STARKVILLE — The quarterback conversation is happening in the football offices, too.
In the face of quarterback Nick Fitzgerald’s 44.4 percent completion rate and 3.7 yards per attempt against Southeastern Conference competition, MSU is surrounded by a quarterback controversy with Keytaon Thompson on the sideline. The Bulldogs (4-3, 1-3 SEC) seem to be entertaining portions of the conversation as No. 16 Texas A&M (5-2, 3-1 SEC) comes to town.
“We have discussed in the offensive staff room not making a change,” MSU coach Joe Moorhead said, “but during the first half and the second half giving KT the opportunity to start a drive for two reasons: as a change of pace to give him an opportunity because he’s a talented player, and secondly to take some of the physical wear and tear off Nick who has 121 carries in six games.
“For the struggles that Nick has had throwing the football, I kind of have to credit him with the amount of times he’s rushed the ball and what’s he’s done for us to create yards and create points. Obviously, our struggles in the pass game are apparent.”
Injury update
MSU has four players that are day-to-day with minor injuries: running back Kylin Hill, wide receiver Keith Mixon, right tackle Stewart Reese and defensive back Brian Cole.
Moorhead said Hill’s lower-body injury suffered in the LSU game had an impact on his usage, ending that game with eight carries. If he were fully healthy and MSU wasn’t down multiple possessions in the second half, Hill could have gotten more work.
Moorhead said Cole did not play against LSU because he did not progress on his upper body injury the way they hoped.
Another night game
Several Week 10 kickoff times remain up in the air as CBS awaits the result of the Florida-Georgia game, but MSU knows it will be playing at night.
MSU’s game against Louisiana Tech will be at 6:30 p.m. on SEC Network. All of MSU’s home games have been at night thus far.
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