Live Updates: Mississippi State Football vs. Ole Miss, 2022

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Mississippi State and Ole Miss will meet in the annual Egg Bowl on Thursday evening.
The Bulldogs (7-4, 3-4) are looking for their first victory in the game since 2019, while the Rebels (8-3, 4-3) could reach nine wins in head coach Lane Kiffin's third season.
Keep up here as the two in-state rivals meet in one of Thanksgiving Day's biggest matchups.
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First Quarter
Ole Miss won the toss and elected to receive first.
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Raybon's kickoff goes out of bounds. Ball placed at the 35 for Ole Miss.
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Rebels at the MSU 15 quickly.
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4th and 9 at the MSU 14 for the Rebels, they will kick a field goal
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Q1 | 12:16
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FIELD GOAL, Ole Miss. 32-yarder for Cruz is good.
Mississippi State 0
Ole Miss 3
Zavion Thomas with the return to the MSU 39, Bulldogs have good field position to start
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Rogers finds Walley on third down, then finds Williams for a six-yard gain on first down. Bulldogs at the Ole Miss 42.
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Rogers to Griffin for the first down. Bulldogs now in the red zone at the Ole Miss 15.
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Rogers finds Walley on third down, Bulldogs at the Ole Miss 1 for first and goal.
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Q1 | 8:17
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TOUCHDOWN, Mississippi State. Marks with the one-yard rush. XP by Biscardi is good.
Mississippi State 7
Ole Miss 3
Ole Miss starting its second drive at its own 24 after the return.
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Three-and-out for Ole Miss offense, Rebels will punt away.
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Punt bounced and rolled a few yards downfield to the MSU 24, where the Bulldogs will take over momentarily
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Rogers sacked on third down, Bulldogs will punt away
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Solid punt from George Georgopoulos, Ole Miss starting at its own 27
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Ole Miss with a 1st and 10 at the MSU 39. Rebels steadily moving the chains.
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Ole Miss at the 19 for 2nd and 11.
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Q1 | 1:33
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FIELD GOAL, Ole Miss. Cruz with the 33-yard field goal.
Mississippi State 7
Ole Miss 6
Another Zavion Thomas return, Bulldogs start at their own 35.
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Rogers sacked again and fumbles, but Griffin recovers. 3rd and 29 from the MSU 16
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False Start, MSU. 3rd and 34 now.
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End of Q1:
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MSU 7
OM 6
Second Quarter
Dillon Johnson with a run to give a bit of breathing room for Mississippi State to punt on 4th and 24.
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Ole Miss starting at its own 41
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3rd and 10 coming up for Ole Miss at the MSU 34
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Q2 | 12:04
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FIELD GOAL, Ole Miss. Cruz from 49 yards out.
Mississippi State 7
Ole Miss 9
Touchback, Mississippi State starting at its own 25
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Rogers throws the ball away, Bulldogs punt
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Georgopoulos pins Ole Miss at its own 5.
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Heath with the drop, Rebels go three-and-out and will punt away from the 7.
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Zavion Thomas with the return from midfield to the Ole Miss 39, but an illegal block penalty puts the Bulldogs at their own 35 instead.
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Correction by the refs: ball is spotted at the 45, not the 35. Good thing they caught that before the play started!
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Flag on the play for offsides against Ole Miss, 1st and 5 at midfield for MSU.
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3 and out for the Bulldogs. Two of Rogers' passes were batted down at the line of scrimmage.
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Fair catch for Ole Miss at the 12.
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4th and 1 coming up for Ole Miss, Rebels going for it
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After the Rebels' timeout, they will have it 4th and 1 at their own 21. Not sure if they are still planning on going for it.
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Ole Miss chooses to punt, definitely the better option. Zavion Thomas with the fair catch at the MSU 41
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Rogers is intercepted by Otis Reese, Ole Miss starting at its own 36
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Bookie Watson down on the play
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Ole Miss with a 1st and 10 at the MSU 39
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Ole Miss with a 1st and goal after a long rush by Judkins
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Rebels facing 4th and goal from the 1, unsurprisingly, they will go for it
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Q2 | 1:55
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TOUCHDOWN, Ole Miss. Dart finds JJ Pegues for the 2-yard score, XP is good.
Mississippi State 7
Ole Miss 16
Will Rogers ran it for a first down
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Yes you read that right
2nd and 10 coming up for Mississippi State from the OM 47 after this timeout.
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Rogers finds Ducking for the 15-yard gain, Bulldogs at the 32 now
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This has been the Dillon Johnson drive. Bulldogs 1st and 10 from the 19
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Q2 | 0:08
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TOUCHDOWN, Mississippi State! Rogers finds Griffin for the 19-yard score. XP is good.
Mississippi State 14
Ole Miss 16
Rolling squib kick (to a thin guy), Ole Miss at its own 31 with four seconds left in the half.
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HALFTIME
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Mississippi State 14
Ole Miss 16
Bulldogs will receive to start the third.
Third Quarter
Tulu Griffin has changed numbers from 5 to 83
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Mississippi State starting the third quarter at the 25 after the touchback
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Woody Marks with the big rushing gain to the Ole Miss 34, 1st and 10
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Holding on MSU negates a solid RUN by Will Rogers. 1st and 20 on the 44
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Dillon Johnson with the 18-yard gain, 1st and 20 becomes 2nd and 2
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2nd and 7 after the false start
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4th and 7 coming up for the Bulldogs, offense is staying on the field.
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Rogers tries to run on fourth down and doesn't make it all the way. Turnover on down, Ole Miss has it at its own 28.
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Three-and-out for Ole Miss, Rebels punting away
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Zavion Thomas with the return across midfield. Bulldogs starting at the OM 46.
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Rogers runs backwards under pressure once again, sacked for a loss. Bulldogs go three-and-out after great field position.
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Georgopoulos sticks the punt inside the 5 again, this time the Rebels will start at the four.
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Bulldogs' defense continuing to dominate, Zach Evans is taken down for a loss. Rebels punt.
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Running into the kicker is called, but it's a five-yard penalty. 4th and 1 means that the Rebels will just punt again.
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Mississippi State has the first down at the OM 42 to start this drive.
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Rogers is sacked and fumbles. Ole Miss takes over at the MSU 42.
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Unnecessary roughness penalty puts Ole Miss at the MSU 15 with a first down.
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Rogers is sacked and fumbles. Ole Miss takes over at the MSU 42.
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Rogers finds Harvey for the first down, Bulldogs at their own 20
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Mississippi State converts the third down, Bulldogs at their own 34
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Rogers finds Harvey across midfield, Bulldogs at the OM 44.
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Mississippi State at the OM 24 after a run by Dillon Johnson
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End of Q3
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Mississippi State 14
Ole Miss 16
Bulldogs have the ball 2nd and 5 at the OM 19
Fourth Quarter
Mississippi State calls a timeout, 3rd and 8 at the OM 22 coming up
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Rogers runs the ball and the fumble is forced, Ole Miss recovers but it will be reviewed.
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It appears that Rogers was down pretty easily.
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Rogers was down, therefor no fumble. Field goal try coming up.
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Q4 | 13:46
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FIELD GOAL, Mississippi State. Biscardi's 34-yarder is good to put the Bulldogs back on top.
Mississippi State 17
Ole Miss 16
Touchback, Ole Miss takes over at the 25
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Bookie Watson with the sack on Dart, 3rd and 22 coming up for Ole Miss from the 8
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Three and out for Ole Miss with a 4th and 26, Bulldogs take over at their own 45
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Third and 1 coming up for Mississippi State at the OM 34
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Marks with a big carry up the middle for the first down, Bulldogs at the OM 25
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3rd and 6 from the OM 21 for MSU
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Q4 | 7:58
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TOUCHDOWN, Mississippi State. Rogers finds a wide-open Rara Thomas from 22 yards out. XP is good.
Mississippi State 24
Ole Miss 16
Ole Miss starting at the 25 after the touchback.
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Might be looking to see if that was a backwards pass
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Inadvertent whistle on the play allows Ole Miss to replay the first down (?)
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But actually, they're going to review it now
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So after all of that, it was ruled a backwards pass. Mississippi State takes over at the 30 after the Jett Johnson recovery.
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Dillon Johnson with the 24-yard rush. Bulldogs have the ball at the 1 for first and goal.
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Johnson stuffed on the run, 2nd and goal at the 1
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Rogers fumbles at the 1 and it is recovered by Ole Miss. Rebels take over at the 2.
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1st and 10 Ole Miss at the 14.
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1st and 15 at the OM 40 for the Rebels after a false start.
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SACK! DeShawn Page takes down Dart, forcing the 4th and 7 at the 48.
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Dart finds Watkins to pick up the first down right at the sticks. An impressive catch.
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4th and 1 coming up for Ole Miss at the MSU 35
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Q4 | 1:25
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TOUCHDOWN, Ole Miss. Dart finds Wade. 2pt coming.
Ole Miss calls its second consecutive timeout. 2 pt still pending.
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2PT PASS FALLS INCOMPLETE. 1:25 remaining.
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Mississippi State 24
Ole Miss 22
Mississippi State calls a timeout. Onside kick pending.
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Purvis falls on the onside kick, and Mississippi State takes over at the OM 45
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FINAL SCORE:
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Mississippi State 24
Ole Miss 22
The Bulldogs are your 2022 Egg Bowl champions and finish the season 8-4.
