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Ole Miss, Mississippi State In Talks To Move Egg Bowl To Thanksgiving

Tuesday, May 26, 2015 3:58 pm

Dan Lyons

Thanksgiving Day is already a big one for college and NFL football, and it sounds like another prominent SEC rivalry may be joining the schedule. Ole Miss athletic director Ross Bjork was a guest on the Paul Finebaum show this afternoon, and said that he is in talks with Mississippi State’s Scott Stricklin about moving the Egg Bowl to Thanksgiving.

Interesting details from Bjork interview on Finebaum. Discussions ongoing for the date of the 2015 Egg Bowl. Could be played on Thanksgiving

— Chris Hudgison (@ChrisHudgison) May 26, 2015

Ole Miss AD Ross Bjork says on Finebaum he and Scott Stricklin are in talks to move the Egg Bowl to Thanksgiving on a more regular basis

— TJ Werre (@TJ_WJTV) May 26, 2015

The 2014 Egg Bowl was one of the most anticipated games in the series’ recent history, with both Mississippi schools having big years.