Good morning! And if you need a little more pep in your step this morning, might we suggest watching this Mississippi football hype video narrated by the one and only Fred Smoot. (We can’t think of a better way to spend the first two minutes of your day.)

What else did we toss into the Brew today?

🏀 What’s In A Contract Extension?
🏈 Football On Our Mind
🐶 And much, much more!

🎥 HAIL STATE PLUS

In the latest episode of Coaches Confidential, we go one-on-one with Mississippi State men’s basketball head coach Chris Jans to discuss the inner workings of his latest contract extension, the impact it’s had on the program, and much more.

Go behind the scenes and learn how the Dawgs are already gearing up for another strong run in the SEC.

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

🔼 Ticket To Ride. Last week, Mississippi State football announced their full schedule—complete with dates for Homecoming, Military Appreciation, and Egg Bowl. But listening to Fred Smoot talk about his home state of Mississippi and the appreciation he has for Starkville has us wanting to run back some recent highlights.

After all, with a home slate featuring eight games and a consensus top-25 recruiting class, fall can’t get here soon enough.

✍️ Read up on how Emmanuel Forbes is taking the traits he developed at State—great attitude, hard worker, and playmaker—into the NFL as a first-round draft pick for the Washington Commanders.

🎧 Listen to a recent episode of Dear Ol’ State with former Bulldog and Houston Texan, defensive lineman Deljuan Robinson as he recounts his inspirational journey from top high school recruit, to open-heart surgery, to State, to the NFL.

🎥 Watch De’Monte Russell tell his story of how an athletic scholarship opened the door for him to become the first college graduate in his family and how he gained hands-on experience through the Bulldog Internship program.

🎙️ Check out the offseason hype video narrated by Fred Smoot and lock in those season tickets because Davis Wade Stadium is filling up fast.

🤔 BULLDOG TRIVIA

First Up. Mississippi State is starting their season against a relatively unfamiliar opponent—Southeastern Louisiana is coming to Starkville to kick off the upcoming season on Saturday, September 2.

These two teams have met just once before in their programs’ histories, all the way back in 2008.

Wesley Carroll threw a pair of touchdowns, but who was the starting running back who tacked on an additional two touchdowns on the ground that day?

(Hint: He went on to have a six-year career in the NFL with the San Francisco 49ers and Buffalo Bills.)

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

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Anthony Dixon!

Behind a stout defensive effort and solid offensive performance, Mississippi State kicked off its 2008 home opener against Southeastern Louisiana with a 34-10 victory.

Have a great Tuesday, y'all.