Why is the Ole Miss vs. Mississippi State football rivalry called the Egg Bowl? Here's what to know ahead of Friday's rivalry clash.

After Friday's Egg Bowl win, the Ole Miss Rebels will be in the College Football Playoff. Will Lane Kiffin coach them in it?

Is the Egg Bowl between Ole Miss and Mississippi State today? Here's what to know about why the traditional rivalry game date was moved.

Sidelines cleared during a brief melee in the second quarter of Friday's Egg Bowl between No. 7 Ole Miss and rival Mississippi State. Multiple players were whistled for offsetting unsportsmanlike conduct penalties after the Rebels and Bulldogs had to be separated following a sack and strip of Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss.

The Egg Bowl this season gained even more attnetion this week with the looming Lane Kiffin decision that will come

It is the 122nd meeting between Ole Miss and Mississippi State in the Egg Bowl. While Ole Miss fans are focused on Lane Kiffin, they also saw the fight of their team, literally. After a play in the second quarter, Ole Miss and Mississippi State were involved in a brawl.

The Clarion Ledger solidified the rivalry's name as the Egg Bowl in 1978 as Ole Miss and Mississippi State faced off in the regular-season finale with both teams out of bowl contention. The Rebels won that one 27-7 and own the all-time series 66-49-6.

Here's what coach Jeff Lebby said about the decision to start Kamario Taylor at quarterback against Ole Miss in the Egg Bowl.