Big Blue Brew 1/24: Portal Picking

Brock Vandagriff shares his story about coming to Kentucky to play football.

🔵 The Official Daily Newsletter For Kentucky Athletics

Good morning. The men’s tennis team needs YOUR help! Big Blue Nation helped the Cats punch their ticket to the ITA Indoor Nationals last year, and you can help them again this weekend. Friday. 1 p.m. See you there.

What else are we mixing into today’s Brew?

🏈 Brock Vandagriff’s journey to Kentucky
⚽️ Camp Invite for Maggy Henschler
🔵 And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Omw to Kentucky! The football team has a new athlete on the squad from Bogart, Georgia. Brock Vandagriff is a quarterback who played his first three seasons of college football at the University of Georgia. Here’s his story about entering the transfer portal and coming to Kentucky.

🔼 Join the Club. Racing Louisville FC is a National Women’s Soccer League team that has its eyes set on Maggy Henschler. Henschler was invited to the team’s preseason camp. She started in 18 matches this season, was on the SEC Preseason Watchlist, was a team captain and was third on the team in minutes with 1550.

🔼 Behind the Run. The men’s basketball team fell to South Carolina 79-62. See what happened here. 

🤔 BIG BLUE TRIVIA

Giveaway! You can win upgraded Excite Night tickets for you and three guests and a VIP experience package to the gymnastics meet this Friday! Here are all of the details on how to enter.

Today’s question— when does the giveaway end?

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

🔵 ONE BIG THING

Two for Two. University of Kentucky All-Americans Jensen Castle and Laney Frye are headed to the Augusta National Women’s Amateur for the second straight year. These women are nationally ranked and just came off the best full seasons of golf in their careers.

Frye is ranked No. 12 and, in 30 rounds, averaged 70.96. Castle is ranked No. 26 and, in 27 rounds, averaged 71.77. These are the top two single-season stroke averages in program history.

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📅 THE WEEK AHEAD 

Thursday, January 25

🏀 Women’s Basketball at Arkansas @ 8pm ET

Friday, January 26

👟 Track & Field Razorback Invite | Meet Info
🎾 Women’s tennis vs. Charlotte @ 11am
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Notre Dame @ 1pm ET
🤸 Gymnastics vs. Georgia @ 7pm ET | Tickets

Saturday, January 27

👟 Track & Field Razorback Invite | Meet Info
🏊 Swim and Dive at Louisville @ 1pm ET
🏀 Men’s Basketball at Arkansas @ 6pm ET
🎾 Men’s Tennis ITA Alabama/Nebraska @ TBA
🎾 Women’s Tennis ITA UNC/Oregon @ TBA

Sunday, January 28

⛳️ Women’s Golf vs. Indiana
🏀 Women’s Basketball at Alabama @ 5pm ET

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Wednesday at Midnight!

🔵 Have a great Wednesday!