Texas A&M at Mississippi State: Wednesday injury report revealed

You can expect a lot of maroon at Davis-Wade Stadium Saturday as Texas A&M travels to Starkville to face off against Mississippi State. A staple matchup in the SEC West, the Aggies and Bulldogs are now facing off for the 13th consecutive season. However, two new head coaches will be on the sideline as both Mike Elko and Jeff Lebby are in the first season with their respective programs.

Before taking the field, there are unfortunately a few injuries to deal with. The Wednesday injury report has been released, showing us who might be in danger of missing Saturday’s game. Multiple names appear on both sides, being something to monitor throughout the week.

Three more reports will be provided before kickoff, which is scheduled for 3:15 p.m. CT. The one on gameday will be available around 90 minutes before start time, giving final decisions on anybody who is still in question.

You can check out the full injury report for Mississippi State and Texas A&M here.

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
• RB Keyvone Lee – Out
• DL Kalvin Dinkins – Out
• DL Kedrick Bingley-Jones – Doubtful
• 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. Losing five straight games since 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, also slated to face three straight ranked teams to end the regular season. But hard times make strong men, which first-year head coach Jeff Lebby addressed 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.”

On3’s Kaiden Smith contributed to this report