Mississippi State’s offense has been up and down all season. This sort of thing is to be expected when you’re replacing a quarterback of the magnitude of Dak Prescott. And living in the shadow of Prescott has exacerbated some of Nick Fitzgerald’s struggles for a lot of fans.
It’s no secret that Fitzgerald has struggled passing this season. He’s completed 55.9% of his passes for 1079 yards with 5.8 yards per attempt. Add in that he’s only thrown 9 touchdowns and has 5 interceptions and you get a very mediocre set of stats passing wise. And the game against Kentucky was a microcosm of the entire season up to this point with his passing performances.