:On Saturday afternoon, history will be made at Floyd Stadium when Mississippi State comes to Murfreesboro to face the Blue Raiders.
The Bulldogs are the first SEC team to play MTSU football team on its campus.
Both teams will be looking to bounce back from losses last week. MTSU fell at Troy 31-7 on Oct. 6, while the Bulldogs lost at home to Houston 31-24.
?We are a confident team,? Stockstill said. ?Defensively, we played well at times. Offensively, we did not.
?Dwight (Dasher) got a lot of the blame, which is natural at the quarterback position. There was no one on offense who played well last week. We have to get better and I have no doubt that we will correct the mistakes we made.?
The Bulldogs come into the contest ranked 10th in the nation in rushing averaging 225.8 yards per game. Their leading rusher is senior Anthony Dixon, who only needs 49 yards to become MSU?s career rushing leader.
An example of his greatness came in last week?s loss as Dixon broke off a 50-yard touchdown run that included carrying three Houston defenders on his back for the final 20 yards. That play was selected as the Top Play of the weekend on ESPN?s Sportscenter.
?It is a big issue with Mississippi State,? senior defensive tackle Brandon Perry said. ?They are big on running the football and do it extremely well. Dixon will be a tough guy to stop so we will have to play assignment football.?
Last year, MTSU fell 31-22 in Starkville. In that win, the Bulldogs rushed for four touchdowns in a game for the first time since 2001. Dixon scored three times, including a 62-yarder in the first quarter. He finished the day with 126 yards on the ground.
Saturday?s game will be the first one at Floyd Stadium since MTSU?s 31-14 win against Memphis on Sept. 12. Perry is excited about being back home.
?It is like going home and seeing your family,? Perry said. ?We have all our people here. It will be good to be back playing in our house because it has been awhile.?
According to reports on Thursday by the MTSU athletic department, less than 5,000 tickets remain for the game.
The Blue Raiders might be without two of their wide receivers, Patrick Honeycutt and Malcolm Beyah. Stockstill said Beyah is doubtful because of injury.
Honeycutt might be a different story.
According to a Murfreesboro police report, Honeycutt and fellow teammate Nick Coleman were arrested and charged for giving alcohol to minors early Sunday morning. The report also stated fellow teammate Gorby Loreus was one of the minors that consumed alcohol provided by Honeycutt and Coleman.
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Stockstill told the three players their punishment, but did not release it to the media during the press conference.
Kickoff is set for 11:32 a.m. and will be broadcast on ESPNU.
Story created Oct 16, 2009 - 00:28:56 EDT.
The Bulldogs are the first SEC team to play MTSU football team on its campus.
Both teams will be looking to bounce back from losses last week. MTSU fell at Troy 31-7 on Oct. 6, while the Bulldogs lost at home to Houston 31-24.
?We are a confident team,? Stockstill said. ?Defensively, we played well at times. Offensively, we did not.
?Dwight (Dasher) got a lot of the blame, which is natural at the quarterback position. There was no one on offense who played well last week. We have to get better and I have no doubt that we will correct the mistakes we made.?
The Bulldogs come into the contest ranked 10th in the nation in rushing averaging 225.8 yards per game. Their leading rusher is senior Anthony Dixon, who only needs 49 yards to become MSU?s career rushing leader.
An example of his greatness came in last week?s loss as Dixon broke off a 50-yard touchdown run that included carrying three Houston defenders on his back for the final 20 yards. That play was selected as the Top Play of the weekend on ESPN?s Sportscenter.
?It is a big issue with Mississippi State,? senior defensive tackle Brandon Perry said. ?They are big on running the football and do it extremely well. Dixon will be a tough guy to stop so we will have to play assignment football.?
Last year, MTSU fell 31-22 in Starkville. In that win, the Bulldogs rushed for four touchdowns in a game for the first time since 2001. Dixon scored three times, including a 62-yarder in the first quarter. He finished the day with 126 yards on the ground.
Saturday?s game will be the first one at Floyd Stadium since MTSU?s 31-14 win against Memphis on Sept. 12. Perry is excited about being back home.
?It is like going home and seeing your family,? Perry said. ?We have all our people here. It will be good to be back playing in our house because it has been awhile.?
According to reports on Thursday by the MTSU athletic department, less than 5,000 tickets remain for the game.
The Blue Raiders might be without two of their wide receivers, Patrick Honeycutt and Malcolm Beyah. Stockstill said Beyah is doubtful because of injury.
Honeycutt might be a different story.
According to a Murfreesboro police report, Honeycutt and fellow teammate Nick Coleman were arrested and charged for giving alcohol to minors early Sunday morning. The report also stated fellow teammate Gorby Loreus was one of the minors that consumed alcohol provided by Honeycutt and Coleman.
:nono:
Stockstill told the three players their punishment, but did not release it to the media during the press conference.
Kickoff is set for 11:32 a.m. and will be broadcast on ESPNU.
Story created Oct 16, 2009 - 00:28:56 EDT.
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