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Mississippi State football: Five things Bulldogs must do to win Outback Bowl

By Ethan Lee

OXFORD, MS - NOVEMBER 26: Nick Fitzgerald #7 of the Mississippi State Bulldogs runs the ball for a touchdown during a game against the Mississippi Rebels at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on November 26, 2016 in Oxford, Mississippi. The Bulldogs defeated the Rebels 55-20. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)
OXFORD, MS - NOVEMBER 26: Nick Fitzgerald #7 of the Mississippi State Bulldogs runs the ball for a touchdown during a game against the Mississippi Rebels at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on November 26, 2016 in Oxford, Mississippi. The Bulldogs defeated the Rebels 55-20. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images) /
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NEW YORK, NY – DECEMBER 27: Nathan Stanley #4 of the Iowa Hawkeyes passes under pressure from Wyatt Ray #11 of the Boston College Eagles during the second half of the New Era Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium on December 27, 2017 in the Bronx borough of New York City. The Iowa Hawkeyes won 27-20. (Photo by Adam Hunger/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – DECEMBER 27: Nathan Stanley #4 of the Iowa Hawkeyes passes under pressure from Wyatt Ray #11 of the Boston College Eagles during the second half of the New Era Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium on December 27, 2017 in the Bronx borough of New York City. The Iowa Hawkeyes won 27-20. (Photo by Adam Hunger/Getty Images) /

Pressure Nathan Stanley

There’s several things that the Bulldogs do well, especially on defense. But one that this Mississippi State football team certainly excels at is creating havoc in opposing team’s backfields. The Bulldogs should strive to get after Iowa’s Nathan Stanley and create some issues for the Hawkeyes’ quarterback.

At 6-4 and 242 pounds, Stanley is certainly a strong, stout quarterback that can take a beating. Mississippi State should strive to hit him a few times. This season, MSU has sacked opposing quarterbacks a total of 36 times.

If MSU is going to keep Iowa off balance on offense, it’ll be because the Bulldogs got after Nathan Stanley and forced him into mistakes. If the Bulldogs can get Stanley attempting to throw while on the run and under duress, then it’ll help with the next thing that MSU needs to do.

And that’s stopping one of the best tight ends in college football.

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