Early preseason practices are fueling optimism in Starkville as new and returning Bulldogs come together for the 2025 season.

Mississippi State football has its starting quarterback returning this season as Blake Shapen comes back from injury. Running back Davon Booth also is back after rushing for 759 yards and 5 TD. Shapen ...

After missing eight games in 2024, Blake Shapen is back in Starkville, healthy, confident, and operating in an offense tailor-made for his strengths.

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Here are four observations to the start Mississippi State football's first preseason practice of the 2025 season.

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Blake Shapen has played a lot of college football as a sixth-year senior. But at SEC Media Days on Wednesday in Atlanta, the Mississippi State quarterback made one thing clear: he hasn't played ...

Shapen did not have to run much and obviously was hands-off all day. But coordinator Coleman Hutzler didn't dial back the pressure and had his defenders on the attack. Shapen beat it most every time.

Shapen completed 16 of 21 passes for 137 yards with no touchdowns and, more importantly, no interceptions. He was sacked once, but finished with a net total of 44 rushing yards.

FILE - Baylor quarterback Blake Shapen passes the ball during the second half of the Big 12 Championship NCAA college football game against Oklahoma State in Arlington, Texas, Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021.

While Aranda said after the Green and Gold game that the coaches will evaluate Bohanon's and Shapen's film and then make a decision, here's why Blake Shapen should be the guy for Baylor in 2022: ...

Shapen's Shining Moment: Why Baylor's New QB Is Ready For Big 12 Champ Pressure With accuracy and timing at his disposal, Blake Shapen is ready to be a factor in Baylor's success for 2022.