After defeating No. 14 Mississippi State in the 90th Egg Bowl game, head coach Matt Luke joined the Ole Miss faithful in the Hotty Toddy chant, and Starkville native A.J. Brown yelled “This is my city.”
Though the Egg Bowl is always more than “just a game,” it carried more weight than usual after an exasperating season for Ole Miss, and the win was greater than a victory on the scoreboard — it was a moment of healing and revenge for a hurting program.
Coming into the annual matchup, very few analysts thought the Rebels had a chance to top the Bulldogs.