Kevin Snyder/MSU Athletics
Football
Logan Lowery, Assistant Director/Communications
STARKVILLE – Stars like Will Rogers, Emmanuel Forbes, Dillon Johnson, Rara Thomas and Jett Johnson shined for Mississippi State on Saturday.
But it took a total team effort by the Bulldogs to take down then No. 17 Texas A&M. MSU received major contributions from players up and down the depth chart in their 42-24 upset of the Aggies.
“Anytime the team is making big plays, whether it’s on offense or defense, I think we all just kind of feed off of each other,” Rogers said.
The man starting opposite of Forbes at cornerback, Decamerion Richardson, made as big an impact on the game as anybody. Richardson finished second on the team with nine tackles to go along with a fumble recovery and also added a 50-yard touchdown on a scoop-and-score opportunity following Forbes’ blocked field goal.
Richardson, a junior making his sixth straight start, currently ranks third on the team with 30 tackles on the year.
“I’ve come a long way since I first got here,” Richardson said. “When I first came in, I was real raw. I’ve come a long way.”
J.P. Purvis, Sherman Timbs and John Lewis helped bridge the gap for the Bulldogs’ shorthanded linebacking corps. Purvis posted a career-high seven tackles including 1.5 sacks and a quarterback hurry while Timbs matched his personal-best with three stops and a half-tackle for loss.
“We had fresh bodies coming in and out,” Johnson said. “A big shout out…
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