Good morning. Jadeveon Clowney recorded 9.5 sacks this season with the Ravens, and none came with a sweeter celebration than Saturday’s.

What else is mixed into today’s Brew? ⤵️

🎾 On the court
🏀 1-0
🤙 And much, much more

🎥 GAMECOCKS+

Gamecock men’s hoops is off to 13-1 start, and grabbed their first SEC win over the weekend. How is this hot start to the season coming together? Chapters 1 and 2 of “Changing Expectations: Inside South Carolina Men’s Basketball” show you exactly why Year 2 of the Lamont Paris era is off to such a jaw-dropping start.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Keep Cruising. No. 1 South Carolina women’s basketball stayed perfect on the season with an 85-66 win over Mississippi State at Colonial Life Arena yesterday afternoon. Kamilla Cardoso posted her third straight double-double with 13 points and 14 boards, while Bree Hall led the Gamecocks with 15 points. Chloe Kitts and Te-Hina Paopao also cracked double-digit scoring as South Carolina climbed to 14-0 on the year. Check out some of the game’s best highlights here, here, and here.

🔼 Ready To Shine. One NFL scout says Spencer Rattler could be the best quarterback prospect in the 2024 NFL Draft. Daniel Kelly writes that, with a “decent offensive line and running game in the NFL,” Rattler is ready to “shine” at the next level.

🔼 Dove In. Michael Laitarovsky is still undefeated on the season! The native Israeli swimmer picked up an individual win in the 100 backstroke as South Carolina took on No. 2/3 Florida. Laitarovsky swam a 48.18, giving him his sixth win of the season in as many competitions.

🔼 On The Court. South Carolina men’s tennis started the spring season at the Gamecock Kickoff this weekend. Senior Carter Morgan picked up the first ranked win of his career, beating VCU’s Mathis Bondaz, 7-5, 6-3, while freshman Jelani Sarr recorded his first-ever career Top-20 win. Sarr defeated No. 17 Kenta Miyoshi out of Illinois, 6-3, 6-4.

🔼 1-0. Gamecock men’s hoops kept the hot start flowing with a 68-62 win over Mississippi State in its conference opener. Meechie Johnson’s 24 points led the way for the Gamecocks; 15 of them came over the game’s final 11 minutes. After the win, the national media took note of our Gamecocks and Meechie Johnson had a special shout-out for Columbia.

🤔 GAMECOCK TRIVIA

Conference Opener. The last SEC-opening win for the Gamecocks came on January 6 during the team’s COVID season. Do you remember who they beat?

Got it? Scroll down to the bottom of this email for the right answer!

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📬 A LOOK AHEAD

Tuesday 1/9

🏀 Men’s Basketball @ Alabama @ 7:00pm ET on SEC Network

Thursday 11/11

🏀 Women’s Basketball @ Missouri @ 8:00pm ET on Sec Network+

Saturday 1/13

🏃 Track & Field @ the Gamecock Opener

🏀 Men’s Basketball @ Missouri @ 3:30pm ET on SEC Network

Saturday 1/13 - Monday 1/15

🎾 Women’s Tennis @ the Carolina Kickoff

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: The Gamecocks beat Texas A&M, 78-54.

🤙 Have a good Monday, y’all.