Bulldog Brew 12/4: Brand New Dawgs

Today, Coach Lebby makes some new hires

Good morning! Welcome home Zaniyah Jones! The Atlanta native and newest Bulldog signee will join the track and field family as a sprints and hurdles specialist.

What else did we throw into today’s Brew?

🏀 Women’s basketball recap
🏈 Lebby’s newest hires
🐶 And much, much more!

🎥 COURTSIDE CONVERSATIONS

Courtside Conversations: Lauren Park-Lane. Our first repeat guest of the season! Lauren joins HailState+ to talk about her start of the season, the tear she's been on recently and what it meant to be named to the All-Tournament Team at the Van Chancellor Classic.

🎙️DEAR OL’ STATE

Dear Ol’ State: Jurrangelo Cijntje and Ross Highfill. On the latest episode, Joel Coleman and Logan Lowery stop by MSU baseball's players' lounge and chat with pitcher Jurrangelo Cijntje and catcher Ross Highfill.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Road Dawgs. The Bulldogs fought hard on the road but fell in a close, defensive duel. Jerkaila Jordan led all State scorers with 19 points, and Lauren Park-Lane also finished in double-digits with a trio of three pointers. Next up, the Bulldogs will return to The Hump to face off against Kennesaw State on Dec. 11.

🔼 New Hires. New State football head coach Jeff Lebby is getting right to work on starting a new era. This weekend, Coach Lebby welcomed six coaches.

  • Anthony Tucker (Assistant Head Coach/Running Backs)

  • Cody Kennedy (Offensive Line) 

  • Jon Cooper (Tight Ends) 

  • Matt Holecek (Quarterbacks) 

  • Chad Bumphis (Wide Receivers) 

  • David Turner (Defensive Line) 

🔼 Staff of the Year. Earned back-to-back victories over ranked opponents? Check! Tied for the most single-season SEC wins? Check! Securing the most points in SEC history? Check!

The Soccer Dawgs accomplished a lot this season, and because of that, the Bulldog staff was awarded with a 2023 NCAA Southeast Staff of the Year award. The coaching staff helped guide the Bulldogs to their first Sweet 16 appearance this season.

🤔 BULLDOG TRIVIA

2K Club. Bulldog basketball can put up some points in a hurry, but one State student-athlete in particular joined an exclusive club during Sunday’s games.

Our question today—do you know which Bulldog it was that joined the 2,000-point club?

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

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🐶 DAWG DAILY

Today’s Dawg Daily: Sunday Adversity. Joey and Jalyn get together to discuss a Sunday to forget for the Bulldogs as well as the most recent college football playoff picture.

📆 LOOKING AHEAD

Saturday 12/9

🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Tulane @ 10:30am in Atlanta, GA | Tickets | Watch | Preview

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Lauren Park-Lane!

Park-Lane scored her 2,000th career points in the game against UT Chattanooga.

🐶 Have a great Monday, y'all!