Bulldog Brew 1/29: Top-15 Tipoff

The No. 14 Bulldogs host No. 4 Alabama tonight at the Hump!

What else do we have brewing today?

🏀 Top-15 matchup
🥎 Strong start
🐶 And much, much more!

🎙️ DEAR OL’ STATE

Dear Ol’ State: Lemonis Talks 2025 Diamond Dawgs. We're just over two weeks from Opening Day for MSU baseball. On the latest episode of Dear Ol' State with Joel Coleman and Logan Lowery, hear what head coach of the Diamond Dawgs, Chris Lemonis, had to say regarding this year's squad.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 No Rest For The Dawgs. No. 14 Mississippi State men’s basketball plays its fifth ranked opponent in its last six games today, with No. 4 Alabama in town for a 8 p.m. tip on the SEC Network. The Tide is 17-3 overall this season, 6-1 so far in SEC play and are winners of three straight. Here are five things to know about the matchup!

🔼 Two-In-One. Mississippi State track and field’s Abdullahi Hassan and Nicholas Fakorede are the SEC Runner and Freshman of the Week, respectively for their record-breaking times last weekend in South Carolina.

🔼 Softbol Standout. Former Mississippi State softball star Mia Davidson got her Liga Mexicana de Softbol season started strong over the weekend, hitting two home runs and a game-winning three-run double, as well as catching the first perfect game in the league’s history.

🔼 Onto Argentina. Hunter Logan is headed to Argentina! The former Bulldog men’s golfer has qualified for the Korn Ferry Tour’s Argentina Open, which will be played from Feb. 27 — March 2 at the Jockey Club in Buenos Aires. The State golf great shot a bogey-free, 8-under 64 at the Weston Hills Tour Course in Weston, Florida on Monday, birdying a sudden-death playoff hole.

🤔 BULLDOG TRIVIA

Win-Hoarding. How many times in program history has Mississippi State men’s basketball won at least 16 of its first 20 games in a season?

Got a guess? 

Scroll to the bottom of the Bulldog Brew to see if you know your stuff!

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📆 LOOKING AHEAD

Wednesday, January 29
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Alabama @ 8 p.m. | SECN | Listen

Friday, January 31
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Tulane @ 1 p.m. | Live Video
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Alabama A&M @ 4 p.m. | Live Video

Saturday, February 1
⛳️ Men’s Golf at Thomas Sharkey Individual Collegiate — Statesboro, Ga.
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. No. 20 Missouri @ noon | SECN | Listen

Sunday, February 2
⛳️ Men’s Golf at Thomas Sharkey Individual Collegiate — Statesboro, Ga.
⛳️ Women’s Golf at UCF Challenge — Orlando, Fla.
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Tulane @ 9 a.m. | Live Video
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. UAB @ 11 a.m. | Live Video
🏀 Women’s Basketball at No. 4/5 LSU @ 1 p.m. | SECN | Listen
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Tennessee Tech @ 1 p.m. | Live Video
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. Arkansas State @ 3 p.m. | Live Video

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 10 times!

This season is the first time the program has done so since the 2011-12 season!

🐶 Have a great Wednesday, y’all!