Good morning. Hope everyone had an amazing Thanksgiving. We know you are still stuffed from all that food yesterday, so this Morning Jolt will be short and sweet.

What else are we mixing into today’s edition?

🖊️ Special message
🛍️ Black Friday deals
🕷️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 With Pride. Vice President and Director of Athletics John Hardt has a special message to all of you Spider fans. He hopes during this holiday weekend, you are spending it with those closest to you. Hardt also reflects on his appreciation for the athletics staff and student-athletes. 📑 Read the full message here.

🔼 Tis the Gifting Season! If you aren’t the person to go shopping with the crowds on Black Friday, don’t worry. You can stay cozy at home and still get amazing deals online. And what’s the perfect gift to give? Obviously, some fiery red Spider gear! Get all of your Richmond merch here.

🔼 Supporting Others. Over this holiday weekend, we hope to see you and your family at the men's basketball game on Saturday against Queens. We’ll be having a coat drive, collecting gently used or new coats of all sizes, from kids to adults, to support Puritan Cleaner’s Coat for Kids Drive in partnership with the Richmond Christmas Mother Fund. Collection will occur as you walk into the Robins Center.

📅 THE WEEK AHEAD

Friday, November 24

🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Maine @ 5:30pm ET (Drake Thanksgiving Invitational) | Watch

Saturday, November 25

🏈 Football vs. North Carolina Central @ 2pm ET | Listen | Tickets
🏀 Women’s Basketball at Drake @ 3pm ET (Drake Thanksgiving Invitational) | Watch | Live Stats
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Queens @ 7pm ET | Listen | Live Stats | Tickets

Sunday, November 26

🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Louisiana Tech @ 12:30pm ET (Drake Thanksgiving Invitational) | Watch

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