Mississippi State football doubling down on the air raid

Now here’s a trivia question for you, what team handed LSU it’s first loss following its undefeated run to the 2019 National Championship? That would be Mississippi State in Mike Leach’s very first game as head coach.

The Bulldogs head back to Death Valley for the first-time since, looking to go 3-0 for the first time in the Leach era.

Two impressive wins to start the season for MSU, most recently a 22-point thrashing of Arizona on the road.

The air raid continues to be a problem for opposing defenses with Will Rogers adding another 300-yard game to his collection and two out of his four touchdowns going to Ocean Springs alum Austin Williams.

The Tigers have had three different defensive coordinators in the three years Leach has been in Starkville, and despite losing by three points to LSU last year, the offensive game plan remains the same. Coach Leach said, “Last year, I thought we certainly could have won that game. We didn’t. But the biggest thing is react and respond to what they do. But just keep executing what you do is the most important thing. So, I think you want to identify it. You want to kind of pinpoint your package around what you think will be best, and then no matter what happens, execute. Whether you picked the perfect play or not, if you execute it, you’ve still got a chance.”

Kick-off from Baton Rouge is set for 5 p.m. Saturday.