TCU headed to Starkville to face Mississippi State and their large lineup in the Big 12/SEC Challenge with no Eddie Lampkin. TCU headed into the game on a high, knocking off Kansas a week prior, followed by a completely dominating win over an Oklahoma squad who would go on to do the same to #2 Alabama in said conference challenge. Miss. State was on a 5 game skid, having dropped tough contests to ranked opponents Alabama, Tennessee, and Auburn.
Still, the Frogs found themselves short three times thon Saturday. Without Lampkin, Jakoby Coles and Xavier Cork were the main courses of action to try and suppress Tolu Smith, the looming big man for the Bulldogs and simply were “too small” for the task as the Smith continuously ate all afternoon long against Coles, Cork, and the entire squad.