Mississippi State’s Nick Fitzgerald adds to already-impressive SEC QB record vs. UMass

Mississippi State quarterback Nick Fitzgerald continues to make statements on the football field.

Fitzgerald added to an SEC record he already held with his 13th 100-yard rushing game as a quarterback on Saturday in the Bulldogs’ home game against UMass.

Fitzgerald busted through the Minutemen defense for a 10-yard score in the third quarter to give State the lead — shortly after tying the game with an 8-yard TD run.

The guy is basically a running back. He was averaging nine yards per carry in Saturday’s game at the time of this post.

Mississippi State was leading UMass 27-20 at the end of the third quarter. Fitzgerald had 112 rushing yards to go along with 130 passing.

Most 100-Yard Rushing Games by SEC QBs:

1) Nick Fitzgerald – 13
2) Johnny Manziel – 9
3) Matt Jones – 8
4) Josh Dobbs – 7
5) Tim Tebow – 5

— SEC Network (@SECNetwork) November 4, 2017

Fitzgerald also passed Johnny Manziel for fifth all-time in career rushing by SEC QBs:

With that run, Nick Fitzgerald just passed Johnny Manziel for fifth in career rushing by SEC quarterbacks.

— Bob Carskadon (@bobcarskadon) November 4, 2017

Cody McClure

Cody McClure is an SEC Football Writer for Saturday Down South. He lives in Knoxville, Tennessee, where he also co-hosts a midday sports radio show for FOX Sports. Cody previously worked for Athlon Sports.