Good morning! A pair of former Bulldog football players were named to the All-Decade SEC Team including one quarterback and one defensive back.

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

⚽️ Bulldog soccer is helping empower the future
⛳️ Logan moving is on at the 124th U.S. Amateur
🐶 And much, much more!

🎙️ DEAR OL’ STATE

Dear Ol’ State: James Armstrong Previews MSU Soccer. Let the 2024-25 athletic year begin at Mississippi State! The Bulldog soccer program gets things started on Thursday night when State hosts Baylor. To get the Maroon and White faithful ready, Joel Coleman and Logan Lowery welcome head soccer coach James Armstrong back to the show to preview his team as they look to build on last year's Sweet 16 appearance.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Empowering The Future. One of the most integral keys to building a successful program is forming a foundation built on empowering the athletes of the future, and after leaving it all on the pitch for the Bulldogs since 2020, graduate midfielder Macey Hodge has used that sentiment to leave the Mississippi State soccer program better than she found it.

🗣️ "Our biggest thing moving forward is empowering the younger girls and making sure that they know the standards [and] the expectations. We love them, we support them and it's always going to be a family-type feel. We take a lot of pride in being almost like a catalyst to what we've become now [as a program]." - Macey Hodge

She was named a member of the SEC Preseason Watchlist in back-to-back years and earned All-SEC First Team Midfielder honors last season for her tenacious play on the pitch while also being voted as a captain by her teammates before the start of the 2024 season.

📚️ Read more about Hodge and her passion for the Bulldog soccer program

🔼 Top of His Game. After starting the week among a field of 312 players, former Bulldog men’s golfer Hunter Logan is moving on to the Round of 32 at the prestigious 124th U.S. Amateur. With a solid round on Tuesday that saw Logan qualify for the match-play portion of the tournament, the State player went back and forth in his Round of 64 match and eventually won it on the 18th hole with a birdie.

🔼 First Opportunity. The SEC announced the launch of the inaugural SEC Coaches Opportunity Forum with associate head track and field coach April Thomas and assistant head football coach Anthony Tucker in attendance, selected to run the forum. The initiative is a program focused on professional development, mentorship, and networking opportunities. It aims to empower coaches with the knowledge and skills necessary to ascend to head coaching positions in their respective sports.

📚️ Read more about the SEC Coaches Opportunity Forum

🤔 BULLDOG TRIVIA

Putting In The Hours. Today’s trivia question…how many starts has Macey Hodge made for Bulldog soccer over her four years with the team?

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

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📆 THE WEEK AHEAD

Thursday, August 15

⚽️ Soccer vs. Baylor @ 6:30pm in Starkville, MS | Live Stats

Sunday, August 18

⚽️ Soccer vs. Northwestern State @ 1:00pm in Starkville, MS | Live Stats

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 72 starts!

Over four years with the Bulldogs, midfielder Macey Hodge has accumulated 6,470 minutes played and has 72 starts.

🐶 Have a great Thursday, y'all!