Mississippi State football players of the game vs Kansas State

By Ethan Lee | Sep 9, 2018

STARKVILLE, MS - SEPTEMBER 01: Kylin Hill #8 of the Mississippi State Bulldogs scores a touchdown as Trenton Gordon #38 of the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks defends during the first half at Davis Wade Stadium on September 1, 2018 in Starkville, Mississippi. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) /

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STARKVILLE, MS – SEPTEMBER 01: Head coach Joe Moorhead of the Mississippi State Bulldogs and Nick Fitzgerald #7 react after a game against the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks at Davis Wade Stadium on September 1, 2018 in Starkville, Mississippi. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) /

Nick Fitzgerald

Nick Fitzgerald hasn’t played football in a while. He also had never played in Joe Moorhead’s offense. Both of those were somewhat evident when the Mississippi State football team took the field against Kansas State. There were plenty of off throws by Fitzgerald and things could have been better for MSU’s senior quarterback.

However, it wasn’t all doom and gloom for Mississippi State’s starting quarterback! He actually had a pretty solid game, all things considered. And even if you decide to take that contextualization away from things, Fitzgerald threw for 154 yards, two touchdowns, and an interception while also running for 159 yards.

Yeah, he only completed 11 of his 27 passes. That’s bad.

Fitzgerald also totaled 313 yards and a pair of touchdowns in his first game back. That’s noteworthy. Hopefully, things will improve for Fitz as the season moves forward.

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