Good morning. It’s Heisman weekend! If you’re flying over Louisiana this weekend, you may see this Heisman design from the sky!

What did we pour into today's Brew?

🏆 New York, New York
🏀 Special Saturday at the PMAC
🐯 And much, much more!

The Path. Get ready for Jayden’s big day with the most recent episode of The Path. LSU Football ended the regular-season with a decisive win over Texas A&M behind another elite performance by their California cool, Louisiana tough quarterback, Jayden Daniels, who once again proved why he is college football's most outstanding player.

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📈 STOCK UP

🔼  Empire State Of Mind. It’s Heisman weekend, so Jayden Daniels & Co. are headed to New York City! He earned another big time award before leaving Baton Rouge, he was named the AP Player of the Year. The winner of the 89th Heisman Memorial Trophy will be announced tomorrow night at 7pm on ESPN. Jayden is going up against Bo Nix, Michael Penix Jr., and Marvin Harrison Jr. Any Tigers near Times Square? Jayden will be working a shift at the Raising Cane’s in Times Square at 10am today!

On his journey to New York, Jayden got to visit the hometown of the great Johnny Unitas. He earned the Unitas Golden Arm Award this season and took a pitstop in Baltimore to accept the award.

🔼 TrophySzn. Before we get to the Heisman Ceremony, we have the College Football Awards Show! There are three awards that will be announced during the show tonight that Tigers are finalists for. Malik Nabers is a finalist for the Biletnikoff Award for the most outstanding wide receiver in college football. Jayden Daniels is a finalist for the Maxwell Award and the Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award. The last four Maxwell Award winners have gone on to win the Heisman. The Awards Show will take place tonight at 6pm on ESPN.

🔼 Heard That. Offensive tackle Lance Heard landed on the Freshman All-SEC Team! He’s played in all 12 games this season. This is the second-straight year the Tigers have had an offensive lineman earn Freshman All-SEC honors, Will Campbell and Emery Jones made the team last season. That’s some pretty good company!

🔼 Sunday Funday. The women’s basketball team will play Louisiana-Lafayette on Sunday at 2pm. They have not taken the court since their win over No. 9 Virginia Tech last week. The Tigers lead the SEC in scoring, shooting percentage, and turnover margin. They sit at No. 7 in the AP Poll for the fourth-straight week.

🔼 Special Saturday. The men’s basketball team will host Kansas State at 12:30pm tomorrow. The first 500 students will receive a free “Boot Up” t-shirt with their student ID. There will also be a fun halftime performance! Krystal Niu, AKA Red Panda, will bring her acrobatic skills to the PMAC. She’s known for her performances at NBA and college basketball arenas and she was also a contestant on America’s Got Talent. You won’t want to miss out on the fun, get your tickets here!

🏆 THAT KID JAYDEN

It’s Heisman weekend! You can find everything you need to know about Jayden Daniels and his season at ThatKidJayden.com. There, you can also vote for Jayden to win the Heisman Trophy. A four-part series on That Kid is now unlocked on LSU GOLD.

🎥 Part One: Ultimate Competitor

🎥 Part Two: 100% Committed

🎥 Part Three: Leader

🎥 Part Four: Electric

🎥 Every Jayden Daniels Touchdown of 2023

🤔 TIGER TRIVIA

Today’s trivia question…

How many LSU football players have won the AP Player of the Year?

Think you got it? Scroll to the bottom of this email for the answer. 

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📆 THE WEEK AHEAD

Saturday 12/9

🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Kansas State @ 12:30pm | Tickets | Listen | SEC Network

Sunday 12/10

🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. UL-Lafayette @ 2:00pm | Tickets | Listen | SEC Network+

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: One, Joe Burrow

🐯 Have a great weekend, y'all!