STARKVILLE, Miss. — When BYU and Mississippi State met last season at LaVell Edwards Stadium, the Cougars edged the Bulldogs in double-overtime, 28-21.
On the first play of the second OT, BYU quarterback Taysom Hill threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Tanner Balderree to give the Cougars their first lead of the game — which also turned out to be the game-winner.
In that contest, Jamaal Williams became BYU’s all-time leading rusher.
MSU quarterback Nick Fitzgerald, who is now a junior, threw a touchdown pass and ran for two more.
“I remember it was a tough-fought game.