Kelsey Brunner, Deseret News
STARKVILLE, Miss. — While his hometown of Franklin, Tennessee, is about 270 miles away from Mississippi State, for BYU freshman backup quarterback Joe Critchlow, Saturday’s game between the Cougars and Bulldogs is a little like a homecoming.
About 75 of Critchlow’s family and friends will be attending the contest at Davis Wade Stadium.
Last week in the waning moments of BYU’s loss to Boise State, Critchlow made his collegiate debut. He could get more snaps Saturday.
Growing up in the South, Critchlow followed the Southeastern Conference. He said he liked the University of Tennessee “but I was more of a Vanderbilt fan, being from Nashville.