Mississippi's
Bo Wallace ran toward the end zone in overtime with what looked like
the game-tying touchdown. Instead, Mississippi State's Nickoe Whitley
smacked the ball out of his hands,wooden cutlery set Jamerson
Love recovered it and a crazy Egg Bowl was over.It was the end of a
brutal offensive night for the Rebels, who fell to the Bulldogs 17-10 on
Thursday night at Davis Wade Stadium."It's a feeling I've never felt
before," Wallace said. "It's like your heart is ripped out, especially
in this game."Ole Miss didn't have an offensive touchdown, scoring only
on a field goal and a blocked punt in the end zone.The Rebels' defense
was good most of the night, but couldn't stop Mississippi State
quarterback Dak Prescott, who entered the game in the fourth quarter
despite a nerve injury to his non-throwing arm that caused him to miss
the past two games. But the sophomore led the Bulldogs (6-6, 3-5
Southeastern Conference) to their tying drive in the fourth quarter and
had a game-winning 3-yard touchdown run in overtime."The second I put
him on the field I felt like we were going to win the game," Mississippi
State coach Dan Mullen said.Prescott completed 11 of 20 passes for 115
yards in a performance that will long be remembered in Egg Bowl lore.
His game-winning touchdown came on a gutsy call by Mullen, who opted to
go for it on 4th-and-1 at the 3 instead of kicking a short field
goal."He said 'Give me the ball and I'll get the job done,'" Mullen
said. "That was an easy decision."It was an emotional win for the
Bulldogs and especially Prescott, whose mother died earlier this month
after a yearlong battle with cancer.
"This
season has had plenty of downs, plenty of ups," Prescott said. "It's
good to know that my teammates have been there through it all and helped
me get through it."Mississippi State freshman Damian Williams, the
third-string quarterback, made his first career start because of
injuries to Prescott and Tyler Russell. He completed 8 of 18 passes for
82 yards and one interception.The Bulldogs are now bowl eligible for a
fourth straight season, the longest streak in school history.disposable wooden cutlery Mississippi
State has won four of the last five Egg Bowls and five in a row at
Davis Wade Stadium.It was a tough night for Wallace, who completed 26 of
40 passes for 182 yards but threw three interceptions and coughed up
the fumble in overtime."It was awful,Wholesale Kids cheap Kids"
Wallace said. "We were terrible. We are a lot better than what we
showed tonight. It was really frustrating. We need to get in and go to
work and get ready for a bowl game. We can't do this
anymore."Mississippi State's Evan Sobiesk missed a 38-yard field goal
wide right at the end of regulation that would have won the game.Both
teams struggled to move the ball in the chilly conditions — especially
through the air. The temperature hovered in the low 30s throughout the
night, which is downright frigid by Magnolia State standards.paper platesOle
Miss (7-5, 3-5) didn't have an offensive touchdown, scoring only on a
field goal and blocked punt in the end zone. The Rebels ended the
regular season on a two-game losing streak."Last year we got embarrassed
up there," Mississippi State cornerback Taveze Calhoun said.party paper straws "We
had to go out and play like there's no tomorrow. Left it all on the
field."The Rebels had one good early drive but it ended with nothing
after Andrew Ritter's 27-yard field goal attempt bounced off the left
upright.
Wallace
threw three interceptions before halftime and the final one was costly.
Mississippi State's Justin Cox grabbed it at the Ole Miss 30 and the
Bulldogs' subsequent drive ended with Josh Robinson's 1-yard touchdown
run for a 7-0 lead with 1:32 remaining in the second quarter.Ole Miss
did nothing on its next possession and quickly punted back to
Mississippi State, which looked as though it would ease into halftime
with the lead.But a mistake on special teams hurt the Bulldogs when
Collins Moore burst through the line and blocked Baker Swedenburg's punt
after the snap was bobbled. It was recovered by little-used senior
Terrell Grant in the end zone to tie the game at 7.Ole Miss grabbed the
lead for the first time early in the third quarter after Ritter's
22-yard field goal gave the Rebels a 10-7 advantage. The points were
certainly welcome for the Ole Miss offense, but it was the team's fifth
straight trip to the red zone without a touchdown, dating back to last
weekend's loss to Missouri.That lack of efficiency came back to haunt
the Rebels.Williams played decently for the Bulldogs and avoided any
major mistakes, but with the offense struggling early in the fourth
quarter, Mullen turned to Prescott, who had missed the past two games
with a nerve injury in his non-throwing arm.Mullen said earlier in the
week that Prescott wouldn't play in the Egg Bowl, but he looked plenty
healthy as he led the Bulldogs down the field on his second drive,
completing several impressive passes. The drive ended with Sobiesk's
36-yard field goal to tie it at 10.
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