Mississippi State football vs Auburn: Five storylines to watch

By Ethan Lee | Oct 4, 2018

STARKVILLE, MS - SEPTEMBER 29: Farrod Green #82 of the Mississippi State Bulldogs is tackled by Chauncey Gardner-Johnson #23 of the Florida Gators during the first half at Davis Wade Stadium on September 29, 2018 in Starkville, Mississippi. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) /

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STARKVILLE, MS – SEPTEMBER 15: Quarterback Nick Fitzgerald #7 of the Mississippi State Bulldogs throws a pass during the third quarter of their game against the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns on September 15, 2018 at Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi. (Photo by Michael Chang/Getty Images) /

Mississippi State’s struggling offensive line against Auburn’s defensive ends

During the past couple of weeks, Mississippi State’s offensive line was beaten and worn down against both the Kentucky Wildcats and the Florida Gators. As a result, Nick Fitzgerald was sacked a total of 9 times in the two games, 3 times by Kentucky and 6 times by Florida.

And the Auburn Tigers are bringing a pretty good defensive front with them as well. So far during the 2018 college football season, the Tigers have racked up 14 sacks against their opponents. That’s just under 3 sacks a game.

Hopefully Fitzgerald won’t be running for his life this Saturday. Unfortunately, this is a thing that Mississippi State football fans will need to keep an eye on this weekend. The Bulldogs were supposed to have a pretty good offensive front this season. The past two weeks, that front has been beaten on plenty of occasions.

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