QB
AUB edgeByrum Brown
AUB 8
vs
Kamario Taylor
6 MSST
Brown is the better creator. Taylor is live in Lebby's tempo.
Gameday picture · Week 11 · Rivalry
AUB at MSST
Sat, Nov 14 · TBD · Davis Wade
Road rivalry. Atkins vs Lebby tempo is the picture. Don't donate a one-score November game in Starkville.
No betting lines on this desk.
Kick weather
56°F
Starkville November · lo 36°F
25% precip
Window
TBD
Davis Wade. Rivalry. Kick TBD.
Lebby tempo on the road. Atkins vs pace.
Unit matchups
Quarterback
AUB 8 · 6 MSST
Brown vs Kamario Taylor. Dual-threat both ways; Brown is the better creator.
Offensive line
AUB 6 · 6 MSST
Road in November. Don't let Lebby's front wreck the first drive.
Skill
AUB 7 · 6 MSST
Cobb vs tempo. Stay on schedule.
Front seven
AUB 8 · 6 MSST
Atkins vs Lebby pace. You cannot sub late.
Secondary
AUB 6 · 6 MSST
Taylor will throw it early. Nickel has to be decided.
Special teams
AUB 8 · 6 MSST
Hidden yardage in a one-score road SEC game.
Availability
No official availability report yet. The SEC posts it before kickoff; the desk lists only names from that report.
What the tape says
- Atkins vs tempo. Lebby wants the ball out fast.
- Brown's first drive in Starkville. Don't start behind the chains.
- Stop the explosive. Lebby will take shots until you prove the safety help.
- Fourth-quarter ball security. This is a one-score game until it isn't.
History
- Rivalry at Davis Wade. Jeff Lebby's Mississippi State wants pace and explosives.
- Kamario Taylor is the 2026 Bulldogs starter.
- A coin-flip road SEC game in Week 11 is how 8–4 gets made.
Roster advantage · vs Mississippi State
AUB holds the two-deep
Starter-vs-starter grades for Jeff Lebby's Mississippi State.
Net grade
+10
6 AUB · 2 even · 0 MSST
RB
AUB edgeJeremiah Cobb
AUB 8
vs
MSST committee
6 MSST
If Cobb hits, the script calms down.
WR
AUB edgeKeshaun Singleton
AUB 7
vs
MSST corners
6 MSST
Singleton still the best receiver on the field.
OL
EvenStanton Ramil
AUB 6
vs
MSST front
6 MSST
Peak road test for a rebuilt line.
EDGE
AUB edgeNate Johnson
AUB 7
vs
MSST tackles
6 MSST
Lebby max-protects if Atkins dresses as a spy.
DL
AUB edgeCody Sigler
AUB 7
vs
MSST interior
6 MSST
Need a push or Taylor lives on early downs.
LB
AUB edgeXavier Atkins
AUB 9
vs
MSST skill
6 MSST
The mismatch. Gap discipline vs tempo.
DB
EvenChamp Anthony
AUB 6
vs
MSST receivers
6 MSST
First-read throws. No busts.