Sources - Mississippi State QB Will Rogers out, Mike Wright to start - ESPN

Mike Wright will fill in for the injured Will Rogers at quarterback and make his first start for Mississippi State in Saturday's game at Arkansas, sources told ESPN.

Rogers injured his shoulder in Mississippi State's 41-28 win over Western Michigan on Oct. 7. He made the trip to Fayetteville and will be with the team on the sideline but won't play in the game. The Bulldogs (3-3, 0-3 in the SEC) had an open date last week.

Although this will be Wright's first start at Mississippi State, he had 11 career starts at Vanderbilt before transferring this offseason to Mississippi State. The 6-4, 195-pound senior has played in all six games this season. He's attempted just 11 passes, but is the team's second leading rusher with 138 yards and three touchdowns.

Rogers, a record-setting senior, had started in 38 consecutive games going back to the 24-17 win over Vanderbilt on Nov. 7, 2020. He's Mississippi State's career leader in passing yards (11,964) and passing touchdowns (92) and is the only quarterback in SEC history with more than 1,000 completions.

This is Rogers' first season in new offensive coordinator Kevin Barbay's offense after previously playing in Mike Leach's Air Raid system. Leach died last December, and Zach Arnett was promoted from defensive coordinator to head coach. Rogers had passed for 1,275 yards, 10 touchdowns and four interceptions when he was injured two weeks ago.

There's no timetable on Rogers' return, and he will be evaluated on a week-to-week basis.

It's been a tough first season for Arnett on the injury front, although a few players are expected back for the Arkansas game.

Mississippi State lost transfer starting safety JaKobi Albert for the season during preseason practice, a major blow to a unit