Mississippi State (1-1) took care of business against South Carolina in its SEC opener last week, bouncing back after a shocking Week 1 loss to South Alabama. Now the Bulldogs avert their attention to No. 20 LSU — an important early season conference game that will be played in Death Valley this Saturday evening.

Here’s what coach Dan Mullen had to say during Wednesday’s SEC teleconference.

Opening statement:

“The effort from Game 1 to Game 2 was better… it’s going to be a step up heading into SEC play.”

On moving the Egg Bowl to Thanksgiving:

“I love it. I grew up watching it then, and I would like to see that every year. It adds to the tradition of that game.”

On which LSU quarterback the Bulldogs expect to see:

“It doesn’t matter who they start at quarterback, with the wide receivers they have if we let the QB stand in the pocket, it’s going to be a long night for us.”