Northern Illinois redshirt sophomore quarterback Josh Holst felt another opportunity slipped away at Mississippi State on Saturday afternoon, a 38-10 loss to the Bulldogs.

With the Huskies down 21-10 with 8:41 remaining in the third quarter, they had a chance to get closer with a potential touchdown.

Holst dropped back and tossed a pass attempt to the end zone that was picked off by Bulldog Isaac Smith.

That kept NIU off the scoreboard and enabled MSU to drive down for a field goal to increase its lead to 24-10.

“I missed the post in the end zone that went for a turnover and that can’t happen,” Holst siad. “Even with that, you’ve got to flush it.”

The interception was a big play in the game that prevented the Huskies from pushing another team in a Power 4 Conference to the limit or e

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