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:

Ole Miss: QB Jaxson Dart is 49 passing yards shy of Eli Manning’s program record of 10,119. He's leading the FBS in total offense and passing efficiency while ranking third with 3,732 passing yards. But he's coming off a game where he was intercepted on the Rebels' final two drives.

Things aren't nearly so clear-cut now for the 15th-ranked Rebels (8-3, 4-3 Southeastern Conference) entering Friday's Egg Bowl against in-state rival Mississippi State (2-9, 0-7). A loss to Florida leaves Ole Miss ranked 14th and needing to win and hope for some Saturday surprises.

No. 14 Ole Miss (8-3, 4-3 SEC) needs style points to boost its College Football Playoff hopes Friday against in-state rival Mississippi State (2-9, 0-7). The Rebels got just that in our Twitch play-through.

M State football plays at Ole Miss on Black Friday to end the regular season. Here's our score prediction for the 2024 Egg Bowl.

Mississippi State football and new coach Jeff Lebby could have an edge in this area against Ole Miss in the Egg Bowl.

Ole Miss Rebels defensive back Trey Washington is entering his final Egg Bowl, and he has plenty of motivation to go out on the right note this week.

On Monday, Ole Miss head football coach Lane Kiffin spoke to the media ahead of his team's Egg Bowl matchup with Mississippi State.