🌶️ Spicin' it up in Louisiana

Welcome to Today I Give My All, a newsletter fueled by Student-Athlete NIL (SANIL) for Appalachian State’s collective TIGMA

⛏️ In today’s content:
- Sun Belt action all weekend 👀
- Previewing Louisiana 🫑
+ So much more 💪

🏑 Field Hockey has a tough test in Ohio against Miami (Ohio)

🏐 Volleyball has a back-to-back clash with Old Dominion

⚽ Women’s Soccer draws with Coastal Carolina

🌶️ SCOUTING THE OPPONENT: LOUISIANA

Louisiana welcomes in App in a Sun Belt east-west division showcase. Let’s preview the Ragin’ Cajuns:

• Louisiana is 1-0 in conference play after taking down Southern Miss last weekend, posting a 4-1 record on the year

• Linebacker Cameron Whitefield was named Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week before earning National Defensive Player of the Week

• Red and black’s offense puts up 34.20 points per game while giving up 22.40 to its opponents

• Quarterback Ben Wooldridge slings 242.80-yards per game for a grand total of 1214-yards this season

🎤 COACH CLARK WEEKLY PRESSER: RAGIN’ CAJUNS

It’s game week once again for App, this time a road tilt out in Louisiana against the Ragin’ Cajuns:

• “We’re shoring up areas that put us in a better chance to win football games” (0:00)

• Is it still an “eyes” thing for the defense? (2:00)

• Louisiana’s offense is balanced. Is there anything else we need to know? (4:55)

• The team’s health update heading into tomorrow (9:00)

As we approach the 2024-2025 basketball season, the excitement is palpable. Coming off a record-breaking 27-win season, which included a perfect 15-0 home record and a Sun Belt Conference regular-season championship, Coach Kerns and the team are poised for another exceptional year. Our annual Men's Basketball Tip-Off Dinner on November 1 is a cherished tradition that allows us to celebrate our past achievements and build anticipation for the upcoming season. This special night will include ESPN college basketball analyst Jimmy Dykes as our keynote speaker, the 2023-24 Sun Belt regular season championship banner reveal, and Coach Kerns’ insights and expectations for the new season.

🏑 October 11 // Field Hockey is in Oxford, Ohio for a MAC test against Miami (Ohio) at 2:00 pm ET

🏐 October 11 // Volleyball has a 6:00 pm ET match against Old Dominion in Norfolk, Va.

🏐 October 12 // Volleyball’s game two against Old Dominion is at 2:00 pm ET up in Virginia

🏈 October 12 // Football has a Sun Belt test out in Lafayette, La. at 7:30 pm ET against the Ragin’ Cajuns on ESPN+