OXFORD (AP) — College life is often about new experiences. Chad Kelly is about to have a big one.

The Ole Miss quarterback says he’d never seen a cowbell before watching Mississippi State games on TV.

“I’d never been around a cowbell or seen really a cowbell until watching the games,” said Kelly, laughing, at the Ole Miss press day on Monday. “I’m just a kid from Buffalo who never heard a cowbell in Buffalo.”

It will be a clash of cultures when Kelly visits Starkville on Saturday for his first Egg Bowl.

Cows aren’t foreign to rural north Louisiana, MSU quarterback Dak Prescott’s home.

Actually, there are at least three dairy farms within an hour of Buffalo, N.Y. Kelly, apparently, didn’t tour them on grade school field trips.

When he left Buffalo he spent a year in Clemson, S.C. Probably a cowbell or two can be found not far from Clemson – or from Scooba where Kelly played as a sophomore at East Mississippi Community College.

Bells aside, Saturday’s Egg Bowl will match the top two passing offenses in the SEC. Kelly is rated second to Arkansas’ Brandon Allen in passing efficiency. Prescott is third.

Prescott and Kelly have combined for 48 touchdown passes, Kelly with 25. Prescott has thrown only three interceptions, Kelly 12.

Kelly’s last two games have been turnover-free, and he’s been “Dak-Like” in his impact in the running game. He’s been responsible for 10 touchdowns.

Excited to play

“I feel like we do have the same abilities,” Kelly said. “He runs the ball well, he passes well. I think some defenses will play us certain ways. I know he’s a great quarterback and a great person. I’m excited to go out and play against him.”

The opposing quarterbacks offer interesting possibilities for a high-scoring game. One big difference – the bells will ring with fury against Kelly.

A Winona native knows this.

“It’s going to be hard on him,” Ole Miss defensive back Chief Brown said.