Mississippi State's Zach Arnett refutes report about Auburn stealing Bulldogs' signs

The Tigers shut Mississippi State's offense down for an entire half this past Saturday.

Auburn controlled Mississippi State for the entire first half of the game on Saturday.

The Tigers' defense stepped up and held MSU to just three points and 125 yards of offense during the first two quarters of Auburn's 27-13 victory. The offense was shaky all game, but improved later in the second half.

Mike Gittens of The War Rapport tweeted out information he had learned about Mississippi State's play calling following the game.

"Per a source, Auburn's defense caught on to Mississippi State's offensive calls early in Saturday's game" Gittens wrote. "Any call that started with a certain letter was a run play and they figured it out by the second quarter. MSU kept on doing it."

Robbie Faulk of Gene's Page (247Sports' Mississippi State site) asked Zach Arnett his thoughts on the report that Auburn knew MSU's signs on offense. He noted State's improvement in the second half on offense. 

"I'll let you draw your own conclusions on that report," Arnett said.

Mississippi State had 220 of their 345 yards and 10 of their 13 total points in the second half. Arnett may be suggesting that State changed their signs at halftime after realizing Auburn had figured things out.

Last week, MSU offensive coordinator Kevin Barbay was asked about the recently launched investigation into the Michigan Wolverines surrounding sign stealing, and whether or not the Bulldogs' coaching staff has any concerns over sign stealing in college football.

"I don't have any concerns of sign stealing," offensive coordinator Kevin Barbay said in a press conference. "If they (other programs) can figure out who is actually signaling, they are doing a pretty good job."

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