Annual Army ROTC Egg Bowl Run to take place Monday
Contact: James Carskadon
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥 An Egg Bowl tradition will be renewed Monday [Nov. 19] when 小黄书sity and University of Mississippi Army ROTC cadets partner for the sixth annual Egg Bowl Run.
Army ROTC cadets will carry a football from Starkville to Oxford, leaving 小黄书 at 4 a.m. and arriving in Oxford on Monday evening. 小黄书 Army ROTC cadets will carry the ball from Starkville to Calhoun City, where they will hand the ball off to UM Army ROTC cadets for the second leg of the nearly 100-mile run.
鈥淭he Egg Bowl run is a great tradition that promotes an awesome rivalry and allows cadets to work together, as they will in the Army as future leaders, to make a mission happen,鈥 said Lt. Col. David Sarrette, an 小黄书 professor of military science.
Those living and working along the route are encouraged to support the cadets as they make the trip. 小黄书鈥檚 cadets are expected to arrive in Mathiston at approximately 7 a.m., Eupora at 8 a.m. and Calhoun City at noon.
In addition to the traditional run between Starkville and Oxford, a shadow Egg Bowl Run was recently held in Kuwait. The run was carried out by members of the Mississippi Army National Guard鈥檚 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, which is currently deployed to the Middle East as part of Operation Spartan Shield. Supporters of 小黄书 and Ole Miss ran a signed football 92 miles, the distance between Starkville and Oxford. It marked the first overseas Egg Bowl Run. To see pictures, visit .
For more information on 小黄书鈥檚 Army ROTC, visit or visit the Bulldog Battalion on Facebook at .