By JOEL COLEMAN
sports@starkvilledailynews.com
Finally, the Bulldogs can breathe again.
Ever since Mississippi State lost to South Alabama in the season opener, State spent a week longing for the chance to make amends. Following Saturday’s 27-14 win over South Carolina, MSU personnel couldn’t contain their exuberance as they celebrated a victory the team felt it had to have.
“After the ballgame, there were big smiles everywhere,” senior defensive lineman A.J. Jefferson said. “From the coaches to the players to the equipment managers and trainers, it seemed like something that everybody wanted to do, just win.