This is “Our State” – whichever team you root for – and it’s high time college football fans in Mississippi act like that’s something to be proud of.
Ole Miss found a way to beat rival Mississippi State in front of a hostile crowd in Starkville this past Thanksgiving. It was a triumph for the two-touchdown-underdog Rebels who completed a most-surprising 6-6 season, enduring a whirlwind of controversy every step of the way.
The outcome, the joy experienced by Ole Miss, was not the half of it from an eventful and occasionally shameful night.
Davis Wade Stadium was buzzing until the home team lost its quarterback due to an awful injury.