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Mississippi State football: The Bulldogs should consider switching quarterbacks

By Ethan Lee

STARKVILLE, MS - SEPTEMBER 15: Head coach Joe Moorhead of the Mississippi State Bulldogs speaks with quarterback Nick Fitzgerald #7 of the Mississippi State Bulldogs during the third quarter of their game against the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns on September 15, 2018 at Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi. (Photo by Michael Chang/Getty Images)
STARKVILLE, MS - SEPTEMBER 15: Head coach Joe Moorhead of the Mississippi State Bulldogs speaks with quarterback Nick Fitzgerald #7 of the Mississippi State Bulldogs during the third quarter of their game against the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns on September 15, 2018 at Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi. (Photo by Michael Chang/Getty Images) /
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STARKVILLE, MS – SEPTEMBER 01: Keytaon Thompson #10 of the Mississippi State Bulldogs throws the ball during the first half against the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks at Davis Wade Stadium on September 1, 2018 in Starkville, Mississippi. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
STARKVILLE, MS – SEPTEMBER 01: Keytaon Thompson #10 of the Mississippi State Bulldogs throws the ball during the first half against the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks at Davis Wade Stadium on September 1, 2018 in Starkville, Mississippi. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) /

Does Keytaon Thompson give the Mississippi State football team a better shot at winning right now?

The Mississippi State football team is struggling on offense. When these things tend to happen, folks immediately jump at the possibility of going straight to the backup quarterback to solve all of the issues on offense. That means that in the past two weeks, Keytaon Thompson’s name has been said more than just a few times amongst Mississippi State fans.

Thompson is the most viable alternative for Joe Moorhead to turn to right now if he wants to make a change at quarterback. He’s got playing experience and has made two starts so far in his young career. On top of that, Thompson got plenty of practice experience this past spring as Nick Fitzgerald was healing up.

There’s a strong possibility that Thompson may actually be more familiar with Moorhead’s offense than Nick Fitzgerald right now.

There are some concerns about Thompson that should be discussed. He’s still a young quarterback and, well, he’s only started a couple of games so far. In those games, he hasn’t exactly proven himself to be a better passer than Fitzgerald. So far in his career, Thompson has completed 47 of 100 passes for 785 yards, 7 touchdowns, and 3 interceptions.

Those aren’t quite the numbers that someone should hope for from their starting quarterback.

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