MISSISSIPPI STATE FOOTBALL THE MATCHUP: GAME 12 BROADCAST INFORMATION MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS (5-6, 2-5 SEC) TV: ESPN Play-by-Play: Adam Amin vs Analysts: Matt Hasselbeck and Pat McAfee Reporters: Molly McGrath OLE MISS REBELS (4-7, 2-5 SEC) RADIO: MSU SPORTS RADIO NETWORK November 28, 2019 · 6:30 p.m. CT · Starkville, Miss. · Davis Wade Stadium (61,337) Play-by-Play: Neil Price Analyst: Matt Wyatt STORYLINES Sideline: Jay Perry • Mississippi State and Ole Miss meet for the 116th time and the 92nd edition of “The Battle for the Golden Egg” on Thanksgiving SATELLITE RADIO Day. The Rebels are the Bulldogs’ most common foe, and this series is among the longest in NCAA Division I history. The two Sirius: 84 | XM: 84 | Internet: 84 schools started playing for the trophy in 1927. The Bulldogs have won five out of the last seven against the Rebels at Scott Field; however, Ole Miss has taken the last two. TEAM INFORMATION MISSISSIPPI STATE • State looks to extend its school-record streak of nine consecutive bowl appearances, joining Alabama, Georgia, LSU and Texas Head Coach: Joe Moorhead (Fordham, 1996) A&M as the only SEC schools to go to a bowl game every season this decade. Rankings: NR (CFP) / NR (AP) / NR (Coaches) Overall Record: 43-24* (sixth season) • Thursday’s game also marks Senior Day for 26 seniors. MSU will recognize its seniors prior to kickoff. The group includes: DE Overall On-Field Record: 51-24 (sixth season) Fletcher Adams, DT Lee Autry, OL Tommy Champion, S Brian Cole II, RB Malik Dear, RB Nick Gibson, TE Farrod Green, Mississippi State Record: 5-11* (second season) WR Stephen Guidry, DT Kendell Jones, LB Sh’mar Kilby-Lane, S Jaquarius Landrews, LB Leo Lewis, RB Alec Murphy, OL Mississippi State On-Field Record: 13-11 (second season) Tyre Phillips, WR Tristan Pisacane, DE Chauncey Rivers, H/P Kody Schexnayder, CB Maurice Smitherman, QB Tommy OLE MISS Stevens, OL Michael Story, LS Nathan Swanson, WR Deddrick Thomas, LB Tim Washington, OL Evans Wilkerson, OL Head Coach: Matt Luke (Ole Miss, 2000) Darryl Williams, WR Isaiah Zuber. Rankings: NR (CFP) / NR (AP) / NR (Coaches) Overall Record: 15-20 (third season) • Ole Miss holds a 64-44-6 advantage in the series dating back to 1901. MSU owns a 10-14-1 record on Thanksgiving against the Ole Miss Record: 15-20 (third season) Rebels but has won two of the last three played on the holiday. 2019 MISSISSIPPI STATE SCHEDULE • MSU is looking to beat Ole Miss for the second straight year and the third time in the last four meetings. In fact, State has won Overall: 5-6 | SEC: 2-5 | H: 3-3 | A: 2-3 | N: 0-0 six out of the last 10 meetings, including last year’s game 35-3 in Oxford. The Bulldogs thrived in the ground game, racking up 309 yards behind 100-yard games from both QB Nick Fitzgerald and RB Kylin Hill, who pounded out 117 and 108 yards, respectively. AUGUST (1-0) Through the air, State amassed 111 yards to total 420 yards of offense in the victory. Hill and RB Aeris Williams each had TD runs 31 at Louisiana (New Orleans) ESPNU W, 38-28 in the contest and WR Deddrick Thomas had a scoring reception. SEPTEMBER (2-2) 7 Southern Miss ESPNU W, 38-15 • Thursday’s game marks the 20th anniversary of “The Kick and the Pick” in 1999 when the Bulldogs earned a dramatic 23-20 14 Kansas State ESPN L, 31-24 victory over Ole Miss on Thanksgiving in Starkville. Trailing 20-6, MSU tied the game thanks to a fourth-quarter rally. With the 21 Kentucky * SEC Network W, 28-13 score at 20-20 and 20 seconds remaining, instead of playing for overtime, the Rebels decided to run a play, deep in their own 28 at #7/7 Auburn * ESPN L, 56-23 territory. Ole Miss QB Romero Miller tossed a deep pass, which was deflected by the hands and then the foot of MSU CB Robert OCTOBER (0-3) 12 at Tennessee * SEC Network L, 20-10 Bean before being intercepted by DB Eugene Clinton and returned deep into the Rebels’ territory. On the next play, with 8 seconds 19 #2/3 LSU * CBS L, 36-13 left, Bulldog kicker Scott Westerfield kicked a 44-yard game-winning field goal. 26 at Texas A&M * SEC Network L, 49-30 NOVEMBER (2-1) • Last Saturday in MSU’s 45-7 win against Abilene Christian, RB Kylin Hill racked up a career-high 237 yards from scrimmage. Hill 2 at Arkansas * SEC Network W, 54-24 rushed for 153 yards on 16 carries and was a major threat in the passing game with three catches for 84 yards and an 88-yard 16 #5/4/4 Alabama * ESPN L, 38-7 touchdown (tied with Tulane’s Tyjae Spears for the longest reception by an FBS running back this season). Hill’s 100-yard rushing 23 Abilene Christian (HC) SEC Network Alternate W, 45-7 performance was his seventh in 11 games this season, which ties him with Nick Fitzgerald, J.J. Johnson and Wayne Jones for 28 Ole Miss * ESPN 6:30 p.m. second-most in a single season. His 10 career games over the century mark are tied for sixth in school history. MISSISSIPPI STATE COACHING STAFF NUMBERS TO KNOW Joe Moorhead, head coach (2nd) Tony Hughes, associate head coach/tight ends (8th, 2nd stint)* RB Kylin Hill is fourth on the MSU single- Through 11 games this year, 23 MSU Terry Richardson, assistant head coach/run game coord./RBs (1st) 176 season rushing list with 1,215 yards and 23 freshmen have played in at least one game Deke Adams, defensive line (1st) needs 176 yards to match the school record (13 true, 10 redshirt) Andrew Breiner, pass game coordinator/QBs (2nd)* Terrell Buckley, cornerbacks (4th) QB Tommy Stevens’ 88-yard TD pass last After recording multiple interceptions for the Marcus Johnson, offensive line (2nd) Saturday to RB Kylin Hill is the longest third time this year last Saturday, MSU is tied Michael Johnson, wide receivers (1st) 88 passing play in the SEC this season 20 for third in the SEC in total takeaways with 20 Joey Jones, special teams coordinator (2nd) Chris Marve, defensive run game coordinator/LBs (1st) This will be the 26th time and third MSU players have combined for nine individual Bob Shoop, defensive coordinator/safeties (2nd)* straight year the series has been played on 100-yard rushing efforts this season (Kylin 26 Thanksgiving Day 9 Hill: 7, Garrett Shrader: 1, Nick Gibson: 1) * - denotes in the booth GAME 12 DEPTH CHART: OLE MISS OFFENSE DEFENSE WR (X) 1 Stephen Guidry 6-4 200 Sr.-1L LE 5 Chauncey Rivers 6-3 275 Sr.-1L 18 Cameron Gardner 6-4 220 Fr.-RS 17 Aaron Odom 6-3 270 So.-1L WR (H) 2 Deddrick Thomas 5-9 190 Sr.-3L DT 90 Lee Autry 6-2 305 Sr.-1L 12 Isaiah Zuber 6-0 190 Sr.-GTR 84 Jaden Crumedy 6-5 300 Fr.-RS 85 Austin Williams 6-3 200 So.-1L -or- 92 Kendell Jones 6-4 300 Sr.-2L 22 Nathan Pickering 6-4 315 Fr.-HS WR (Z) 5 Osirus Mitchell 6-5 210 Jr.-2L 4 JaVonta Payton 6-1 180 Jr.-JC NG 54 Fabien Lovett 6-4 315 Fr.-RS 9 Malik Dear 5-9 220 Sr.-3L 99 James Jackson 6-3 315 So.-1L LT 78 Tyre Phillips 6-5 345 Sr.-1L RE 42 Marquiss Spencer 6-4 285 Jr.-2L 69 Kwatrivous Johnson 6-7 330 Fr.-RS 52 Kobe Jones 6-4 270 Jr.-2L LG 56 Dareuan Parker 6-4 330 Jr.-2L WILL 6 Willie Gay Jr. 6-2 240 Jr.-2L 75 Michael Story 6-4 300 Sr.-3L 10 Leo Lewis 6-2 245 Sr.-3L 18 Aaron Brule 6-1 235 Fr.-RS C 73 Darryl Williams 6-3 310 Sr.-2L 79 Evans Wilkerson 6-5 310 Sr.-3L MIKE 40 Erroll Thompson 6-1 250 Jr.-2L 41 Tim Washington 6-3 240 Sr.-3L RG 51 Stewart Reese 6-5 345 Jr.-2L 30 Sh’mar Kilby-Lane 6-2 230 Sr.-1L 63 LaQuinston Sharp 6-3 315 Jr.-JC RT 55 Greg Eiland 6-8 335 Jr.-2L SAM 41 Tim Washington 6-3 240 Sr.-3L 70 Tommy Champion 6-5 320 Sr.-1L 30 Sh’mar Kilby-Lane 6-2 230 Sr.-1L TE 82 Farrod Green 6-4 240 Sr.-3L STAR 32 Brian Cole II 6-2 210 Sr.-1L 84 Dontea Jones 6-4 250 Jr.-2L 38 Fred Peters 5-10 200 Jr.-JC -or- 11 Geor’quarius Spivey 6-5 250 Fr.-RS -or- 25 Brad Cumbest 6-5 250 Fr.-RS CB 1 Martin Emerson 6-2 195 Fr.-HS 88 Powers Warren 6-3 245 So.-1L -or- 13 Tyler Williams 6-2 175 So.-1L RB 8 Kylin Hill 5-11 215 Jr.-2L FS 7 Marcus Murphy 6-1 200 So.-1L 21 Nick Gibson 5-11 215 Sr.-3L 12 Shawn Preston Jr. 6-0 200 Fr.-RS 22 Lee Witherspoon 5-10 205 Fr.-HS 19 Collin Duncan 6-0 195 Fr.-HS QB 7 Tommy Stevens 6-5 235 Sr.-GTR SS 11 Jaquarius Landrews 6-0 200 Sr.-1L 6 Garrett Shrader 6-4 220 Fr.-HS 35 Landon Guidry 6-0 195 So.-1L 10 Keytaon Thompson 6-4 225 Jr.-2L CB 3 Cameron Dantzler 6-2 185 Jr.-2L 16 Korey Charles 5-10 180 Jr.-2L SPECIALISTS PRONUNCIATION GUIDE PK 47 Jace Christmann 6-0 200 Jr.-2L Aaron Brule brew-LAY 26 Jordan Lawless 6-0 200 Jr.-SQ Malik Dear ma-LEAK Jaquarius Landrews ja-QUARE-ee-US Jace Christmann CHRIST-man KO 48 Scott Goodman 5-10 200 So.-1L Jaden Crumedy crum-eh-DEE Greg Eiland rhymes with island P 37 Tucker Day 6-0 210 So.-1L Farrod Green fa-ROD Dontea Jones dahn-TAY 97 Reed Bowman 6-0 200 Jr.-TR Jarrian Jones JAR-ee-un S’hmar Kilby-Lane shuh-MAR LS 67 Paul Blackwell 5-10 210 Jr.-RS Kwatrivous Johnson kwa-TRAY-vee-US Osirus Mitchell o-SIGH-russ H 27 Kody Schexnayder 5-10 195 Sr.-2L Dareuan Parker DARE-ee-UN JaVonta Payton ja-VON-tay Tyre Phillips tie-REE KR 12 Isaiah Zuber 6-0 190 Sr.-GTR Kody Schexnayder SHEX-nye-dur -or- 32 Brian Cole II 6-2 210 Sr.-1L Garrett Shrader SHRAY-der Geor’quarius Spivey ja-QUARE-ee-US Deddrick Thomas rhymes with red PR 9 Malik Dear 5-9 220 Sr.-3L Erroll Thompson AIR-uhl -or- 32 Brian Cole II 6-2 210 Sr.-1L Keytaon Thompson KEY-tahn Isaiah Zuber ZOO-bur 2 HAILSTATE.COM MEDIA INFORMATION 2019 MISSISSIPPI STATE FOOTBALL MEDIA SERVICES: GAME 12 VS.