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Safety first: Mississippi State’s defense records two in one half vs. Charleston Southern
By Cody McClure
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Mississippi State led 28-0 in the first half against Charleston Southern on Saturday.
But the Bulldogs didn’t get to 28 the usual way with four touchdowns and four extra points.
Instead, State recorded not one, but two safeties in the first half against the Buccaneers. It was the first time State had recorded more than one safety in a game since it did so in 2000 against Florida.
ANOTHER SAFETY!
We take a 28-0 lead with two safeties in a game for the first time since 2000 against Florida!#HailState pic.twitter.com/HG7fAci5UF
— MSU Football 🏈 (@HailStateFB) September 2, 2017
State went on to take a 35-0 lead into halftime. The Bulldogs held Charleston Southern to just 19 total yards in the first half and only one first down.
Not only did the defense take advantage of good field position, it totally shut down the Bucs.
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.
