CBS turned some heads selecting Mississippi State at LSU for its Week 1 SEC showcase game. It turns out they made the right pick going with the defending national champions and Mike Leach’s squad.

LSU entered as preseason No. 6 in the Associated Press Top 25, riding a 16-game winning streak, the longest in the nation, dating back to the Fiesta Bowl win over UCF. The CBS broadcast mentioned that the last national champion to lose its opener the following season was Michigan against Notre Dame in 1998.

Throughout the week, bettors liked the Bulldogs. The line was bet down by 2.5-points at many sportsbooks. It turns out those betting on MSU didn’t even need the points.

K.J. Costello might not have been well-known outside of Pac-12 territory and Starkville, Mississippi, starting the day, but the college football world knows his name now. Costello turned in a record-breaking performance operating Mike Leach’s Air Raid offense leading Mississippi State to a 44-34 upset over the Tigers.

Here’s how a small sample of media members reacted to the shocker in Death Valley:

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