What Mike Leach said after Mississippi State’s home loss to LSU
By Jake Rill
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Mike Leach came away from Saturday with some positives regarding his Mississippi State football team.
“I thought we played hard,” Leach said during his postgame press conference.
However, that wasn’t enough for the Bulldogs to win, as they fell to 2-2 with a 28-25 home loss to LSU. It marks the second straight loss for Mississippi State, which lost at Memphis last week after starting the season 2-0.
Playing their SEC opener, the Bulldogs trailed by 18 points early in the fourth quarter. They scored a pair of touchdowns in the final 6 minutes, 48 seconds, but that wasn’t enough for them to complete the comeback against the Tigers.
Here’s more of what Leach said while speaking to the media on Saturday:
"I see a team thatโll take themselves out of drives because they donโt have that focus.โ
Mike Leach postgame presser is underway. Says Will Rogers played well but has work to polish up.
— Stefan Krajisnik (@skrajisnik3) September 25, 2021
Leach says some players have confidence issues.
โWhatโs confident? You just decide youโre confident.โ
— Stefan Krajisnik (@skrajisnik3) September 25, 2021
Asked Leach about the onside kick challenge: He said that last week the play was reviewed automatically but this one wasn't and he wanted that to get another look.
— Robbie Faulk (@robbiefaulkOn3) September 25, 2021
โI didnโt see the leaping, thatโs pretty detailed for me to seeโฆyou gotta take the ball if youโre going to give it back to you.โ – Leach on special teams miscues
— Reflector Sports (@reflectorsports) September 25, 2021
โWeโre battling to get there.โ – Leach on his team putting scoring drives together.
— Reflector Sports (@reflectorsports) September 25, 2021
โI think he did a lot of good things this game.โ – Mike Leach on Will Rogers
— Reflector Sports (@reflectorsports) September 25, 2021
Leach on Will Rogers: "I think he's getting better. I don't think he's as polished as we'd like."
— Theo DeRosa (@Theo_DeRosa) September 25, 2021
Mike Leach: โWeโre explosive, but weโve got to know good things will happen. We sort of hope good things will happen.โ
Said there needs to be more belief in what they can do
— Andy Kostka (@afkostka) September 25, 2021
Jake Rill contributes to news coverage for Saturday Down South. He has covered the SEC since 2016.
