Good morning. ESPN named their top 100 players of college football this season and, to no ones surprise, Jayden Daniels, Malik Nabers, and Brian Thomas Jr. made the list. Jayden landed at No. 1, while Malik was No. 6 and BTJ No. 30.

What did we pour into today's Brew?

🏀 SEC Opener
🏊 Day one results
🐯 And much, much more!

The Climb. Season 2 of The Climb premieres today! While you wait, you can watch the entire first season of The Climb for free right now on LSU GOLD. The gymnastics season starts tomorrow!

🎥 Season 2 Trailer

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📈 STOCK UP

🔼  Make A Statement. The 7th-ranked women’s basketball team opens up conference play tonight at the PMAC! Dress like Coach Mulkey and you’ll have the opportunity to win one of her game worn jackets! The top three outfits will be presented at halftime. The Tigers host Missouri at 8 pm on the SEC Network and the LSU Sports Radio Network. LSU leads the nation in scoring with 95.1 points per game.

🎟 Tickets

📸 Coach Mulkey inspo

🔼 Early Birds. The NCAA released 10 way-too-early women’s Bowerman Award frontrunners, and two Tigers made the list! Alia Armstrong knocked off the collegiate record holder in the 100 hurdles in last seasons’ SEC Outdoor Championship. She’s chasing another title and possibly the Bowerman in 2024. Michaela Rose also made the list, she was a Bowerman semifinalist after winning the outdoor 800m NCAA title.

🔼 Day One, Done. The LSU dive teams finished day one at the Tennessee Diving Invitational with two divers qualifying for a championship final! Helle Tuxen finished in fourth on the three-meter springboard with a score of 307.15. Carson Paul qualified for the one-meter final by placing sixth. The event will continue today with the women’s platform, men’s three-meter, and women’s team event.

🤔 TIGER TRIVIA

Today’s trivia question…

Who was LSU’s 2009 Men’s Basketball SEC 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

Thursday 1/4

🏊 Swimming & Diving at Tennessee Diving Invitational

🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Missouri @ 8:00pm | Tickets | Listen | SEC Network

Friday 1/5

🏊 Swimming & Diving at Tennessee Diving Invitational

🤸‍♂️ Gymnastics vs. No. 14 Ohio State @ 7:30pm | Tickets | SEC Network

🎾 Men’s Tennis at Miami Invite

Saturday 1/6

🏀 Men’s Basketball at Texas A&M @ 7:30pm | Listen | SEC Network

🎾 Men’s Tennis at Miami Invite

Sunday 1/7

🎾 Men’s Tennis at Miami Invite

🏀 Women’s Basketball at Ole Miss @ 2:00pm | Listen | SEC Network

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Marcus Thornton

He stopped by recently to add his name to the boot!

🐯 Have a great Thursday, y'all!