ROGERSVILLE — An SEC aesthetic with the physicality to match.
Wearing road jerseys that mimic Auburn University's, McDonald County leaned on a turnover-forcing defense and hard-running quarterback in its 21-14 edging of Logan-Rogersville on Friday.
Sixth-year Mustangs coach Kellen Hoover even offered a Power 5-like reprimanding to help right his slow-starting offense.
After junior quarterback Destyn Dowd was nearly intercepted in McDonald County territory, an animated Hoover called timeout and loudly pointed to drive-killing mishaps and botched assignments.
They responded.
"We bounce back, no matter what's going on," Dowd said.
Big-yard plays and scoring came at a premium — the Class 4 contest was deadlocked 7-7 at halftime — but the Mustangs (2-1) began to wear down a Logan-Rogersville team (1-2) with similar grit.