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Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen's belief in Nick Fitzgerald has paid off

OXFORD, Miss. -- Who’d you beat to get Nick Fitzgerald?

That was the question posed to Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen from one of the reporters in the postgame news conference following a 55-20 win in the Egg Bowl. It was a fair question given the game that Fitzgerald had just played. The sophomore quarterback ran for a school-record 258 yards and two touchdowns. He also threw for 109 yards and three touchdowns.

Other schools must have been clamoring for him, right?

“UT Chattanooga,” Mullen responded.