Mississippi State plays at Georgia on Saturday night in a battle of unbeaten Bulldogs, meaning the game is a big deal as it is. But the stakes are a tad higher this week for MSU quarterback Nick Fitzgerald and his family.
That’s because Fitzgerald grew up in Georgia as a UGa fan – but then-UGa coach Mark Richt and his staff didn’t think too much of him during the recruiting process.
Much has been made about Fitzgerald’s recruitment – how some recruiting services had him as a two-star prospect out of Richmond Hill (Ga.