Mississippi State QB Nick Fitzgerald excited to try to finish tough season with Egg Bowl win
Following in Dak Prescott’s footsteps isn’t easy.
It certainly wasn’t easy for Nick Fitzgerald this year at Mississippi State. The Bulldogs, currently sporting a 4-7 record, won’t be heading to a bowl game in 2016.
The redshirt sophomore quarterback told The Clarion-Ledger that he can’t help but feel responsible for the team’s struggles in 2016:
“There were a lot of expectations and the team didn’t do quite as well as they thought it would. That was something that kind of got put on my shoulders and a few other people’s shoulders,” Fitzgerald said. “We kind of had to bear that. I had never been in that situation. So I had to kind of learn how to handle it and go on.”
However, Fitzgerald is excited for a chance to end the season on a positive note with a big Egg Bowl win against rival Ole Miss:
“I’m just excited. It’s a huge game,” Fitzgerald said. “It’s something I haven’t gotten to play in. I’m really looking forward it.”
Fitzgerald and the Bulldogs will travel to Oxford on Saturday afternoon. The Egg Bowl kicks off at 2:30 p.m. Central time and can be seen on the SEC Network.