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OXFORD, Miss. (AP) – Nick Fitzgerald's former Egg Bowl included an injury that altered his career and an overwhelming loss on his pitch.
A year later, the senior Mississippi State quarterback was bought.
Fitzgerald scored two touchdowns and scored another goal to lead the No. 22 Mississippi State to the 35-3 win Thursday night in a rivalry match marred by a fight that resulted in four deportations in the second half .
The wild fight was what caught the most attention immediately after. All that mattered to Fitzgerald was a victory that felt so good after last year's defeat, after the quarterback broke his ankle in the first quarter, a horrible injury that need several months of rehabilitation.
"It was amazing to know the people who are originally, we go home, we dominate them on their ground in front of their supporters," Fitzgerald said.
Mississippi State looked set to win an easy victory over Ole Miss's receiver, A.J. Brown seemed to score a touchdown at the end of the third quarter. The players immediately began to screw up and the fight overflowed in the end zone while both benches emptied on the ground.
Cameron Dantzler, Jamal Peters and Willie Gay Jr. of Mississippi State were expelled, as well as C.J. Moore of Ole Miss. Each player on both teams received an unsportsmanlike penalty. Gay was expelled because he had already had an unsportsmanlike penalty earlier in the game.
Brown's touchdown was recalled because the time had passed in the third quarter before the start of the game. The rebels have no longer seriously threatened.
Mississippi State freshman Joe Moorhead said the fight did not hurt the win.
& # 39; & # 39; I'm happy as a lark, now, "he explained. & # 39; & # 39; Certainly, you do not want to see this stuff. I really can not comment on everything that happened because I did not see it and I was trying to keep the guys off the sidelines. We will watch the movie and see what happened.
"But we certainly want our game to be between whistles and we want our performance and effort to be what we are talking about."
Regarding the match, Mississippi State (8-4, 4-4 SEC) won by staying true to what it did best during the year: run efficiently and play a fantastic defense. The Bulldogs collected 122 rushing yards in the first quarter to set the tone and took a 14-0 lead early in the second quarter.
Fitzgerald ran for 117 yards in 18 carries. Kylin Hill added 108 yards rushing.
Ole Miss (5-7, 1-7) finished the season on a five-game losing streak. The Rebels offense, one of the SEC's best this season, has never been against the Bulldogs.
Jordan Ta'am completed only 8 of 17 passes for 87 yards and one touchdown. The rebels were 0 for 10 on conversion opportunities from the third try and only managed 189 yards in total. It was the first time of the season that they did not score a touchdown.
Ole Miss coach Matt Luke said the turnovers and lost passes of his team were too difficult to overcome. Luke echoed Moorhead's statement that the fight was unfortunate.
"We hate that our elders are leaving this way because they have suffered so much," he said. & # 39; & # 39; But I'm really grateful to them. & # 39; & # 39;
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State of Mississippi: It was a vintage performance of the Bulldogs, who were fantastic in defense and who made just enough offense. The regular season has been tough for the Mississippi State, but consecutive victories over Arkansas and Ole Miss give it a better appearance.
Miss Ole: It was a lousy end to the rebel season. The offense was never able to start and the defense could not stop the Mississippi State running systematically. From now on, Ole Miss will attempt to prepare for the 2019 season without several of her main offensive stars, including your 'amu'.
"This year has been a learning lesson for us," said defensive lineman Josiah Coatney. & # 39; & # 39; We must mature and continue to work. We must all come together as a group and go forward. "
FOLLOWING
Mississippi State will wait to know its destination.
The season of Ole Miss is over.
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