Will Rogers was among the best quarterbacks within the nation as a sophomore and junior at Mississippi State. Sadly, in accordance with his father, a bald-faced lie stored him from seeing the identical success as a senior.
Rogers had the worst season of his profession whereas battling accidents in 2023. Even when he was wholesome, it simply wasn’t the identical. Head coach Zach Arnett is outwardly in charge!
A former three-star recruit from Mississippi, Rogers arrived to Starkville within the Class of 2020. The Bulldogs fired Joe Moorehead shortly after his enrollment and employed Mike Leach as his alternative.
Leach break up time between Rogers and Okay.J. Costello throughout the pandemic-effected season. It was finally the freshman who emerged because the more practical of the 2, which propelled him into the beginning quarterback job in 2021.
Mississippi State beloved Rogers’ potential in Leach’s air raid system. He rapidly blossomed right into a star!
The 6-foot-2, 210-pound signal-caller accomplished 73.9% of his 683 cross makes an attempt for 4,739 yards with 36 touchdowns in 2021. Rogers adopted it up with 3,974 yards and 35 touchdowns on a 68% completion clip in 2022, and broke college data for profession passing yards, completions and touchdowns in addition to SEC data for single-season and profession completions.
Sadly, Leach tragically handed away previous to his senior season. That left him with a choice.
Rogers may have transferred to discover a comparable Air Raid system. Nevertheless, in accordance with his father, Arnett — a defensive-minded coach — promised that nothing was going to vary on offense so he stayed.
After which every thing modified on offense. The Bulldogs deserted the Air Raid for a extra conservative Professional-Model strategy that hardly ever labored.
(Arnett) flat-out lied to us, sitting in our den. He mentioned they might be loopy to vary offenses after all of the success we had had […]
No person is ever promised a life with out scars, however that was powerful.
— Wyatt Rogers, through Mississippi At the moment
Rogers finally entered the switch portal as a graduate switch after his fourth 12 months of school soccer. He dedicated to play for Kalen DeBoer at Washington. DeBoer left for Alabama. Rogers then re-entered the portal, however withdrew his title and recommitted to the Huskies underneath Jedd Fisch.
Will’s had the rug jerked out from underneath him greater than as soon as within the final 12 months or do. I informed him it’s time to place blinders on and go to work.
— Wyatt Rogers, through Mississippi At the moment
Hopefully Fisch received’t misinform Rogers like Arnett, who was fired at Mississippi State after one season.
