Egg Bowl rivalry game turns contentious as Ole Miss, Mississippi State players get into fracas

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A fight broke out between Ole Miss and Mississippi State players on Friday afternoon in the second quarter of their Egg Bowl rivalry matchup.

The incident occurred after Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss lost the ball as he dropped back to pass. The ruling on the field was a fumble initially and recovered by Mississippi State. But as players fought for the loose ball, both sides went a step further.

An Ole Miss lineman jumped toward the football late and was being pulled off by Mississippi State players. Rebels players took exception and the fracas was kicked off. Ole Miss tight end Dae’Quan Wright yanked the helmet of Mississippi State linebacker Malick Sylla. Bulldogs players then pushed Wright away, which kept the intensity high.

Staff members from both schools rushed the field to cool their players down as flags were flying all over the field.

Once the officials got things sorted, they had to see whether Chambliss did indeed fumble the ball and what other penalties were going to be given out.

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Officials overturned the fumble call and ruled Chambliss threw the ball incomplete. Ole Miss’ Wright and his teammate Delano Townsend and Mississippi State’s Sylla were hit with personal foul penalties. The fouls offset and nobody was ejected.

Ole Miss punted the ball away to end their drive.

Ole Miss had a 21-10 lead at halftime. Kiffin was seen talking to officials before heading back into the locker room.

“We just try to play clean football. We try to execute and play really good football,” he said. “For a whole sideline to try to fight and leave their whole sideline, including their athletic director, I never seen anything like it.

“So, I’m just reminding them. We’re not trying to start a fight. So our university could get credit for fighting people.”

Tensions were already high coming into the game – not only because of the rivalry between the schools. Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin alleged that Mississippi State fans broke into their locker room and stole Chambliss’ jerseys.