Ole piss! Rebs blow it
STARKVILLE, Miss. — Luke Morgan missed a 35-yard extra point after Mississippi receiver Elijah Moore was penalized for celebrating a touchdown by crawling and pretending to urinate like a dog, a la Odell Beckham Jr., and Mississippi State ended up with a 21-20 victory on Thursday night in the 116th Egg Bowl.
Beckham infamously sparked a lot of controversy when he pretended to urinate like a dog in the Giants’ 27-24 loss to the Eagles on Sept. 24, 2017, that eventually led to a 3-13 season and the firing of coach Ben McAdoo.
Ole Miss (4-8, 2-6 Southeastern Conference) pulled within a point with 4 seconds remaining on Matt Corral’s 2-yard pass to Moore, but Logan hooked the extra point after Moore cost the Rebels 15 yards.
“That’s not who we are. We’ve been a disciplined team all year, and so just disappointed that happened,” Rebels coach Matt Luke said. “That’s not who he is. Elijah is a good kid, and he just got caught up in the moment.”
Mississippi State (6-6, 3-5 Southeastern Conference), coached by former Fordham coach Joe Moorhead, beat Ole Miss at home for the first time since 2013.
The Bulldogs scored two first-half touchdowns, the first on Nick Gibson’s 27-yard run and the second on the next possession on quarterback Garrett Shrader’s 1-yard run. Ole Miss responded with two touchdowns of its own, with J.R. Plumlee scoring on a 2-yard run and Jerrion Ealy on a 5-yarder to tie it at 14 at the half.
Midway through the third quarter, the Bulldogs sacked Plumlee three times on the same drive, the third forcing a fumble. Seven plays later, Shrader scored on a 5-yard run to put Mississippi State up 21-14.