link above. Costello then sets the SEC single-game passing record, his coach gets up Monday and sings his praises on Clay’s radio show, the school releases a bandwagon hype video and Leach destroys a New York Times reporter looking for him to bite on COVID bait. And without a doubt, the SEC — it means more.". try { When Georgia's Eric Zeier set an SEC record in 1993 by throwing for 544 yards in a game, K.J. When Costello met Prescott earlier this year while training in southern California, he never imagined he'd break his Mississippi State record so easily in his first game in maroon and white. // ]]> Burrow's successor Myles Brennan put up big overall numbers in the losing effort, completing 27 of 46 passes for 345 yards and three touchdowns to go with two interceptions. Most of the players were gathered in the end zone in which freshman corner Emmanuel Forbes put an exclamation point on MSU's 44-34 victory with an interception as time expired. Hopefully it didn't get me in trouble. Joe Kinsey The opportunity of a lifetime. Costello, ... showed up yet again Saturday during his postgame interview … LSU's Rohan Davey is tied for No. Leach was somewhere near the 50 yard line doing an interview for CBS. Costello attended Santa Margarita Catholic High School in Rancho Santa Margarita, California. if ( localStorage.getItem(skinItemId ) ) { And they both think they can do even better than they did against the defending national champs in their house – the house where opponents' dreams are supposed to die and their fans are supposed to leave unhappily. (Head coach Mike) Leach is just different. Contact Tyler Horka at thorka@gannett.com. "I can’t say anything else but that.”, KJ Costello asked about the SEC record he demolished today with 623 passing yards in Mississippi State’s win over LSU.A teammate comes over and says: “best quarterback in the country right now.”Costello: doing it in the SEC “just means more.” pic.twitter.com/ojj7ZwsYpP. LSU, which lost 17 starters from the team that went undefeated last season, became the first defending national champion to lose its season opener since Michigan in 1998. They both took serious strides in their respective endeavors Saturday. Other questions:subscriberservices@theadvocate.com. Good read thanks Joe. Spencer said. With his yardage, he set single-game MSU and conference marks, respectively edging Dak Prescott's 508 (Mississippi State, 2015) and Eric Zeier's 544 (Georgia, 1993). pic.twitter.com/5DDreRCqK1. Get the Daily Outkick and get smarter every day. That 528-yard performance by Davey against Alabama in 2001 remains the program's single-game yardage record, one of the few Burrow didn't topple on his 2019 championship run. before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. They didn't get to see a quarterback pass for over 600 yards. The previous record was held by Eric Zeier of Georgia, who threw for 544 yards against Southern Miss in 1993. His previous career high for passing yards in a game was 381. He joked that his team settled for playing LSU because "New England, Green Bay, and the Chiefs already had somebody scheduled.” The post-game celebration in his first victory as a Mississippi State's coach was a whirlwind. Rated as one of the top quarterback recruits in his class, Costello committed to … I came out here, I've been out here — what, two and a half, three months? "I'm speechless about everything that happened today," Costello said. Joe Kinsey Costello's performance was good for No. I'm speechless, man. Guys are tackling guys in 7 on 7. } catch(e) {}, by “New day, new opportunity,” Costello wrote on Instagram, after lighting up LSU. If this is your first visit, be sure to Well, sometimes I did ya know. Not on the day Mike Leach and K.J. The previous SEC record held by Georgia's Eric Zeier stood for 27 years. email thepack@sixpackspeak.com, Six Pack Speak Presented by Strange Brew Coffeehouse, https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2045420855590154, Six Pack FREE Classifieds and Ticket Exchange, October 2, 2020 - Lee Sterling on Georgia vs Auburn. But they saw it Saturday. LSU did allow one 500-yard passing game in a 2006 loss to the Florida Gators, but starter Rex Grossman accounted for only 464 of those yards. Leach called him up and offered to let him come sling it at Mississippi State. "Man, I'm pretty speechless right now," Costello told Jamie Erdahl of CBS. During his high school football career, he passed for a school record 8,222 yards and 62 passing touchdowns. Mike Leach clearly doesn’t have time to play games with the recruiting process or with the run game, an approach that mostly likely benefits Stanford grad transfer K.J. Costello says he is leaving Stanford to finish his college career playing for coach Mike Leach at Mississippi State. To start viewing messages, if ( localStorage.getItem(skinItemId ) ) { ET kickoff on SEC Network. If another guy was doing something, I did it, pretty much. Costello … pic.twitter.com/oG3T362kUb. © 2005-2020 CBS INTERACTIVE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Message Board Rules • Lexicon • Reply Tutorial • Forgot Password? 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Costello is living in a dream world right now. 1 Comment. Costello has … The group of a hundred or so Mississippi State fans who made the trip down to Baton Rouge stood in the lowest bowl of Tiger Stadium with the phrase "Welcome to Death Valley" hanging above their heads in big, block lettering behind them. CBS college football writer Dennis Dodd says the Mike Leach’s pitch went something like this: Come to Mississippi State, and you can lead the nation in passing. // <! 7 player in California for the 2016 class. "So you're saying — you threw for 600?" var _g1; In the past 20 years up through Saturday afternoon, the Tigers hadn't allowed a single passer to eclipse even the 500-yard mark in any game. Mississippi State's KJ Costello has only played one game in the Southeastern Conference, but that's all it took to rewrite a line in the record book that not even Joe Burrow managed to touch. by var _g1; _g1.setAttribute('src', _g1.getAttribute('data-src') ); Burrow surpassed that total four times in 2019, but none came at home -- and the final two came in the College Football Playoff Semifinals and Championship games. — got here June 1, remember every single day since I've been out here, man. 5 takeaways from Mike Leach-led Mississippi State upset of LSU in Death Valley, Report card: Grading Mississippi State football victory over No. Costello had one more shot to play college football. Costello made their Mississippi State debuts. A four-star recruit out of Rancho Santa Margarita (Calif.) Catholic, he was a 2015 Elite 11 finalist and played in the 2016 U.S. Army All-American Bowl. With his yardage, he set single-game MSU and conference marks, respectively edging Dak Prescott's 508 (Mississippi State, 2015) and Eric Zeier's 544 (Georgia, 1993). Quarterback KJ Costello, who started 25 games for Stanford, is joining Mississippi State as a grad transfer with one season of eligibility remaining. Costello's teammates seemed to agree. Ryan Glasspiegel I didn't know what was going to come next and for these guys to embrace me the way they have — I mean, I know a lot of the guys look at the quarterback as the guy that inspires everybody else, but these guys have inspired me the second I got here. A teammate comes over … 6 LSU upset by Mississippi State 44-34; Tigers' first loss since 2018. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Those are intimidating words. To read more of Tyler's work, subscribe to the Clarion Ledger today! "God, I don't know why I'm kind of conditioned to think about all the stuff we left out there," Costello said. Actually, Leach wore all black while his players donned maroon jerseys and helmets and white pants. October 5, 2020, 2:28 pm, by All of a sudden I'm out and home from California to Mississippi and ... no, man. Mike Leach’s Air Raid offense did not disappoint in his SEC debut on Saturday as Mississippi State upset defending champion LSU 44-34 and quarterback KJ Costello set a record breaking record of the conference for passing yards in a game with 623.The record was previously held by Eric Zeier of Georgia, who threw for 544 yards against Southern Miss in 1993. I don't know. Costello set an SEC record for passing yards in a single game with 623, after all. "Best quarterback in the country right there.". “We put a ton on the quarterback but didn’t necessarily open it up, get five guys out in the pattern almost 80% of the time. // <! 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