Bayou Brew 11/20: Purple Reign

Today, we're recapping a weekend of Tiger success.

Good morning. Start your short week off with Saturday’s Call of the Game! Relive Jayden Daniels’ touchdown pass to Brian Thomas Jr. and his dive into the end zone.

What did we pour into today's Brew?

🏈 Dominant Saturday night
⚾️ Relive the Purple-Gold Series
🐯 And much, much more!

Cutting Edge. On this episode of Cutting Edge, Jack Marucci and Mario Macaluso detail how LSU Football’s use of virtual reality has enhanced quarterback training, specifically with Heisman contender Jayden Daniels. Plus, an exclusive look into some of the other technologies that players are using around the building to prosper in competition.

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📈 STOCK UP

🔼 All Gas, No Brakes. The Tigers hit the gas and never slowed down in Saturday night’s 56-14 win over Georgia State. Jayden Daniels finished 25-30 for 413 yards, six passing touchdowns, two rushing touchdowns, and 96 rushing yards. This was his seventh game with over 400 total yards this season, an LSU record. The Tigers scored on all eight possessions that Jayden led the offense. Malik Nabers, Brian Thomas Jr., and Kyren Lacy all had over 100 receiving yards. The Tigers landed at No. 14 in the Coaches and AP Polls.

🔼 Finished Strong. The men’s basketball team spent the weekend at the Shriners Children’s Charleston Classic and came out with two wins. They beat North Texas, 66-62, on Friday and Wake Forest, 86-80, on Sunday. Will Baker led the team in points both games with 16 against North Texas and 23 against Wake Forest. He also added eight rebounds in yesterday’s contest. The Tigers return to Baton Rouge for a Friday night game against North Florida.

🔼 Back Home Ballers. The women’s basketball team is back in the PMAC tonight at 7pm as they host Texas Southern on SEC Network+. They got a 73-50 win at Southeastern on Friday night. Flau’Jae Johnson has been fantastic off the bench the past two games and recorded her first double-double on Friday. Tonight will be the last game before they head to the Cayman Islands. No, not for vacation — for the Cayman Island Classic!

🔼 Purple Reign. If you missed out on the Purple-Gold World Series, you missed some fun. But don’t worry, we have a recap for you! Purple took the series from Gold with two wins, 2-1 on Friday and 3-2 on Sunday.

⚾️ Friday: Pitchers Sam Dutton, Nic Bronzini, and Fidel Ulloa allowed one run on three hits. Ryan Kucherak hit a two-run double to score Jake Brown and Zeb Ruddell for the win.

⚾️ Sunday: Christian Little got the start for Purple, allowing no runs and seven strikeouts in three innings. Purple got the 2-0 lead thanks to a Jake Brown RBI single and Michael Braswell III’s sac fly. Gold tied things up with a bases loaded Steven Milam walk and Gavin Guidry getting hit by a pitch. Mic Paul hit a single to score the final run for Purple.

🤔 TIGER TRIVIA

Today’s trivia question…

Three receivers went over 100 yards in Saturday night’s game for only the second time in school history.

Who was the other receiving trio to accomplish that feat?

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

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📆 THE WEEK AHEAD

Monday 11/20

🎥 Brian Kelly Press Conference @ 11:40am | YouTube

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

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

Tuesday 11/21

🎥 The Path | LSU GOLD

Wednesday 11/22

🏐 Volleyball vs. Georgia @ 7:00pm | SEC Network | Tickets

Friday 11/24

🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Niagara at Cayman Island Classic @ 12:30pm | Listen | FLOHOOPS

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

Saturday 11/25

🏈 Football vs. Texas A&M @ 11:00am | Tickets | Listen | ESPN

🏐 Volleyball at Mississippi State @ 2:00pm | SEC Network+

🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Virginia at Cayman Island Classic | Listen | FLOHOOPS

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Justin Jefferson, Ja’Marr Chase, and Terrace Marshall Jr.

🐯 Have a great Monday, y'all!