Mississippi State missed more than 20 tackles in last week’s win over FCS opponent Samford, and coach Dan Mullen knows if they do that this week against Texas A&M, the Bulldogs are in trouble.
“I think we had over 20-plus missed tackles in the game. You just can’t do that,” Mullen said during his weekly news conference. “That’s just guys trusting their base fundamentals and executing. We miss tackles high, we miss tackles low, we miss tackles inside, and we miss tackles outside. It’s guys having confidence, running to the ball, keep their heads up and having good form tackling.