Good morning. Today, we’re mourning the loss of Billy Maxwell, the initial engineer of the most dominant collegiate women’s track & field dynasty. He spent five seasons as LSU’s coach and led them to their first national championship in 1987.

What did we pour into today's Brew?

🏈 One of the best in the country
⚽️ Freshman phenom
🐯 And much, much more!

Film Room. Let’s take a step into the Film Room! Head Coach Brian Kelly joins Gordy Rush in the Football Film Room to dissect one of LSU's biggest defensive plays of the season in Harold Perkins' interception against Mizzou.

🎥 Brian Kelly on Perk’s Big Play

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📈 STOCK UP

🔼 By The Numbers. There’s no doubt that the LSU offense is one of the most explosive in the country. The Tigers rank in the top-10 nationally in six categories halfway through the season. LSU leads in total first downs with 169. They’re No. 3 in total offense, averaging a whopping 548.3 yards per game. The Tigers are No. 5 in scoring, 44.8 points per game, and pass efficiency with a 185.8 rating. They’re No. 7 with 337.7 passing yards per game and No. 14 with 210.7 rushing yards per game.

The Tigers are back home this week for a sold out Saturday Night in Death Valley against Auburn!

🔼 Split The Bill. The conference named Latanna Stone and Ingrid Lindblad SEC Co-Golfer’s of the Week! The two split the trophy at the Illini Women’s Invitational at the prestigious Medinah Country Club over the weekend. The Tigers also won the team championship.

🔼 Pool Party. The LSU women’s swim & dive team are staying at home today as they host Arkansas. LSU diver Montserrat Gutierrez Lavenant was just named SEC Co-Diver of the Week for the third time in her career. The Tigers are coming off a solid weekend at Utah. The meet is scheduled for 1pm at the LSU Natatorium.

🔼  Just Gettin’ Started. LSU soccer’s Ava Galligan was named to Top Drawer Soccer’s midseason Top 100 Freshmen list! She landed at No. 39 on the list. She’s scored two goals, four assists, and 23 shots in her freshman campaign thus far. Ava proved herself quickly and has earned 11 starts and over 800 minutes of play.

🤔 TIGER TRIVIA

Today’s trivia question…

Do you know when the women’s track & field team won their first SEC title?

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

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📆 THE WEEK AHEAD

Thursday 10/12

🎾 Women’s Tennis at ITF Florence Open 25k

🎾 Men’s Tennis ITA Southern Regional

🏊 Women’s Swim & Dive vs. Arkansas @ 1:00pm

⚾️ Baseball Scrimmage @ 3:30pm

🎧 The Brian Kelly Show at TJ Ribs @ 7:00pm | Listen

Friday 10/13

🎾 Women’s Tennis at ITF Florence Open 25k

🎾 Men’s Tennis ITA Southern Regional

🎽 Cross Country at Arturo Barrios Invitational @ 8:30am

⚾️ Baseball Scrimmage @ 3:30pm

⚽️ Soccer at No. 19 Alabama @ 7:00pm | SEC Network+

🏐 Volleyball vs. Texas A&M @ 8:00pm | SEC Network | Tickets

Saturday 10/14

🎾 Women’s Tennis at ITF Florence Open 25k

🎾 Men’s Tennis ITA Southern Regional

⚾️ Baseball Scrimmage @ 12:30pm

🏈 Football vs. Auburn @ 6:00pm | ESPN 

Sunday 10/15

🎾 Women’s Tennis at ITF Florence Open 25k

🎾 Men’s Tennis ITA Southern Regional

🏐 Volleyball at Georgia @ 1:00pm | SEC Network+

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 1985 under Coach Maxwell

🐯 Have a great Thursday, y'all!