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Bayou Brew 8/20: LSU Football: This is the Way

Seven LSU players have been named to the 2025 Preseason Coaches All-SEC Team.

August 20, 2025

It’s time to get over the hump, LSU Fam. Seven LSU players have been named to the 2025 Preseason Coaches All-SEC Team. The 16 league coaches voted on the preseason All-SEC team. Coaches could not vote for players on their team.

Leading the way for the Tigers are quarterback Garrett Nussmeier, linebacker Whit Weeks, and return specialist Barion Brown, who all earned first-team recognition.

Running back Caden Durham, wide receiver Aaron Anderson, linebacker Harold Perkins and wide receiver Zavion Thomas were selected to the second-team.

LSU opens its season on Saturday, Aug. 30, at Clemson in a matchup featuring Top 10 teams. The game will be televised on ABC and will kick off at 6:30 p.m. CT.

What all do we have stirring in today’s Brew? Check it out below!

🏈 Countdown to Kickoff Hits 1️⃣0️⃣ Days
🏀 New Orleans Compete 4 Cause Classic Details Announced
🐯 And much more!

🎥 LSU+: NO TIMEOUTS

No Timeouts: An LSU Basketball Podcast: Assistant Coach Casey Long

Casey Long⁠ enters his fourth year as part of Coach Matt McMahon’s staff at LSU, and he joins ⁠Jalen Courtney-Williams⁠ and the latest edition of No Timeouts: An LSU Basketball Podcast.

LIMITED OFFER: PREMIUM TRAVEL FOR LSU’S SEASON OPENER

Football season is almost here, and LSU looks to kick things off in a big way with our season opener at Clemson.

To help you support the Tigers on the road, LSU Athletics is proudly partnered with Ascend Travel, a premium trip concierge for our most passionate fans. Ascend handles everything from game tickets and hotel accommodations to ground transportation and all-inclusive tailgate access.

Looking for the ultimate experience? Their Private Jet Packages include all of the above, plus private air travel from cities like Baton Rouge, Houston, Dallas, and Shreveport.

Let Ascend take care of the logistics so you can focus on cheering on the Tigers. Packages are limited!

🔼 The Big Easy, Bigger News. A unique neutral site doubleheader involving LSU’s two basketball programs is set for the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans on Saturday, Dec. 13, in the Compete 4 Cause Classic—a dynamic college basketball event that merges elite competition with meaningful community impact.

The opener of the doubleheader is a highly anticipated women’s match-up featuring the LSU Tigers, coached by Kim Mulkey, against her alma mater, Louisiana Tech. The second half of the doubleheader will feature the return matchup of the LSU men’s basketball team and the SMU Mustangs.

Game times and possible television coverage are TBA.

🔼 In the Words of Elle Woods, “What, Like It’s Hard?” Eleven LSU Gymnasts earned 2025 Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA) Scholastic All-America honors. To qualify, a gymnast must have a GPA of 3.50 for either the preceding academic year or have a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or above.

LSU recorded a cumulative GPA of 3.4438 for the 2024-25 academic year, with over half the roster earning a spot on this year’s list. The program now owns 210 total scholastic All-America honors. Overall, 1,218 student-athletes earned a 3.5 or higher GPA on a 4.0 scale, 76.8% of all reporting gymnasts.

🔼 Put Us in, Coach. Interested? Go HERE.

🔼 Soccer’s One-Two Punch. This is well-deserved kudos for LSU soccer players Sophine Kevorkian and Kelsey Major.

Get to know a newbie to the squad, Lila Jaillet… 👇🏼

⏱️ COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF: 1️⃣0️⃣ DAYS

Burrow Deep On This One. In honor of the countdown, we look at Heisman Trophy Winner and LSU alum Joe Burrow, who was born on December 1️⃣0️⃣, 1996.

Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals beat the Washington Commanders 31-17 in Monday night's preseason matchup, but before he left the game, Burrow delivered this dart to Charlie Jones: 👇🏼

🤔 TIGER TRIVIA

Burrowing Deeper. In his senior year at LSU, Joe Burrow set single-season records in passing yards and touchdown passes. How many TD passes did he record?

Got a guess?

Scroll to the bottom of this email for the answer!

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📅 ON THE DOCKET

*All times are in CT

Wednesday, Aug. 20
(No Activities Scheduled)

Thursday, Aug. 21
⚽️ Soccer @ FGCU (Fort Myers, Florida) @ 6 p.m. | Live Stats | ESPN+

Friday, August 22-Saturday, Aug. 23
(No Activities Scheduled)

Sunday, Aug. 24
⚽️ Soccer @ UCF (Orlando, Florida) @ 6 p.m. | Live Stats | ESPN+

Saturday, Aug. 30
🏈 Football at Clemson @ 6:30 pm CST l ABC

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 60!

In his senior year at LSU, Joe Burrow recorded 5,671 passing yards and 60 touchdown passes, both LSU single-season records, and set NCAA FBS single-season records for TD passes and touchdowns responsible for (65 total).

🐯 Happy Wednesday, y’all!