Rebels Victorious in Back-To-Back Egg Bowls

On Mississippi State’s first series to open the game, Prescott fumbled and Ole Miss responded with an opening touchdown drive punctuated by a 27 yard Chad Kelly touchdown run.

Ole Miss (9-3, 6-2 Southeastern Conference, No. 18 CFP) jumped out to a 28-3 halftime lead and was never in serious trouble during the second half.

MS quarterback Chad Kelly, right, and MS…

“(I am) extremely pleased with taking the Egg Bowl back to Oxford”, said Ole Miss Head Coach Hugh Freeze.

The 16th-ranked Rebels now await their bowl fate, which will be announced next Sunday following Saturday’s league championship games.

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What we learned: MSU (8-4, 4-4) has holes to fill if they want to compete nationally. Prescott also threw a pick six to cornerback Tony Bridges after getting flushed out of the pocket, trailing 21-0. Freeze has won three Egg Bowls in his four seasons. Through the air, he hooked up with Damore’ea Stringfellow on a two-yard touchdown later in the quarter.

But there was no early letdown for the Rebels, who stunned the home crowd with three quick touchdowns to take a 21-0 lead by the end of the first quarter.

Either way, Ole Miss will be looking for their first double digit win season since Eli Manning’s senior season in 2003.

Stringfellow had five catches for 84 yards and two touchdowns.

He’s now thrown 105 passes since his last interception. No. 2 Alabama clinched the Western Division title instead with a 29-13 win over Auburn in the Iron Bowl.

Johnson eventually signed with Ole Miss in February 2011 and received much criticism from Mississippi State fans on his Facebook page. Junior Fred Ross eclipsed the century mark in receiving yards with 117 on 12 receptions.