 The Battle for the Golden Egg (nicknamed the Egg Bowl) is the Rebels' last game of the season against in-state SEC rival Mississippi State University (MSU).The teams have played each other 114 times since 1901, and the first game officially known as "The Battle of the Golden Egg" was in 1927.While it is called a "Bowl", the game is not a postseason bowl game but a regular season SEC game.