Louisiana Tech didn't get many opportunities to score against Mississippi State on Saturday night.
And even when it did, things went from good to bad fast -- really fast.
Poised to slice into a 57-14 deficit early in the fourth quarter, La. Tech was looking at second-and-goal from the Mississippi State 6-yard line when chaos broke loose. A high snap sailed over quarterback J'Mar Smith's head and skirted downfield. Smith tried to land on it but couldn't. Mississippi State defensive back Maurice Smitherman tried to land on it but couldn't.