Mississippi State football: Five thoughts on Bulldogs crushing A&M

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STARKVILLE, MS – OCTOBER 27: Nick Fitzgerald #7 of the Mississippi State Bulldogs celebrates after a game against Texas A&M Aggies at Davis Wade Stadium on October 27, 2018 in Starkville, Mississippi. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) /

The Mississippi State football team was able to defeat the Texas A&M Aggies thanks to a breakthrough performance from Nick Fitzgerald and the Bulldogs’ passing game.

For the second time this season, the Mississippi State football team won a must win game. This season, there have been a couple of moments in which the Bulldogs needed to get a win to get this season back on track. The first instance was against Auburn. MSU bounced back and was led by Nick Fitzgerald to victory via his running ability. The second such event was last night when Fitzgerald tore Texas A&M’s defense apart entirely.

Mississippi State was able to jump out ahead of the Texas A&M Aggies with a solid opening drive. Fitzgerald moved the Bulldogs down the field, completing the vast majority of his passes and leading MSU on a 12 play, 79 yard scoring drive capped with a touchdown pass to Stephen Guidry to put Mississippi State up 7-0.

Texas A&M struck back though. While the Bulldogs controlled the first quarter, the Aggies controlled the second quarter. A&M scored 10 unanswered points and went to halftime with a 10-7 advantage over Mississippi State.

State was able to get the lead back with another great drive in the second quarter that was completed with a 38 yard pass to Osirus Mitchell, giving MSU a 14-10 lead. The Aggies cut the lead to a single point with a field goal, but Nick Fitzgerald then ran for two more scores, putting the Aggies away with a 28-13 win last night.

The Bulldogs played one of their best games of the season and shocked everyone. Here’s five thoughts on MSU’s performance last night.

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