{"id":63473,"date":"2016-11-22T14:41:15","date_gmt":"2016-11-22T20:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.olemiss.edu\/?p=63473"},"modified":"2016-11-22T14:41:15","modified_gmt":"2016-11-22T20:41:15","slug":"rotc-cadets-participate-4th-annual-egg-bowl-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/rotc-cadets-participate-4th-annual-egg-bowl-run\/","title":{"rendered":"ROTC Cadets Participate in 4th Annual Egg Bowl Run"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ole Miss ROTC received the Egg Bowl game ball from MSU ROTC in Calhoun City. The cadets ran 43 miles to bring the ball to Oxford Monday, Nov. 21. Photo by Thomas Graning\/Ole Miss Communications<\/p><\/div>\n

CALHOUN CITY, Miss. – The University of Mississippi<\/a> and Mississippi State University unite for a common cause in the 2016 Egg Bowl Run.<\/p>\n

Army ROTC cadets from both universities met in Calhoun City on Monday (Nov. 21) to hand off the Egg Bowl game ball prior to the meeting between the in-state rivals on the gridiron this Saturday. MSU\u2019s cadets ran from Starkville to Calhoun City early that morning. Ole Miss ROTC<\/a> cadets continued the journey, running 43 miles from Calhoun City to Oxford, where they presented the ball to Ole Miss Head Football Coach Hugh Freeze Monday evening.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have the time-honored Egg Bowl rivalry tradition, but at a deeper level, we\u2019re not that different,\u201d said Jonathan Dotson, cadet and senior general engineering major. \u201cMost of us are Mississippians, and we\u2019re all brothers in ROTC. It\u2019s very exciting to be part of something that has grown each year and is becoming a tradition, and it\u2019s exciting to see the community come out and support ROTC.\u201d<\/p>\n

The run, which began in 2013, has become a fundraiser for the ROTC activities fund, which allows the program to host events and ceremonies for cadets and offer scholarships. Over the last two years, ROTC has raised more than $10,000. This year, it is asking for help toward its $5,000 goal through the Ignite Ole Miss crowdfunding platform.
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