While there might have been games with higher stakes since Dan Mullen arrived, none have meant more than this Saturday’s game against the Gamecocks.
The Mississippi St. Bulldogs were supposed to cruise to an easy win against South Alabama, and then welcome the Gamecocks to town and take care of business. But when Tyreis Thomas broke a tackle in his own end zone to avoid a safety, everything changed.
The Jaguars drove the length of the field and cut the Bulldogs lead to six, and the Jaguars began to believe they could win the game. Another late touchdown put the Jaguars up by 1, and Westin Graves’ kick off the left upright sealed the most humiliating loss in the Dan Mullen era.