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Thank you so much for your generous gifts! You can still give to the #UMEggBowlRun2016 project even though our online project has ended. We will still gladly accept donations to our permanent fund. Please visit www.umfoundation.com/UMEggBowlRun2016. Thank you!
On Nov. 1, 2016, Cadet Jay Cleveland was killed in a motorcycle accident. This tragedy hit very close to home for the UM Army ROTC as Cadet Cleveland was a very engaged member and a close friend to many of us. This year, we are dedicating the Egg Bowl Run to Jay, in honor of his life and commitment to the Rebel Battalion.
The Battle for the Golden Egg is a tradition dating back to 1927. After a brawl broke out between fans and students from Ole Miss and Mississippi State during the 1926 game, both universities' student body associations found a way to turn negative energy into a positive event by introducing a prize to the annual competition. Each year since, the rival football teams have hit the gridiron to win the bragging rights and the thrill of bringing the coveted trophy home, where it can be shared and admired by the student body and alumni alike. Ole Miss leads the series by 20 wins, with the most recent being in 2014 and 2015. Hopes are high that the Golden Egg will remain in Oxford for yet another year after the battle on Nov. 26.
In 2013, a new tradition was born when Army ROTC cadets from Ole Miss and State participated in a 100-mile game ball run from Starkville to Oxford. This year, on Monday, Nov. 21, MSU cadets will run the ball on its first leg from Starkville to Calhoun City, where it will be carried around the city's court square. Then, Ole Miss cadets will run the ball back to Oxford, where it will be presented to Head Football Coach Hugh Freeze.
This year's Egg Bowl Run will also celebrate 101 years of US Army ROTC. In honor of that milestone, the game ball has been personally autographed by Coach Freeze and donors will have a chance to win the ball at the conclusion of this its journey from Starkville to Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. The daunting 50-mile run is no meager task. But as the tradition has grown, more and more Ole Miss ROTC cadets have become eager to participate in the more than 12 legs of the run to Oxford.
With your generous support, Ole Miss Army ROTC can help prepare future Army leaders and also help soldiers in need. Your money will also go toward the Rebel Batallion's events, such as the annual Dining Out. Most importantly, your donation will help support scholarship opportunities for students who strive to be Army officers but do not have the monetary means to do so. On behalf of the Ole Miss Army ROTC program and all of its supporters, we thank you for your contributions and hope to see you cheering on our runners on Monday, Nov. 21!
Contributing financial support to the Egg Bowl Run gives all donors a chance to win an Ole Miss Rebel football signed by Coach Freeze. Each participant who donates will be entered into a raffle, from which one lucky winner will be selected.
Follow Army ROTC on social media and share our message with your family and friends to help us build awareness for this remarkable new tradition and incredible opportunity!
Questions? You can contact the project owners at: kmbarrer@go.olemiss.edu, jsdotson@go.olemiss.edu, or jjedward@go.olemiss.edu.
Donate $9 to represent the nine Army Values: Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless Service, Honor, Integrity, and Personal Courage.
Donate $22 to represent the 22 Second Lieutenants that the program will commission this year. Thank you for supporting the Ole Miss Army ROTC program! Hotty Toddy!
Donate $38 for the year Army ROTC came to Ole Miss, 1938, and receive a Facebook shout-out from UM Army ROTC expressing great appreciation.
Donate $1 for every 5,000 soldiers in the active US Army, to total $50 for the approximately 500,000 soldiers in the Army.
Donate $101 for 101 years of ROTC and receive a handwritten thank you from the cadets from your Rebel Battalion!
Sponsor cadets at $5 per mile on the 50-mile run and receive a video from the Rebel Battalion cadets, expressing their gratitude for your support.
Sponsor cadets at $10 per mile on the 50-mile run and receive an orange pylon from Vaught-Hemingway Stadium signed by your Rebel Head Football Coach Hugh Freeze!
Sponsor cadets at $20 per mile on their 50-mile run, and you will be able to join the Rebel Battalion on the field at the Egg Bowl to fire the cannon!!!