volunteers will host the Mississippi State Bulldogs on Saturday, Nov. 9 at 7 p.m. ET.

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How to buy Tennessee vs. Mississippi football tickets

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Texas A&M QB Conner Weigman ‘just got a little bit fast’ per Aggies coach Mike Elko

“Going into halftime he was in a good spot. In the second half he just got a little fast. I kept telling him on the sideline to slow down.”

The Texas A&M football team returned from a bye this weekend and earned a double-digit victory against Mississippi State, led by redshirt sophomore quarterback Conner Weigman.

The No. 14 Aggies (6-1, 4-0 SEC) beat the Bulldogs (1-6, 0-4) by a final score of 34-24 on Saturday evening at Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville. Despite entering the matchup 100% healthy, Weigman didn’t look sharp against the lesser conference foe.

“I thought going into halftime he was in a good spot,” coach Mike Elko said postgame. “I think in the second half he just got a little bit fast. I kept telling him on the sideline to slow down.”

In the first 30 minutes of action, Weigman was 7-of-11 for 121 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception. In the second half, he was 8-of-14 for 96 yards and 1 interception.

Elko has made it clear this season that Weigman is his guy. But if he doesn’t play more consistently going forward, the 12th Man will continue to call for redshirt freshman QB Marcel Reed to replace him as the starter.

Texas A&M will host LSU at home on Saturday, Oct. 26th, at 6:30 p.m. CT. The game will air on ABC.

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Instant reactions to No. 14 Texas A&M football team’s win over Mississippi State

Following Saturday’s matchup between the Aggies and Bulldogs, we break down our instant reaction.

The Texas A&M football team returned from a bye this week with a conference road matchup at struggling Mississippi State, which was much closer than it should’ve been.

The No. 14 Aggies (6-1, 4-0 SEC) beat the Bulldogs (1-6, 0-4) by a final score of 34-24 on Saturday evening at Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville. While any double-digit victory in the SEC may look impressive on paper, this win was anything but that.

With Texas A&M well-rested following the week off, the Aggies should’ve dominated. Junior quarterback Conner Weigman‘s fourth quarter interception brought the game within one score and more stressful than it should’ve been.

It would have been one thing if Texas A&M jumped out to a big lead, put its backups in and the final score was closer than the matchup truly was. A prime example of that was the conference victory at Florida earlier this year.

Ultimately, the Aggies won their sixth game in a row and remained unbeaten in conference play, which is nothing to be scoffed at. However, if Texas A&M plans to be a true contender and qualify for the expanded College Football Playoff this season, the Aggies need to take care of lesser opponents early.

Otherwise, the top-ranked Longhorns will embarrass Texas A&M to conclude the regular season at Kyle Field in November and squash any hopes for the program’s first national championship in the modern era.

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Coach Mike Elko squashes any rumors regarding Texas A&M faking injuries for an advantage

“It was a kid having to stop the game because there was no other way to stop the game, not because we were giving ourselves an advantage.”

As the Texas A&M football head coach, Mike Elko has to address a great many topics, including what legendary coach Nick Saban describes as “rat poison.”

That was certainly the case to begin this week. During his weekly press conference ahead of this weekend’s matchup at Mississippi State, Elko had to answer whether Aggies intentionally fake being hurt.

“Do we condone faking injury? No,” Elko said Monday afternoon. “At times, it was a kid having to stop the game because there was no other way to stop the game, not necessarily because we were giving ourselves an advantage.”

Being a defensive guy at heart, Elko went on to mention that defenders are at a higher risk for injuries due to collegiate squads running up-tempo, fast offenses. However, he added that players faking injuries is a “bad look” for college football as a whole.

The No. 14 Aggies (5-1, 3-0 SEC) return from their bye Saturday afternoon to play at Davis Wade Stadium versus the Bulldogs at 3:15 p.m. CT on SEC Network.

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Georgia’s secondary concerning in win over Mississippi State

Georgia’s secondary did not perform well in UGA’s 41-31 win over Mississippi State

The Georgia Bulldogs secondary had one of its worst showings of the season in Georgia’s 41-31 win over the Mississippi State Bulldogs. Georgia allowed 31 points to a freshman quarterback making his second career start.

Mississippi State used motion to cause confusion in the Georgia secondary in the first half. Mississippi State burned Georgia cornerback Daniel Harris using motion for an explosive pass play that set up Mississippi State’s first touchdown of the game.

“Two of ’em were eye-control plays where a guy was running at me, and, you know, they just ran right by us. It’s like they didn’t beat us. We gave them two plays. The play down our sideline and then the touchdown,” said Georgia head coach Kirby Smart.

Georgia allowed Mississippi State freshman quarterback Michael Van Buren to go 20 of 37 for 306 yards, three touchdowns and one interception. Van Buren completed a long touchdown pass on Georgia cornerback Julian Humphrey to make the game look a little big closer late in the fourth quarter.

Van Buren entered the Georgia game with only 244 passing yards this season, so it was disappointing that Georgia could not shut him down. The Bulldogs came within a play of potentially breaking the game open, but UGA penalties allowed Mississippi State to extend drives multiple times on third down after getting initial stops.

“There’s two third downs on that one drive. I mean, we’re off the field, and we have, I don’t want to say undisciplined penalties, but they’re just bad timing on them,” said Kirby Smart.

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Georgia linebacker Chaz Chambliss had a facemask penalty on a sack and linebacker Chris Cole committed a pass interference penalty that extended a key Mississippi State drive in the second half.

Georgia’s secondary will have a big opportunity and challenge next week against the No. 1 Texas Longhorns.

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The Bulldogs are very much the underdogs, occupying the conference cellar with a 1-4 overall tally and no wins in two tries against SEC foes. The lone triumph came against the Eastern Kentucky Colonels at home in Week 1.

The other Dawgs bounced back last from their loss to the Alabama Crimson Tide the previous weekend with a home win over the Auburn Tigers. Now 4-1 overall with a 2-1 tally in SEC play, UGA is ranked fourth in the latest US LBM Coaches Poll.

Georgia Bulldogs will host Mississippi State Bulldogs on Saturday, Oct. 12 at 4:15 p.m. ET

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The Dawgs bounced back last from their loss to the Alabama Crimson Tide the previous weekend with a home win over the Auburn Tigers. Now 4-1 overall with a 2-1 tally in SEC play, UGA is ranked fourth in the latest US LBM Coaches Poll.

The other Dogs are very much the underdogs, occupying the conference cellar with a 1-4 overall tally and no wins in two tries against SEC foes. The lone triumph came against the Eastern Kentucky Colonels at home in Week 1.

Georgia Bulldogs will host Mississippi State Bulldogs on Saturday, Oct. 12 at 4:15 p.m. ET

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Mississippi State without its starting QB vs Georgia

Mississippi State is without its starting quarterback on the road against Georgia football

The Mississippi State Bulldogs will be without starting quarterback Blake Shapen on Oct. 12 against the Georgia Bulldogs. Shapen is out for the season after suffering a shoulder injury against the Florida Gators on Sept. 21.

Shapen, a Baylor transfer, completed 68.5% of his passes for 974 yards, eight touchdowns and one interception this season. In his place, Mississippi State has turned to freshman quarterback Michael Van Buren.

Against Florida and Texas, Van Buren completed 52.8% of his passes for 244 passing yards and no touchdowns or interceptions. The 6-foot-1, 200-pound quarterback is mobile and has one rushing touchdown this season. The freshman signal caller has taken eight sacks in two games.

Van Buren and Mississippi State had an extra week to prepare for Georgia, which should help him adjust to running the Bulldogs’ offense. Mississippi State also uses freshman quarterback Chris Parsons primarily as a rusher (four rushes for 20 yards against Texas). However, Van Buren and Parsons face a steep challenge against the Georgia Bulldogs.

Georgia has the fifth-best passing defense in the SEC (169.6 yards per game) despite facing four Power Four opponents in five games.

“He’s (Michael Van Buren) a tremendous athlete. I think they’ve allowed him to do some things that he’s really good at, and they’re mixing the other quarterback in with quarterback run. So, they both are capable runners, but they bring Chris (Parson) in and do more stuff with him,” said Georgia coach Kirby Smart.

“I’ve got a lot of respect for (Mississippi State coach) Jeff Lebby and his offense… They’re hard to defend because they space you out, they spread you out, they tempo you, they count your numbers in the box. They’re almost always going to be right in terms of what they run,” said Smart.

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Georgia will look to put Mississippi State in obvious passing situations. If Georgia can build up a two- or three-score lead, then Mississippi State will be in trouble.