Why is the Egg Bowl between Ole Miss and Mississippi State not on Thanksgiving this year? Here's what to know as the Rebels and Bulldogs play Friday:

Here's how you can watch the college football action between Ole Miss and Mississippi State on Friday. The Ole Miss Rebels have one regular season game remaining in 2024, and it will come against the heated in-state rival Mississippi State Bulldogs on Friday afternoon.

Mississippi and Mississippi State are set to meet in the Egg Bowl. The 15th-ranked Rebels are trying to keep their slim hopes of a playoff spot alive.

In the latest College Football Playoff Rankings released on Tuesday night, Ole Miss fell to No. 14, a drop of five spots from last week's mark of No. 9. That puts the Rebels in a difficult position in terms of reaching the playoff with one regular season game left to play followed by conference championship week.

After a loss at Florida, Ole Miss football coach Lane Kiffin's team took a hit in the College Football rankings. Here's where the Rebels rank