🔵 The Official Daily Newsletter For Kentucky Athletics

Good morning. Next time you go out to eat with friends and that one person can’t stop asking for a refill on the complimentary bread, just call them Lidia. Lidia Gonzalez is the bread fiend on women's tennis.

What else are we mixing into today’s Brew?

🏈 Eli Cox named SEC OL of the Week
🏀 Men’s SEC schedule drop
🔵 And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 (O)li Cox. He played every offensive snap and didn’t allow a quarterback pressure or sack, so it makes sense that Eli Cox was named SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week after Kentucky’s 28-17 win over Eastern Kentucky.

It was Cox’s 32nd career game, and he got no penalties at both the right guard and center positions. This marks the second time in Cox’s career that he’s received this award, the first being in 2021 after the 42-21 LSU win.

🏈 Read more about Cox’s stats here.

🔼 Golden Ticket. Time to grab your 2024 calendar to mark down the men’s basketball games. There are 18 total games you can see at Rupp Arena. Times and TV schedules will announced at a later date. What you can do in the meantime is get your tickets for the Penn game at Wells Fargo Center on Dec. 9, and the CBS Sports Classic at State Farm Arena on Dec. 16.

🤔 BIG BLUE TRIVIA

Round Up. The NFL season kicked off this past weekend, and I’m sure you recognized a couple of Kentucky alumni names.

Today’s question—how many alumni are currently playing in the NFL?

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

🔵 ONE BIG THING

Groove On. The women’s basketball team had a busy weekend, meeting fans and going to the Lexington Heritage Festival. Players showed off their dance moves with fans at the Kroger tent during the football tailgate. The team also got to be up close and personal with fans at the Lexington Heritage Festival. They had a booth for autographs and walked around the venue, taking photos and eating delicious food.

🏀 Look at more Heritage Festival photos here.
🏀 See more Fan Day photos here. 

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📅 THE WEEK AHEAD

Wednesday, September 13

🏐 Volleyball at Louisville @ 8pm | Listen Here

Friday, September 15

🏃 Cross Country Southern Showcase @ 7:30am | Live Results
⚽️ Men’s Soccer vs South Carolina @ 7:30pm | Tickets
⚽️ Women’s Soccer at Texas A&M @ 8pm

Saturday, September 16

🏈 Football vs Akron @ 7:30pm | Reserve Tailgate

Sunday, September 17

🥎 Softball vs Eastern Kentucky @ 1pm
🏐 Volleyball at Nebraska @ 7:30pm

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 22!

Check out @UKFootball on Instagram to see all 22 athletes!

🔵 Have a great Tuesday!