Egg Bowl Moved to Thanksgiving in Primetime

STARKVILLE – The Southeastern Conference announced Thursday that the annual Battle for the Golden Egg between Mississippi State and Ole Miss will be played on Thanksgiving night for both the 2021 and 2022 seasons.

This season's game will be played on Thursday, November 25, in Starkville with a 6:30 p.m. CT kickoff on ESPN.

The annual rivalry has been played on Thanksgiving night 23 times previously, including 2017-2019.

The winner of the annual matchup has been awarded the 'Golden Egg Trophy' each year since 1927.

State and Ole Miss last played on Thanksgiving night in 2019, a 21-20 Bulldog win.

The Bulldogs and Rebels have met 117 times previously and is the second-most played rivalry game in the SEC, with the first game taking place in 1901. The game is the 10th longest uninterrupted series in college football and has been played each year since 1944.

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Egg Bowl Moved to Thanksgiving in Primetime

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