Flashback to 1997

The Egg Bowl has produced countless classic bouts through the years. Amongst those encounters in Starkville, few have been sweeter for Rebel fans than 1997 and the Patridge-to-Peterson game-winning connection. Check out the Clarion-Ledger's account of the events of Nov. 29, 1997.

FRIDAY FLASHBACK: 1997 Egg Bowl

American Cancer Society Relay Bowl

As part of the American Cancer Society Relay Bowl, fans can give to the charity in the name of their favorite school from 10 am to 4 pm on Saturday.

If you are attending the Egg Bowl, the American Cancer Society Relay for Life logo will be posted on the Scott Field videoboard at various times throughout the game with information on how to "Text to Give" to the Relay for Life. You can text from your cell phone while at the game, or if you can't make it to Starkville, text from your house, shopping, etc.

To donate to Ole Miss, text "life" to 20222. You will be billed $5 on your cell phone bill, and your donation will go to Ole Miss Relay for Life.

Ole Miss and MSU are the first SEC colleges to take part in this worthwhile charity through the National and Division American Cancer Society. Click here for more info the Relay for Life.

MSU Saves Rebel Dog

On the friendly side of the Egg Bowl rivalry, the following is a great story about a diehard Ole Miss family, their badly injured dog and the efforts by the veterinary staff at Mississippi State to save the dog's life for their son serving in Iraq.

Dog care at MSU gives Rebel fans their “paws”

Chris Warren heats up in Puerto Rico

After missing most of last season with a knee injury, Rebel point guard Chris Warren used the team's recent Puerto Rico trip to display the type of speed and scoring prowess that led to him being an SEC All-Freshman pick and back-to-back preseason All-SEC selection the last two years.

The 5-foot-10, 168-pound junior scored a game-high 27 points in the win over Kansas State and a game-high 24 in the championship game against No. 5 Villanova. He led all scorers at the O'Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tip-Off with 22.3 ppg and was named to the All-Tournament Team and honored on ESPN.com's Weekly Watch.

Warren and his Rebel teammates have a few days before their next game, which is a Sunday matinee (3 p.m.) in Oxford against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.

Catch 22

Dexter McCluster has been all the buzz this week after his record-breaking performance against Tennessee last Saturday. Yesterday, he was named the AT&T All-America All-America Player of the Week as voted nationally by fans. Here are a couple of interesting reads on the Rebels' all-purpose beast.

ESPN.com: Ole Miss' McCluster a first-rounder?

Times Picayune: LSU's football team to have hands full with Ole Miss' Dexter McCluster

McCluster powerful on and off field

We've all seen how amazing Dexter McCluster is on the field. Off the gridiron, he is actively involved in the Oxford community and several spiritual groups. Below is a video Dex recently did for Ole Miss Campus Crusade.

Oxford: America's cool college town

CNN has figured out what the rest of us already knew, that Oxford is an awesome place. CNN.com's American Road Trips series recently broke down 10 of "America's cool college towns" and topping the list is the home of the Rebels, saying:

On autumn Saturdays when Vaught-Hemingway Stadium is packed with 65,000 whooping fans, it may be tough to associate Oxford with anything but football.

But in a place named for a scholarly English city and that is home to William Faulkner's columned retreat, Rowan Oak, paperbacks take precedence over quarterbacks, especially at Square Books. Its tens of thousands of volumes include autographed copies of works by southern authors like Eudora Welty.

When not reading, residents pedal the city's fast-growing network of bike trails. "I was surprised to learn Mississippi could be so progressive," says Kevin Stuart of Oxford Bicycle Company.

Check out full list at CNN.com.

They're ba-ack!

You loved it so much at Saturday's football game, here it is again by popular demand ...

Bowl Season Nears

With a 7-3 record and two games left, bowl excitement and speculation has begun for the Rebels. Ole Miss season ticket holders can go ahead and secure their seats for the various bowl options starting this Monday, Nov. 23 in the OleMissSports.com ticket office. Some bowls provide larger allottments than others, thus ticket availability may be limited pending the final bowl selection on Dec. 6. Therefore, ticket orders may be reduced if necessary. If any remaining tickets are available for non-season ticket holders, purchasing opportunities will be announced at a later date.

The ESPN experts are projecting the Capital One Bowl for the Red and Blue. Here are some of the websites' latest bowl picks.
ESPN.com: Capital One vs. Penn State/Iowa
CBSSports.com: Cotton Bowl vs. Oklahoma State
SportingNews.com: Cotton Bowl vs. Oklahoma
Scout.com: Outback Bowl vs. Wisconsin
Rivals.com: Outback Bowl vs. Penn State

A partial account of Dexter McCluster's exploits amidst the Volunteers

Here is a pretty funny, tongue-in-cheek post from the Yahoo! Sports Blog Dr. Saturday about Dexter McCluster's phenomenal day against the Volunteers last Saturday.

A partial account of Dexter McCluster's exploits amidst the Volunteers