🔵 The Official Daily Newsletter For Kentucky Athletics

Good morning. We’ve got a huge game tonight as the men’s basketball team takes on Louisville. Reed Sheppard has watched the game growing up and is excited to now play in the game himself. Who’s hyped?!?!

What else are we mixing into today’s Brew?

🏈 Seven athletes earn awards
🏈 National Signing Day
🔵 And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP 

🔼 Skilled Seven. Phil Steele handed out seven honors to Wildcat football players. On the All-SEC list, Barion Brown, Ray Davis and Deone Walker earned First-Team. Maxwell Hairston earned Second-Team on the list, and Marques Cox and D’Eryk Jackson earned Third-Team and Eli Cox was on the Fourth-Team. On the All-America list, Walker earned Fourth Team, and Hairston was an honorable mention.

🏈 Read about the player’s seasons here.

🔼 New Players. Wednesday was National Signing Day for football, and Mark Stoops has a nice mix of athletes from both high school and the transfer portal. Stoops was looking for a potential quarterback with Devin Leary leaving, and the Cats landed Cutter Boley and Brock Vandagriff.

🏈 See who else signed with UK Football here.
🎙️ Hear what Stoops and Vince Marrow had to say about the incomers here.

🔼  Dive Right In. The Cats were victorious at the Auburn Diving Invite, with two athletes making podium finishes. Captain Sam Duncan claimed the top spot in the men’s 1-meter with a final score of 355.95. For the women, Claire McDaniels finished third place in the 1-meter with her season-high score of 287.50. Devynn Bishop had a career-high 258.65 points to put her in third place on the platform podium.

🏊 Here’s more info about the Auburn Diving Invite.

🤔 BIG BLUE TRIVIA

Three-peat? The women’s basketball team is getting ready to take on Lipscomb today. The teams have faced each other only two times, and the Cats lead the series.

Today’s question— what is the series standing?

Think you got it? Scroll on down to the bottom of this email for the answer!

🔵 ONE BIG THING

Top 10 Finish. The Kentucky volleyball team had an amazing run this year, being SEC Champions and making it to the Regional Semifinals. With all the player’s hard work and dedication, they finished No. 10 in the final American Volleyball Coaches’ Association top-25 coaches’ poll. The Cats had an overall record of 21-8 and a conference record of 17-1.

🏐 Read more about the ranking here.

📬 STICK WITH US

Did someone send you the Big Blue Brew? Well, the first thing you should do is thank them. The next thing you should do is subscribe here for free and get it in your inbox every weekday morning just in time for your first cup of coffee!

📅 THE WEEK AHEAD

Thursday, December 21

🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Lipscomb @ 11am ET | Tickets
🏀 Men’s Basketball at Louisville @ 6pm ET | Watch

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 2-0 Cats!

🔵 Have a great Thursday!