Mississippi State beats LSU 44–34 and takes the College Football Belt
The 3rd reign for the program; it ends LSU’s 257-day reign.
Mississippi State took the lineal College Football Belt on September 26, 2020, beating LSU 44–34 on the road in week 4. It is reign 309 in the belt’s history, which starts with Rutgers over Princeton in 1869, and the 3rd for Mississippi State.
LSU had held it since January 13, 2020: 257 days and 0 defenses.
Mississippi State last held the belt in 1989, 11,326 days before this one; that reign lasted 14 days with 0 defenses.
The reign lasted 7 days and 0 defenses, ending October 3, 2020 against Arkansas.
The game
Mississippi State's K.J. Costello put on a passing clinic against LSU, connecting on multiple big plays throughout the game to claim the College Football Belt with a 44-34 victory. The Bulldogs' offense was nearly unstoppable through the air, racking up 623 passing yards despite four turnovers, with Costello finding receivers like Osirus Mitchell and JaVonta Payton repeatedly for first downs and…