Restoring The Legacy - Mississippi State (CFB 26)

[James]

Week 4 Preview - vs Northern Illinois 1-1 (0-0)

Northern Illinois Season Results
Week 1 - W 27-13 vs FCS East
Week 2 - L 28-20 @ Maryland

Northern Illinois Team Leaders
Passing: Jalen Macon, JR(RS) - 24/49, 359 yards
Rushing: Telly Johnson Jr, SO - 40 rush, 179 yards, 4 TD
Receiving: Jake Appleget, JR(RS) - 6 catches, 90 yards
Defense: Cyrus McGarrell, SR(RS) - 14 tackles, 1 TFL

Northern Illinois Injury Report
HB Telly Johnson Jr, SO - Dislocated Elbow (5 weeks)

Mississippi State Season Results
Week 1 - W 46-43 2OT vs Southern Mississippi
Week 2 - W 31-24 vs #11 Arizona State
Week 3 - W 24-10 vs FCS Southeast

Mississippi State Team Leaders
Passing: Blake Shapen, SR(RS) - 63/100, 547 yards, 3 TD, 4 INT
Rushing: Fluff Bothwell, SO - 65 rush, 415 yards, 3 TD
Receiving: Markus Allen, SR - 15 catches, 147 yards, 1 TD
Defense: Isaac Smith, JR - 41 tackles, 5 TFL, 0.5 sacks

Mississippi State Injury Report
REDG Darron Reed Jr - Hamstring Strain (1 week)
K Kyle Ferrie - Hamstring Strain (1 week)
MIKE Fatt Forrest - Concussion (4 weeks)

Series History
No Games Played

Missisippi State Notes
- Blake Shapen needs to improve his QB play. 3 TD and 4 INT is not going to cut it for Kingsbury
- Fluff Bothwell has handled the load for the offense so far. If he can stay healthy he can have a special season in this offense.
- Isaac Smith has dominated from the strong safety position and will be rejoined by free safety Jahron Manning who was injured in practice after the first game. This duo will be immense for the Bulldogs
- The Bulldog pass defense was terrible last week against FCS Southeast. Look for them to focus on that with Northern Illinois' top rusher out with an injury

[supahotfire]

63% completion rate is pretty decent actually, but gotta start cutting down on the INTs

[The JZA]

NIU should def be the easy game Blake needs to turn his woes

[ShireNiner]

A good team to get your QB going again. He needs to turn it around soon.

[James]

63% completion rate is pretty decent actually, but gotta start cutting down on the INTs

Yeah turning over the ball is about the worst thing we can do with this schedule.

NIU should def be the easy game Blake needs to turn his woes

On paper it should be.

A good team to get your QB going again. He needs to turn it around soon.

Gotta have a good QB in this offense. Otherwise we cooked.

[James]

Shapen Interceptions Plague Bulldogs in Loss
Week 4 - 2025
Davis Wade Stadium — Starkville, Mississippi


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NIU- 6 / 10 / 0 / 3 // 19
MSST - 0 / 7 / 3 / 3 // 13
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Scoring Summary
1Q 6:20 - Andrew Glass, 40 yard FG (NIU)
1Q 4:32 - Andrew Glass, 41 yard FG (NIU)
2Q 10:35 - Andrew Glass, 43 yard FG (NIU)
2Q 3:46 - Jaylen Poe, 6 yard run (NIU)
2Q 2:23 - Fluff Bothwell, 2 yard run (MSST)
3Q 3:44 - Marlon Hauck, 38 yard FG (MSST)
4Q 8:05 - Andrew Glass, 50 yard FG (NIU)
4Q 3:47 - Marlon Hauck, 40 yard FG (MSST)

Northern Illinois (2-1)
Jalen Macon: 17/29, 157 yards
Jaylen Poe: 14 rush, 76 yards, 1 TD
Jake Appleget: 6 catches, 67 yards
Quinn Urwiler: 9 tackles
Muhammed Jammeh: 5 tackles, 1 INT
Taylor Powell: 5 tackles, 1 INT
Miles Thompson: 1 INT

Mississippi State Bulldogs (3-1)
Blake Shapen: 12/27, 114 yards, 3 INT
Fluff Bothwell: 24 rush, 181 yards, 1 TD
Markus Allen: 2 catches, 53 yards
Isaac Smith: 13 tackles, 3 TFL
Derion Gullette: 11 tackles, 4 TFL, 0.5 sacks
Kedrick Bingley-Jones: 1 tackle, 1 TFL, 1 sack

Player of the Game
HB Jaylen Poe, Northern Illinois Huskies

[The JZA]

[supahotfire]

[Agent]

Shapen after losing to NIU

[YaBoyRobRoy]

Damn bro those screenshots be looking clean as fuck, looking like real life. Can’t believe you lost to NIU After beating ASU