🔵 The Official Daily Newsletter For Kentucky Athletics

Good morning! We’re watching Mark Stoops talk about Devin Leary at SEC Media Days and we are at peak levels of Why Isn’t There Football Tomorrow? Only six more Fridays until that’s the case.

What else did we launch into today’s Brew?

🎤 SEC Media Days highlights
⛳ Laney Frye rolling in the awards
🔵 And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Loud And Clear. You didn’t think we were done with the SEC Media Days highlights did you? Of course you didn’t! Which is why we’ve got our favorite sound bites from Kentucky coaches and players served up hot n’ fresh just for you…

💪 OL Eli Cox on offensive line coach Zach Yenser coming back for another year: “It’s gonna be huge for us in developing our guys.”

💙 OLB J.J. Weaver on the importance of mental health in college sports: “If I talk about my story, people have different stories they want to hear.”

🚀 Head coach Mark Stoops on QB Devin Leary: “I saw in the spring a guy that competes at a high level. I love the way he goes to work. He has a lot of confidence. He has a chip on his shoulder, which I like.”

🔼 Frye Up. Another one! Laney Frye continues to haul in awards this offseason, being named the winner of the prestigious 2023 Edith Cummings Munson Golf Award which is presented annually for Women’s Division I Golf. The award goes to the student-athlete who is an upperclassman and both a Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) All-American Scholar and a WGCA All-American.

A donation of $5,000 is given from the Curtis & Edith Cummings Munson Foundation to the general scholarship fund of the recipient’s institution.

🤔 BIG BLUE TRIVIA

43 days until kickoff. Will Levis took his talents to Nashville this past spring, but not before throwing 43 touchdowns in just two seasons—good for fifth-most in program history.

Can you name the only four Kentucky quarterbacks with more passing touchdowns in their career?

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

🔵 ONE BIG THING

Save the dates. Making their return in 2023, season tickets for Kentucky men’s and women’s soccer are now on sale online at UKathleticstix.com/soccer or by calling the UK Ticket Office at (800) 928-2287. Season tickets offer considerable savings over the cost of buying single match tickets.

Fans can purchase their 19-game package, which includes all men’s and women’s regular season home matches, at UKathleticstix.com/soccer. General admission season ticket packages are $50. More information on seating and pricing can be found at the above link.

Kentucky season ticket holders also enjoy the following benefits:

• Priority access to postseason tickets

• Five (5) K Fund priority points with purchase of two or more season tickets

Single-match tickets are also on sale for all 19 contests and can be purchased exclusively online through Ticketmaster. Single-match tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for youth (ages 6-18) and seniors (ages 64+). Children five and under receive free admission. Group ticket rates are available for groups of 15+ by emailing [email protected].

Youth teams interested in attending games may sign up to be a part of the action. Elementary aged teams can sign up to be team escorts and middle school aged teams can sign up to be part of the ball crew by emailing [email protected].

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📅 COMING SOON

Thursday, August 17

⚽️ Women’s Soccer vs. Eastern Kentucky @ 7:30pm ET (Season Opener)

Thursday, August 24

⚽️ Men’s Soccer vs. Florida Gulf Coast @ 7:30pm ET (Home Opener)

Friday, September 1

🏐 Volleyball vs. Pittsburgh @ 7:00pm ET (Home Opener)

Saturday, September 2

🏈 Football vs. Ball State @ 12:00pm ET on SEC Network | Watch Live | Reserve Your Tailgate

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Andre' Woodson, Jared Lorenzen, Tim Couch, and Babe Parilli!

🔵 Have a good Friday and a great weekend, y’all!