It’s football week, LSU Fam. LSU's Garrett Nussmeier becomes the first QB to wear the #18 since Matt Mauck.

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

🏈 Countdown to Kickoff Hits 5️⃣ Days; Captains Named
🗣 LSU Athletics Gets Major Kudos For The Brand
🐯 And much more!

🎥 LSU+: THE REAL DEAL

The Real Deal |  Sophine Kevorkian and Ryann Denecour

The LSU Soccer season is underway in Baton Rouge. Hear from senior goalkeeper Sophine Kevorkian and freshman forward Ryann Denecour on the latest edition of The Real Deal, covering all things soccer, content creation, NIL & more!

🔼 The Brand is a Geaux. 225 Magazine’s Avery White writes, “This spring, LSU Athletics announced the launch of The Brand, an in-house communications studio bringing together the department’s social media, videography, photography, podcasting, marketing and NILSU teams. In the new era of NIL, the department was born from the need to establish a more cohesive creative department to help maximize resources for student-athletes.

“Originally, the department’s creative, marketing and NIL units worked separately with occasional crossover, some of them not even working in the same building. But when Senior Associate Athletic Director Zach Greenwell came onto the scene last summer, he knew he wanted to make a change.”

“The staff felt disconnected at times and really wanted something that tied them all together,” Greenwell tells me. “That was one thing that we were trying to solve: How can we become one team and really be able to rally around things, find things for all the staff to be able to take pride in?”

🔼 At the Helm. The perfect picks, if we do say so ourselves.

🔼 Drip, Drip, Drip. There’s nothing better than some new gear!

And in huge LSU baseball alumni news… 🗞️ ⚾️ 👇🏼

🔼 Cut to the Chase. LSU Head Baseball Coach Jay Johnson put it perfectly, tweeting about Chase Shores, “2x National Champion. Future MLB Star. Hall of Fame Human Being.”

🔼 Once a Tiger… And check out this action shot of the two LSU WBB legends-turned-WNBA-stars, Flau’jae Johnson and Angel Reese, battling one another on the hardwood:

🔼 G.O.A.T.s Gonna G.O.A.T. (L to R) Jerry “Ice Man” Reynolds, Carl Siener, Ricky Blanton, Jalen Courtney-Williams, David Fleshman, Antonio Hudson, Dale Brown, Tasmin Mitchell, Matt McMahon, Marcus Thorton, Keith Hornsby, Ronald Dupree.

⏱️ COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF: 5️⃣ DAYS

Burrowing Through the Competition. In 2019, Joe Burrow threw 5️⃣ or more touchdowns in at least three games, setting SEC single-season records for passing yards and touchdowns.

🤔 TIGER TRIVIA

All Roads Lead to the Bayou. Where did Paul Skenes play baseball before transferring to LSU in 2022?

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

Monday, Aug. 25-Wednesday, Aug. 27
(No Activities Scheduled)

Thursday, Aug. 28
⚽️ Soccer vs. Wisconsin @ 7 p.m. | SEC Network+ | GameDay Central | Live Stats

Friday, Aug. 29
👟 Cross Country @ Battle For New Orleans @ 5:15 p.m. | Meet Info
🏐 Volleyball vs. #10 SMU @ 7 p.m. | Buy Tickets | SEC Network+ | Live Stats | Tournament Home

Saturday, Aug. 30
🏈 Football at Clemson @ 6:30 pm CST l ABC
🏐 Volleyball vs. South Alabama @ 7 p.m. | Buy Tickets | SEC Network+ | Live Stats | Tournament Home

Sunday, Aug. 31
🏐 Volleyball vs. #20 Baylor @ 2 p.m. | Buy Tickets | SEC Network+ | Live Stats | Tournament Home

🐅 GO HERE FOR LSU’S ALL SPORTS CALENDAR

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: United States Air Force Academy!

Paul Skenes transferred to LSU to play baseball in the summer of 2022 after two seasons at the United States Air Force Academy and helped lead the Tigers to the 2023 College World Series title. In 2023, he was a 1st Round (No. 1 Overall) Draft Pick, chosen by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

🐯 Have an awesome week, y’all!