The Tennessee Volunteers head to Starkville, Mississippi this afternoon to take on the Mississippi State Bulldogs, both teams hungry for a win. The Vols are at 8-8 (1-3 in the SEC) and are still looking for their first road victory, and the Bulldogs are 7-8 (0-3 in the SEC) under first-year head coach Ben Howland. Let's just go ahead and call it The Hunger Game and get that joke out of the way.
Despite being under .500, the Bulldogs have some firepower. Senior forward Gavin Ware is getting 16.8 points and 7.