Mississippi State names Tommy Stevens its starting QB
In this Aug. 2, 2019, photograph, Mississippi State's Tommy Stevens (7), passes during drills as the football team conducted its first practice in preparation for the upcoming NCAA college football season. (Keith Warren/The Clarion-Ledger, via AP)

In this Aug. 2, 2019, photograph, Mississippi State's Tommy Stevens (7), passes during drills as the football team conducted its first practice in preparation for the upcoming NCAA college football season. (Keith Warren/The Clarion-Ledger, via AP)

Aug. 12, 2019 10:27 AM EDT
In this Aug. 10, 2019, file photograph, Mississippi State quarterback Tommy Stevens answers a reporter's question about competition among quarterbacks in preseason camp as they prepare for the upcoming NCAA college football season during media day, in Starkville, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

In this Aug. 10, 2019, file photograph, Mississippi State quarterback Tommy Stevens answers a reporter's question about competition among quarterbacks in preseason camp as they prepare for the upcoming NCAA college football season during media day, in Starkville, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

Aug. 12, 2019 10:28 AM EDT
Mississippi State quarterback Tommy Stevens answers a reporter's question about competition among quarterbacks in preseason camp as they prepare for the upcoming NCAA college football season during media day, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2019, in Starkville, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Mississippi State quarterback Tommy Stevens answers a reporter's question about competition among quarterbacks in preseason camp as they prepare for the upcoming NCAA college football season during media day, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2019, in Starkville, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Aug. 10, 2019 05:21 PM EDT