Good morning! It was a true homecoming on Saturday night as Mississippi State welcomed back their 1998 SEC West champion football team as well as the CWS runner-up 2013 Diamond Dawgs.

What else did we throw into today’s Brew?

🎾 Two Titles
🏅 Many Medalists
🐶 And much, much more!

🎥 COURTSIDE CONVERSATIONS

Courtside Conversations: Erynn Barnum. Join Erynn Barnum courtside and hear her story of why she committed to Mississippi State, high hopes for March, and why being a high school volleyball star has helped her become better at basketball.

🎙️ DEAR OL’ STATE

Dear Ol’ State: In The Trenches with Will Friend. Offensive line coach Will Friend joins Joel and Logan to discuss his unit, his love for being back in his home state, his path to coaching, and much more!

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📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Two Titles. State men’s tennis finished its fall slate on a high note, taking home two titles in two different tournaments. Petar Jovanovic took home the hardware at the ITA Fall Nationals by winning the singles consolation bracket while Nemanja Malesevic and Marshall Landry were named doubles champions at the GT Fall Invite.

🔼 Bulldog Fight. On homecoming night at Davis Wade Stadium, the Bulldogs fell in a 24-3 decision to Kentucky. State’s defense was able to hold the Wildcats to just 271 yards of offense with Corey Ellington and his nine tackles leading the way and Jett Johnson recording 2.5 tackles for loss.

Next up, Mississippi State will head to College Station for another SEC battle against Texas A&M.

🔼 All Smiles. Bulldog softball legend Mia Davidson-Smith—and the rest of USA Softball—came out on top and earned a gold medal in the Pan American Games. Facing off against Puerto Rico in the gold medal game, Team USA run-ruled them 7-0 to win the game to stand atop the podium and return home as champions.

🔼 Podium Dawgs. After long jumper Tiffany Flynn captured a bronze last week, former Bulldogs Curtis Thompson and Navasky Anderson joined her by making their way on the podium in their respective events at the Pan American Games. Anderson earned himself a bronze medal representing Jamaica in the 800m while Thompson came out on top in the javelin throw, taking home the gold for Team USA.

🔼 It’s Time. The time has come! Mississippi State women’s basketball will face Alcorn State at Humphrey Coliseum to open up the 2023-24 season. It’ll be the 12th time in program history the two teams have faced each other with the Bulldogs coming out on top in nine of the previous 11 matchups. State will return five of its student-athletes from a season ago with the third-ranked transfer class according to 247 Sports.

🔼 Serves Up. Facing the top 10 ranked Arkansas Razorbacks, the Volleydawgs were unable to overcome a near first set win and fell in three sets. Setter Emily Oerther dished out a season-high 30 assists on the match, and Amina Shackelford led the offense with 11 kills.

Entering the last month of the season, the Bulldogs will square up against South Carolina on Wednesday.

🤔 BULLDOG TRIVIA

Kicking history. In a game against Arkansas en route to the SEC West title, Mississippi State lined up for a 27-yard field goal against Arkansas with 10 seconds remaining to put through the game-winning kick. The kick was good, and the rest is history.

Our question today—do you know who it was that kicked the game-winning field goal?

Think you know the answer? Scroll on down to the bottom to find out.

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🐶 DAWG DAILY

Today’s Dawg Daily: WBB Opening Night Excitement. Tune in to hear Joey and Jalyn's thoughts following the loss to Kentucky. Plus, get excited with them for the start to basketball season, and hear their thoughts on the team's most impactful players.

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📆 LOOKING AHEAD

*all times Central

Monday 11/6

🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Alcorn State @ 6:30pm in Starkville, MS | Listen | Live Stats

⚽️ 2023 NCAA Soccer Selection Show @ 3:00pm | Watch

Tuesday 11/7

No scheduled events

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Brian Hazelwood!

Brian Hazelwood mashed the 27-yard game-winning field goal against Arkansas to help the Bulldogs move one game closer to its eventual SEC West title.

🐶 Have a great Monday y'all!