Good morning, Tigers! Baton Rouge called, and Lane Kiffin picked up. Here’s an inside look at how Coach Kiffin came to LSU.

What else is mixed into today’s Bayou Brew?

🏀 Hold steady
👀 New look
🐯 And so much more!

🔼 No Doubt. College football legend Nick Saban weighs in on the hiring of Lane Kiffin at LSU, and shares why he has “no doubt” that Coach Kiffin will meet the moment in front of him.

🔼 Hold Steady. LSU women’s hoops held firm at No. 5 in the AP Poll this week! The Tigers, who checked in at No. 1 in the first NET rankings of the season, are 8-0 and have scored at least 100 points in every game so far this season. LSU is back at it tomorrow night for the ACC/SEC Challenge on the road at Duke at 8 p.m.

🔼 Get Well Soon. Coach McMahon announced that LSU men’s basketball forward Jalen Reed suffered a season-ending Achilles tendon injury last week against Drake. “We are absolutely heartbroken and devastated for Jalen,” Coach McMahon said. “Jalen is a team captain and leader as well as a soon to be LSU Graduate. He represents everything that is great about college athletics.”

🔼 Best Of The Year. LSU’s Mondo Duplantis was named the 2025 World Athletics Athlete of the Year!

🔼 New Look. LSU softball’s Jayden Heavener is ready for a strong sophomore campaign, and Softball America profiles why the standout pitcher looked “very different to me this fall.”

🤔 TIGER TRIVIA

On The Gridiron. Between both college football and the NFL, Lane Kiffin has been a head coach five times. Can you name all five teams?

Think you got it?

Scroll to the bottom of this email for the answer!

🐯 ONE BIG THING

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📅 THE WEEK AHEAD

*All times are in CT 

Wednesday, Dec. 3
🏈 Football National Signing Day (Early Signing Period open Dec. 3-5)
🏀 Men’s Basketball @ Boston College @ 6:15 p.m. | Watch: ACC Network

Thursday, Dec. 4
🏀 Women’s Basketball @ Duke @ 8 p.m. | Watch: ESPN

Sunday, Dec. 7
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Texas Tech @ 2 p.m. (Fort Worth, Texas) | Watch: ESPN2
🏀 Women’s Basketball @ New Orleans @ 3 p.m. | Watch: ESPN+

🐅 GO HERE FOR LSU’S ALL SPORTS CALENDAR

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: NCAA: Ole Miss, Tennessee, Southern Cal, and FAU | NFL: Oakland Raiders

🐯 Have a great week, y’all!