Mississippi State dropped a controversial 31-29 decision to Memphis over the weekend. A few brutal calls late and missed opportunities by the Bulldogs cost them a very winnable game.
The SEC released this official statement admitting to the officiating mistakes on the game-changing 94-yard punt return touchdown by Calvin Austin III to put the Tigers up two scores:
Nonetheless, the Bulldogs fell to 2-1 heading into SEC play. Mississippi State now turns its attention to LSU, who comes to town Saturday for an 11 AM kickoff.
Here are a few things I took away from the loss.