Wednesday afternoon Cardinal news and notes

—One month from today ... we can do this.

—While most power conference football programs have made the decision to schedule fewer power conference opponents in the Playoff era, Jeff Brohm wants to do the exact opposite.

—The CJ covers Tayon Holloway’s return to the Louisville football program.

—The new Adidas U of L-themed shoe just dropped, and it’s absolutely not something I could pull off.

—Eric Crawford writes about Indiana’s refusal to play Louisville in football.

—Louisville men’s tennis head coach

Rodrigo da Silva has added Cardinal alum Christopher Morin-Kougoucheff to his staff as an assistant coach.

—The CJ looks at the top 10 Louisville area quarterbacks going into the 2025 high school football season.

—Pat Forde is extremely high on Jeff Brohm’s 2025 offense.

“I think this is going to be Jeff Brohm’s best offense at Louisville.” - @ByPatForde

Full episode w/ Pat: https://t.co/nyvtQlD9TF pic.twitter.com/j43AlSCKDM

— Kelly Gramlich (@kellygramlich) July 29, 2025

—Racing Louisville head coach Bev Yanez has signed a deal that will keep her with the club through at least the 2026 season.

—The bracket is out for this year’s Maui Invitational, which is ... not strong.

—David Cobb of CBS has Louisville men’s basketball as one of the biggest transfer portal winners of the offseason.

Winner: Louisville adds artillery

Louisville added an obscenely effective trio of 3-point shooters to replenish the artillery of a team that attempted a whopping 28.5 treys per game last season. Ryan Conwell (Xavier), Isaac McKneely (Virginia) and Adrian Wooley (Kennesaw State) each ranked among the cycle’s top-25 transfers after each hit 41% or better of their 3-point attempts on 5+ attempts. The Cardinals went 18-2 in the ACC during coach Pat Kelsey’s first season and look ready for a strong encore following a fruitful portal cycle.

—Joe Lunardi has Louisville up to a 5-seed in his latest Bracketology. Apparently us doing nothing differently over the last two weeks allowed us to jump up two lines. What an exact science.

—Bomani Jones says the only reason Lamar Jackson isn’t a three-time NFL MVP is because the writers wanted to be nice to Josh Allen.

—The Trinity-Ballard basketball rivalry just got taken up another notch. Congrats to Q on the gig.

We are thrilled to announce that Quentin Snider is joining our Trinity Basketball Coaching Staff! The former Louisville Cardinal, and 2014 Kentucky Mr. Basketball, joins the staff after five years of playing professionally overseas. Welcome to the Trinity Family, Q! ☘️ pic.twitter.com/OE5gCuc5zv

— Trinity Shamrocks Basketball (@ShamrocksHoops) July 30, 2025

—USA Today has named Darling’s one of the 29 best bars in the United States.

—U of L QB commit Briggs Cherry joins the latest episode of the From the Pink Seats podcast.

—MAC upsets becoming extinct is one of the big fears of this new era of college football.

—The Donovan-Mikel bromance continues to blossom.

One’s already a Louisville legend. The other is on track to be the next. pic.twitter.com/uyYOySEJqK

— 35KYSports (@35KYSportsMedia) July 29, 2025

—North Hardin standout Josiah Hope talks about his recommitment to Louisville and his goals for his senior season.

—Former Louisville defensive tackle Thor Griffith has officially signed with the Seahawks after taking part in rookie minicamp with Seattle.

—Quincy Riley continues to do all he can to make sure Tyler Shough is QB1 in New Orleans.

Rookie @QuincyRiley03 comes flying in for the INT pic.twitter.com/rk52jwUbFD

— New Orleans Saints (@Saints) July 30, 2025

—Highlights of last night’s matchup between Lou City and German side Eintracht Frankfurt are here.

—Former Louisville assistant Vince Taylor will reportedly be joining Nolan Smith’s staff at Tennessee State.

—Louisville native (and hopefully future Cardinal) Tyran Stokes is hosting a back to school drive at Shawnee Park on Saturday.

—Louisville target Taj Powell talks about his offer from the Cardinals.

—BC Interruption (Boston College) previews Louisville here.

—The CJ’s Brooks Holton has a scouting feature on new Cardinal guard Adrian Wooley.

—This Mikel Brown picture from Donovan Mitchell’s camp is outrageous.

—Regardless of what they want you to think, North Carolina isn’t going to the SEC anytime soon.

—Reyne Smith will be playing for the Australian national team in next month’s FIBA Asia Cup.

—Better know a Cardinal: Sananda Fru.

Who Is... Sananda Fru? #GoCards pic.twitter.com/pgaipYr92X

— Louisville Men's Basketball (@LouisvilleMBB) July 29, 2025

—The CJ previews fall camp for Louisville football.

—Louisville football’s former recruiting coordinator has left to take a similar job at UCF.

—The Louisville Bats fell to the Omaha Storm Chasers Tuesday night.

—Louisville Report’s Matt McGavic highlights the five biggest questions for U of L football as it begins fall camp.

Will Miller Moss get his redemption season?

There’s no question that Miller Moss was Louisville’s biggest transfer portal acquisition this offseason. Coming over from USC, the quarterback started the started the first nine games of the 2024 season, completing 64.4 percent of his passes for 2,555 yards and 18 touchdowns to nine interceptions.

However, Moss certainly had his ups and downs during the month of October. In his final five starts with the Trojans, he completed 63.5 percent of his throws for 1,357 yards and 10 touchdowns, but also threw seven interceptions. Following a three-interception performance in a 26-21 loss vs. Washington, he was benched for the final three games of the year.

Was Moss a scapegoat for USC’s larger problems as a whole? More than likely. The Trojans had an atrocious offensive line, and their defense played a big role in blowing five fourth quarter leads. That being said, Moss certainly did not play his best football at times.

But there is reason to believe that Moss can conclude his time in college on a high note. He put together a fantastic spring ball, regularly showcasing his ability to command the offense and their litany of playmakers. Not to mention that head coach Jeff Brohm was able to take transfer QB Tyler Shough and mold him into the No. 40 overall pick in this past NFL Draft.

“We have high expectations, and I feel confident he can do that.” Brohm said of Moss at the ACC Football Kickoff. “I think he’s a talented young man, he’s played a lot of football For us, when we go try to bring someone in that position, if they’ve got experience, if they’ve been battle tested, if they’ve had some ups and downs already, that’s beneficial, because he’s already gone through that process.”

—The CJ lists seven signs that you’re from Louisville.

—And finally, Clemson Sports Talk says Louisville’s chances of being a dynamic offense in 2025 hinge on Jeff Brohm’s ability to get the most out of Miller Moss.

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