For a second, it looked like Davis Wade Stadium wasn’t one of the toughest places in America to play anymore. For a second, it looked like Mississippi State had lost the swagger it had in 2014. For a second, it looked like Dak Prescott had been figured out.
For most of a half, really, it all looked true.
Then, finally, for seemingly the first time all season, MSU started clicking again. The defense was controlling the line of scrimmage, constantly spending time in LSU’s backfield. The offense was rolling as Prescott racked up the majority of his 335 passing yards in the game’s final two quarters.