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Bayou Brew 7/30: Strokes of Genius
Five members of the LSU men’s golf team were named to the NCAA Division I Cobalt Golf All-America Scholar team.
Greetings, LSU Fam. Five members of the LSU men’s golf team were named to the NCAA Division I Cobalt Golf All-America Scholar team—Alfons Bondesson, Matt Doydd-Berry, Algot Kleen, Noah McWilliams and Jay Mendell.
To be eligible, an individual must be a sophomore, junior or senior both academically and athletically in NCAA Division I, II, III, and NAIA, or receiving their associate’s degree and in their last year of athletic eligibility in the NJCAA. In addition, they must participate in 50% of their team’s competitive rounds, have a stroke average under 76.0 in NCAA Division I, and maintain a minimum cumulative career grade-point average of 3.2.

And some more news from the golf course…👇🏼
Make that 5️⃣ Tigers in this year’s US Amateur!
Incoming freshman @danhayesgolf was medalist at the -7 at Rockwall Golf & Athletic Club in Dallas, TX
#GeauxTigers 🐅
— LSU Men's Golf (@LSUMensGolf)
8:37 PM • Jul 28, 2025
What all do we have stirring in today’s Brew? Check it out below!
🎾 Men’s Tennis Adds to Staff
🏈 Whit Weeks On Watch List 👀
🐯 And much more!
🎥 LSU+: EYE-TO-EYE
Family and faith powers Michaela Rose to greatness.
Get to know the Suffolk, Va. native who left an incredible legacy as
one of the best to ever toe the line for LSU Track & Field.

🔼 Courting Coaching Talent. Thomas Brown of Sumter, S.C., will be making his way to Baton Rouge to join the LSU Men’s Tennis team as assistant coach, announced by head coach Danny Bryan on Monday.
Brown has been competing as a professional tennis player on the ATP World Tour. During his professional career, he achieved a career high ranking of 865.
He ended his collegiate career at South Carolina with 54 singles wins and a 17-8 record at the No. 6 position.
🗣 “He knows what it takes to compete and succeed in the SEC.” - Coach Bryan
"I didn't want to watch anybody else be the guy that leads LSU to the national championship." 🐯
Garrett Nussmeier tells @MartySmithESPN and @ESPNMcGee what his eyes are set on with @LSUfootball ⤵️
— SEC Network (@SECNetwork)
6:19 PM • Jul 28, 2025
🔼 Reece’s Pieces. LSU signal-caller Garrett Nussmier talked about what it was like for him to be at the helm of leading the Tigers to a national championship, saying, “There’s no place like Death Valley.”

🔼 Hickey Makes History. Former Tiger and Kentucky’s Mr. Basketball, Anthony Hickey, will be etched in history in the Bluegrass State, as he is due to be inducted into the Kentucky High School Basketball Hall of Fame on Sept. 6!
The Iron Tiger Award
Every offseason it's given to someone who embodies all the traits and physical development. Congratulations @BordelonBo!
— LSU Football (@LSUfootball)
8:16 PM • Jul 28, 2025
🔼 “Weight” For It. While we honor Bo Bordelon’s efforts during the offseason, we can also look ahead to the ones to watch as the countdown to kickoff continues: 👇🏼
The Bronko Nagurski Trophy
Whit Weeks is on the watch list for the top defensive player in college football
— LSU Football (@LSUfootball)
4:18 PM • Jul 29, 2025
Angel Reese, the star forward on the Chicago Sky, is one of Fast Company's Best Dressed in Business for 2025. Read about her secret fashion weapon.
— Fast Company (@FastCompany)
2:43 PM • Jul 29, 2025
🔼 The Sky’s (Not) the Limit. If you’ve been on social media as of late, you know that former Tiger Angel Reese has been making as much noise off the court as on for her fashionable 'fits.

🔼 Bidding Adieu to the Bayou. Best of luck to Josh Pearson, who played a vital role in the LSU baseball team's drive to the 2023 national title as the Tigers' starting leftfielder in the postseason!
And in other baseball news, these guys prove they’re no one-trick Tigers: 👇🏼
We are in fact scholars ✏️
— LSU Baseball (@LSUbaseball)
9:05 PM • Jul 28, 2025
⏱️ COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF: 3️⃣1️⃣ DAYS
In honor of the Countdown to Kickoff reaching 3️⃣1️⃣ days, we take a look at legendary LSU receiver Odell Beckham Jr., but not his college stats. Instead, we take note of the fact that, as a senior in high school, Beckham caught 50 passes for 1,019 yards and 19 touchdowns, rushed for 33️⃣1️⃣ yards and six TDs and had four interceptions on defense.

NCAA
🤔 TIGER TRIVIA
Hit ‘Em in the Numbers. ICYMI! We recently announced that LSU led the nation in college baseball attendance in 2025 with a total of 458,606 tickets sold in Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field. LSU was also No. 1 in the nation this season in average attendance per game. What was that figure?
A) 11,000
B) 11,185
C) 12,000
D) 12,566
E) 9,788
Got a guess?
Scroll to the bottom of this email for the answer!
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📅 ON THE DOCKET
The squad has reported for duty 🫡 happy first day of preseason!
— LSU Soccer (@LSUSoccer)
1:16 PM • Jul 29, 2025
Saturday, August 30th
🏈 Football at Clemson @ 6:30 pm CST l ABC
🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER
Answer: B) 11,185!
LSU led the nation in college baseball attendance in 2025 with a total of 458,606 tickets sold in Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field. The Tigers have finished No. 1 in total attendance 26 times since 1996.
LSU was also No. 1 in the nation this season in average attendance with a figure of 11,185 per game, a mark that was just three shy of the school record of 11,188 established in 2023.

🐯 It’s time to get over the hump, y’all!