Jaxson Dart, No. 14 Ole Miss fends off Miss. State in Egg Bowl

Jaxson Dart broke Eli Manning’s school passing record, Ulysses Bentley IV had the SEC’s longest run this season and No. 14 Ole Miss beat visiting Mississippi State 26-14 in Friday’s 121st annual Egg Bowl in Oxford, Miss.In eclipsing Manning’s mark of 10,119 yards set from 2000-03, Dart was 14 of 24 for 143 yards and a touchdown as the three-TD favorite Rebels (9-3, 5-3) struggled through the air.Dart now has 10,213 yards and moved into 10th all-time in SEC passing yards. He also rushed for 77 yards on 13 attempts.Bentley, who was healthy but did not play in last Saturday’s 24-17 loss at Florida, had a game-high 136 yards on 20 carries and a TD.Ole Miss leads the all-time series at 66-46-6.The Bulldogs’ Michael Van Buren rushed for a TD and was 17-of-32 passing for 280 yards and a touchdown pass to Kevin Coleman Jr. (six catches, 118 yards). Van Buren also threw two interceptions.Mississippi State (2-10, 0-8) went winless in conference play for the first time since 2002 and lost its 12th straight SEC game.On the first series, the Rebels’ Chris Paul Jr. stepped in and picked off Van Buren for his first career interception. Caden Davis soon drilled a 39-yard field for a 3-0 lead.

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