Mississippi State football vs LSU 2018: Five first half takeaways

By Ethan Lee | Oct 20, 2018

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) /

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The first drive could not have gone any worse for Nick Fitzgerald and the Bulldogs.

The entire reason that the LSU Tigers were able to score a touchdown in this game is due to the fact that MSU had two false start penalties to get the game going and then Nick Fitzgerald threw his first interception.

Those three mistakes set the Tigers up at the two yard line. While the Tigers have played horrible on offense themselves, it doesn’t take much to punch the ball across the goal line if you’re just two yards away from the end zone.

MSU’s first drive could not have been any worse for the Bulldogs. It really set the tone for the entire game. Had the Bulldogs not made these mistakes, then this game is probably tied up and we’re having a slightly different conversation. Granted, it’d still be a frustrating conversation, but it’d be slightly different.

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