[4] His paternal grandfather Bill Rogers also attended Ole Miss, playing on the school's baseball team with Archie Manning.

[4] Rogers grew up an avid fan of the Ole Miss Rebels football team, idolizing quarterbacks Eli Manning and Bo Wallace.

[6][2][1] Rogers attended Brandon High School, where he played football under his father who served as the team's offensive coordinator.

[5] In his second season as a starter, Rogers threw for 3,009 yards and 23 touchdowns, 14 of which were caught by future 2nd round draft pick Jonathan Mingo, and helped Brandon reach the state semifinals.

[19] His best performance of the season came in the teams Egg Bowl rivalry game against Ole Miss, throwing for a then career–high 440 yards and 3 touchdowns in a 31–24 loss.

[20][21] Rogers entered the Bulldogs 2022 campaign as the team's starting quarterback, beating out transfer Chance Lovertich for the position.

[22] In the season opener against Louisiana Tech, the Bulldogs fell behind 31–14 in the 4th quarter before Rogers led the team to three straight touchdown drives to win the game 35–34, in what was then the largest comeback in program history.

[24] The following week against top five ranked Alabama, Rogers suffered an AC joint sprain but remained in the game, throwing for 300 yards, but would post his only sub–100 passer rating of the year in a 49–9 loss.

[29] In the Bulldog's final game of the regular season against Ole Miss, Rogers threw for 336 yards but the team fell to their in–state rival for the second year in a row.

[38] Two weeks prior to the Bulldogs bowl game, coach Mike Leach died after suffering a heart attack.

Entering the 2023 season Rogers holds Mississippi State records in career passing yards, completions and touchdowns.