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The sophomore quarterback – and these Bulldogs – weren’t going to be denied in a 35-28 upset win over No. 7 Texas A&M on Saturday in Starkville, Mississippi.

Kelly has thrown for a Southeastern Conference-leading 2,758 yards, 19 touchdown, and 8 interceptions this season.

A few days after Texas A&M was given the No. 4 spot in the year’s first College Football Playoff rankings-ahead of Washington, who is undefeated, and Louisville and Ohio State, who each matched A&M’s 7-1 record-they made sure they lost it, falling to unranked Mississippi State.

Mullen mentioned that Mississippi State was 0 for 7 on third downs of 10 yards or more against Texas A&M. RB Aeris Williams was big Dog this time running for 50 of the yards on his six carries including a two-yard touchdown at 4:36 of the quarter.

Fitzgerald punctuated the drive by bulling his way into the end zone on a 4-yard keeper to make it 35-21 with 3:08 remaining.

Knight wasn’t very effective when he was playing, completing just 5 of 14 passes for 43 yards. It is quite another to allow Mississippi State to go for 365.

Another offensive loss was starting quarterback Trevor Knight, who left the game at halftime with a right shoulder injury he sustained while diving into the end zone at the end of a 19-yard run in the first quarter.

Kelly left the game with nine minutes remaining in the third quarter, favoring his right knee and ankle, but remained seated in the bench area and walked off the field without assistance after the game.

Georgia Southern jumped out to an early lead.

Williams finished the day averaging 5.8 yards per rush and scored one touchdown. A week after its playoff hopes essentially dissolved with a loss to a so-so Texas team, Baylor was trucked 62-22 at home by another so-so outfit (Texas Christian).

The Tigers had 125 total yards.

The Bulldogs improved to 4-5 on the season and picked up their second conference win of the season.

NO. 8 WISCONSIN 21, NORTHWESTERN 7: Corey Clement ran for 106 yards and a touchdown, Jazz Peavy scored on a 46-yard run and Wisconsin beat Northwestern. And USM can not afford another loss after the one Saturday to Charlotte, a team USM should be better than.

Mississippi State was coming off an uninspiring 56-41 win over lower-level Samford. After a bye week, the Razorbacks’ defense rebounded in a big way. Arkansas also ran for 223 yards compared to a mere 12 for the Gators. Sumlin expressed frustration in a postgame news conference and spoke with the head of SEC referees after the Aggies’ loss to Alabama on October 22.

Perine has 475 yards rushing and six touchdowns this season to go with 94 yards receiving and a score.

The Bears (6-2, 3-2 Big 12, No. 17 CFP) have lost consecutive games since a 6-0 start. MI (1) 9-0 1432 2 3. “Their quarterback played extremely well today”. (Nor in Hattiesburg, Jackson, Lorman or Itta Bena, it’s worth mentioning.) But in one unusual Saturday we saw enough evidence to believe that Mississippi State has a much better shot at taking back the Egg than we once thought.

The Volunteers had been outscored 83-24 in the opening quarter of their first eight games, but they led 21-0 after the first period. That’s not a bad strategy: it avoids the messiness of Jerry Jones saying publicly that Romo, the guy the Cowboys invested years and tens of millions in, is no longer the best option. The Irish are 3-6 and would have to beat Army, No. 23 Virginia Tech and USC to get bowl eligible.