Good morning! Mississippi State football is set to celebrate a historic milestone throughout the 2024 campaign as the program commemorates its 125th season. Over the upcoming year, the Bulldogs will recognize the players, teams and moments that have charted the course for State football history.

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

🏈 Shapen named to Johnny Unitas Golden Arm watch list
⚽️ Bulldog soccer earns first win of the season
🐶 And much, much more!

🎙️ DEAR OL’ STATE

Dear Ol’ State: Toting The Rock. On the latest edition of Dear Ol' State, Joel Coleman and Logan Lowery chat about State's running backs before talking to a couple of the Dawgs that are toting the rock – Keyvone Lee and Davon Booth.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Golden Arm. Mississippi State quarterback Blake Shapen was named to the watchlist for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award. As one of the top quarterbacks in the country, the Johnny Unitas Gold Arm Award annually recognizes the top senior or upperclassman quarterback set to graduate with their class. A 2022 All-Big 12 Honorable Mention selection, Shapen begins his lone season at Mississippi State with an impressive resume. In three seasons at Baylor, Shapen threw for 5,574 yards and 36 touchdowns with a career completion percentage of 63%.

🔼 Opening W. A quick start from Ilana Izquierdo proved to be the difference in a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Baylor in the 2024 season opener on Thursday night at the MSU Soccer Field. Izquierdo found the back of the net just 2:28 into the match, capitalizing on a well-executed sequence from Hannah Johnson and Ally Perry. The first goal of the season for the Dawgs led to an early lead that they would defend resolutely for the remainder of the match.

🎥 See the Bulldogs’ first goal of the season

🔼 Time To Shine. The Women's Basketball Coaches Association announced that the Bulldogs will take on Jacksonville on Sunday, Nov. 24 in the inaugural 2024 WBCA Showcase at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando. The neutral site contest will conclude the three-day, six-game event that will have eight teams compete inside the State Farm Field House at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.

🔼 Lights, Camera, Action! The SEC announced the TV schedule for both soccer and volleyball, giving fans seven opportunities to see the Bulldogs take the pitch and the court throughout each team's fall season. SEC Network's volleyball schedule will serve up nearly three dozen regular season matches while the soccer schedule will feature Thursday night doubleheader SEC action, with games starting at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.

📆 Check out the full SEC Network soccer and volleyball schedules

🔼 Sights Set. Mississippi State sophomore safety Isaac Smith is preparing for his second year with the Bulldogs a year older and a year wiser. He's still young, but he's now been through some wars in the SEC and knows what to expect. When you mix that tough-as-nails mentality with Smith's talent, you've got a special player in the making for State's secondary.

🗣️ "Not all things are going to go your way. Even if you have a minor setback, don't let it determine how you work and how well you prepare yourself for the next game." - Isaac Smith

Smith then showed early flashes of his tremendous skillset on the SEC stage a year ago as he played in all 12 games during his rookie year at MSU, totaling 15 tackles including six solo takedowns. But more important than the numbers Smith was putting up was his personal development.

📚️ Read more about Isaac Smith and how his sights are set on the 2024 season

🤔 BULLDOG TRIVIA

Long Time Coming. Today’s trivia question…how many wins has Bulldog football racked up in 125 seasons of play?

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

Sunday, August 18

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

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 594!

Mississippi State has won 594 games since the university’s first recorded game in 1895.

🐶 Have a great weekend, y'all!