Mississippi State (2-8, 0-6 SEC) has two games remaining in Jeff Lebby’s first season as the Bulldogs’ head coach. Mississippi State will have its second and final open date of the regular-season in Week 12 after suffering a, 33-14, loss at Tennessee on Saturday.

A Mississippi State Bulldogs player made a puzzling comment on Saturday night after his team's 33-14 loss to the Tennessee Vols. Mississippi State defensive back Isaac Smith had a great game against the Vols,

Mississippi State had used its remaining timeouts on defense before holding Tennessee to a field goal, so the Bulldogs had a tall task in front of them

The opportunity was there for Mississippi State football. The Bulldogs (2-8, 0-6 SEC) didn't play a clean first half, but only trailed by two possessions with Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava knocked out of the game at halftime with an injury.