Video: MSU’s film study led to game-winning field goal block in bowl game
By Andrew Olson
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With 20 seconds left, Miami (Ohio) had the ball 1st-and-10 on the Mississippi State 17-yard line. Down 17-16, it looked like the RedHawks would win 19-17 with a field goal.
Bulldogs fans were likely bracing for the loss, but DT Nelson Adams knew MSU was going to block the kick and preserve the one-point win, as they were ready for Nick Dowd’s line-drive kick. Adams himself blocked the kick, and because of it, Mississippi State leaves the St. Petersburg Bowl as the victors.
Just as important in MSU’s win was a blocked extra point, as the teams would have been tied 17-17 if not for the earlier block in the second quarter.
The hand that blocked the kick and won the #StPeteBowl! #HailState ??? pic.twitter.com/4cWFovK5Hq
— Mississippi State Football (@HailStateFB) December 26, 2016
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.
