The Morning Bell: Sunday, November 12, 2023

Your daily briefing on what’s going on with Mississippi State sports, and how to keep up with the Bulldogs.

Today is … National French Dip Day. 

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Today’s Schedule

• Women's Basketball: Jacksonville State at Mississippi State, 2 p.m,. Live Audio, Live Stats

Bulldogs Results

• NCAA Soccer Tournament: Mississippi State 1, Providence 0 2OT
• Men's Basketball: Mississippi State 87, UT Martin 63
• Football: Texas A&M 51, Mississippi State 10

Did You Notice?

• The men's basketball team is 4-0 all-time against Sunday's opponent. Jacksonville State is 0-2 on the season following a 73-58 road defeat to Utah Tech on Thursday. This will be third straight game on the road to open the schedule for the Gamecocks. Junior guard Kristol Ayson leads the team with 13.5 points and 5.5 rebounds through the first two contests.

• With the start at quarterback, Chris Parson becomes just the fifth true freshman to start a game for an SEC program since 2021 and the first this season. He joins Texas A&M's Conner Weigman, Vanderbilts AJ Swann and Kentucky's Destin Wade who did it in 2022, and Missouri's Tyler Macon in 2021.

• Texas A&M had to do some unusual explaining after warmups for the Mississippi State game when someone wearing quarterback Max Johnson's number on a T-shirt jersey was out on the field throwing. Texas A&M athletic director Ross Bjork denied any sort of funny business when asked by a reporter, saying that nackup quarterback Blake Bost couldn’t find his warmup top, so Johnson lent him his since he wasn’t playing.

That is most certainly not Texas A&M QB Max Johnson throwing left handed during warmups in a hat and a No. 14 shirt. Only player on the field wearing a hat.

Photo by @MeredithSeaver pic.twitter.com/zmbS1hMHoT

— 𝕋𝕣𝕒𝕧𝕚𝕤 𝕃. 𝔹𝕣𝕠𝕨𝕟 (@Travis_L_Brown) November 11, 2023

Countdown To Baseball Season Opener

96 Days

Quote of the Day:

“There's the old cliché, 'Why not us?' But the belief in the room was different." 

— soccer coach James Armstong after Mississippi State's victory in the NCAA Tournament.

We’ll Leave You with This…

Shirts are ready for the first 1,000 students!

Claim your tickets and #PackTheHump ‼️#HailState🐶 pic.twitter.com/PoiM7TEpDl

— Mississippi State Men's Basketball (@HailStateMBK) November 11, 2023