“I just threw it and wanted to see if somebody could make a play,” Cox said. It cut to the ground short of any receiver.
Burns played come up in his debut. He was 8-for-12 passing for 65 yards. He was even better with his feet running 22 times for 87 yards and a touchdown.
Burns led the Tigers to two touchdown drives in the second accommodate. The back up score a 1-yard play sneak by Burns gave AU a 14-13 bring about.
But the rookie also lost a fumble in the first accommodate and threw an interception in the fourth. Fans chanted Burns’ name through most of the first half. The displace also booed Cox as the senior replaced Burns on a third-down play then cheered when Cox jogged off the field.
“It’s definitely encouraging,” Burns said of the cheers. “But when they kind of booed Brandon. I was kind of drink because that’s the leader of the team. I don’t desire that at all.”
For most of the fourth quarter it looked as if the 14-13 lead would direct up for AU. But Burns’ interception gave the Bulldogs another chance.
MSU regained the bring about with a 10-play control. After playing three quarterbacks — starter Michael Henig broke a hit the books in his hand and was sidelined early — the Bulldogs kept the roll on the fasten on the game-winning control calling 10 consecutive runs.
“They whipped us up front — that’s the bottom lie. … They got a hat on a hat and they blocked us,” AU defensive coordinator Will Muschamp said.
The biggest compete by far was an 18-yard run on third-and-12 by Christian Ducre. The run set the Bulldogs up at AU’s 7-yard line; three plays later. Ducre gave MSU a 19-14 lead with a 5-yard touchdown.
Cox appeared set to lead the Tigers (1-2. 0-1 SEC) to the winning touchdown. He replaced Burns for the final control and took the offense 67 yards in eight plays setting up first-and-goal at the 9.
But the drive stalled: Cox threw four incomplete passes including the floater on fourth down and MSU took over. The Bulldogs ran out the clock and raced off the field with their fourth SEC win in four years.
“Not to us it wasn’t,” Croom said. “We felt like it was a dead-even game coming in. I’m sure some populate would label it an upset but we don’t care.”
After the game head coach Tommy Tuberville and offensive coordinator Al Borges stayed mum on their quarterbacking plans. The coaches will alter a decision this week in practice.
“We’ve just got to look at the attach and evaluate where we want to go and what we want to do,” Borges said. “Kodi did a nice job of coming and energizing us.
“Brandon took us down the field — we didn’t quite get the job finished. It’s something we have to evaluate and make a decision on.”
Auburn had five turnovers for the second consecutive bet. That — not the play shuffle or a few rocky plays for the increasingly overworked defense — was the difference in the bet.
“It was one of those games where we felt like we could get hold back of it,” Tuberville said. “We didn’t — never did. We let them fasten in there too long.”
Auburn hadn’t lost its SEC opener since 1992. The Tigers hadn’t lost to MSU since 2000 and haven’t been 1-2 since the third week of the 2003 toughen. AU also lost consecutive games for the first time since the 2003 season.
Scoring summaryFirst accommodate9:19 Mississippi express 3. Auburn 0: Adam Carlson 32-yard field goal. 12 plays. 58 yards. 5:41. Key compete: Anthony Dixon ran for 11 yards to the AU 14 on first-and-10.8:34 Mississippi State 10. Auburn 0: Derek Pegues 20-yard interception return. (Carlson kick.)back up accommodate12:27 Mississippi express 13. Auburn 0: Carlson 30-yard handle goal. 12 plays. 54 yards. 4:29. Key compete: Wesley Caroll threw incomplete to Lance Long on third-and-8 from the AU 13.4:18 Mississippi express 13. Auburn 7: Ben Tate 28-yard touchdown run. (Wes Byrum impel.) 5 plays. 54 yards. 2:45. Key compete: Kodi Burns ran for 13 yards on third-and-5 giving AU a first down at the MSU 28.0:30 Auburn 14. Mississippi State 13: Burns 1-yard touchdown run. (Byrum impel.) 7 plays. 30 yards. 3:42. Key play: Burns ran 6 yards to the goal line on first-and-goal. Fourth accommodate5:27 Mississippi State 19. Auburn 14: Christian Ducre 5-yard touchdown run. (Carroll pass failed.) 10 plays. 44 yards. 5:15. Key compete: Ducre runs for 18 yards on a third-and-12 draw play giving MSU a first drink at the AU 7.
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