Good Morning, FAU Family. It’s time to get to know Destyne Jackson, who sank a buzzer beater last week to deliver the last-second win for FAU women’s basketball!

What else do we have mixed into today’s Brew? Check it out below!

🏆 Honorable mentions
📺 Inside the Owl’s Burrow
🦉 And much, much more

🔼 Honorable Mentions. Damarius McGhee and Easton Messer both earned Honorable Mentions from the American Conference for their performances as FAU beat Tulsa, 40-21, last Saturday. McGhee corralled a forced fumble and returned it 95 yards for a touchdown, while Messer recorded three touchdowns in the contest.

🔼 No Easy Task. FAU football is in the Big Easy this weekend, but the Owls know they don’t have an easy task ahead of them. The Owls will clash with Tulane on Saturday, Nov. 15, at 4 p.m. ET, for the third time in history. Full preview here.

🔼 Inside The Owls’ Burrow. Inside the Owls’ Burrow returns for Season 10, Episode 14 tomorrow at 3 p.m. on FanDuel Sports Network Florida. The episode features Hagerty Family Head Football Coach Zach Kittley talking about FAU’s homecoming win over Tulsa and previews this week’s road game against Tulane. Vincent Fiacable will be featured on “Pads Off” while the episode chronicles Keon Rohe’s journey from Germany to playing college football in America. The episode also features former QB Rusty Smith, the first FAU player to be drafted into the NFL, and dives deep into the impetus for FAU’s “throwback” helmet.

🔼 Game Time. Kickoff is set as the Owls take on the UConn Huskies on Saturday, Nov. 22, at Flagler Credit Union Stadium. The game will get underway at 3 p.m. on ESPN+.

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Drafted. What NFL team drafted former FAU QB Rusty Smith in 2010?

Have a guess?

Scroll to the bottom to find out!

🦉 ONE BIG THING

Trevor Kuhan earned ASUN Diver of the Week honors for the seventh time in his career as an Owl! Kuhn closed out the South Florida Diving Invite with two first-place finishes and one second-place finish.

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Wednesday, Nov. 12
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ PTT (Boca Raton, Florida)
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ ITF W35 (Orlando, Florida)
⚽ Men’s Soccer vs. USF or Tulsa (Charlotte, North Carolina) 
🏐 Volleyball vs. South Florida @ 6 p.m. | Live Stats

Thursday, Nov. 13
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ PTT (Boca Raton, Florida)
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ ITF W35 (Orlando, Florida)
Women’s Baskettball @ Miami @ 7 p.m. | Watch: ACCNX

Friday, Nov. 14
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ PTT (Boca Raton, Florida)
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ ITF W35 (Orlando, Florida)
👟 Men’s Cross Country @ NCAA South Championships (Huntsville, Alabama)
👟 Women’s Cross Country and Track & Field @ NCAA South Championships (Huntsville, Alabama)
🏐 Volleyball vs. UTSA @ 6 p.m. | Live Stats
🥎 Softball vs. Barry (10 Innings) @ 6 p.m.


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Answer: Tennessee Titans!

🦉 Have an amazing week, Owl Fam!