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Arkansas bars Jak from field for Saturday game by Lacretia Wimbley Editor-in-Chief

and bars were the original flag of the Confederacy, adopted by the Confederate Congress in March 1861 because it resembled the Union flag of the North. The problem arose because the flags looked too similar, so commanders employed for more distinctive looks. The Confederate flag known today was the battle flag of the Virginian armies.

The Mississippi State University Bulldogs will take on the Arkansas Razorbacks this weekend in Fayetteville, Arkansas, but mascot Bully “Jak” will not take the field. MSU professor Whit Waide took to Twitter Thursday morning posting a photo of himself and mascot Jak. “Arkansas won’t allow our beautiful Bulldog in the stadium on Saturday. #FREEJAK #HAILSTATE,” Waide’s Twitter post read. While athletic officials at the University of Arkansas could not be reached for comment, an associate in the department who wished to remain anonymous said she recalls Arkansas having a policy regarding mascots on their field. “It is in our policy that we do not allow live mascots on our field other than our live mascot,” the associate said. “This may be for safety reasons or because of the size of our sidelines.”

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Volunteer’s work a table set up in the Colvard Student Union’s Dawghouse by the Mississippi State University Student Association. SA’s purpose was to facilitate students sending letters to members of the Mississippi State Legislature while also informing them of the process, giving students the information they need to contact government officials whenever they wish.

MSU students write letters to state legislature by Sydney Harring Contributing Writer

Last Wednesday, the Community and Government Relations Committee of the Student Association (SA) gathered in the Colvard Student Union Dawghouse providing students an opportunity to

write to their representatives and congressmen. The event strived to raise awareness of SA’s Resolution Nine, which calls forth the reexamination of the state of Mississippi’s flag and how it represents Mississippi State University. MSU’s SA and MSU President Mark Keenum both worked closely to make this issue known.

This has not been the first time in the university’s history the flag has been called for a change. In 2001, the Robert Holland Faculty Senate and the SA Senate called for a new state flag for Mississippi according to an article published on the MSU website by Chief Communications Officer Sid Salter on Sept. 9. Controversy over the state flag has made recent news

in the past few months. As a sign of equal treatment and forgiveness of the past, many cities and universities around the state have ceased displaying the flag. What is now known as the Confederate Flag is not actually the Confederate flag. John Coski, author of “The True History of the Confederate Flag” on HistoryNet.com said the stars

Keenum names Julia Hodges interim Provost for MSU by Savannah Taggert Staff Writer

During a Faculty Senate MeetingonNov. 13,President Mark Keenum announced that Julia Hodges has been appointed as Interim Provost

at Mississippi State. “I am confident that Dr. Hodges will provide outstanding leadership during the interim period. Please join me in thanking her for taking on this important responsibility,” President Keenum said during last Friday’s Faculty Senate meeting.

Hodges has been a faculty member at Mississippi State University for over 30 years, most recently serving as associate vice president for academic affairs in the Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President. Prior to this, she spent 12 years as the head of the computer science and engineering department. She

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also received her Bachelor’s Degree from MSU, as well as two masters degrees. Hodges will hold the position for several months while the school searches to replace former Provost and Executive Vice President Jerry Gilbert, who recently accepted the job of President at Marshall

University in West Virginia. “It is a well-deserved opportunity for Jerry, and we wish him and Leigh all the best, even though their departure represents a great loss to Mississippi State,” Keenum said in a campuswide email to faculty and staff. In the next few days, a

search committee led by Vice President for Research and Economic Development David Shaw will be finalized, and they will begin the process of finding and selecting Gilbert’s successor. To learn more about the new Interim Provost Dr. Julia Hodges visit http://web. cse.msstate.edu/.

TO SHAVE, OR NOT TO SHAVE: Member of Alpha Gamma Rho Dylan Neuhaus (pictured) and Brandon Fitzhough are raising money for St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital to find cancer treatment for children by allowing passerbys on the Drill Field to pay to vote for him to either keep his mullet or shave it off. They were outside Wednesday and Thursday this week and will be out again today at 10 a.m.

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BLOSSOM: Blossom Brown, a soon-to-graduate Mississippi University of Women nursing student, has spent the

last few months of her life traveling around the nation to tell her story and discuss the realities of growing up as a trans individual in the South. Last Monday marked the first time she addressed a crowed in the state she grew up in when she spoke to Mississippi State University students on the third floor of the Colvard Student Union.

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Monday, Nov. 16, 2015 6:55 a.m. An employee reported property damaged in the women’s restroom in the HPC building. 8:38 a.m. An employee reported missing property at Walker Engineering while conducting inventory 9:14 a.m. A parking services employee reported property damage to his golf cart. 1:11 p.m. A student reported being threatened by her roommate in Critz Hall. 2:30 p.m. A student reported her wallet and keys stolen outside Bowen Hall. Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015 9:32 a.m. An employee reported missing property at McCool Hall during inventory. 1:13 p.m. A student reported locating his lost bike at Bowen Hall. 3:18 p.m. An employee reported missing property at Dorman Hall during inventory. 3:43 p.m. A student reported her bicycle stolen from the bike rack at the Colvard Student Union. 5:24 p.m. A student reported money stolen from her room in Hull Hall.

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HRC MISSISSIPPI: Last year, Mississippi State Universityʼs Safe Zone Advisory hosted an LGBTQ tailgate for the Auburn vs. MSU game. Alex Torres, an MSU alumnae and University Baptist Church pastor Bert Montgomery (both pictured above) were in attendance to support the universityʼs LGBTQ community and watch a game of Bulldog football. This year, MSU Spectrum, LGBTQ+Union, Safe Zone Advisory Board and the Human Rightʼs Campaign of Mississippi will host the LGBTQ tailgate at the Ole Miss vs. MSU game on Saturday, Nov. 28. The tent will be set up in front of Subway by the Colvard Student Union from 12p.m. until kick-off.

Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015 10:17 a.m. An employee reported missing property during inventory at Longest Student Health Center. 10:56 a.m. An employee reported missing property during inventory at Hilbun Hall. 2:21 p.m. A student reported his Yeti cooler stolen from Farmhouse fraternity house.

LETTERS Throughout the years, the ﬂag became a symbol for southern, Confederate pride and some associate that with slavery. The ﬂag gained infamy due to its use by hate groups. The SA event allowed students to get involved

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with the politics of the ﬂag’s meaning by allowing them to write to the Mississippi House of Representatives and Senators asking the legislature to reexamine what the ﬂag means and how it represents the state, according Gov. Relations

and Community of Student Association co-director Luz Martinez. Volunteer student Hunter Ashmore, a non-native of Mississippi, said the current state ﬂag gives Mississippi a poor image. Martinez said SA also used this event as a tool to teach students how to reach out to voice their opinions and to teach people how to write letters.

The SA will mail out the letters to the respected congressman of each district so all students have to worry about is coming out and voicing their opinions. Ashmore called it “an active teaching tool” so people will know what to do for future occurrences. Luz Martinez and Holly Travis are the co-directors of the Community and Government Relations

Committee of Student Association at Mississippi State University. “When I write the letter, I don’t advocate the change because (the ﬂag) is racist, I don’t advocate the change because people are oppressed. To me, that’s not a good reason to advocate change. For me, I’m advocating for the change because I think it is better overall for the sate of Mississippi,” Ashmore said.

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media relations at MSU, confi rmed Arkansas has had a policy on live mascots in their stadium for years. “That’s a policy they’ve had in place long before this game. We will follow their policy,” Martin said. “I don’t think this will cause anything bad for the team. We would love to have Bully on the field, but it’s their policy and we will follow it.” Martin could not elaborate on specifics of Arkansas’ policy. The Bulldogs will take on the Razorbacks at 6 p.m. on Nov. 21 in Fayetteville, Arkansas and the game will broadcast on ESPN.

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Starbucks cup controversy: Stunt for publicity? by Sydney Herring Contributing Writer

Starbucks has recently come under fire due to its cup design of the holiday season. The uproar surrounds this year’s holiday cup that displays a more simplistic design of a bold red that fades into a deeper cranberry. The problem arose when some Christians claimed that Starbucks is taking Christ out of Christmas. I have followed many different opinions on the subject matter, but Starbucks has not doing anything wrong. The past years have seen a plethora of designs for the holiday season, including

a sledding polar bear, the winking snowman and artsy hand painted snowflakes. Somewhere along the line some people have come to accept these designs as a central icon of Christmas. “Starbucks removed Christmas from their cups because they hate Jesus,” former Arizona television evangelist Joshua Feuerstein said, who has more than 1.8 million Facebook followers. Now I do not know how Feuerstein grew up, but I do not remember breaking out the Christmas decorations and kneeling before a statue of Santa and a snowflake. Starbucks has always offered a wide array of Christmas inspired

merchandise. These include its special Christmas Blend coffee ornaments, holiday-themed gift cards, Christmas music and even advent calendars. Even celebrities have weighed in on the situation. In a bid to win more conservative Republicans, Donald Trump said, “No more ‘Merry Christmas’ at Starbucks… Maybe we should boycott Starbucks.”

He goes on to mention how Starbucks is a major business at his Trump Tower in New York then ends by stating he just does not care about the situation. Demi Lovato also chimed in asking “why do we care this much about a cup?” Most of the hype about the cup stems from people defending Starbucks. “In the past we have told stories with our holiday cups designs,... this year we wanted to usher in the holidays with a purity of design that welcomes all of our stories,” Jeffrey Fields,

Starbucks vice president of Design and Content said. Is it possible this whole controversy was created by Starbucks as a publicity stunt? There have been multiple hashtags created for this event, including #ItsJustACup, which has been used more than 4,400 times in one week. Along with that, Starbuck’s name has been mentioned more than 474,000 times and the red cup more than 61,000 times, according to CNBC. How can you be mad at a corporation and then tell your followers to say their name is ‘Merry Christmas’ so to baristas have to write it on the cups? As such what Joshua Feuerstein did? After Feuerstein’s video,

Starbucks saw a significant increase in publicity and any exposure is good exposure. This is especially true if your form of protest is telling fellow protesters to buy more product and give the company even more money. The world may never know what the true motive behind the red cup was and to everyone it may mean something different. I believe it to all be fabricated by Starbucks to do exactly what happened. And if such is the case, then it worked very well as stats have shown. Maybe this will blow over in a week or maybe it will become the heated debate of this coming presidential race.

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Leelah Alcorn In honor of Transgender Day of Remembrance 11-20-15

“The only way I will rest in peace is if one day transgender people aren’t treated the way I was, they’re treated like humans, with valid feelings and human rights. Gender needs to be taught about in schools, the earlier the better. My death needs to mean something.”

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Porn propagates false ideas about women and sex Kyle Waltman is a junior majoring in communication. He can be contacted at opinion@reflector.msstate.edu.

In December of 1895, Louis and Auguste Lumière revealed their invention of the motion picture camera. Less than one short year later, a French pornographic film featuring a young woman undressing was filmed and publically screened. The sexual objectification of women is nothing new; in fact, archeologist Nicholas Conard discovered an erotic ivory statuette depicting a purposefully “well-endowed” woman dating back more than 35,000 years while excavating in Germany. Of course, we live in the 21st century, where, according to the Huffington Post, “30 percent of all data transferred across the internet is porn” and 450 million people visit porn websites every single month. To put that in perspective, Netflix only receives about 46 million visits every month. Pornography use has clearly become an epidemic, but what exactly is pornography, why is its use so prevalent and why is it so destructive? According to Oxford Dictionary, pornography is defined as being, “Printed or visual material containing the explicit description or display of sexual organs or activity, intended to stimulate erotic rather than aesthetic or emotional feelings.” That definition

includes everything from pornographic websites like YouPorn to purposefully-erotic novels such as the ever-so-popular Fifty Shades of Grey. As far as the evolution of pornography goes, in the past, pornography had no choice but to progressively manifest itself in the form of statues, paintings, magazines and, eventually, hardcopy videos. Today, the pornography industry has hijacked the internet to become mankind’s most deplorable tour de force. Pornography is now available in unfathomable excess, for free, at the press of a button. As technology has progressed and advanced, so has access to and indulgence in pornography. The worst aspect of wide-spread pornography use and availability stems from the fact that it is highly destructive on the psychological scale. According to the American Psychological Association, men who watched porn frequently reported feeling “increased secrecy, less intimacy and also more depression.” Also, according to YourBrainOnPorn. com, many men who went to see Psychiatrist Norman Doidge due to “sexual problems that affected their relationships” reported their pornography use led to very little sexual arousal outside of fantasizing about or role-playing a scene from a porn shoot and that as their time of watching porn progressed, they have been forced to seek out more extreme content to reach the same level of arousal. This is because while and after viewing porn, the brain releases a chemical known as dopamine, which is responsible for “reward-driven

learning.” During an orgasm that results from sexual intercourse, the human body releases dopamine in combination with a number of other chemical changes that prevent the brain from building up a tolerance to dopamine. However, when watching pornography, the body builds up a significant tolerance to dopamine, telling the brain, “Hey, do that again!” knowing good and well that more extreme content must be viewed to result in the same level of shortlived satisfaction. Pornography also distorts and taints the manner in which people perceive sex, especially the manner in

“In short, the very nature of constantly bombarding your brain with video after video of men and women having random sexual encounters ... results in an extreme sense of depravity in yourself as well as the value of the intimacy of any relationship you may be in.” which men perceive the role of women in sex and intimate relationships. Porn falsely asserts that sex is strictly a mechanical act that does not require true intimacy for prolonged fulfillment, and according to YourBrainOnPorn.com, some studies claim that pornography use can be “beneficial to relationships.” However, this same article goes on to point out that, “Reports from partners are overwhelmingly negative and empirical data shows that sexual pleasure decreases with increased pornography use.”

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In short, the very nature of constantly bombarding your brain with video after video of men and women having random sexual encounters, typically with little to no context as to why they are even having sex, results in an extreme sense of depravity in yourself as well as the value of the intimacy of any relationship one may be in. This failed intimacy in relationships in which one partner frequently watches porn might be explained by the sexual-script theory. Sexual-script theory is the idea that the content people consume while watching pornography highly affects and alters their expectations

of what real sex should be like. Seeing as how scenes depicted in video pornography are typically nothing more than over-the-top fantasies or “superior” men “preying” upon young teenage girls looking to make quick cash, one can easily conclude how this can result in failure to become aroused during real-life sexual encounters. Pornography also severely affects how men view women after prolonged exposure to the fantasy women depicted in pornographic videos. For men who watch pornography, the

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woman is there as nothing more than an object, a piece of meat, whose sole purpose is to please him according to his desires. Porn typically insists that women are not intelligent, do not deserve respect and lack all sense of dignity. The typical roles played by women in porn are almost nothing like real women. From a factual standpoint, we know that pornography is destructive. I would like to share a bit about the way pornography has affected my life and how I have made steps to overcome my inner-demons. Having viewed pornography for the first time when I was 12 after accidently stumbling upon a sexually explicit image on the internet and having struggled with compulsive viewing ever since, it is no surprise that my own perception of sex and women has been corrupted by the porn industry. I grew up with a sense of superiority and dominance toward girls, and I feel it would be foolish not to attribute this to the way I saw women treated in the pornographic videos I would watch night after night for years. More recently, my porn abuse heavily attributed to the loss of someone very dear to me, as I learned far too late that it is an incredibly feeble task to try to love somebody with sincere passion, devotion and loyalty when you are constantly feeding a dark addiction that thrives on the objectification of women and devalues your entire sense of romantic intimacy. Using porn set me on a path of self-destruction in which I was willing to forsake every other desire I have ever had for the chance to lay down, alone in

my bed with a laptop. I felt depressed, I had no motivation to go to class and I was incredibly selfish. Porn was essentially ruining my life. Then, after years of struggling with self-help websites that offered the same advice that never seemed to help me, I found the motivation I needed for quitting porn walked the fence between a constant remembrance of who and what porn took from me as well as a sincere commitment to never let it happen again. Now, every time I am tempted to give in to my desire to watch porn, I think about my future wife and how much I love her already. I do not just say no to porn for my sake, but for hers as well. My desire to only have these eyes for her is greater than my desire to let my eyes wander and I remind myself daily that I am guarding my heart today so I can guard hers when she lets me have it. I am also quick to think on my future children who will undoubtedly be tempted to indulge in the sexual promiscuity idolized by our American culture and I want to be able to protect, encourage and guide them away from those vices with knowledge, experience and empathy. Determine why you are quitting porn and who you are quitting porn for and never let yourself forget. Because until you truly desire the best life possible for yourself and those you love more than you desire five minutes of fantasized trash, it is doubtful you will find the will to quit. You can rewire your brain to think with a passion for selfless love rather than selfish lust; you just have to want it more than you want anything else in the world.

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Architecture students build for local children by ShaCamree Gowdy Staff Writer

MississippiStateUniversity fourth- year architecture students have teamed together to design and build a large scale teaching garden and pavilion at the Boys and Girls Club of Starkville, located at 911 Lynn Lane. The students recently ﬁnished the design of the pavilion and it is now in the construction process. Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, aside from rainy days, they are working on the construction of the space, which will be utilized to promote healthy-eating. Jeffery Johnson, Boys and Girls Club unit director, said he is looking forward to seeing the kids and staff get

involved with the pavilion once it is ﬁnished. “It will change the identity of the club and also get kids excited about growing their own foods,” Johnson said. “Also, it is a way for our teams to interact with the outdoors and have their own hangout spot that can be claimed as their own.” Johnson said he hopes constructing the outdoor garden and pavilion will attract more people to the club while also helping the kids grow as a team and as individuals. “I believe once they get used to seeing food that’s grown from work they did themselves, they will be more inclined to grow their own foods,” Johnson said. “This can help ﬁght childhood obesity and actually get the community more involved

with the Boys and Girls Club.” Ben Marshall, fourth- year architecture student who is also working on the pavilion, said the department received the Mississippi State Service Learning Grant earlier this year and it has helped fund the majority of the project. “To me, this project means getting the chance to use the skill and knowledge we’ve learned in our architecture courses to give back to the community and to learn about service and why it is so important,” Marshall said. More information regarding the project can be found at the MSU Learn and Grow Facebook page or by contacting Marshall at bgm666@msstate.edu. To become involved with the Boys and Girls Club, contact Johnson at 901-612-0514.

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Famous travel photographer Gary Arndt (pictured), spoke in Lee Hall last Wednesday. Arndt shared some of his favorite pictures and the stories that accompanied them. He answered questions and provided an interactive environment for attendees. Arndt has traveled around the world for the past eight and a half years.

Photographer speaks on travel by Kaitlin O’Dougherty Staff Writer

Globetrotters international group brought famous travel photographer Gary Arndt to Mississippi State University on Wednesday. Globetrotter president Andrew Vassil opened the event saying Ardnt was named the 2015 Travel Photographer of the World. Stephanie Wade, MSU’s Peace Corps Outreach Specialist, followed with a presentation of the Let Girls Learn Initiative. She said this program helps girls in Uganda that are not in school. She said the Peace Corps works to help alleviate this problem. “We’re all about making a difference in the world community,” Wade said. The program continued with Arndt’s presentation of his work. The photographer showed attendees some of his favorite pictures from all over the word while telling stories of his travels. Arndt said he sold his home and has traveled for the past eight and a half years. He said he began traveling in 2007 in the Paciﬁc. Ardnt said he visited Easter Island where he learned to scuba dive. “Take time to learn to scuba dive, otherwise you’re missing 70 percent of the world,” Ardnt said. Arndt said he has also spent a lot of time in Asia. He said the prevalence of the swastika around Japan was frightening at ﬁ rst, but it is just part of their

culture. He said he also visited the rice terraces in the Philippines. Arndt said he also spent time in Jerusalem. He said he went to the Western or “Wailing” Wall. This is a wall where people write their prayers down on sheets of paper and stick them into the wall. He said the wall should actually be called the “party wall” due to the number of bar

play music and hangout around the tower. Arndt said he has limits within his travel and will not go to a place that will put his life in danger. “I don’t want to be a martyr for travel,” Arndt said. The photographer said that he is able to travel because he does need have the need for a lot of personal belongings and

“ Take time to learn to scuba dive, otherwise you’re missing 70 percent of the world.” -Gary Arndt, Travel photographer mitzvahs held there. “I think Jerusalem is the most photogenic place I’ve ever been to,” Arndt said. Arndt has also been to places in Africa, Egypt, Antarctica and France just to name a few. He said his advice for going to France is to see the Eiffel Tower at night while it is lit up. He said it is a different experience and people

does not waste money on unnecessary items. “Milennials are forgoing stuff for experiences,” Arndt said. Arndt said he uses the Internet to keep up with people while he is away. He has a large social media following of around two million people. He can be found on Instagram at with the username EverythingEverywhere.

Mississippi State University’s Department of Health Promotion and Wellness adopted a new social media campaign for the month of November called Project Semicolon. “Project Semicolon” is a suicide prevention campaign designed for students to share their stories. The goal of the semicolon is to make people believe that “this is not the end but a new beginning.” MSU encourages students to use social media as an outlet for these stories. To share a story or read the story

of others, look at Project Semicolon on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. Project Semicolon is a non- proﬁt movement that has reached people at a global level. According to projectsemicolon.org, the organization was made to give hope and love to those who are struggling with mental illness, suicide, addiction and self-injury. Project Semicolon was founded by Amy Bleuel after she overcame many obstacles in her life. “Despite the wounds of a dark past I was able to rise from the ashes proving that the best is yet to come,” Bleuel said. She said she found strength and love through

the ﬁght with the mental illness she struggled with for more than 20 years. Bleuel encourages others to share their story with the hope of it impacting another person’s life. “Through the pain came inspiration and a deeper love for others,” Bleuel wrote in her online story. “God wants us to love one another despite the label we wear.” She said she hopes that her story will inspire people to share their stories as well, and she encourages everyone that there is hope for a better tomorrow. For more information on the movement, to read stories or to donate visit www.projectsemicolon.org.

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MSU heads to Fayetteville for crucial SEC clash by Talyor Rayburn Staff Writer

Mississippi State will try to bounce back after a tough 31-6 loss to Alabama last Saturday as they take on the Arkansas Razorbacks this weekend. In a contest that the two teams usually play in Little Rock when MSU travels to Arkansas, this will be the ﬁrst time MSU plays in Fayetteville since a 2003 contest that saw Arkansas blow out MSU 52-6. The Razorbacks have one of the most balanced offenses in the country. They are 35th in the country in total passing yards with 2663 and 11th in the country in yards per pass

attempt with 9.2. They are also 31st in the country in rushing yards with 2030 and 21st in the country in yards per rushing attempt with 5.2. Defensive Coordinator Manny Diaz had high praises for the Arkansas offense this week. “Their balance is what makes them hard to stop. I think the quarterback (Brandon Allen) is really playing at high level and as the season has gone on more and more weapons are emerging for them to spread the ball around to,” Diaz said. The Arkansas offense has one of the most consistent tight ends in the country in Hunter Henry. Henry has a reception in 20 straight games and has not dropped a pass in the last ten games,

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in fact he has only dropped six passes in the 169 times he has been targeted in his career. Henry also leads all tight ends since he entered the Southeastern Conference in 2013 with 102 catches and 1412 receiving yards.’ “There are not a lot of things you can do,” Diaz said on limiting Henry this Saturday. “We have to have great eye discipline in the secondary, because it’s almost like you are playing a triple option team, it’s run, run, run, and then all of sudden here comes

a deep route and someone’s eyes are in the wrong place and that’s were a lot of their explosive plays come from.” The MSU defensive line

this week.” On offense, MSU will look to rebound off its worst performance this season scoring just six points. MSU

“They are probably the most physical offensive line we’ll see. I’m going to have to tighten my shoulder pads a little tighter this week.” -Defensive Tackle Chris Jones will have its hands full this Saturday as Arkansas’ offensive line averages 328 pounds and is the heaviest offensive line in the country. 2015 marks the second year in a row they have boasted the biggest offensive line in the country. Junior defensive tackle Chris Jones talked with a smile about the matchup. Jones said, “They are probably the most physical offensive line we’ll see. I’m going to have to tighten my shoulder pads a little tighter

ranks 38th in the country in total offensive yards with 4384. However, there is still a lack of balance as MSU ranks 23rd in the country in passing yards per game with 297.1 and 100th in the country in rushing yards a game with 141.3 yards a game. It will also help MSU offensively to get some depth in their receiving core back. Malik Dear and Gabe Myles have both been injured over the past few weeks. Myles played against Alabama but

Dear is still out. Offensive Coordinator Billy Gonzalez has said that Dear as well as receiver De’Runnya Wilson, who was injured against Alabama Saturday, will be good to go Saturday. Dear is an explosive true freshman who had his biggest game against Texas A&M. In that game he had two catches for 23-yards and a 52-yard touchdown run. He also had six catches for 70 yards against Louisiana Tech. “He (Dear) is a welcomed addition back,” Gonzalez siad on Tuesday about Dear’s return. “He has been anxious got get out there, he wanted to get out there last week, and he suited up for the game and went through drills with us pre-game.” This will be the last road game of the season for MSU. The Bulldogs will also be going for their third straight win against Arkansas would give them their tenth all time against the Hogs. The game will kickoff at 6 p.m. and will broadcast on ESPN.

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