Good morning! The NFL season is winding to a close, and many former Bulldog football players are still in the hunt to continue their season in the playoffs. Watch out for these Dawgs through the NFL’s Christmas Day games!

🎄 The Bulldog Brew will be taking a break next week for the holidays. We look forward to bringing you all the Mississippi State action soon!

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

🏈 Coach Lebby reflects on his first few weeks
🏀 Bulldog men’s basketball preview
🐶 And much, much more!

🎥 ONE

One: The New Girl In Town. 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 her, 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: A Quick Signing Day Chat with Jeff Lebby. After welcoming several new Bulldogs to the MSU family on signing day, State head football coach Jeff Lebby spends a few minutes with Joel Coleman and Logan Lowery to share his thoughts on the signing class and his first few weeks as the leader of the Dawgs.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Fast. Aggressive. Showtime. Less than a month since stepping on campus at Mississippi State, head coach Jeff Lebby and his new staff welcomed 30 new Bulldogs on the first day of the early signing period for the 2024 class.

🗣️ "It's still about people and putting the right people inside the locker room. There's nothing more important to me and us to get that part of it right. You've flat got to be good enough first and foremost, but we've got to have the right people in the building.” - Jeff Lebby

Lebby's early additions addressed needs on both sides of the ball with State inking 17 offensive prospects and bringing in 13 players on defense. The Bulldogs added 15 recruits from the high school ranks, 10 from the transfer portal and five from the Mississippi junior college ranks.

🏈 See how Coach Lebby feels about his position groups following National Signing Day

📚️ Read the full Q&A from Dawg Daily’s interview with Coach Lebby

🔼 Gotham Classic Preview. Bulldog men’s basketball is headed off to New Jersey to play in the Gotham Classic against Rutgers on Saturday at 11 a.m. for the first time since 1999. State enters their sixth neutral site matchup with a 9-2 record while the Scarlet Knights are 7-3 on the season.

The Bulldogs will look to extend their three-game win streak as they come into the matchup ranked 13th nationally in blocks (34.45), 14th in three-point defense (27.0), 24th in field goal percentage defense (38.5%) and 25th in scoring defense (63.0).

🔼 Welcome Home. Another top 100 prospect is headed to Starkville. The Class of 2024’s Morgan Stiles signed on with Mississippi State as Extra Innings Softball’s No. 15 prospect and top 10 middle infielder.

Stiles won a state title at Athens High School in 2022 and her team finished as runners-up in 2023. During her high school career, Stiles was a three-time First Team All-State and Tennessee Valley Select 20 honoree.

📚️ Read more about Stiles and her achievements thus far in her softball career

🤔 BULLDOG TRIVIA

Super Hot Fire. Bulldog women’s basketball’s Lauren Park-Lane had a performance to remember on Wednesday night. She helped lead the comeback with her 33 points — 30 of which came from beyond the arc, setting a new school record.

Our question today: Do you know what the previous record for three-pointers made in a single game?

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

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📆 LOOKING AHEAD

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: Eight!

Park-Lane shattered the record on Wednesday night against Colorado State by finishing with 10 three-pointers!

🐶 Have a great weekend, y'all!