15 Tennessee into a matchup with undefeated Mississippi State on Saturday afternoon in the Bulldogs' Southeastern Conference opener at Starkville, Miss. Tennessee coach Josh Heupel sees a better Mississippi State squad than last season when the Volunteers won 33-14 in Knoxville. Tennessee (3-1, 0-1 SEC) is visiting Mississippi State for the first time since taking a 41-31 loss there in 2012. However, that was the lone power conference team that Mississippi State has met. Shapen, in his second season at Mississippi State after three at Baylor, has thrown for seven TDs while getting intercepted twice and sacked six times.