It’s Monday, August 22, just under two weeks until Mississippi State’s first game of the season, the home-opener against South Alabama. On the practice fields at the Seal Football Complex a half-mile north of Davis Wade Stadium, the Bulldogs are going through one of their final preseason practices before they transition to game prep.
It’s early in practice when receivers and defensive backs are doing 1-on-1 drills. Senior wideout Fred Ross is given the playcall, the route to run against the corner trying to cover him.