Bulldog Brew 8/25: Start of It All

Soccer Recap, Finals Bound, and much more!

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Zach Garrett
August 25, 2023

Good morning! Say it louder for those in the back! There’s no denying the facts this guy said when stating there’s ‘no place better than Davis Wade Stadium’. Get your season tickets now while you still can.

What else did we throw into the Brew today?

⚽️ Soccer Recap
👟 Finals Bound
🐶 And much, much more!

🎥 HAIL STATE PLUS

Dawg Days. In the penultimate episode of Dawg Days, with preseason camp winding down, Neil visits with DL Jordan Davis, TE Antonio Harmon, and CB DeCarlos Nicholson about where they thing the team stands ahead of the first game of the regular season.

With HailState+ you get to watch wherever you want to watch. Web, mobile, and (later this year) all major OTT streaming apps like AppleTV, Amazon FireTV, Roku, and Android. We got it all.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Home Sweet Victory. Bulldog soccer pulled out their first home win of the season after a convincing 3-0 win over Northwestern State. State opened up the first half with a pair of goals including this incredible strike from just outside the box that slid right past the goalkeeper.

🔼 Livin’ Life Golden. Get this — senior quarterback Will Rogers was named to yet another award watch list! Rogers was placed on the 2023 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm watch list as one of the SEC’s top quarterbacks. The annual award goes to the top upperclassman/senior QB set to graduate with their class.

🔼 New Deputy In Town. State’s department of leadership announced an addition to the team earlier this week with the hiring of Terry Prentice, the schools’ newest Deputy Athletic Director and General Manager of Student-Athlete Brand Services & Business Development.

🗣️ “Putting Mississippi State in a position to excel and providing our student-athletes with a world-class experience is our focus, and adding Terry to our team…will allow us to do just that.” - Director of Athletics Zac Selmon

🔼 Dear Ol’ State. It’s a fact - we’re one day closer to football. The Dear Ol’ State podcast crew discuss where Bulldog football stands with just over one week left until the start of the regular season. Plus, they bring you the latest comments from head coach Zach Arnett.

🔼 Finals Bound. Bulldog track star turned global track star Marco Arop has done it! After clocking a time of 1:44.02 to win his heat in the semifinals, Arop will now compete for a gold medal in the finals of the 800m on Saturday afternoon at 1:30pm.

🔼 Where It All Begins. The volleydawgs tip off the regular season tonight against Eastern Kentucky in the first of three games of the StarkVegas Classic. Watch this Bulldog volleyball PSA for all the info for this weekend, as well as a few perks for attending the games live in-person.

🤔 BULLDOG TRIVIA

Strong Return Game. Bulldog football has two of the country’s most dangerous return men in college football back on the field for the second year in a row, and all future opponents should proceed with caution when kicking the ball to them.

Our question today — can you name this dynamic return specialist duo taking to the field this season?

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

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🐶 DAWG DAILY

Today’s Dawg Daily: State volleyball head coach Julie Darty Dennis joins Neil to talk about preseason and this weekend’s StarkVegas Classic. Plus, news, notes and another football opponent preview.

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Griffin has received much preseason praise and is coming off an All-American selection while Thomas received Freshman All-American honors last season. This year, the return game is a win-win situation with the ball in either of these Bulldogs’ hands.

🐶 Have a great weekend, y'all!