STARKVILLE, Miss. — It’s a peaceful, green-laced countryside, filled with friendly southern folk who love their cowbells and will ring them loud and often come BYU’s Saturday visit to Mississippi State’s Davis Wade Stadium.
Cowbells. They’re sold at roadside stands, at gas stations, wielded as prized emblems of fandom. Yet, as loud and obnoxious as their clang can be, it will be the least of BYU’s concerns come Saturday.
Mississippi State (3-2), fresh off losses to Georgia and Auburn on consecutive weeks, is coming off a bye week and is a three-touchdown favorite over the 1-5 Cougars.