Late October in a football season is a critical time of the year. Sports fans and experts begin to find out what their teams are made of as the toughest stretch of the season unfolds. Pivotal conference matchups to early bowl-game projections, the chill air in the month of October is the time for teams to put up or shut up.
Mississippi State (4-3, 1-3) finds itself searching for its second win in the Southeastern Conference and second victory in the SEC West, a division that has been and is still dominated by football juggernaut Alabama. After defeating Auburn 23-9, the Bulldogs hoped to build on that momentum by defeating another division opponent in LSU.