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Kendrick Market likely won’t be stepping on the playing field again for Mississippi State after tearing an anterior cruciate ligament in last Saturday’s loss to Texas A&M. That doesn’t mean that the senior safety’s impact won’t continue to be felt.
Because of Market’s injury, redshirt freshman Brandon Bryant and true freshmen Jamal Peters and Mark McLaurin’s roles should significantly increase. When the first-year players are on the gridiron in the weeks to come, they plan to perform in honor of their former teammate.
“(Market) was the core of our safety group,” Bryant said. “We’ve got to play for him because he can’t get that (playing time) anymore.