Arkansas piles up offense in 58-42 win over Mississippi St

Fournette rushed for 147 yards and two scores.

The Dogs couldn’t stop Arkansas, and mostly that meant Rawleigh Williams.

Bulldogs quarterback Nick Fitzgerald carried the ball 17 times for 131 yards and matched Williams with four rushing touchdowns. I think we set a school record in that two-year span with that group of guys getting those extra practices in.

He added that Mississippi State coach “Dan Mullen is extremely talented”. “The good part about Saturday was the only thing that got bruised was our heart”. Receiver Fred Ross hauled in 10 passes for 171 yards and two touchdowns. Williams yards on the ground and rushing touchdowns were easily new career-highs, while his passing touchdown in the third quarter to Austin Cantrell was his first of his career. Senior Keon Hatcher had four receptions for 65 yards and a pair of touchdowns.

At times he ran through multiple tackles. He did miss a couple of open touchdown passes, but thankfully, it didn’t matter. He finished with 205 yards rushing on 16 carries. The Hogs now travel to Columbia to take on Missouri, a team that has already lost 8 games this year, but does feature a freshman running back from Little Rock in Damarea Crockett who has run for 379 yards over the last two games.

Mississippi State gave up 615 yards to Alabama and managed just 274 yards of its own this past Saturday.

“We just have our backs in a corner and we have to find a way to win”, Mullen said. This team can not win when they get off of their game plan, especially when Austin Allen is being rushed and missing the connections he usually makes. “But I don’t know that that’s the case”. And that’s good, because Mississippi State still put up 42 points on the Hogs.

13-4 (76%) College Football 3% Rating run supports Finn’s Week #12 College Football Fab-Five Report – which includes his Big 10 Game of the Month. Guice’s 96-yard touchdown run was the longest play from scrimmage ever at LSU.

Arkansas won six of its last seven games a year ago, with the lone exception the shootout loss at Razorback Stadium.

Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen believes coming off being rolled by the Alabama Crimson Tide and fighting for 6-6 bowl eligibility that can only be achieved by beating Arkansas in Starkville and beating Ole Miss Nov. 26 on the Ole Miss campus in Oxford, will have his Bulldogs inspired.

While an eight-win Arkansas team could be considered for the Outback Bowl in Orlando, Fla., the TaxSlayer Bowl in Jacksonville, Fla., or the Belk Bowl in Charlotte, N.C., the SEC office is more likely to place programs from a closer proximity at those sites for better ticket sales.

MSU’s defense allowed touchdowns on the first three drives of the second half.

The 2014 Bulldogs will be the answer to the question, “Who was the first college team to be ranked No. 1 by the College Football Playoff selection committee?”

“If we’re putting guys in the position, are they making the plays?”

“They’ve all been close, but we haven’t won”, Bielema said.

Just like the rest of the night, he made it with room to spare. “Or try something different so they can make the plays”.