The Morning Bell: Monday, December 4, 2023

Today is … International Cheetah Day
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Today’s Schedule
No games scheduled
Bulldogs Results
Men's Basketball: Southern 60, Mississippi State 59
Women's Basketball: Chattanooga 59, Mississippi State 53
Did You Notice?
• Men's basketball took its first non-conference home loss under Coach Chris Jans as the Bulldogs dropped to 10-1 over a two-year span.
• It was not the biggest win in UTC women's basketball history. The last ranked win came December 17, 2014 in a 54-46 victory over No. 7 Stanford. The Mocs also defeated No. 4 Tennessee in 2014 that same season.
• Tackle Kison Shepard de-committed from Mississippi State football.
Countdown to the Start of Baseball Season
75 Days
Quote of the Day:
"This is going to stay with us all year long, there's no way around it. We're going to have to figure out how we move forward as a group, and it's going to be hard. It's going to be tough. It's going to challenge the fabric of the program." — Chris Jans
We’ll Leave You with This…
Mississippi State football’s Tulu Griffin declares for NFL Draft. https://t.co/fB16BVwCbF
— WCBI Sports (@WCBISPORTS) December 4, 2023
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