Mississippi State running back Jo’quavious Marks (21) carries the football against Tulsa in the Armed Forces Bowl on Thursday. (Walter Frazier/For The Vicksburg Post)

Mississippi State kicker Jace Christmann (47) kicks a PAT during the Armed Forces Bowl Thursday against Tulsa. Christmann went 4-for-4 on PATs to help Mississippi State win 28-26. (Walter Frazier/For The Vicksburg Post)

Fans watch the Armed Forces Bowl Thursday in Fort Worth, Texas. Mississippi State beat Tulsa, 28-26. (Walter Frazier/For The Vicksburg Post)

A young Mississippi State fan watches the Bulldogs play Tulsa in the Armed Forces Bowl Thursday in Fort Worth, Texas. Mississippi State beat Tulsa, 28-26. (Walter Frazier/For The Vicksburg Post)

Players from Mississippi State and Tulsa engage in a brawl following the Armed Forces Bowl Thursday in Fort Worth, Texas. (Walter Frazier/For The Vicksburg Post)

Players from Mississippi State and Tulsa engage in a brawl following the Armed Forces Bowl Thursday in Fort Worth, Texas. (Walter Frazier/For The Vicksburg Post)

Players from Mississippi State and Tulsa engage in a brawl following the Armed Forces Bowl Thursday in Fort Worth, Texas. (Walter Frazier/For The Vicksburg Post)

Mississippi State players walk off the field after beating Tulsa 28-26 in the Armed Forces Bowl Thursday in Fort Worth, Texas. (Walter Frazier/For The Vicksburg Post)

Tulsa safety Kendarin Ray is helped to the locker room after he was injured in a postgame brawl at the conclusion of the Armed Forces Bowl against Mississippi State on Thursday. (Walter Frazier/For The Vicksburg Post)

Mississippi State players gather on the field after beating Tulsa 28-26 in the Armed Forces Bowl Thursday in Fort Worth, Texas. (Walter Frazier/For The Vicksburg Post)

Mississippi State linebacker Tyrus Wheat (2) runs with the football after intercepting a pass in the second half against Tulsa in the Armed Forces Bowl on Thursday. (Walter Frazier/For The Vicksburg Post)

Mississippi State running back Jo’quavious Marks (21) carries the football against Tulsa in the Armed Forces Bowl on Thursday. (Walter Frazier/For The Vicksburg Post)

Mississippi State football players run onto the field before the start of the Armed Forces Bowl Thursday against Tulsa. (Walter Frazier/For The Vicksburg Post)

Fans brave the rainy, cold conditions in Fort Worth, Texas, to watch the Armed Forces Bowl between Mississippi State and Tulsa on Thursday. Mississippi State beat Tulsa, 28-26. (Walter Frazier/For The Vicksburg Post)

Fans watch the Armed Forces Bowl Thursday in Fort Worth, Texas. Mississippi State beat Tulsa, 28-26. (Walter Frazier/For The Vicksburg Post)

Fans brave the rainy, cold conditions in Fort Worth, Texas, to watch the Armed Forces Bowl between Mississippi State and Tulsa on Thursday. Mississippi State beat Tulsa, 28-26. (Walter Frazier/For The Vicksburg Post)

A Mississippi State equipment trailer sits just outside Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas, before the start of the Armed Forces Bowl on Thursday. (Walter Frazier/For The Vicksburg Post)

Mississippi State’s Lideatrick Griffin (81) returns a kickoff in the first half of the Armed Forces Bowl against Tulsa on Thursday. (Walter Frazier/For The Vicksburg Post)

A Mississippi State fan watches the Armed Forces Bowl between the Bulldogs and Tulsa Thursday in Fort Worth, Texas. (Walter Frazier/For The Vicksburg Post)

Mississippi State players gather before Thursday’s Armed Forces Bowl against Tulsa. (Walter Frazier/For The Vicksburg Post)