Good morning! Step up your holiday food game this season with Jerkaila Jordan’s newly-announced ‘Jerk Sauce’. Created by Jordan and Kyvan Foods, the partnership inks the first initial food-centered NIL deal for a student-athlete in Mississippi State Athletics history.

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

🏀 Women’s basketball preview
⚽️ Bulldog soccer staff earns a national award
🐶 And much, much more!

🎙️ DEAR OL’ STATE

Dear Ol’ State: Jans on Memphis, The SEC’s Strength and More. One final time before the holidays, Mississippi State head men's basketball coach Chris Jans hops on the Dear Ol' State podcast with Joel Coleman and Logan Lowery to provide an update on his Bulldogs with a big matchup at Memphis looming.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Hungry For More. Bulldog women’s basketball will conclude nonconference play today in Princess Anne, Maryland when the team faces Maryland Eastern Shore at 11 a.m. Marking the first-ever matchup between MSU and UMES, the Dawgs enter on a three-game win streak while the Hawks come in having lost their last six contests. Jerkaila Jordan has been on fire as of late, posting 20-point performances in her last five games.

🏀 See the full MSU vs. UMES preview

🔼 True Leaders. For the second year in a row, State's soccer staff has been recognized as the United Soccer Coaches Southeast Staff of the Year. Following a historic 2024 season, this award reinforces the Bulldogs' ascent as one of the nation's elite programs. The award caps a season filled with accolades for the Bulldogs who achieved their highest final rankings in program history.

🔼 Signee Spotlight. Today’s Bulldog softball signee spotlight highlights Gabby Schaeffer, a two-time state champion and the second player in program history from the state of New York, in November. As one of six student-athletes who signed with MSU on National Signing Day, Schaeffer won state titles in 2022 and 2023 and won three NYS Section 9 AA Championships and Regional Championships.

🗣️ "Gabby is a talented middle infielder with smooth hands and a versatile skillset, bringing her passion and work ethic from New York to the South. She's a fierce competitor who loves to win, and her glove and bat are poised to make an immediate impact in Starkville." - Samantha Ricketts, head coach

🤔 BULLDOG TRIVIA

Winter Ball. Today’s trivia question…in two seasons at the helm of MSU women’s basketball, what is Sam Purcell’s record in the month of December?

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

🎄 A HOLIDAY MESSAGE

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📆 CLOSING OUT 2024

Friday, December 20
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Maryland Eastern Shore @ 11 a.m. in Princess Anne, MD | Listen

Saturday, December 21
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Memphis @ 11:30 a.m. in Memphis, TN | Tickets | CBS | Listen

Sunday, December 29
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. South Carolina State @ 2 p.m. in Starkville, MS | Tickets 

Monday, December 30
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Bethune-Cookman @ 8 p.m. in Starkville, MS | Tickets | SECN

🐶 Click here to see the full Mississippi State Athletics Calendar

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 13-2!

Under head coach Sam Purcell, Mississippi State is 38-7 in non-conference games and 13-2 in the month of December.

🐶 Have a great weekend, y'all!