Mississippi and Mississippi State are set to meet in the Egg Bowl. The 15th-ranked Rebels are trying to keep their slim hopes of a playoff spot alive.

The Ole Miss Rebels will be taking the field in some classic threads on Friday afternoon against the Mississippi State Bulldogs.

With an important regular-season finale ending a short week, Mississippi has watched its dreams shift from national success to perhaps something it certainly did not want on Thanksgiving weekend: An Egg Bowl that holds only regional significance and statewide bragging rights.