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Toledo head coach Jason Candle led his team to a 41-17 win over Mississippi State on Saturday.
The Rockets, from the MAC, topped the Bulldogs behind a 285-yard, 3-touchdown performance from quarterback Tucker Gleason. Gleason added 40 yards on 10 carries as the Rockets ended the evening with a 169-66 edge on the ground.
After the game, Candle had some interesting comments about the recruiting practices of larger programs.
“These are the types of schools that recruit our players right off our roster. It’s a message that you can [succeed] here,” Candle said, according to the Toledo Blade’s Kyle Rowland.
The transfer portal and NIL has certainly made it a brand-new ballgame in college football, especially as players from smaller programs are lured away by larger ones. As far as Mississippi State is concerned, it brought in 19 transfers in the offseason, the majority of those coming from program outside of the Power 4.
Regardless, the Rockets are 3-0, and can add a victory over a SEC program to their ledger for just the 2nd time in program history.
Jason Candle with a great quote after Toledo’s 41-17 demolition of Mississippi State: “These are the types of schools that recruit our players right off our roster. It’s a message that you can [succeed] here.”
— Kyle Rowland (@KyleRowland) September 15, 2024
Sydney is an Atlanta-based journalist who has covered everything from SEC and ACC football to MLS, the U.S. men's national soccer team and professional tennis. His work has appeared on such platforms as SB Nation, Cox Media Group and FanSided.
