Good morning. Would Aliyah Boston rather pause time or be able to rewind it? Her answer might surprise you.

What else do we have mixed into today’s Brew? ⤵️

🏈 Practice season
🥰 Back home
🤙 And much, much more

🎥 GAMECOCKS+

Practice Season. Are you caught up with The Follow yet? You don’t want to miss the season premiere of this football season’s edition of your favorite behind-the-scenes all-access streaming show.

The Follow: Spring is in the Air is all about the South Carolina spring game, installing Dowell Loggains’ new offense, and which familiar faces came back to wear the Garnet & Black for one more season.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Elite Ayana. Ayana Akli is on fire! The Gamecock women’s tennis superstar is on to the quarterfinals at the NCAA Singles Championship after defeating Florida’s Carly Briggs, 6-4, 7-5 in the Round of 16.

Ayana then turned around and joined Sarah Hamner on the doubles court, where the duo took down a duo from Texas A&M to advance to the quarterfinals and earn doubles All-American status!

🔼 Back Home. Meechie Johnson will be back in the Garnet & Black this season after withdrawing from the NBA Draft. When asked previously about his vision for the upcoming men’s basketball season, Meechie said:

“Coach Paris has a great plan…I feel comfortable here. I never would want to play for another coach and I’ll never be in a better situation. It’s great to be here at South Carolina. It’s far from home but everyone has welcomed me like family. There’s no other place I’d rather be.”

🔼  Gray Area. Allisha Gray is absolutely killing it to start her WNBA season! After earning the Dream’s Player of the Game honor last time on the court, the Gamecock superstar followed that up by doing it again: she tied her career-high in points with 26 and posted a double-double in her second-straight game. Gray’s incredible performance piloted the Dream to the biggest comeback in franchise history as the team erased a 19-point deficit to beat the Lynx.

🔼 Receiver Ready. On3’s best college football player rankings are in, and Juice Wells is feeling the love! Our standout WR checked in as the seventh-highest-rated receiver in the entire country — and second in the SEC! Is it time for kick-off yet?

​🔼 Play On. Ethan Petry delivered his 22nd homer of the year yesterday morning, an absolute blast that came off his bat at 104 mph! While the Gamecocks dropped the game, their SEC Tournament hopes march on! South Carolina is back on the field to take on Texas A&M tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. ET with Jack Mahoney on the mound.

Bonus: Check out this awesome Gavin Casas snag while his mic’d-up head coach reacted in real-time.

🤔 GAMECOCK TRIVIA

Marvelous Meechie. Meechie Johnson started in 29 of 30 games last year and was second in the team in points scored per game. How many points did he average each time he hit the court?

Bonus point: Against what opponent did Meechie drop his season-high points?

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

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 12.7 ppg

He scored his season-high 26 points in South Carolina’s massive win over Kentucky. Meechie also led the squad with 3.7 assists per game.

Have a good Thursday, y’all.