INSIDER NOTEBOOK: Conflicting SEC intel on Miss. State, Auburn receiver nearing return

RYAN BARTOW

Two coaching contacts offer vastly different assessments of Mississippi State

What kind of Mississippi State team will Auburn face Saturday?

We reached out to two coaching contacts who have faced the Bulldogs this season, and their evaluations couldn't have been much different.

One contact, from a Big Ten program that faced Mississippi State earlier this season, came away extremely impressed with the Bulldogs' offensive tempo, personnel and execution.