Field goal woes doom Mississippi State

As one of the more interesting coaches in college football, you can always depend on Mississippi State head coach Mike Leach to be entertaining after a win or a loss.

It was no different on Saturday when the self-described modern-day pirate saw his two field goal kickers combine to miss a trio of kicks.

That included freshman Nolan McCord’s 41-yard miss as time ran out that handed Arkansas (6-3, 2-3) a 31-28 win and bowl eligibility before 68,818 fans at Reynolds Razorback Stadium.

“You can announce this - there is going to be an open tryout on our campus for kickers,” Leach said. “…Anybody that wants to walk on and kick at Mississippi State, we will hold a tryout anytime you can get over to…