Mississippi State has been developing a strong rushing attack all year, with the majority of the output coming from star redshirt sophomore quarterback, Nick Fitzgerald. And the running game reached its peak against Ole Miss in the Egg Bowl.
Mississippi State could not be stopped by Ole Miss on Saturday. Behind tremendous efforts from Fitzgerald and fellow redshirt sophomore Aeris Williams, Mississippi State ran for 457 yards and 4 touchdowns on 47 carries. Mississippi State only attempted 17 passes (3 of which resulted in touchdowns, however). Fitz averaged 18.4 yards per carry and Aeris Williams had
MSU produced a 200-yard rusher (Fitzgerald) & 100-yard rusher (Williams) in the same game for the first time in school history.