... The ball? It may have gone to upset heaven. The precious ball that slipped out of Alabama quarterback Don Jacobs' hands should be bronzed somewhere in a Mississippi State trophy case, but like everything that happened that day 32 years ago, it is a memory.
"I held it up, someone came and grabbed it," said Billy Jackson, the Mississippi State defensive end who forced the fumble that altered college football history on Nov. 1, 1980. "I went dancing off the field. It might be in the clubhouse somewhere. That excitement, you forget about."
Jackson was reminded of this week it's been a long time since Starkville enjoyed as much excitement. His fumble recovery near the Mississippi State goal line sealed a 6-3 Bulldog victory that knocked Alabama from the No. 1 ranking. More than that, it ended the Tide's 28-game winning streak, 26-game SEC winning streak and a string of 22 consecutive wins over Mississippi State.
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