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MSU Remains at No. 18 in Both National Polls
Following
its 63-6 season-opening win against Stephen F. Austin, Mississippi
State remains in the national rankings for the ninth consecutive week.
The Bulldogs are 18th in the latest Associated Press Top 25 and 18th in
the Amway Coaches Poll released Monday, holding their same ranking in
each poll from the preseason.
MSU was dominant on
both sides of the ball last Saturday. Keytaon Thompson, making just his
second career start, tied the SEC and MSU single-game record for
touchdowns responsible (7) while accounting for 473 yards of total
offense. He tied the MSU single-game record with five touchdown passes
and became just the third player in Bulldog history with over 300 yards
passing and 100 yards rushing in the same game. Thompson tallied his
third-straight 100-yard game on the ground and added two scores.
Defensively,
Johnathan Abram recorded a game-high eight tackles, while preseason
All-Americans Montez Sweat and Jeffery Simmons combined for seven
tackles for loss with two sacks coming from Sweat. MSU finished the
game with a school-record 17 tackles for loss, breaking the previous
mark of 15 against Troy (2015) and Alcorn State (2010).
MSU
will make its first trip to Manhattan, Kansas, since 1977 as the
Bulldogs (1-0) take on Kansas State (1-0) at 11 a.m. CT Saturday in
Bill Snyder Family Stadium. The game will be televised on ESPN
following College GameDay. Mark Jones (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek
(analyst) and Molly McGrath (sideline) will call the action. The
all-time series between the two teams is tied 1-1.
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