One of the fiercest rivalries in all of college football returns for its 121st edition on Black Friday. Ole Miss and Mississippi State will play the annual Egg Bowl with the latest chapter of what’s a wild series full of bizarre moments and various subplots set to unfold in Starkville.

The stakes are high for both teams, too. This year’s host, Mississippi State (5-6, 1-6 SEC), is working to claw its way out of a hole that quickly deepened after the passing of former coach Mike Leach. The Bulldogs haven’t made a bowl game since 2022, but with Jeff Lebby now in his second year at the helm, there’s more optimism in Starkville than there has been in some time. An Egg Bowl win would launch the Bulldogs to bowl-eligibility and snap a downward streak for a program that went to 13 straight bowl g

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