Egg Bowl Run 2020

Mississippi State's ROTC handed off the ceremonial football to Ole Miss in Calhoun City on Tuesday in preparation for the upcoming Egg Bowl.

The pandemic didn't stop the annual egg bowl run involving rotc units from mississippi state and ole miss.

Wtva's bronson woodruff is live in calhoun county where the ceremonial game ball was handed off.... i'm at the square in calhoun city where earlier today, the mississippi state rotc handed the ceremonial football off to ole miss to prepare for this year's egg bowl.

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00:52 - 00:56 1:10 - 1:15 1:28 - 1:32 nat sound of sirens calhoun city is the halfway point of the nearly 100 mile trip between oxford and starkville.

The two rotc's met at the square in calhoun city this afternoon, a tradition now for the past eight years.

The bulldogs ran to the square from starkville with the football.

After talking some smack, nat sound of smack talk: the two rivals made a couple circles around the square, and then parted ways.

Nat sound of yelling while running.

With ole miss running the football to their college.

This is rotc member zach martin's first year, but he was excited to be there.

"i think it's about seven hours of running."

It's no simple feat, but it's become tradition.

"it's about 42 miles, so we'll run in pairs all the way back."

As far as the event itself, chamber president laura edwards said the event is much smaller this year.

"it's usually anywhere from three to five hundred people here by noon."

Standup: because of coronavirus precautions this year, the event is a lot smaller than normal.

Right now it's almost eleven thirty, and there's probably fifteen to twenty people here."

State fan will dowling enjoys going to the egg bowl with his two sons, but he said they'll watch it on t-v this time.

"everything's different this year."

He said he loves starting the egg bowl right by coming to this event.

"we love to be here to cheer on the runners."

Looking ahead to the egg bowl, martin is confident the rebels will win this year.

"oh of course.

It's gonna be a blowout."

Mississippi state travels to ole miss for the 2020 edition of the egg bowl saturday at 3 p.m.

At vaught hemingway stadium.

Live in calhoun coty, bronson woodruff, wtva 9 news.

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