The 6-foot-2, 230-pound Lewis had a career-high 12 tackles against BYU two weeks ago.RUNS LIKE A DEAR: Mississippi State sophomore Malik Dear had a breakout game against Kentucky

Umpire Paul Reiffel has dismissed the idea of wearing a helmet while officiating in Test matches, despite suffering a concussion after being hit by a fielders throw on the first day of the fourth Test of the ongoing India-England series. Reiffel is currently home in Melbourne, after the ICC deemed him unfit to take the field in the final Test in Chennai.Speaking to Fairfax Media, the former Australia fast bowler said wearing a helmet would complicate the umpiring process for him. It would be too heavy and too hot, five days with a helmet on, it just would be impossible, he said. Its hard to hear [with the helmet on]. Ive put one on and thought could I umpire in this?, and I thought Id really struggle.Reiffel, who was standing at square leg when he was hit by a throw from Indias Bhuvneshwar Kumar, said the accident occurred because he took his eyes off the ball thinking it was dead. Always keep your eye on the ball, he said. I just didnt do it. I feel a bit silly not doing that. Its like playing; if you watch the ball you should come out all right. It was just an accident. Id back myself to get out of the way if I see it coming.The batsmen had stopped running, the fieldsmen were taking their time. I must have relaxed and expected him to throw it to the keeper over my head and he decided to throw it halfway to the fieldsman. He got it wrong and hit me on the back of my head. It got me behind the ear and hit me flush, thats whats done the damage.He said he could remember little of what happened thereafter, and, in hindsight, was glad the ICC took the decision to make him stand down for the rest of the Test. Apart from that, I dont really remember a lot about it. I suppose it did hurt. Ive watched the replay and I went down pretty quick. I was rolling around a bit. It certainly shook me up.The next day you feel as though you should be out there. 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Lance Stephenson Jersey . -- The proud fathers huddled near the Dallas Stars dressing room, smiling, laughing and telling stories while wearing replica green sweaters of their sons team.STARKVILLE, Miss. -- Mississippi State has managed to lose games in all kinds of creative ways this season.The Bulldogs lost one game in double overtime and another because a 28-yard game-winning field goal bounced off the left upright as time expired. Then there was last weeks loss to Kentucky, which ended with the Wildcats booting a 51-yard field goal to win in the final seconds.Bad football and bad luck: Its been a tough combo for the Bulldogs.Mississippi State (2-5) has seen its share of both in a season thats quickly become a huge disappointment. The Bulldogs will try end their three-game losing streak when they face lower-level opponent Samford (6-1) on Saturday.Mississippi State linebacker Richie Brown said the team isnt making excuses for some unfortunate bounces at the end of games.I guess you can say its a little bit of luck, but not really, Brown said. Youve got to out and make that one extra play in those games. Its on us. Were taking responsibility for that.Mississippi State hopes a win against Samford could provide some much-needed momentum. The Bulldogs have a brutal November schedule with games against Alabama, Texas A&M, Arkansas and Mississippi.But Saturdays game wont necessarily be easy. Samford is the No. 19 team in the country at the Football Championship Subdivision level and has won four straight.Theyre the best FCS team Ive seen in quite a while, so its a great challenge for our guys, Mullen said. Were going to have to come out and execute and play at a very high level.-----Some other things too watch when Mississippi State hosts Samford:SUCCESS VS.dddddddddddd FCS: Mississippi State has a 7-0 record against opponents in the FCS during coach Dan Mullens tenure, outscoring them by a combined 363-85 margin. The Bulldogs have an 11-game winning streak against FCS teams -- the last loss was in 2004 against Maine.LEWIS STARS FOR MSU: One bright spot for Mississippi State this season is the play of freshman linebacker Leo Lewis, who leads all SEC freshmen with 48 tackles. The 6-foot-2, 230-pound Lewis had a career-high 12 tackles against BYU two weeks ago.RUNS LIKE A DEAR: Mississippi State sophomore Malik Dear had a breakout game against Kentucky, running for a career-high 77 yards against the Wildcats, including a 45-yard touchdown run. The 5-foot-9, 220-pounder figures to be a bigger part of the Mississippi State offense in the final five weeks of the season.SURGING SAMFORD: Samford is off to a 6-1 start, which is its best record through seven games since 1992, when the Bulldogs were also 6-1. Samford finished the 92 season with a 9-2 record and made the FCS playoffs.SAMFORD VS. THE SEC: The Bulldogs havent had much success against the SEC with a 2-75-3 record. The good news is one of Samfords two wins is against Mississippi State -- but it came back in 1909.-----Follow David Brandt on Twitter: www.twitter.com/davidbrandtAP .---More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.org . ' ' '