The Egg Bowl rivalry game between Ole Miss and Mississippi State featured some big plays on the field on Friday, as well as a bench-clearing brawl.
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The incident occurred with 3:28 remaining in the second quarter. Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss dropped back to pass, but he had the ball knocked from his hand as a defender hit his arm. The referees ruled this as a fumble, so the attention immediately went to which team recovered.
However, the situation changed as players began shoving each other on the field. Mississippi State linebacker Tyler Lockhart and Ole Miss tight end Dae'Quan Wright sparked the fight, which quickly expanded into a full-on brawl.
Several people ran onto the field from the Mississippi State side of the field. The Ole Miss players not involved remained standing on their sideline as referees continued throwing flags.
BENCHES CLEARED AT THE EGG BOWL 😱
Ole Miss and Mississippi State got into it 😳 pic.twitter.com/WSJItpWAN1
— ESPN (@espn) November 28, 2025
The referees did not eject any of the players involved in the brawl. Instead, they gave offsetting personal foul penalties to Ole Miss wide receiver Deuce Alexander, offensive lineman Delano Townsend, and Mississippi State linebacker Malick Sylla.
Once the first half ended, Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin went over to the referees. He had an extended conversation with them before taking part in his mandatory interview with ESPN's sideline reporter.
"We're just trying to play clean football, man," Kiffin told ESPN's Taylor McGregor before heading into the locker room. "We try to execute, play really good football.
"For a whole sideline to try to fight and leave their whole sideline, including their athletic director, I've never seen anything like it. So I'm just reminding them, we're trying to play football here. We're not trying to start a fight so our university can get credit for fighting people."
The second half took place with far fewer issues between these two teams. Ole Miss capitalized by piling on the points. Kiffin's team built on their 21-10 halftime lead and ultimately secured a 38-19 win.
This marked a historic moment for the Rebels as the team reached 11 wins for the first time. This set them up to potentially lock up a spot in the College Football Playoffs. Mississippi State, for comparison, fell short of its goal of becoming bowl eligible.
