What an excellent end to the night for Mississippi State! At Davis Wade Stadium on Saturday night, Mississippi State delivered one of the wildest finishes of Week 2, stunning No. 12 Arizona State, 24–20, in front of a roaring home crowd. The Bulldogs appeared ready to cruise when they jumped out to a 17–0 first-half lead. ASU’s offense sputtered badly early, with quarterback Sam Leavitt throwing for just 30 yards on 5-of-15 passing before the break. Coach Kenny Dillingham admitted afterward, “I’ve got to do a better job getting him in a rhythm.”
But in the second half, the Sun Devils woke up. They leaned heavily on the ground game, stringing together bruising drives and piling up over 200 rushing yards behind Raleek Brown and Isaiah Udo. Then came the drive that seemed destined to define