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STARKVILLE, Miss. -- South Alabama pulled off the first major upset of the college football season, holding off Mississippi State 21-20 Saturday when Westin Graves 28-yard field goal try smacked off the upright in the final seconds.A four-touchdown underdog, the Jaguars took down an SEC team for the first time in school history.Im part of the South Alabama Jaguars, beaming linebacker Roman Buchanan said, that beat Mississippi State.Down 17-0 at halftime and still trailing 20-7 in the fourth quarter, South Alabama rallied to take the lead on Dallas Davis 4-yard TD pass to Gerald Everett with 57 seconds left.Mississippi State immediately drove down the field and got in position for a field goal. But Graves kick hit the left post and fell harmlessly to the turf at a stunned Davis Wade Stadium.Most of the Mississippi State fans had long gone home on a hot afternoon and all that was left was a screaming contingent of a few hundred South Alabama fans.South Alabama coach Joey Jones said he was proud to give the Sun Belt Conference a high-profile non-conference victory.To win a ballgame like this is a blessing, Jones said.Two days after Appalachian State almost toppled No. 9 Tennessee before losing in overtime, South Alabama kicked off a season that follows a year full of wild endings.Davis -- a sophomore who was making his first career start -- threw for 285 yards and two touchdowns. He said the Jaguars rally in the second half wasnt due to any major changes.It was just coming out and playing better, Davis said. Ever since the beginning of camp, coach has preached playing fast and finishing strong. We didnt start as fast as we wanted, but we dang sure finished strong.Damian Williams finished with 143 yards passing and 93 yards rushing, including several impressive plays on the final drive for the Bulldogs.MISSISSIPPI STATES QB SITUATIONMississippi State came into preseason camp with a four-man quarterback race that was whittled to three in mid-August when Elijah Staley transferred. The Bulldogs started Nick Fitzgerald, but after two ineffective drives replaced him with Williams, who gave the offense some spark on the way to a 14-0 lead. Williams, however, wasnt as effective in the second half until the final drive that ended with the missed field goal.THE TAKEAWAYSouth Alabama: Its a massive win for the Jaguars, who lost badly to Mississippi State in both 2012 and 2014. The Jaguars were 0-4 against SEC opponents.UP NEXTSouth Alabama: The Jaguars host Georgia Southern next Saturday in their first Sun Belt game of the season.Mississippi State: The Bulldogs host South Carolina next Saturday in their first SEC game of the season.-----Follow David Brandt on Twitter: www.twitter.com/davidbrandtAP . AP College Football website: www.collegefootball.ap.org .Cheap Yeezy 350 Canada . Speaking to the Chicago Tribune at baseballs Winter Meetings in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, Boras called the former home of the Expos a "tremendous environment" for baseball. Yeezy 350 Cheap Real . They hope to persuade the other team owners and commissioner Roger Goodell to put pressure on Redskins owner Daniel Snyder to drop the nickname they find offensive. "Given the way the meeting transpired," Ray Halbritter, an Oneida representative and leader of the "Change the Mascot Campaign," said Wednesday, "it became somewhat evident they were defending the continued use of the name. http://www.cheapyeezy350canada.com/ . Ouellette, from Montreal, already has three Olympic gold medals since joining the team in 1999. Cheap Wholesale Yeezy .com) - The red-hot Los Angeles Kings will try to extend their winning streak to a season-high seven games when they visit the Edmonton Oilers for Sundays clash at Rexall Place. Yeezy 350 Shoes For Sale . Each of Houstons starters scored in double figures as the Rockets improved to 2-0 against the Spurs this season, with both victories coming on the road. They also moved within 3 1/2 games of San Antonio (22-7) for the lead the Southwest Division.CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- Rodney Chatman scored 16 points off the bench and 11 players scored as Chattanooga routed small-school neighbor Hiwassee 102-54 in its home opener Wednesday night.The Mocs roared out of the gate on a 23-4 run to take complete control of the game against its National Christian College Athletic Association rival from Madisonville, Tennessee. Chattanooga built a 46-17 lead at intermission and outscored Hiwassee by 19 points over the final 20 minutes.Justin Tuoyo added 15 points for the Mocs, who shot 57.dddddddddddd6 percent from the field, knocking down 38 of 66 shots from the floor, including 17 of 35 from three-point range.Daniel Graves led the Tigers with 14 points and Jay Cade added another 10. Hiwassee was 17 of 61 shooting from the field (27.9 percent) and 6 of 23 from distance.The Mocs beat Tennessee in its opener, 82-69, but lost to No. 6 North Carolina 97-57, both on the road. ' ' ' |
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