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:

Ulysses Bentley rushed for 136 yards and a touchdown and No. 15 Mississippi defeated in-state rival Mississippi State 26-14 FRiday in the Egg Bowl, keeping its slim College Football Playoff hope alive.

Mississippi State threw everything it had Friday at Ole Miss, converting twice on fourth down and converting multiple deep shots against the Rebels’ defense. Ole Miss, though, wouldn’t be denied. Ole Miss tailback Ulysses Bentley raced through the Bulldogs’ defense for an 89-yard touchdown and JJ Pegues capped a sterling career with a short touchdown run as the Rebels kept their faint playoff hopes alive with a 26-14 victory in the 2024 playing of the Egg Bowl at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford.

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The Ole Miss Rebels claimed their fourth win in the last five games against the Mississippi State Bulldogs on Friday.

The 2024 Mississippi State football season ended on Friday with another loss. MSU (2-10, 0-8 SEC) fell 26-14 at Ole Miss (9-3, 5-3) in the Egg Bowl. The Bulldogs led in the second quarter and trailed by six points in the fourth quarter,

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The Ole Miss Rebels hold a slim advantage over the Mississippi State Bulldogs at the intermission of the 2024 Egg Bowl.

Mississippi State football had many uncompetitive losses to SEC opponents this season but didn’t against Ole Miss in the Egg Bowl. The Bulldogs and Rebels kept it close for most of Friday's game at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium before Ole Miss prevailed 26-14.