WATCH: Mississippi State puts UMass away with fourth-quarter punt return TD
By Cody McClure
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Mississippi State needed a big play in the fourth quarter of its game against UMass on Saturday.
Luckily, Deddrick Thomas delivered.
Thomas bolted up the sideline for an 84-yard punt return touchdown as his team clung to a 27-23 lead.
This key play put the Bulldogs up by two scores at 34-23 with just five minutes left to play.
That was enough for State to hang on, as it went on to win the game by the same score. The Bulldogs moved to 7-2 on the season.
BANG! TOUCHDOWN BULLDOGS!!!
An 84-yd punt return TD by @Deddrick_901 puts us up 34-23 with 5:00 to play!#HailState pic.twitter.com/XIEFCbSA5u
— MSU Football 🏈 (@HailStateFB) November 4, 2017
This was an impressive return. Check out this video posted on Twitter by the SEC Network:
👋 HE GONE!@HailStateFB‘s Deddrick. Thomas. To. The. HOUSEEEEE. pic.twitter.com/WXNG7Jzj07
— SEC Network (@SECNetwork) November 4, 2017
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.
