Mississippi State-Louisiana football: score, live updates, stats

The Joe Moorhead era at Mississippi State is off to a 2-0 start after the Bulldogs have defeated Stephen F. Austin (63-6) and Kansas State (31-10). Now No. 16 MSU looks to notch its third win as Louisiana-Lafayette comes to Starkville for one last Hail State tuneup before SEC play. Below, find the score, live updates and stats for the Mississippi State-Louisiana football game.

Mississippi State-Louisiana football: score, live updates, stats

FINAL: Mississippi State 56 Louisiana 10

4TH QUARTER

• SCORE: 4:22 – Mississippi State QB Keytaon Thompson 16-yard run for TD. XP good. Mississippi State 56 Louisiana 10
• SCORE: 7:31 – Louisiana QB Andre Nunez four-yard pass to Ja’Marcus Bradley for TD. XP good. Mississippi State 49 Louisiana 10

3RD QUARTER

• SCORE: 6:01 – Mississippi State Q Nick Fitzgerald 25-yard pass to Keith Mixon for TD. Mississippi State 49 Louisiana 3
• SCORE: 13:16 – Mississippi State QB Nick Fitzgerald 26-yard run for TD. XP good. Mississippi State 42 Louisiana 3

HALFTIME: Mississippi State 35 Louisiana 3

2ND QUARTER

• SCORE: 0:18 – Mississippi State QB Nick Fitzgerald 39-yard pass to Stephen Guidry for TD. XP good. Mississippi State 35 Louisiana 3
• SCORE: 4:54 – Mississippi State QB Nick Fitzgerald two-yard run for TD. XP good. Mississippi State 28 Louisiana 3
• SCORE: 9:35 – Mississippi State RB Aeris Williams three-yard run for TD. XP good. Mississippi State 21 Louisiana 3

1ST QUARTER

• SCORE: 0:10 – Mississippi State QB Nick Fitzgerald 10-yard run for TD. XP good. Mississippi State 14 Louisiana 3
• SCORE: 5:06 – Mississippi State QB Nick Fitzgerald one-yard run for TD. XP good. Mississippi State 7 Louisiana 3
• SCORE: 11:48 – Louisiana K Kyle Pfau 38-yard field goal good. Mississippi State 0 Louisiana 3

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Mississippi State-Louisiana football: TV channel, game time, odds

All times are ET. Odds via MyBookie.

TV channel: The Mississippi State-Louisiana football game will air on ESPN2. It was originally scheduled to air on the SEC Network alternate channel, but has been moved to ESPN2 as a result of changes to the Week 3 schedule due to Hurricane Florence.

Time: The Mississippi State-Louisiana football game kicks off at 7:30 p.m.

Location: The Mississippi State-Louisiana football game will be played at Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Miss.

Odds: Mississippi State is favored by 34.5 points.

The lead up

SDS News: Mississippi State WR transferring

Jamal Couch transferring from program
Mississippi State’s depth at wide receiver took a hit Thursday.

Junior Jamal Couch is seeking a transfer, according to a report from Genespage.com, 247’s Mississippi State site.

The 6-foot-4, 225-pound receiver has 18 career catches for 304 and two scores to his name, but he hadn’t been factoring into the Bulldogs’ game plans so far under first-year coach Joe Moorhead. Couch didn’t play in Mississippi State’s first two games, during which 13 players caught at least one pass and eight recorded a rush.

SDS News: Mississippi State QB Nick Fitzgerald identifies where he needs to improve

Nick Fitzgerald made his season debut in Mississippi State’s 31-10 win over Kansas State this past Saturday, but the senior quarterback wasn’t at his best.

Fitzgerald threw for 154 yards and two touchdowns, but he also threw an interception and completed only 11 of his 27 pass attempts.

What’s the biggest thing Fitzgerald needs to do to improve? According to him, he needs better accuracy.

“I think I was making the right decisions, just not putting the ball where it needed to be,” Fitzgerald told the media on Tuesday. “Learn from it, move on and keep working on it.”

SDS News: Suspension over for Mississippi State OL

Mississippi State hasn’t allowed a sack yet this season, and the Bulldogs are set to get a player back on the offensive line.

On the weekly SEC Coaches Teleconference, Mississippi State coach Joe Moorhead said OL Michael Story is back with the team following a two-game suspension related to an arrest on animal cruelty charges. Moorhead said Story did some things off the field, such as community service.

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