For three seasons in a row, he’s been able to garner a top 10 win, but the coach has also had wins for the taking that the Bulldogs couldn’t get. MSU had triumphs against a top 10 Kentucky team at home and then Purcell’s first ever top 25 road win at Tennessee, but there’s also been disappointment.
Like a road trip to a top 20 Texas Tech team that saw the Bulldogs go from a double-digit lead in the first half to losing to the Red Raiders. There was a five-point loss to No. 5 Vanderbilt and then a disappointing defeat to unranked Missouri that followed as well. Blowout losses at Oklahoma and South Carolina also led to some head scratching from MSU fans.
The Bulldogs (16-8, 3-7 SEC) are in the middle of the final stretch of games as the month of February heats up and wins are at a premium. It makes the margin for error incredibly small for MSU the rest of the way.
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