Good morning, Bulldogs! Basketball Dawg Talk debuts today!

What else do we have brewing today?

⚽️ First Team All-American
🏀 Women are 9-1
🐶 And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 A Big Bowl Of Mayo! For the 27th time in program history, Mississippi State football is going bowling as the Bulldogs will take on Wake Forest in the Duke's Mayo Bowl on Jan. 2!

🔼 He’s Back! Mississippi State football head coach Jeff Lebby has named Zach Arnett the Bulldogs' defensive coordinator, returning one of the nation's most productive defensive minds to Starkville!

Arnett previously served as Mississippi State's defensive coordinator from 2020-22, coordinating three consecutive top-five SEC defenses before being elevated to head coach in December 2022. He spent the last two seasons as an analyst at Ole Miss (2024) and Florida State (2025).

🔼 Welcome, Coach! Five-time ASUN Coach of the Year Kevin O'Brien has been hired as Mississippi State's eighth head soccer coach in program history, Director of Athletics Zac Selmon announced on Sunday! O'Brien comes to Starkville from Lipscomb where he guided the Bisons to 12 combined ASUN Regular Season and Tournament championships.

🔼 First-Teamer. Mississippi State soccer’s Ally Perry is a First Team All-American! Perry was named the SEC Midfielder of the Year and earned First Team All-SEC honors for the second consecutive season this year. She led the Bulldogs in goals (8), assists (8), points (24), shots (71) and shots on goal (31) while climbing State's career leaderboards.

🔼 Sunday Dub Day. Mississippi State women’s basketball pushed its record to 9-1 on Sunday, beating Charlotte at the Hump, 89-59! The Bulldogs had six players score in double figures — Destiney McPhaul (16), Favour Nwaedozi (16), Chandler Prater (14), Madison Francis (14) and Jaylah Lampley (12).

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📅 UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Monday, December 8 — Friday, December 12
No scheduled events

Saturday, December 13
🏀 Men’s Basketball at Utah @ 9 p.m. | ESPNU

Saturday, December 14
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Southern Miss @ 2 p.m.

🐶 Have a great Monday, y’all!