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‘The Cardinal Countdown: 33 Days Until Kickoff’
KRIS BRUNSON #33 Height: 6’2” Weight: 190lb Position: DB Class: Freshman Hometown: Snellville, GA Summary: Another true freshman carries us into the Larry Bird spot on the countdown (33) and if Brunson is a cool as Bird was, we’re going to have a great few seasons with him on the roster. “Legendary” one might say. […]
Isaac Brown named to Maxwell Award watch list
Watch list season, babyyyyy. Let’s get it started: University of Louisville junior running back Isaac Brown was named to the watch list for the 90th Maxwell Award announced on Monday by the Maxwell Football Club. Brown is one of 81 players on the watch list for the award presented annually to the most outstanding player in […]
Roundball Rewind: Arkansas ‘83 ME Semi
A recap of a Cardinal game from the past , as if it was just contested. Given what is now a fitful night of tossin’ and turnin’, a half eaten breakfast — if that — and a double dose of Pepcid away, the abject tension of Louisville’s victory over Arkansas is just about a faint […]
‘The Cardinal Countdown: 34 Days Until Kickoff’
BRADY BALLART #34 Height: 6’2” Weight: 225lb Position: LB Class: Freshman Hometown: Aurora, IN Summary: Of the true freshman pickups in 2026, Ballart is one to get excited about. The two way player in high school (LB/RB) has good speed, good strength, and has been classified and stamped by the staff as a “high motor” […]
Hoopaholic’s Gazette: A Sad Sigh about Siva
Whatever Lola wants, Lola gets/ And little man, little Lola wants you Like the devilish seductress in the 50’s musical “Damn Yankees,” the same can be said of a long time fan of the Bronx Bombers. Whatever The Rick wants, The Rick gets. Peyton Siva, the dearly beloved PG of the ’13 champions, is headed […]
‘The Cardinal Countdown: 35 Days Until Kickoff’
CARSON HILBERT #35 Height: 6’3” Weight: 215lb Position: K Class: RS Freshman Hometown: Louisville, KY Summary: I hit on the “hometown hero” Hilbert last year as the Cards snagged one of, if not the best, local kickers off the market from Trinity in 2025. Knowing we had Keller and Swaggy C in the mix not […]
Peyton Siva leaving Louisville for St. John’s
Louisville legend and current assistant coach Peyton Siva is leaving U of L for a spot on Rick Pitino’s staff at St. John’s. Adam Zagoria was the first to report the news. In New York, Siva will replace assistant Greg Youncofski, who left St. John’s in the spring to join Richard Pitino’s staff at Xavier. […]
‘The Cardinal Countdown: 36 Days Until Kickoff’
JACOB SMITH #36 Height: 6’4” Weight: 235lb Position: LB Class: RS Sophomore Hometown: Somerset, KY Summary: If you follow high school recruiting at all, the name Jacob Smith is likely a familiar one here locally. The in-state product, alongside his brother (Jerod) were looking to be Michigan men out of high school, and then late […]
Friday afternoon Cardinal news and notes
—The Louisville volleyball team has been picked to finish third in the ACC, behind conference rivals Stanford and Pitt. —The CJ’s Brooks Holton has four takeaways from Louisville’s performance in the Bahamas. —ESPN’s Jeff Borzello and Myron Medcalf have Louisville as a top 10 national title contender for 2026-27. —Cardinal Authority’s Jacob Polacheck and Michael […]
Louisville basketball’s non-conference schedule is shaping up to be ridiculous
News broke Thursday afternoon that Louisville and Michigan had agreed to a two-year deal that will see the Cardinals and Wolverines square off at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit on Dec. 5, and then in Indianapolis at some point during the 2027-28 season. The game this season was possible because of a canceled contest between […]
‘The Cardinal Countdown: 37 Days Until Kickoff’
ANDERSON MITCHELL #37 Height: 6’2” Weight: 190lb Position: DB Class: RS Sophomore Hometown: Lexington, KY Summary: Anderson Mitchell has two first names, and up until 2025 had two positions on the football field. The two way stud from the Lexington version of Christian Academy walked on to the Cards a few seasons ago and was […]
‘The Cardinal Countdown: 38 Days Until Kickoff’
CAMERON WHITE #38 Height: 6’1” Weight: 235lb Position: LB Class: RS Freshman Hometown: Tampa, FL Summary: Not that long ago there was a recruit turning heads around the Louisville fanbase who chose the Cards over some high profile programs across the country, and came in looking to make a quick impact in the middle of […]
Roundball Rewind: ‘80 Champs vs. ‘86 Champs
This is how a Cardinals hoopaholic passes the time when there’s no current games to watch. With another in a series in which I watch a video replay then file a GameCap of a significant U of L battle from the past as if it took place yesterday. Even those who know the game better […]
Wednesday afternoon Cardinal news and notes
—Eric Crawford writes about Tuesday afternoon’s bizarre “viewing” experience and Pat Kelsey’s subsequent apology. —Pick Six Previews predicts a Louisville vs. Miami ACC championship game. —Sports Illustrated ranks Trinidad Chambliss, the man Louisville will face in week one, as the best quarterback in college football for 2026. Lincoln Kienholz checks in at No. 41 on […]
Pat Kelsey takes responsibility for lack of Bahamas broadcast
The first real controversy of the 2026-27 U of L athletics season hit about a month before a Cardinal team played a contest that counted. On Tuesday, the Louisville men’s basketball team played an exhibition game in the Bahamas that fans had no ability to watch or listen to. I wasn’t happy about it, you […]
Rick Pitino reportedly targeting Peyton Siva for St. John’s assistant gig
Fresh off a successful blowout exhibition victory in The Bahamas, there appears to be at least a little bit of uncertainty surrounding a Louisville legend and current member of the Cardinal coaching staff. According to Adam Zagoria, Rick Pitino is targeting his former star point guard and current U of L assistant Peyton Siva to […]
Louisville football picked third in preseason ACC poll
The ACC’s media has picked the Louisville football team to finish third in the league this fall. It’s the highest preseason conference ranking for the Cardinals since 2017. Louisville received four first-place votes and 2,569 overall points, placing them behind only Miami and SMU. Here’s the complete poll:
‘The Cardinal Countdown: 39 Days Until Kickoff’
HAYDEN TRAVELSTEAD #39 Height: 6’0” Weight: 210lb Position: LS Class: RS Junior Hometown: Acworth, GA Summary: When someone says “Travelstead” you think Louisville football special teams. The specialist family sent Brock through the program a few years ago kicking balls like a madman (he was highlighted as the cover photo yesterday), and for a brief […]
Hoopaholic’s Hearsay: Live Report from the Bahamas
Lets’s call him INTREPID. My guy in the gym in the Bahamas. That was the code name for the head of British Intelligence in the Caribbean during WWII. All observations are obviously his, phoned in to your intrepid chronicler within minutes of the final buzzer of U of L’s 101-52 thrashing of “Bahamas.” “The Bahamian […]
CC Podcast: Summer check-in
We’re alive, and we’re podding. Direct link here.
‘The Cardinal Countdown: 40 Days Until Kickoff’
ERIC HAZZARD #40 Height: 6’3” Weight: 255lb Position: DL Class: RS Freshman Hometown: Franklin, TN Summary: If there is anywhere incoming freshman can come in and target early playing time, its obviously on special teams, but more specifically for an edge like Hazzard, it’s in the return game where you can lay down some blocks […]
Monday afternoon Cardinal news and notes
—The latest episode of the Louisville Football All Access series is here. —Pro Football Focus ranks the 50 best college football players for 2026 and has Clev Lubin at No. 17. —If you somehow missed the news over the weekend, the Louisville men’s basketball team will now play just one game in The Bahamas, and […]
‘The Cardinal Countdown: 41 Days Until Kickoff’
CALEB MATELAU #41 Height: 6’1” Weight: 225lb Position: LB Class: RS Freshman Hometown: Bradenton, FL Summary: When you see the tat and the hair you may think Caleb “Maui” instead of “Matelau” and it doesn’t do harm to the rumor when we see him shape-shift between linebacker and his special teams role. Caleb is gearing […]
Hoopaholic’s Gazette: Caribbean TripTik & LeBron NIL Line
Not So Breaking News: The latest (and oldest) on the upcoming Cards’ blink-and-you’ll-miss-it Bahamian adventure. No TV. No streaming. No radio. No second game. No OEjr. No KK. (Learn the squad’s initials, you’ll be seeing them a lot here.) No chartered flight. No Tommy Bahama souvenir merch. If I hear any other info as or […]
‘The Cardinal Countdown: 42 Days Until Kickoff’
RHYS DORSEY #42 Height: 5’11” Weight: 195lb Position: WR Class: Freshman Hometown: Madison, AL Summary: That boy fast. Dorsey has been a speedster since birth, and came out so fast his mom couldn’t even get another vowel in his name before they signed the birth certificate and he bolted out of the hospital doors, running […]
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