Ole Miss drops hype video ahead of Egg Bowl matchup vs. Mississippi State
The battle for the state of Mississippi is on the line on Thanksgiving Day. Two bitter rivals, Mississippi and Mississippi State will once again clash for state supremacy. On Wednesday evening, the Rebels decided to bring in the man that narrated the hype video for them for this game two years ago, Jerrell Powe. Powe was the voice for this year’s Egg Bowl and it’s a highly entertaining compilation of clips from the series over the years.
Mississippi State also announced on Wednesday that the Thanksgiving Day matchup between the two rivals is officially a sellout on their Twitter page.
This year’s edition of the Egg Bowl will take place in Starkville, where Ole Miss is going to be favored. Lane Kiffin is aiming for another 10-win season, while Mississippi State is leaning on interim head coach Greg Knox. While it might be the first and only matchup between the two, getting a win is important to them for different reasons.
Kiffin is looking to bounce back from last year’s loss, his first in the rivalry. It was part of the circus that was the coaching carousel, linking him to the Auburn job. With that behind him, all focus has been on Ole Miss and taking the program to a new level.
As for Knox, this could be his one shot at getting an Egg Bowl win as the head coach. Mississippi State is conducting a national search to replace Zach Arnett but Knox has kept the vibes high. Nothing would be sweeter than winning on Thursday night.
Ole Miss has had plenty of offensive success in recent Egg Bowls
If recent history tells us anything, Ole Miss is going to have a good day offensively. Being a good unit with Jaxson Dart leading the way, the Rebels have not had too much of a challenge performing well in Starkville over the past few years.
“If you look at Ole Miss, how they’ve performed offensively against Mississippi State,” ESPN’s Greg McElroy began. “Since 2015, they have been rolling, offensively. They average 30 points per game, 400-plus yards per game. So, they’ve been really good since 2015. They’ve been 3-1 at Mississippi State. So, they’ve played really well on the road in this setting before and I would anticipate them doing it again.”
If there is anything going in Mississippi State’s favor from McElroy’s perspective, it’s a couple of defensive guys he has a ton of respect for. Not too many teams have been able to slow down Ole Miss on on offense this year but the Bulldogs have some players who have a chance.
“I think Mississippi State does have a couple of defenders that are legit at the second level,” McElroy said.
Truly anything can happen in the Egg Bowl. Tempers are going to flare and players are going to be emotional. Hopefully, another crazy ending is heading our way, adding another incredible chapter to one of college football’s greatest rivalries.
On3’s Griffin McVeigh also contributed to this article.