Mississippi State reportedly making change at QB for Music City Bowl following post-practice altercation
This is not the type of news you want to see leading up to a bowl game.
With defensive backs Cameron Dantzler and Brian Cole planning on sitting out in order to prepare for the 2020 NFL Draft, Mississippi State was already going to have to be somewhat concerned about the team’s focus for the 2019 Music City Bowl against Louisville. Now, the team will reportedly be making a change at quarterback following a post-practice altercation.
Joe Moorhead made it very clear leading up to his team’s upcoming matchup with Louisville that freshman quarterback Garrett Shrader would be the team’s starter in the game.
“We’re starting Garrett because he’s earned the right to be the starter,” Moorhead said back on Dec. 20. “I think he’s 2-2 in the games he’s started, two SEC games. He’s moved the ball well against teams that we haven’t beaten. He’s fully healthy and has the confidence of the team.
“That’s certainly not a knock against Tommy (Stevens). Tommy’s healthy, but – I don’t want to say go with the hot hand – but Garrett’s proven when he’s the starter, that we’ve won football games. Tommy’s going with the twos right now.”
Now, according to David H. Murray of 247Sports, Mississippi State plans to start Stevens for the 2019 Music City Bowl. However, the change isn’t the biggest news out of Starkville, it’s how the change came about.
According to 247Sports, Shrader will not be playing in the game following a post-practice altercation involving a teammate. Shrader sustained an injury so significant during that post-practice altercation that he is not expected to play at all in the Music City Bowl.
While a certain amount of competitiveness is necessary to play college football at a high level, it goes without saying that teammates should never be the reason why a team’s starting quarterback is unable to compete in a crucial game.
Not a good look for Moorhead. Definite lack of discipline shown here.
Just backing up what most angry fans have been saying all this season. Dude hasn’t had control of the team ever. What a joke he is.
Just take us behind the shed and put us down while he still has the reigns.
How right you are. This is [almost] unbelievable.
I saw BIG trouble with this coach after he tried to force a new “system” on Nikky Fitz after Fitz missed ALL of Spring Practice 2018 while recovering from the broken ankle.
Then he dumps KT and brings in Tommy “Glass Body” Stevens, possibly causing dissension among the team to go along with lack of discipline and physical preparation.
After we lose this bowl game get ready for a disasterous 2020.
My thoughts exactly.
So a teammate beat up the starting QB so bad he won’t play in the bowl game? Did I read this right? How does this even happen?
In fairness, the QB could have won the fight but broke his throwing hand punching the teammate. As far as how does this happen; a total lack of control by the coaching staff, and even their teammates as I doubt these two were alone. Horrible look. Even worse than the Ole Miss end zone issue.
Nope. Just saw that it’s the QB’s eye. He got beat up.
I heard it was one of our defensive guys that we’ve been without most of the year and he broke a bone in the guy’s face. One more game isn’t going to matter anyway…boot him out
And Cohen keeps extending Moorehead’s contract. Wonder if he has embarrassing pix of Cohen? This has gone on long enough for me to want Cohen gone too.
LSUFUSMC is the JoMo of this comment section.
Supposedly Willie gay. Said there was no chemistry on offense. Schrader said at least they did their own chemistry. Broken orbital socket…
Transfer portal? I wonder just how much of a cluster-fxxk this has to be for Cohen to do his job? NCAA probation, fights on the team, total lack of discipline, offense sucks, only games won against SEC teams were won by using a slice of Mullen’s offense, the team looks bored at having to play on most Saturdays, etc. Meanwhile, LSU hired Moorhead’s subordinate and the offense is fantastic. Could it be that the assistant LSU hired was the brains of the offense and Moorehead just took the credit? Hmmmmmmm. As I said, Cohen needs to do his job.
It’s surprising to me that Moorhead still has an SEC Head Coaching job. Cohen need to grow a pair and dump this chump, right ? Miss. State’s handling of Moorhead kinda mirrors South Carolina’s handling of Muschamp & both are bad situations for the Universities involved.
Man, I grew up in Mississippi and I have family at MSU, so I’m biased. This is just sad. Get Moorehead out of the state now.