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Quinshon Judkins rushed for 119 yards and a touchdown, and No. 12 Mississippi clamped down on defense to beat rival Mississippi State 17-7 on Thursday night in their annual Battle for the Golden Egg. Jaxson Dart threw a 26-yard touchdown pass to Caden Prieskorn early in the fourth quarter to give the Rebels (10-2, 6-2 SEC, No. 12 CFP) a 10-point lead. Judkins scored on a 2-yard run in the third to put Ole Miss ahead 10-7.

Ole Miss is 58-30-5 in the Egg Bowl and 16-14-1 in Thanksgiving Day meetings, including 10-4 in Starkville. MSU has won three of the past five matchups, including last year’s defensive battle that marked Mike Leach’s final game as Bulldogs coach.

Undefeated powerhouses slug it out in the rain for a spot in Kentucky’s high school football state semifinals.

After struggling in the first half, Jaxson Dart and No. 13 Mississippi put away Louisiana-Monroe. Dart threw for three touchdowns on three consecutive third-quarter series as No. 13 Mississippi used a strong second half to defeat Louisiana-Monroe 35-3 on Saturday. Ole Miss (9-2, 5-2 SEC, No. 13 CFP) struggled to a 7-3 halftime lead over the Sun Belt Conference Warhawks (2-9, 0-8) before Dart capped consecutive touchdown drives of 78, 60 and 60 yards to build a 28-3 cushion.

No. 1 Georgia had plenty of reasons to celebrate before the Bulldogs even took the field. Carson Beck threw for 306 yards, Kendall Milton ran for 127 yards and Brock Bowers made a triumphant return for the Bulldogs, who punctuated their spot in the Southeastern Conference championship game with a 52-17 demolition of No. 10 Mississippi on Saturday night. Georgia (10-0, 7-0 SEC, No. 2 College Football Playoff) turned in its most thorough performance of the season on a cool, rainy night, seemingly peaking at just the right time to make a run at its third straight national title.