Texas A&M at Mississippi State Thursday injury report revealed

Texas A&M and Mississippi State will face off Saturday afternoon in a pivotal SEC game. The Aggies are in contention to earn a College Football Playoff berth and are unbeaten in SEC play after falling to Notre Dame to open the season.

As for Mississippi State, the Bulldogs are 1-5 on the year, but they have been playing better as of late. Mississippi State scored 31 points at Georgia last weekend and could have a future star in freshman quarterback Michael Van Buren.

The updated injury reports for Saturday’s game have been released. Injury reports come out for SEC games on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

Here is where things stand for Mississippi State and Texas A&M from an injury standpoint as of Thursday:

Texas A&M Aggies

• RB Rueben Owens – Out
• DB Tyreek Chappell – Out
• OL Mark Nabou – Out
• QB Jaylen Henderson – Doubtful
• DB Terry Bussey – Questionable

Mississippi State Bulldogs

• QB Blake Shapen – Out
• CB Traveon Wright – Out
• WR Creed Whitmore – Out
• WR Trent Hudson – Out
• DL Kedrick Bingley-Jones – Out
• RB Keyvone Lee – Out
• DL Kalvin Dinkins – Out
• S Brylan Lanier – Questionable
• S Tyler Woodard – Questionable

Jeff Lebby addresses difficult schedule for Mississippi State

Mississippi State has not won a game since they opened up the season with a 56-7 win over Eastern Kentucky. The Aggies have lost five straight games ahead of their matchup this weekend against No. 14 Texas A&M, the third straight ranked opponent on the Bulldogs’ schedule.

It won’t get much easier for Mississippi State this season in the SEC, as the Bulldogs are also slated to face three straight ranked teams to end the regular season. Hard times make strong men, though, according to first-year head coach Jeff Lebby. He addressed that when asked about his team’s challenging schedule.

“I think again, for us you learn exactly who you are and where you’re at every single step of the way,” Lebby said. “And so understanding that inside this league you get to do it against the best every single Saturday, and as a competitor man-to-man, that’s exactly what you want.”