Southern Miss will encounter an experienced quarterback on Saturday when it makes the trip to Texas State.
If that sounds like a redundant phrase, it's because it is. In what will be six games for Southern Miss (3-3, 1-1 Sun Belt Conference) against FBS opponents after Saturday (4 p.m., ESPN+), Layne Hatcher of the Bobcats (3-4, 1-2) is the fifth starting quarterback with at least 27 appearances under his belt entering this week of action.
Beyond Texas State, four of the five remaining starting quarterbacks on Southern Miss' schedule have appeared in at least 19 games, bringing the season-long tally to nine out of 11 FBS signal-callers to meet that threshold.