STARKVILLE, Miss. — The first question for Mississippi State coach Joe Moorhead following the Bulldogs' initial preseason practice was a tongue-in-cheek inquiry about whether the much-anticipated quarterback battle had been settled after just one session.
The second-year coach grinned and played along.
"Right after stretch we picked one," Moorhead quipped.
If only it were that easy.
The main story of Mississippi State's preseason camp is the two-man quarterback competition between last year's backup Keytaon Thompson and Penn State transfer Tommy Stevens. The winner will be expected to improve the Bulldogs' passing offense, which was inconsistent on good days and awful on the bad ones last season.