College football fans are in for a thrilling roll-back-the-clock kind of game on Saturday when No. 22 Mississippi State (4-2, 1-2 SEC) heads to Death Valley to take on No. 5 LSU (6-1, 3-1). The collision of SEC West teams pits strength against strength in a test of run game execution against run game defense.
Mississippi State stopped the sting of a two-game losing streak in Week 6, putting a proverbial nail in the coffin of then-No. 21 Auburn’s season with a 23-9 win. The Bulldogs dominated the line of scrimmage, holding the Tigers to 90 yards on the ground while gaining 349 yards against the battered Auburn defense.