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Mississippi State will host its annual Maroon-White spring game today at 12 p.m. ET, but it will be without five players due to injury and other precautionary measures.
Assistant athletic director of Media Relations Bill Martin updated the list on Saturday morning:
The following won't play today (injury, precautionary): Fred Ross, Donald Gray, Dez Harris, J.T. Gray, Traver Jung. #SBW16 #HailState
— Bill Martin (@Bill_Martin) April 16, 2016
Two of the five players being held from today’s spring game were in Mississippi State’s starting lineup in 2015: wide receiver Fred Ross and linebacker J.T. Gray. Ross led the team with 88 receptions for 1,007 yards and five touchdowns last season, while Gray compiled 62 tackles (3.5 for loss) and 1.5 sacks.
Tyler Waddell is a member of the Saturday Down South news team. He brings over five years of professional journalism experience and is closing in on a Bachelor's in sports management. Follow him on Twitter (@Tyler_Waddell).
