Happy Thursday, LSU Fam. The SEC unveiled its 144-game men’s basketball schedule for 2026 on Wednesday, including the 18 dates of play for the LSU Tigers. Each SEC team plays the other 15 teams at least once during league play.

Conference play tips off on Saturday, Jan. 3, and concludes Saturday, March 7, with what the league is calling “Rivalry Saturday,” featuring several traditional league rivalries. The SEC Tournament returns to Nashville at Bridgestone Arena, which will host the event March 11-15, 2026.

For LSU, the permanent opponents are Texas A&M and Arkansas, with this year’s third home-and-away opponent, South Carolina.

🏀 FULL COURT PRESS 📆

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

🗣 Cross Country Announces Schedule
🏈 Countdown to Kickoff Hits 2️⃣3️⃣ Days
⚽️ Soccer is Officially On the Radar
🐯 And much more!

🎥 LSU+: DRAFTED

Geauxing Out With A Bang

Follow Chase Shores, Jared Jones, Anthony Eyanson and Daniel Dickinson on their path to the pros with the latest edition of Drafted, exclusively on LSU Plus!

🔼 We Meet Again. A new season is on the horizon this month for the LSU men’s and women’s cross-country teams as they announce the 2025 schedule, including four regular-season meets and three postseason meets.

The Tigers open their season in New Orleans at the Battle for New Orleans on Friday, Aug. 29, at Lake Oaks Park.

A couple of weeks later, they will compete at their lone home meet of the season, as they host the LSU Invitational at the LSU UREC Field Complex on Friday, September 12th.

👟: Full RUNdown

🔼 Squad Goals. Calling all locals! See us in the Smoothie King Center this Friday. The Tigers gymnastics squad will be signing autographs from 5:30-6:30 pm ahead of the Senior Women’s Day 1 competition.

🔼 Double-A Batteries Sold Separately. Aaron Anderson is on the Biletnikoff Award watch list for college football's outstanding receivers.

🔼 Presenting … Exhibit A. This squad left it all on the field, and we can’t wait for the regular season to start.

🔼 King of the Court. “I’m blessed to be here,” hooper Rashad King said of the opportunity to play on the LSU MBB team.

While his hardwood talents will be the main attraction, King wants you to know he’s also your go-to guy for all things music.

🔼 Let’s Geaux. The front office is making some key staffing additions.

Meanwhile, on the field… 👇🏼

⏱️ COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF: 2️⃣3️⃣ DAYS

We’re One Michael Jordan From Football Season. In honor of today’s Countdown to Kickoff, we welcome #23, freshman running back JT Lindsey.

What you need to know:

Teams with Harlem Berry to give LSU the nation’s top running back tandem in the Class of 2025 … Captured the 2024 Warrick Dunn Award, which is presented to the top junior or senior football player in the state of Louisiana … A consensus 4-star prospect who is ranked among the best at his position nationally.

🤔 TIGER TRIVIA

Pitch Perfect. In what year did the LSU soccer program achieve its highest national ranking?

Got a guess?

Scroll to the bottom of this email for the answer!

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Thursday, August 30th
⚽️ Soccer - Season Opener vs. South Alabama @ 7 pm CST | GameDay Central | Live Stats

Saturday, August 30th
🏈 Football at Clemson @ 6:30 pm CST l ABC

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 2021!

The LSU soccer program achieved its highest national ranking in early September 2021, reaching No. 7 in the United Soccer Coaches Poll. This milestone followed an impressive start to the 2021 season, during which the Tigers went 6-0, scoring 21 goals and securing three victories against ranked opponents. LSU's dominant performance also earned it the distinction of being the highest-ranked SEC team at that time.

You know what they say about all work and no play, though… 👇🏼

🐯 Happy Thursday, y’all!