Auburn was trying to stay in the thick of things in the SEC West this weekend, but the Tigers instead found themselves on the wrong side of history — in multiple aspects.
Auburn fell to Mississippi State, 43-34, Saturday afternoon at Jordan-Hare Stadium. It was an unheard of collapse from Auburn — the biggest meltdown in program history after the Tigers’ squandered a 25-point first-half lead — and a monumental comeback from Mississippi State, the largest in its history (just ahead of the team’s 20-point comeback against Louisiana Tech earlier this season).
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Following a stunning game on the Plains, here’s a look at what’s being said nationally and in Mississippi about the Tigers’ collapse and the Bulldogs’ comeback:
— Baffling day at Auburn ends with serious questions (AL.com)
— Mississippi State’s Will Rogers keep rising, and the records keep falling (The Clarion-Ledger)
— Rogers leads Bulldogs’ record comeback (The Clarion-Ledger)
— Mississippi State answers season-long question vs. Auburn: Bulldogs won’t quit (Northwest Mississippi Daily Journal)
— Pair of Bulldogs receivers shine in comeback win (Daily Journal)
— Rogers, Mississippi State rally past Auburn (Associated Press)
— Auburn one of the week’s big losers after squandering big lead (Yahoo Sports)
— With the loss, Auburn has essentially ceded the SEC West to Alabama, taking some hype away from the Iron Bowl (USA Today)
Tom Green is an Auburn beat reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Tomas_Verde.
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