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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP & GoCards.com) — No. 24 Mississippi State beat Lamar Jackson and Louisville 31-27 in the TaxSlayer Bowl on Saturday.
Jackson had the Cardinals (8-5) on the move late, but safety Mark McLaurin intercepted his third pass of the game.
Jackson, the 2016 Heisman Trophy winner, had different emotions after probably ending his college career with a loss.
Jackson has yet to declare for the NFL draft, but most outsiders believe the dynamic junior will turn pro.
"I got to sit down with my coach and my family," he said.
If he is leaving, he went out setting records.
Jackson ran 24 times for 158 yards and a touchdown, breaking the TaxSlayer Bowl record for most rushing yards by a quarterback. West Virginia's Pat White set the previous mark with 145 yards in 2007. He also broke his own school records for rushing yards and yards from scrimmage.
He had the longest run of his career, a 75-yarder late in the second quarter, and a 13-yard TD scamper earlier in the game in which he split two defenders and made another look silly . He also had a flip pass to Jaylen Smith for a score.
But his interceptions overshadowed his improvisations.
Jackson completed 13 of 31 passes for 171 yards, with two touchdowns, four picks and six sacks. He threw just six interceptions in the regular season.
Still, he became the third player in Football Bowl Subdivision history with at least 50 touchdown passes and 50 touchdown runs, joining Florida's Tim Tebow and Nevada's Colin Kaepernick.
"I'd love to see him come back, there's no question about that," Louisville coach Bobby Petrino said. "He really needs to understand where his draft status is, what the finances are that go with that. Him and his mom, we'll get people around him to help him make the decision.
"But they just need to make an educated business decision."
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It was the fourth time in the FBC this season that both starting quarterbacks topped 100 yards rushing.
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Louisville: Freshman Jawon Pass is the obvious choice to replace Jackson. If so, he will be thrown into the fire right away because the Cardinals open next season against perennial power Alabama in Orlando on Sept. 1.