STARKVILLE, Miss. — Mississippi State moved to 4-0 for the first time since 2014 with a 38-10 win over Northern Illinois on Saturday.

The Bulldogs navigated sloppy play for most of the game but pulled away late in the win. Mississippi State trailed 3-0 after the first possession and led just 14-10 going into halftime before outscoring the Huskies 17-0 in the second half.

“I think we’ve got a tough football team,” Bulldogs coach Jeff Lebby said. “We’ve got a team that will respond the right way when things aren’t perfect. There’s been those moments in a lot of different ways where things haven’t been perfect. Our guys have responded the right way. Good football teams do that. Tough football teams do that.”

The ground game is what got the Bulldogs there as they averaged 6.0 yards per carr

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