Watched the Miss State/Arizona game last night. Thoughts:

State has an aggressive defense that is good, but not great. They’re tough up front, and their LB’s are good. DB’s will give up some plays, but they are aggressive ball hawks.

On Offense, they like to establish the run. If we can shut down the run, it’ll be a tough night for State. Their RB’s run hard and rarely go down on first contact. We have to tackle well.

Arizona turned the ball over 5 times in the game, and their QB threw 3 picks in the 1st Quarter. They fumbled early in the 2nd Quarter, and were down 14-0 very quickly. The fact that they forced Overtime with all of the turnovers shows that State doesn’t have the ability to put teams away.

State had trouble all night with a mobile QB, so Daniels should have opportunities with his feet. Ultimately, I think if our D-line can stuff the run and our offense can avoid turnovers, we will be able to wear them down and win handily, but if they can run, it’ll be a close game.