Watch: Mississippi State Head Coach Zach Arnett Talks 41-28 Win Over Western Michigan, Upcoming Open Date
Mississippi State football snapped a three-game losing streak Saturday, improving to 3-3 as the Bulldogs took down the visiting Western Michigan Broncos, 41-28.
It wasn't the prettiest win as the Bulldogs continued to struggle on defense, allowing their out-of-conference opponent to hang around into the fourth quarter.
But a win is a win and it certainly does something for this team's morale to return to the right side of the win column, despite the fact they still remain winless in SEC play.
First-year MSU head coach Zach Arnett met with the media following the victory, fielding questions on a number of things, including the shaky Bulldogs defense.
"I think we gave up one conversion, started really good on both sides of the ball," Arnett said. "We emphasized starting fast. Offense comes out and scores 10 points on its first two drives, defense is getting off the field. It’s 17-0, and then we give up a third-down conversion when we don’t tackle well. They throw short of the sticks, but then the momentum flipped on us."
We had trouble getting in back until the end of the game. They brought a different quarterback, he found some things in zone coverage, and found some throws. The guys aren’t satisfied. We’ll utilize this bye week to highlight the ways we need to improve. We’re facing a lot of good teams in the second half and it’s time to make our run. We have a chance to get freshened up, really evaluate what we’re doing wrong on both sides of the ball."
Watch below to hear everything Arnett had to say Saturday:
