Two Former Bulldogs Vie For Super Bowl 50 Title
February 04, 2016 | Football
SAN FRANCISCO – Former Mississippi State football standouts Kyle Love and Dillon Day will be on the world's biggest stage this weekend as the Carolina Panthers and Denver Broncos face off in Super Bowl 50 at 5:30 p.m. CT Sunday in Levi's Stadium.
Sunday marks the ninth straight year that a former Bulldog will be represented in the Super Bowl. It will also be the fourth consecutive year that one will earn a championship ring.
Love, a defensive tackle for the Panthers, is playing in his second Super Bowl and first since 2012 when he was a member of the New England Patriots. He is one of only two former MSU players to compete in a Super Bowl with multiple teams during an NFL career, joining Greg Favors.
Love, who signed with the Panthers late during the 2014 season, has come off the bench to record 19 tackles, three sacks and one fumble recovery this year. He sacked Arizona quarterback Carson Palmer in the NFC Championship Game.
Day is a member of the Broncos' practice squad this season and made the trip to San Francisco. The center was a catalyst on the Bulldogs' offensive line during the squad's historic run in 2014. Day, who started 46 games in his college career, signed a free agent deal with Denver following the 2015 NFL Draft.
There have been 48 appearances by 34 MSU players all-time in the Super Bowl.
