Good morning! Start your day off with some Bulldog-induced chills thanks to this electric hype video courtesy of Mississippi State football. Coach Lebby said it best, “the best players in this state, they come to State.”

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

🏈 Cliff Odom joins the Bulldog football coaching staff
🏀 Co-SEC Player of the Week honors for Carter
🐶 And much, much more!

🎥 ONE

One: New Girl In Town (S.1 E.7). In the seventh episode of "One", the team welcomes the talented Rocio Jimenez, a center hailing from the Dominican Republic, who joins the squad earlier than anticipated due to her reclassification. Get to know Jimenez, her story, and her life on and off the court.

The episode culminates in a thrilling Christmas game at "The Hump" where the team secures a resounding victory over Jackson State, sparking festive cheer and celebration among teammates and fans alike.

🎙️ DEAR OL’ STATE

Dear Ol’ State: Jans Looking For An Early Christmas Present. With one more game before Christmas, Mississippi State men's basketball is looking to go into the holidays with an early gift in the form of a win. On the latest episode of Dear Ol' State, Joel Coleman and Logan Lowery chat with Bulldogs head coach Chris Jans about Saturday's contest against Rutgers and much more.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Special Coach. Bulldog football’s special teams department just got a bit more special. Head coach Jeff Lebby announced that Cliff Odom would join on as State’s special teams coordinator. Odom and Lebby coached together for two years while at Central Florida in 2018 and 2019. Most recently, Odom helped New Mexico State reach back-to-back bowl games for the first time since 1959-60 as the team’s defensive backs coach.

👤 See Cliff Odom’s coaching profile containing his past achievements throughout his coaching career thus far.

🔼 Carter’s Charm. For the third time in her career, Jessika Carter was named the SEC’s Co-Player of the Week. In her last three outings, Carter has collected three straight double-doubles averaging 21.7 points, 14.7 rebounds and 3.7 blocks per game.

This year, Carter is having one of her best seasons yet. Through her first 10 games this season, the Bulldog forward has career-best numbers in points, rebounds, blocks and shooting percentage.

🔼 Softball Sisters. Class of 2024 signee Kalani Sells is coming to Starkville to join her sister, Kiarra, next season to play for Bulldog softball. Last spring, Sells led her team at Jaspar High School in batting average, RBIs, home runs and stolen bases. She was named Jasper's defensive MVP.

🗣️ "I honestly fell in love with the school before the softball program. I absolutely love the family atmosphere that lingers throughout the campus. I knew from the first camp that I attended that this was the place I wanted to call home. I love how the softball program is run from workouts to games to academics. Once a Bulldog, always a Bulldog!" - Kalani Sells

🤔 BULLDOG TRIVIA

Above and beyond. Bulldog women’s basketball’s Jessika Carter has had quite the collegiate career, but earlier this season, she achieved a new career-high in a notable statistic. Can you remember which career-high Carter set for herself earlier this year?

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

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📆 LOOKING AHEAD

Wednesday 12/20

🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Colorado State @ 6:30pm in Fort Collins, CO | Listen

Saturday 12/23

🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Rutgers @ 11:00am in Newark, NJ | Tickets | Watch | Listen | Tournament Info

🐶 Click here to see the full Mississippi State Athletics Calendar

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Points in a single game!

Jessika Carter set a new career-high for points in a single game after finishing with 31 points against Kennesaw State on Dec. 11.

🐶 Have a great Wednesday, y'all!