Good morning. You may recognize the faces of NFL on ESPN and Monday Night Countdown this season, that’s because they’re former Tigers Marcus Spears and Ryan Clark!

What else did we pour into today's Brew?

🎉 LSU GOLD giveaway
⚾️ Fall ball is coming
🐯 And much, much more!

Give It Away. It’s giveaway time here at LSU GOLD! You have the chance to win one of six mini football helmets signed by Coach Brian Kelly. All you have to do is purchase a year of LSU GOLD by kickoff on September 3 for your chance to win!

Play by Play. We’re back with another episode of Play by Play! Player development isn’t limited to the field. Just ask Dr. Damon Arnold, who plays a key role in the day-to-day well-being of LSU’s football student-athletes. He works daily with the players on personal development outside the game of football.

🎥 Click here to watch Play by Play with Dr. Damon Arnold.

Class is back in session and students can now get a subscription of LSU GOLD for free! Click here to learn how to access your free account.

Not an LSU GOLD subscriber? No worries! Get a free 7-day trial to unlock all the coverage.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 All-American Boys. Three Tigers were named AP Preseason All-America selections! Linebacker Harold Perkins Jr. was named to the first team after his great freshman campaign. He earned SEC Player of the Week honors during a three-week stretch last season. Receiver Malik Nabers and defensive lineman Mekhi Wingo were second team selections. Malik became the 10th 1,000-yard receiver in school history as a sophomore last season, leading the conference in receptions. Mekhi earned third-team All-American honors from the AP last year when he was the anchor on the d-line.

 🔼  Fall Ball. LSU baseball coach Jay Johnson met with the media yesterday with a 2024 roster update and to schedule out the fall season. The national champions will start fall practice on Oct. 5 and will scrimmage at McNeese Nov. 5, ULL at home Nov. 12, and the Purple & Gold World Series will be the following weekend. New pitching coach Nate Yeskie joined the presser along with Terry Rooney.

🎥 Click here to watch Jay Johnson’s Press Conference.

In other baseball news, Paul Skenes was promoted from single-A to double-A ball with the Altoona Curve. At this rate, we’ll be seeing Paul and Dylan in the big leagues before we know it!

🔼 Summer Of Tigers At The Tee. Tigers from the women’s golf team went all across the world after college golf season ended in May — from Pebble Beach and Los Angeles to England, Scotland, Sweden, and Finland.

⛳️ Ingrid Lindblad received the 2023 Mark McCormack Medal as the top women’s amateur golfer. She won bronze at the European Ladies Amateur Championship and was a semifinalist in the R&A Women’s Amateur. She made the cut in the professional Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed event and earned a spot in the AIG Women’s Open.

⛳️ Latanna Stone played in the two most prestigious amateur events of the summer — the U.S. Women’s Open and the R&A Women’s Open. She reached the championship match at the U.S. Amateur after one of the toughest gauntlets offered.

⛳️ Carla Tejedo won gold on Spain’s team, defeating the 2021 and 2022 champions in the European Ladies’ Team Championship. She was one of five LSU golfers to make match play in the R&A Women’s Amateur.

⛳️ Aine Donegan became a fan-favorite at the U.S. Women’s Open as one of four amateurs to make the cut. She made it to match play in the R&A Amateur, and had a third-place finish in the Irish Women’s Close Championship. She also competed in the U.S. Women’s Amateur and the European Ladies Amateur.

⛳️ Taylor Riley was on fire, rising 1,100 spots in from July to August after the Southern California amateur circuit. She won the San Diego City Amateur and advanced to the semis of the California State Women’s Amateur. She made it to the round of 16 and tied for ninth in the U.S. Women’s Amateur.

⛳️ Edit Hertzman made it to match play in the R&A Women’s Amateur. She also played in the European Ladies Amateur and the JSM Slag.

⛳️ Jordan Fischer is an incoming freshman who took part in some of Florida’s top events. She became the first amateur to win the Florida Women’s Open. She finished fifth in the Florida Women’s Amateur Championship.

🤔 TIGER TRIVIA

Two major league Tigers faced off on the mound last week.

Today’s trivia question…

Do you know which two former LSU pitchers played each other?

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

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📆 THE WEEK AHEAD

Thursday 8/24

⚽️ Soccer at Texas @ 7:00pm | Longhorn Network | Live Stats

Friday 8/25

🏐 Volleyball vs. UCLA @ 6:30pm | SEC Network+ | Tickets | Live Stats

Saturday 8/26

🏐 Volleyball vs. UCLA @ 5:00pm | SEC Network+ | Tickets | Live Stats

Sunday 8/27

⚽️ Soccer vs. Southern @ 6:00pm | SEC Network+ | Live Stats

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Aaron Nola and Kevin Gausman

The former teammates played each other last week when Aaron Nola’s Phillies beat Kevin Gausman’s Blue Jays.

🐯 Have a great Tuesday, y'all!