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What Mike Leach said after Mississippi State’s 42-24 win over Texas A&M
By Crissy Froyd
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Mississippi State football struggled a bit when it opened up conference play against the LSU Tigers last month, but the Bulldogs returned to it with a vengeance on Saturday. The team hardly could have played more complementary football as it bested Texas A&M in all three phases of the game in Davis Wade Stadium, coming out with the 42-24 victory.
Bulldogs head coach Mike Leach met with the media following the win, particularly praising the performance of the offensive line and the defensive line in addition to detailing how quarterback Will Rogers has only continued to take a step.
MSU will look to continue its success as it faces the No. 20-ranked Arkansas Razorbacks on Saturday.
Mike Leach on Will Rogers' performance tonight and his progression:
"He's gotten better at utilizing the weapons around him more quickly, more decisively."
Says he's also improved in timing and "getting back on balance."
— Crissy Froyd (@crissy_froyd) October 2, 2022
Mike Leach asked about his 9-4 record against Texas A&M and if he feels like he "has their number"
"I don't know, I hope so… they're a great legendary team both on and off the field."
Says he always enjoys playing against the Aggies.
— Crissy Froyd (@crissy_froyd) October 1, 2022
Mike Leach said if you were to ask who played best today it would be the offensive line and the defensive line but particularly the latter.
— Crissy Froyd (@crissy_froyd) October 1, 2022
Mike Leach said if you were to ask who played best today it would be the offensive line and the defensive line but particularly the latter.
— Crissy Froyd (@crissy_froyd) October 1, 2022
Mike Leach with some praise for the offensive line which gave Will Rogers adequate time to throw on most plays tonight:
"I thought they played good… we didn't get rattled and if something didn't go perfect, we'd regroup and play (the next play).
— Crissy Froyd (@crissy_froyd) October 1, 2022
Mike Leach says he thought Rara Thomas was explosive tonight and that Justin Robinson had a good game for a "debut" in terms of playing a lot of snaps.
Mentions he wants to see more consistency but that the Bulldogs did good things themselves against explosive players.
— Crissy Froyd (@crissy_froyd) October 1, 2022
Mike Leach says he felt Mississippi State got better as "things opened up."
"I thought we did a good job on combination of run and pass so that they had a hard time of teeing off on any one thing."
— Crissy Froyd (@crissy_froyd) October 1, 2022
Crissy covers SEC football news for Saturday Down South.
