Following an impressive offensive performance in a loss at Georgia, Mississippi State is back home Saturday to take on No. 14 Texas A&M at 3:15 p.m. on SEC Network.

The Aggies, in their first year under head coach Mike Elko, have won five straight games following a season-opening loss to Notre Dame, and are one of just three teams unbeaten in Southeastern Conference play. Texas A&M had a bye last week after thrashing Missouri by 31 points on Oct. 5.

What: Texas A&M at Mississippi State

When: 3:15 p.m. Saturday

Where: Davis Wade Stadium, Starkville

TV: SEC Network

Betting line: Texas A&M by 15.5

Weather: Mostly sunny skies with a high of 76 degrees and winds out of the east at 6 miles per hour, per AccuWeather

Records/rankings: The Bulldogs are 1-5 overall and 0-3 in the SEC, while the Aggies are 5-1 overall and 3-0 in conference play. Texas A&M is ranked No. 14 in both the AP Top 25 and the AFCA Coaches poll.

Series history: Mississippi State leads 9-8. The teams have played every year since the Aggies joined the SEC in 2012, and Texas A&M routed the Bulldogs 51-10 in College Station last year. MSU has won four of the last five meetings in Starkville.

Mississippi State update: The Bulldogs have lost five straight games, but their offense is trending in a positive direction after scoring 31 points on the road against Georgia last Saturday. True freshman quarterback Michael Van Buren threw the first three touchdown passes of his college career, and Kelly Akharaiyi hauled in his first two touchdowns with MSU.

The defense, on the other hand, remains an issue. Opposing quarterbacks are having no trouble finding open receivers deep downfield, and the Bulldogs’ struggles to stop the run may not bode well against the Aggies. MSU is as healthy as it’s been in several weeks, though defensive lineman Trevion Williams was injured in the Georgia game and his status is unknown for this week.

Texas A&M update: The Aggies famously fired Jimbo Fisher after a rout of the Bulldogs last November and paid him a record buyout, but they look just fine under Elko, the former Duke head coach who was previously Texas A&M’s defensive coordinator. That defense is led by lineman Nic Scourton, a Purdue transfer who has 10 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks in six games.

Quarterback Conner Weigman returned from an injury against Missouri and completed 18 of 22 passes in his best game of the year. Running back Le’Veon Moss is the biggest star on this offense, though, with more than 100 rushing yards per game and 6.9 yards per carry.

Texas A&M players to watch: QB Conner Weigman, RB Le’Veon Moss, WR Noah Thomas, DL Nic Scourton, DB Marcus Ratcliffe.

Prediction: This rapidly-improving MSU offense, if it can protect the quarterback, will be able to put up points against the Aggies. But the defense still has a hard time stopping anybody, and especially if Texas A&M gets an early lead, Moss could have a monster day. Texas A&M 38, Mississippi State 28.