Why is the Egg Bowl between Ole Miss and Mississippi State not on Thanksgiving this year? Here's what to know as the Rebels and Bulldogs play Friday:

The Ole Miss defense ended the game with three sacks, eight TFLs, five pass deflections, and two interceptions, giving the Bulldogs a hard time as they also kept the rushing attack to just 39 total yards on the day along with Van Buren’s completion percentage to a mere 53 percent.

Ole Miss football was far from great in Friday's Egg Bowl at Vaught Hemingway Stadium, but the Rebels made enough plays to squeak out a win.

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Multiple outlets have released updated bowl projections for the postseason, and the general consensus from these pieces is that Ole Miss will not be able to jump back into the playoff conversation after suffering its third loss of the season to Florida prior to the Egg Bowl against the Bulldogs.

Caden Davis kicked a 43-yard Ole Miss field goal in the third quarter after Kevin Coleman Jr. muffed a punt. The Rebels' touchdown was in the fourth quarter when Prieskorn caught a 19-yard pass over the head of MSU's Hutner Washington in the end zone. They failed on a two-point conversion attempt.

OXFORD, Miss. — Ole Miss football moved up one spot to No. 15 in this week’s Coaches Top 25 Poll. The Rebels defeated Mississippi State in the Egg Bowl, 26-14, on Friday in Vaught-Hemingway.

The Ole Miss Rebels did not play pristine football on Friday, but it was enough to claim their second straight Egg Bowl victory.

SportsLine's model just revealed its college football picks for Mississippi State Bulldogs vs. Ole Miss Rebels in the Egg Bowl 2024 on Friday