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Someone at ESPN liked what they saw in Tyler Russell on Saturday night. He received 1 vote in the ESPN Experts Heisman Watch List.

Auburn's Cam Newton also received 1 vote while Boise State's Kellen More received the most votes.

It will be nice to see who comes out on top after the Bulldogs and Tigers match up tomorrow night.

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Mississippi State's Tyler Russell has won the first honor of his college career by being names the SEC Freshman of the Week for his play against Memphis in the season opener. Russell completed 13-16 passes for 256 yards and four touchdowns, which tied a school single-game record.

In his first play from scrimmage, Tyler led the Bulldogs in a 7-play, 91 yard march down the field for a touchdown. He also started the second half completing six straight passes for 109 yards and 2 TDs.

After the first weekend of college football, Tyler Russell leads the nation's quarterbacks with a rating of 298.2.

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Its a gorgeous Saturday in September. A nip in the air, hardly a chance of rain, very low humidity and highs in the mid-80s. Football is here.

We will be packing up the car and heading to Starkville shortly, so don't look for much activity from us today. We will have an in-game open thread go live just before kick-off, so feel free to use it to talk about the action.

In the meantime, here are some links to hold you over.

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Former MSU running back Nick Turner is missing in Atlanta, and is presumed dead. Here is a news clip from the Atlanta Fox affiliate:

It's very strange that the last time Mississippi State played Memphis (2003), Nick Turner scored 2 touchdowns on the way to a Bulldog victory over the Tigers. Soon after Sylvester Croom took over as head coach, he dismissed Turner from the team. Turner had brushes with the law in Starkville, including passing counterfeit money at a local nightclub.

Dan Mullen gave his first weekly press conference today. Here is the video.

Note: This is part 4 of a 12-part series. Each day, we will take a look at an opponent for the upcoming 2010 football season.

After a few unexpected days off, we pick our 12 Teams series back up with Alcorn State. Alcorn  State is another Mississippi member of the SWAC, and after last year's season opening matchup with Jackson State, this game should be no surprise on the schedule. It is great to see State reaching out to the other schools in Mississippi besides The School Up North.

Since Alcorn State is a smaller school, it was hard to find much information on them. Their head coach, Earnest Collins, is in his second year at the helm. They won only 3 games in their 2009 campaign, but they were quality wins over Mississippi Valley State, Alabama A & M, and arch-rival Jackson State. They return 8 starters on offense, but are still searching for a starting QB. They also return 9 starters on a defense that should keep them in most games, but the offense will be a big question for them this year.

This game will be a welcome break for the Bulldogs after a grueling 3-game SEC stint. It will also be the last home game before going on the road to Houston and Florida. Look for the Mississippi State to take this game as an opportunity to heal some players that will undoubtedly be dinged up and to work on fixing some issues that may arise during the first four games.

Note: This is part 4 of a 12-part series. Each day, we will take a look at an opponent for the upcoming 2010 football season.

After a few unexpected days off, we pick our 12 Teams series back up with Alcorn State. Alcorn  State is another Mississippi member of the SWAC, and after last year's season opening matchup with Jackson State, this game should be no surprise on the schedule. It is great to see State reaching out to the other schools in Mississippi besides The School Up North.

Since Alcorn State is a smaller school, it was hard to find much information on them. Their head coach, Earnest Collins, is in his second year at the helm. They won only 3 games in their 2009 campaign, but they were quality wins over Mississippi Valley State, Alabama A & M, and arch-rival Jackson State. They return 8 starters on offense, but are still searching for a starting QB. They also return 9 starters on a defense that should keep them in most games, but the offense will be a big question for them this year.

Note: This is part 4 of a 12-part series. Each day, we will take a look at an opponent for the upcoming 2010 football season.

After traveling to Baton Rouge, State returns home to Starkville and welcomes the "other" bulldogs to Davis Wade Stadium. The last time Georgia and Mississippi State met, Georgia barely came away with a win in Athens. They hold a 9-1 record over the last 10 meetings and lead the series overall 16-5.

2009 seemed to be a down year for Georiga. After coming off a #1 ranking in 2008 to finishing with 7 wins in 2009, many Georgia fans were calling for the head of Mark Richt on a silver platter. Nevermind the fact that Richt has averaged 10 wins per season in his nine years in Athens. Georgia will look to silence their critics in 2010 and compete heavily for the SEC East title and beyond.

Offense

This team may have one the most experienced returning offenses in the conference. They averaged 29 points per game in 2009 and are returning ten starters on offense alone. Unfortunately, the one new starter comes in at the quarterback position. Redshirt freshman Aaron Murray will go under center this fall with little to no depth at the position.

Surrounding Murray will be a solid offensive line with five upperclassmen starters with most entering their 3rd or 4th season at the top of the depth chart.  The experience on the line will be a bonus to the Georgia running game. The feature of the offense will be the receiving corps, led by A.J. Green.

Defense

The clear weak spot for Georgia has been the slow decline of the defense under former defensive coordinator Willie Martinez. With Martinez out at Georgia, Richt brought in former NFL coordinator Todd Grantham, who has been tasked with installing the 3-4 defense. The switch to a new defensive scheme saw many players trying out for different positions in spring practice.

The Georgia defensive line was hit hard by graduation, losing 3 tackles to the NFL draft. The secondary will also be a concern with only 1 returning starter. The strength of the Georgia defense will be linebackers where there is more than enough talent to overcome the loss of the SECs leading tackler, Rennie Curran, to the NFL draft.

As An Opponent

I think Georgia has the potential to be an upset win for MIssissippi State. Prior to arriving in Starkville, Georgia must travel to South Carolina and host Arkansas in Athens. They could come in to Davis Wade on a down swing and be caught off guard, with the only real Bulldogs coming out on top.

Note: This is part 3 of a 12-part series. Each day, we will take a look at an opponent for the upcoming 2010 football season.

The Bulldogs first road game of the 2010 campaign is not a pretty one. They will travel to Baton Rouge to face off against the LSU Tigers, at night, in death valley. Can you see the excitement on my face? The Bulldogs have not had much success in Baton Rouge (18 wins in 64 trips to Tiger Stadium), and night games at LSU are notoriously hard on the visiting team. Overall, LSU leads the series 67-33-3 and has won 10 straight over the Bulldogs.

While the Tigers finished the 2009 season 9-4, it was not a great season for LSU fans. Their only victory over a ranked team came against Georgia - a game that was marred with officiating errors - and they lost their Capital One Bowl game to Penn State. This from a team that was only 3 years removed from a National Championship.

Offense

Quarterback seems to be the most inconsistent spot on the Tiger offense. Jordan Jefferson was less than spectacular last year, and the Tigers finished 9th in the SEC in passing and 11th in scoring. Jefferson seemed uncomfortable in the pocket last year and did not have a great spring. On the other hand, junior backup Jarrett Lee has more career interceptions than any other active college QB.

The Tigers have a strong group of receivers, even though Jefferson seemed to target 2 receivers more than any others last year. If he can spread it around more, it will make it harder for defenses to stop the passing game. The Tigers finished 11ht in conference rushing last year, even with Charles Scott in the backfield. He is gone to the NFL and there do not apear to be any superstars ready to step into his spot.

The offensive line was the root of the problem for LSU last year, leading to issues in all aspects of the offensive game. Things won't look much better with the departure of two veteran linemen and only two starters returning.

Defense

The saving grace for the 2009 LSU season was the defense, finishing 3rd in scoring with 16 points per game, 4th against the run, and 5th in total yards. The bad news for 2010 is that most of that defensive talent has graduating and the defense looks to be in a rebuilding phase.

The only returning starter on the Tiger D-line is senior Lazarius Livingston. The defense looks to be fairly strong against the run and they have plenty of athleticism in the secondary even without a solid pass rush up front.

As An Opponent

LSU has always had our number. Last years meeting in Starkville gave Bulldog fans a glimmer of hope that victory against the Tigers is possible. Catching LSU on a down year defensively and offensively may be just the thing to give us a win in Death Valley, assuming we can overcome the stigma of playing in Tiger Stadium on a Saturday night.