Bayou Brew 8/16: All Around The World

Good morning. Former Tigers Ja’marr Chase and Justin Jefferson have become the face of the NFL, the former teammates just shot a commercial together! In other NFLSU news, the New Orleans Saints signed former Tiger running back Darrel Williams.

🗳 Today is the last day to vote, so don’t forget to vote for Dylan Crews for the AAU James E. Sullivan Award! 

What else did we pour into today's Brew?

🏈 Watch out for 5
⚽️ Preseason picks
🐯 And much, much more!

Play By Play. Chris Blair and Kent Lowe are back with Play by Play! Men’s basketball coach Matt McMahon joins to recap the Tigers’ trip to the Bahamas and Sports Information Director Michael Bonnette provides an update from LSU football practice.

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🔼  Give Me 5. The Allstate Sugar Bowl released the Manning Award watch list including 33 of the top quarterbacks in the nation, including our own Jayden Daniels. His name has been landing on nearly every watch list he’s eligible for. The Manning Award was created to honor the college football accomplishments of Archie, Peyton, and Eli Manning.

🏆 Mekhi Wingo and Harold Perkins landed on the Lombardi Trophy watch list, awarded to the best college football lineman of the year. Both defenders are already on multiple watch lists going into this season.

🔼 All Around The World. Nine Tigers, past and current, are set to compete at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest this weekend! Four 2023 team members and five former Tigers will be representing six different countries at the event. The 2023 Tigers include Favour Ofili (Nigeria), Ella Onojuvwevwo (Nigeria), Shakeen McKay (Trinidad & Tobago), and Claudio Romero (Chile). Tiger alumni at the event include Mondo Duplantis (Sweden), Natoya Goule (Jamaica), JuVaughn Harrison (United States), Vernon Norwood (United States), and Sha’Carri Richardson (United States). The event will be available on NBC, NBC Sports, CNBC, USA Network, and Peacock running from August 19-27.

🔼 Man Of The Year. LSU football’s Will Redmond won the 2022 Player Personnel Director of the Year from Football Scoop! It’s been a good week for the LSU football staff, Director of Recruiting JR Belton was named one of College Football’s Rising Stars by 247 Sports.

🔼 Something To Prove. Five LSU soccer players were named to the 2023 SEC Preseason Watchlist — Mollie Baker, Maya Gordon, Ida Hermannsdóttir, Rammie Noel, and Mollee Swift. Maya and Mollee will serve as captains this year for their final season. The season starts on Thursday against South Florida at 6:00pm.

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🎥 Check out some of the fun and bonding time from the team’s trip to Colorado.

Today’s trivia question…

Do you know how many Manning Award winners LSU has had in its 16 years of existence?

Think you got it? Scroll to the bottom of this email for the answer. 

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Thursday 8/17

⚽️ Soccer vs. South Florida @ 6:00pm | SEC Network+

Saturday 8/19

🏐 Purple-Gold Scrimmage @ 3:00pm

Sunday 8/20

⚽️ Soccer vs. Southern Miss @ 4:00pm | SEC Network+

Answer: Two

Joe Burrow and JaMarcus Russell are the two Manning Award recipients from LSU.

🐯 Have a great Wednesday, y'all!