Sixteen years ago this week, Mississippi State was preparing to open the season with a trip to play the Oregon Ducks. Oregon was coming off a top-5 finish and had just expanded their stadium. We were trying to bounce back from a 3-8 season.
We went through our normal practice that Thursday. I was a Freshman backup QB, but I ended up taking all the first-team snaps that day. I honestly didn't know why. Our Offensive Coordinator, Sparky Woods, just told me that Kevin (the starter) had some issues to clear up.