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Will Anderson eager for challenge of facing Will Rogers, Mississippi State offense

On3-Social-Profile_GRAYby:On3 Staff Report•10/18/22
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Alabama edge defender Will Anderson lines up during a game on Nov. 13, 2021. (Kevin C. Cox / Getty Images)

Stop Will Rogers and you stop the Mississippi State offense. That’s probably a touch overly simplistic, but that’s essentially the task for Alabama on Saturday as it looks to bounce back from its first loss of the season.

In Mississippi State’s five wins, Rogers has averaged 381.4 yards passing while throwing 21 touchdown passes to just two interceptions. In the two losses? Just 208.5 yards per game while throwing two touchdowns and two interceptions.

“I’m pretty sure that the gameplan is going to be good and we just have to be able to execute and all of us have to be able to communicate and be on the same page,” Alabama edge defender Will Anderson said.

Kentucky was the latest team to get a real handle on Rogers and the Bulldogs, holding him to season lows in passing yards and touchdown passes in the game, while Rogers finished just one completion better than he did in his worst outing of the year, a loss at LSU.

The Wildcats never let him get into rhythm.

Anderson and the Crimson Tide know what Rogers can do once he’s clicking, so the task is mirroring what the Wildcats did. Don’t let him get going.

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“He’s a really good quarterback,” Anderson said. “He can throw the ball really well. They have a great offensive line. They have an Air Raid offense, so it’s going to be a good challenge for us.”

Mississippi State offense should challenge Alabama

The Crimson Tide are coming off their worst defensive outing of the season, having surrendered 567 total yards in the loss to the Volunteers over the weekend. That was a full 190 yards more than the previous high Alabama had allowed.

Tennessee scored 52.

That should be plenty enough to motivate Alabama going against a Mississippi State offense capable of scoring in droves. The Bulldogs enter Saturday’s game sporting the nation’s No. 4 passing attack, even after last weekend’s loss to the Wildcats.

Mississippi State averages 378.3 yards per game passing.

The two programs will kick off at 7 p.m. ET in Tuscaloosa, Ala., with a broadcast slated for ESPN.