Mississippi State vs. Ole Miss: Score and Twitter Reaction from 2014 Egg Bowl

The 2014 Egg Bowl between Mississippi State and Mississippi turned out to be one that will have huge ramifications on the College Football Playoff. The Rebels were all over their in-state rivals from the opening kickoff, winning by a final score of 31-17.

While the victory is huge for Ole Miss, which was coming off an embarrassing 30-0 loss against Arkansas last week, the loss is crushing for Mississippi State. 

The Bulldogs entered the game as the No. 4 team in the College Football Playoff rankings. A win would likely have kept them in that spot for at least one more week, while they could have earned a spot in the SEC Championship Game depending on what happens in Saturday night's Iron Bowl between Alabama and Auburn. 

Now, with its second loss, Mississippi State is all but guaranteed to be out of the Top Four in the playoff rankings and has no chance for a conference title. 

The most surprising part of the outcome is how Mississippi did it. The Rebels are known for their defense, which came to play, but Hugh Freeze's team also gained over 500 yards of total offense. 

Even though Ole Miss quarterback Bo Wallace didn't have a fantastic day throwing the ball, completing 13 of his 30 attempts for 296 yards with no touchdowns and one interception, he did make history early in the game, per SportsCenter:

Wallace did have a legitimate excuse for the low completion percentage. He suffered a sprained ankle against Arkansas, though Freeze told Hugh Kellenberger of The Clarion-Ledger earlier in the week that there was no doubt Wallace would play:

"He's been limited some [in practice] but you would have to chain him down to keep him from going in this game," Freeze said. "He's getting better everyday, so I anticipate him being ready to go."

The difference for Mississippi in this game came on the ground. Junior running back Jaylen Walton did something no Ole Miss running back had been able to do all year, via ESPN Stats & Info:

The big play of the game came when Walton took a handoff from Mississippi's 9-yard line and went 91 yards to give the Rebels a 24-10 lead. The play initially looked like it would only be a short gain, as Bulldogs defenders swarmed Walton. But he wriggled free of the defense and took it to the house. Per ESPN Stats & Info, that was the team's longest play in 17 years:

You can see the wild run here:

This Ole Miss fan had the perfect reaction to Walton's touchdown run, via SEC Football:

In a losing effort, Mississippi State quarterback Dak Prescott likely lost whatever shot he still had at the Heisman Trophy. The junior didn't have a bad day throwing the ball, completing 22 of his 37 passes for 282 yards, but Ole Miss kept him in the pocket and never let him break a big run. He finished with 48 yards on 24 carries. 

Prescott did make history in defeat, becoming the second player in Mississippi State history with at least 30 career rushing touchdowns, via Mississippi State assistant athletic director Bill Martin:

Mississippi State racked up 445 yards in the loss, but the running game wasn't as potent as it needed to be, averaging only 3.5 yards per carry. The Bulldogs also failed to score on four different drives when they got inside Mississippi's 40-yard line, including one missed field goal and a turnover on downs during their final drive. 

The loss by Mississippi State likely means there won't be two SEC teams in the College Football Playoff. The door is now wide open for teams like TCU, Ohio State and Baylor when the new rankings are released on Tuesday.