Bayou Brew 8/1: All Eyes On 5

Good morning. What’s your favorite NFL team? There are no wrong answers here, but the Carolina Panthers now have 6 former LSU Tigers on their training camp roster. Linebacker Deion Jones is joining DJ Chark, Donte Jackson, Terrace Marshall Jr., Colby Richardson, and Stephen Sullivan on the Panthers roster — so if you’re looking for a team full of Tigers, this is the one.

What else did we pour into today's Brew?

🎥 State of the Program with Sian Hudson
🏆 Two Tigers land on the Maxwell Award preseason watch list
🐯 And much, much more!

Eye To Eye. Soccer coach Sian Hudson came into the studio to talk about all the excitement going into the 2023 season. She talks updates to the roster, the new pitch, and that there’s no better place than LSU to teach passion and pride.

🎥 Click here to watch Eye to Eye: Sian Hudson Summer 2023 State of the Program.

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🔼 Watch It. Two Tigers landed on the Maxwell Award preseason watch list, presented to the best player in college football. Senior quarterback Jayden Daniels and junior wide receiver Malik Nabers found themselves on the list for the award that former Tiger Joe Burrow won back in 2019. The pair also made the media’s preseason All-SEC First Team.

🔼 For The USA. LSU swimmer Mitch Mason was selected to represent the United States on the LEN U23 Championship team. The meet will be held August 11-13 in Dublin, Ireland. Mitch is a 2x NCAA qualifier and was a member of the All-SEC Freshman Team in the 2020-21 season. He will be going into his senior season this year.

🔼 Hailey Van Swish. Team USA and Hailey Van Lith secured the FIBA 3×3 U23 Nations League Americas Conference Championship after about a week of play in Chile. The league final will be held September 13-15 in Mongolia. This is her second big FIBA 3×3 win this summer, she won the World Cup in June.

🎥 See some of the highlights here!

🔼 Winners’ Mentality. LSU softball signed Oklahoma State transfer Tatum Clopton to the bullpen. She has seen the Women’s College World Series twice at OSU. She took a medical redshirt this past season due to an injury, but made six appearance in her freshman season. She was a two-time Kansas Gatorade Player of the Year in high school. Welcome to Baton Rouge, Tatum!

There are just 33 days until football season starts.

Today’s trivia question…

Do you know which linebacker is No. 33 on the roster?

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

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Answer: West Weeks

West Weeks transferred to LSU from Virginia in 2022. He played in 14 games last season and recorded 28 solo tackles and a forced fumble.

🐯 Have a great Tuesday, y'all!