Good morning. Happy Friday! We wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Thank you for spending 2023 with us!

🎥 Get in the spirit of giving by watching the shopping trip that LSU football and Hancock Whitney took with 100 kids from the Boys and Girls Club!

What did we pour into today's Brew?

🏈 Bowl game ahead
🥎 Catch of the Year
🐯 And much, much more!

In The Dirt. In this episode of In the Dirt, Hayden Travinski and Alex Milazzo discuss life and their final upcoming season of LSU Baseball, then hold a sunflower seed draft with newcomers Justin Loer and Luke Holman. Watch now!

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📈 STOCK UP

🔼  Bowling At The Beach. We won’t see you until after the 2024 ReliaQuest Bowl, so let’s talk about it! The Tigers will play in Tampa Bay on New Year’s Day at Raymond James Stadium, home of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. They’ll face 7-5 Wisconsin at 11 am CT on ESPN2. This will be the fifth all-time meeting between the two teams, LSU holds the 3-1 advantage. Garrett Nussmeier with be leading the Tigers, as Jayden Daniels has opted out to prepare for the NFL Draft.

🏆 Bowl Central

🎟 Tickets

📺 Watch

📻 Listen

🔼 Let Them Cook. The men’s basketball team took down Lamar in the final game before Christmas, 87-66. Jalen Cook’s presence is being felt, he led the team with 17 points and five assists. Carlos Stewart added 16, Jordan Wright had 15, and Will Baker had 12 points with eight rebounds. Will earned the first Boot Up Belt. Dan Borne read the “Cajun Night Before Christmas” to all the children at halftime. The guys will be back in action next Friday as they host Northwestern State.

🔼 Catch Of The Year. Former LSU softball player Aliyah Andrews has made a name for herself professionally! She plays in the Athletes Unlimited professional softball league. She had a diving catch to end a game earlier this year, and it was named the 2023 Athletes Unlimited Play of the Year! Check it out.

🎥 MEET THE NEWCOMER

Today, we’re introducing you to Sierra Daniel, a freshman softball player from Arizona! Jump into another day of practice with the team as we have Sierra mic’d up. 

🤔 TIGER TRIVIA

Today’s trivia question…

How many times has LSU been to the ReliaQuest Bowl (formerly known as the Hall of Fame Bowl and the Outback Bowl)?

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

📬 STICK WITH US

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📆 THE REST OF 2023

Friday 12/29

🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Northwestern State @ 7:00pm | Tickets | Listen | SEC Network+

Saturday 12/30

🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Jacksonville @ 7:00pm | Tickets | Listen | SEC Network+

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Three — 1988, 2013, 2024

🐯 Have a great holiday season, y'all!