Good morning! Men’s tennis will begin the season just outside of the top-10 in the ITA Preseason rankings, checking in at No. 11!

What else did we throw into today’s Bulldog Brew?

🏀 Trip to the Music City
🥎 Sacco is one of the best
🐶 And much, much more!

🎙️ DEAR OL’ STATE

Dear Ol’ State: An Early SEC STATEment. On the heels of MSU men’s hoops’ dominant win over South Carolina in the SEC opener on Saturday, Joel Coleman and Logan Lowery discuss how it appears the Bulldogs just keep getting better. Plus hear from Claudell Harris Jr., Josh Hubbard and KeShawn Murphy on the latest episode of Dear Ol’ State.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Music City Matchup. The newly-minted No. 14 Bulldogs have a chance to move their win streak to eight games today as they tip off against Vanderbilt at 8 p.m. in Nashville on ESPNU. The Commodores’ season so far mirrors the Dawgs’ in a lot of ways — both are 13-1 overall, 1-0 in SEC play, carry seven-game win streaks into the matchup and are undefeated at home. Something’s got to give!

🔼 Top Talent. Can you believe we’re one month away from Mississippi State softball kicking off its season at the NFCA Leadoff Classic in Clearwater, Fla.? The excitement is starting to build — Sierra Sacco checked in at No. 76 overall on Softball America’s Preseason Top 100 list on Monday morning!

🔼 Great Grades. Mississippi State student-athletes are reaching heights never before seen in the classroom! Their 3.34 departmental GPA is the highest on record, and marked the 15th consecutive semester with a 3.0 or higher.

🤔 BULLDOG TRIVIA

One Trip Around. Today’s trivia question…Sierra Sacco scored at least one run in 37 games for the Bulldogs last season. What was their record in those 37 games?

Think you got it? Scroll to the bottom of the Bulldog Brew to see if you know your stuff!

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📆 LOOKING AHEAD

Tuesday, January 7
🏀 Men’s Basketball at Vanderbilt @ 8 p.m. | ESPNU | Listen

Wednesday, January 8
No scheduled events

Thursday, January 9
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. No. 9/10 Oklahoma @ 6:30 p.m. | Tickets | SECN | Listen

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 30-7!

Sacco was an on-base machine — her 0.80 walks per game ranked third nationally!

🐶 Have a great Tuesday, y'all!