Good morning. Jim Nagy is loving what Zacch Pickens is bringing to the Windy City. Check out this breakdown of how our NFL rookie is killing it this preseason for the Bears.

Meanwhile, get hyped for the weekend with this preview from Spencer Rattler’s fantastic podcast interview and this epic teaser from the Gamecocks.

Is it Saturday night yet?

What else is mixed up in today’s Brew? ⤵️

☎️ Dialed in
🏀 500 Club
🤙 And much, much more

🎥 GAMECOCKS+

Inside The Tar Heels. It’s Game Week and we’re kicking things off hot with an all-new film room episode featuring DC Clayton White as he breaks down the UNC offensive attack and North Carolina QB Drake Maye.

How is the Gamecocks defense preparing for a strong early season test? Head inside the film room later this afternoon and find out!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Are You Ready? The first depth chart of the season is out, and our excitement for Saturday night keeps growing. Check out the Week 1 two-deep depth chart here.

🔼 Dialed In. With Cam Smith and Darius Rush off to the NFL, it’s time for Marcellas Dial to step up into the spotlight — and the South Carolina cornerback is ready to deliver.

“The biggest difference is probably all of the pressure on you,” Dial said. “Everyone is expecting you to do everything right and lead that group. Taking on that role hasn’t been hard. I’ve been ready for it and prepared myself for it.”

Read more about the ways Dial is embracing his opportunity ahead of a new season.

🔼 New Hardware. Former Gamecock Quincy Hall’s quest for world running domination continued as he grabbed two medals at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest. Hall picked up a bronze medal in the 400m with a personal best 44.37, then helped propel the United States to a gold medal in the 4×400m relay.

🔼 500 Club. Congratulations to Aliyah Boston! Our girl’s incredible WNBA rookie season continued as Aliyah notched her 500th career point on Sunday night in an 83-80 win over the Atlanta Dream.

🤔 GAMECOCK TRIVIA

Countdown: 4. Four days to go until the Gamecocks are back on the gridiron! Four also happens to mark the single-game record for most two-point conversions. Do you know in what year South Carolina set this program record?

Think you know? Scroll down to the bottom of this email for the right answer!

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📬 THE WEEK AHEAD

Wednesday 8/30

🏐 Volleyball vs. Clemson @ 7:00pm ET

Thursday 8/31

⚽ Women’s Soccer vs. Elon @ 7:00pm ET

Friday 9/1

🏃‍♀️ Women’s Cross Country @ Eye Opener @ 5:45pm ET

⚽ Men’s Soccer @ Clemson @ 7:00pm ET

🏐 Women’s Volleyball vs. Miami @ 7:00pm ET

Saturday 9/2

🏈 Football vs. No. 21 North Carolina @ 7:30pm ET

Sunday 9/3

🏐 Women’s Volleyball vs. Troy @ 1:00pm ET

⚽ Women’s Soccer vs. Coastal Carolina @ 6:00pm ET

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: South Carolina posted four two-point conversions against Virginia in 1959. The Gamecocks loved going for two that season; the squad also set the season record that year for two-point conversions with 13.

🤙 Have a great Tuesday, y’all.