Playing in the SEC West is tough enough, but when your schedule throws you a road game against the two-time, defending SEC East champion, that schedule just got a little tougher. The Bulldogs face such a match up on a Thursday night when they travel to Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri, to face off against the Missouri Tigers.
By the time the Bulldogs and Tigers meet, Mississippi State fans will know much about the Bulldogs' season. If Mississippi State survives early season battles against the likes of LSU, Texas A&M and Auburn, the Thursday night contest will start the stretch run to see if the Bulldogs can work their way to an SEC West championship.