STARKVILLE, Miss. — Every dog has its day, and, with apologies to the Bulldogs of Mississippi State, Saturday night belonged to the University of Toledo.
How about ’dem Rockets?
Wow.
UT stormed through the cowbell-clanging heart of the SEC and left with one of the most eye-popping victories in program history.
Toledo 41, Mississippi State 17.
Most of the time when a Group of Five school beats a big-time team — let alone one in the SEC or Big Ten — it requires a fortunate bounce here or a break there.
This wasn’t one of those times, the Rockets escorting the hosts to the woodshed all night, the better outfit in every way.