Mississippi State cashes in on Alabama fumble to narrow deficit
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Mississippi State turned a huge opportunity into a huge touchdown response to cut Alabama‘s first-half lead back to a touchdown at 21-14 on Saturday in Starkville.
With the 7th-ranked Crimson Tide taking a 21-7 lead and on the verge of blowing out the 16th-ranked Bulldogs on their home field, Bama running back Daniel Hill fumbled for the second time in the game.
Hill’s first fumble didn’t result in a turnover, but his second one did, and it set Mississippi State up beautifully at the Alabama 11-yard line, with the Bulldogs desperate for a score.
All it took for that desperation to turn into a potential game-saving touchdown was 1 play, with quarterback Kamario Taylor finding Zion Ragins on an 11-yard touchdown strike with 9:09 left before halftime to pull Mississippi State just a little closer.
Here is what could turn out to be the biggest score of the game for the Bulldogs:
It was the second time on Saturday that Mississippi State found itself down by 14 points, and both times the Bulldogs managed to reel the Tide back in with a touchdown to get back within 7 points.
Mississippi State was trying to stay close to Alabama in the first half, as Starkville hosted the huge SEC matchup in Week 5. Here is what the Kalshi market is currently saying about the Bulldogs’ chances to outlast the Crimson Tide on Saturday and win the gigantic matchup:
Cory Nightingale, a former sportswriter and sports editor at the Miami Herald and Palm Beach Post, is a South Florida-based freelance writer who covers Alabama for SaturdayDownSouth.com.
