While it’s not necessarily a shocker that another Egg Bowl deviated from fans’ expectations, that doesn’t make processing what happened Thursday night any easier.
A gut-wrenching injury to Nick Fitzgerald in the first quarter turned the game upside-down and, understandably, was the leading story line for many. Mississippi State’s offensive ceiling was considerably lowered once true freshman Keytaon Thompson stepped onto the field.
Ole Miss, with its own emergency backup quarterback, needed to make up for what was sure to be an overall inefficient night by going for broke on offense, and they delivered.