Amidst a report that head coach Steve Sarkisian has interest in the NFL, the No. 22 Texas Longhorns are in Starkville for a matchup against the Mississippi State Bulldogs on Saturday at Davis Wade Stadium.
Kick is at 3:15 p.m. Central on SEC Network.
The road tilt ends a month on the road for the Longhorns, who have bounced back from a back road loss to the Gators in The Swamp with a rival win over the Sooners in the Cotton Bowl and an overtime victory against the Wildcats in Lexington that feature
any style points, but was a game that Sarkisian believes Texas would have lost earlier in his tenure.
The Horns should receive a boost on Saturday from the return of redshirt sophomore running back CJ Baxter, who hasn’t played in six weeks with a hamstring injury. Initially listed as probable on Wednesday’s injury report, Baxter was removed from it on Friday, along with redshirt freshman safety Xavier Filsaime and freshman nickel back Jonathan Cunningham.
Three players are out for Texas — redshirt freshman wide receiver Aaron Butler, senior center Cole Hutson, and redshirt senior safety Michael Taaffe.
Mississippi State starting running back Fluff Bothwell was listed as questionable until the pre-game injury report moved to him a game-time decision as the Bulldogs try to break through after several close losses in conference play have dropped their record to 4-3.
