Before playing Alabama, Dan Mullen said preparing for the Crimson Tide was a near-impossible task. After losing by 48, he hasn’t changed his position.
“There’s a reason they’re No. 1 in the country,” Mullen said. “They play like it.”
Mississippi State fell short — way short — of a second major upset in a one-week span, losing 51-3 to top-ranked Alabama on Saturday and leaving Mullen looking for a way to bounce back for a critical stretch run.
Just about everything went right for Mississippi State the previous week, when the Bulldogs stunned then-No.