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On Saturday night with 1:32 to play against LSU, the Mississippi State offense began to march down the field. Trailing by just two points, MSU head coach Dan Mullen saw his team reach the LSU 29-yard line with 8 seconds left and one timeout in his pocket. That’s when things fell apart.
The Bulldogs were hit with a delay of game penalty, pushing them back to the 34-yard line. Dak Prescott then tried to hit De’Runnya Wilson with a quick pass that fell incomplete. So when Mullen sent Devon Bell out to try and win the game with his leg, he was faced with a 52-yard field goal attempt as opposed to a 47-yarder or less.