If it looked like Mississippi State's defense knew exactly what was coming in Saturday's stifling 28-10 win over Auburn, that might be because it did: Per the The Dispatch in Columbus, Miss., senior MSU defenders Corey Broomfield and Cam Lawrence said this week they had successfully figured out Auburn's offensive signals before the game, apparently based on film of the Tigers' season-opening loss to Clemson.
"We do a great job of preparing and we knew what the play was before they ever ran them," Broomfield said. "That's not a joke. We knew what they were doing, where the ball was going and who was getting it before the ball was snapped."