Entering the 2017 season, now less than one month from kickoff, Mississippi State is placing its promise, its hope and its next four-and-a-half months on Nick Fitzgerald. The fourth-year junior was the breakout star of the SEC last year and was voted a preseason all-conference quarterback back in July as he is expected to build on his first year as a starter.
His head coach Dan Mullen expects him to do the same, and that’s a big part of why Mullen has so much confidence in his team’s potential this year. With a good offensive line, some senior wideouts and a stud tailback, the stars of the recruiting variety are aligning for Fitzgerald and his Bulldogs to have a big and bounce-back year in 2017.