—Louisville’s Koen Entringer and Clev Lubin are two of the 68 players on the preseason watch list for the Nagurski Award, which goes to the best defensive player in college football. Louisville is one of just 13 teams to have multiple players on the list.
—For WHAS, Matt McGavic writes about some Cardinal football players who could break out in 2026.
—Jeff Borzell’s latest way too early college hoops rankings for ESPN have Louisville at No. 12. Borzello highlights U of L’s Dec. 12 trip to Lexington
as the most important non-conference game on the schedule.
—Louisville football’s first six practices of fall camp will be open to the public.
Fans will be allowed to attend practice on the following dates:
Thursday, August 6
Saturday, August 8
Monday, August 10
Tuesday, August 11
Thursday, August 13
Friday, August 14
All six practices are slated to begin at 9:45 a.m. ET.
Most practices will be held on the grass practice fields, but locations could change depending on weather conditions. The team could also practice inside L&N Stadium or the Trager Indoor Practice Facility.
Fans are encouraged to park in Bronze Lots F & G.Fans must stand behind the ropes along the sidelines when on the grass fields or inside the Trager Center and must remain in the stands if practice is in the stadium.
No photos or videos are allowed during any of the open practices.
—The CJ’s Brooks Holton highlights four members of the class of 2027 that Pat Kelsey has his eyes on.
—Louisville commit Ja’Hyde Brown is among the area’s 10 best pass catchers for the upcoming high school football season.
—Pat Kelsey has a wide-ranging interview with 247 Sports’ Kyle Tucker that includes some comments on Peyton Siva’s decision to leave for St. John’s.
If you’re looking for just the Siva response, you can find it here.
—Is this the year Louisville football gets over the hump and into the College Football Playoff? It’s the biggest question for Jeff Brohm and company heading into the season.
—Lou City’s annual “Fill the Fam” game is Saturday at 8 p.m. against San Antonio FC. The game is a “Purple Out,” and the club is giving away 2,500 T-shirts. There will also be fireworks and a player meet and greet after the game.
As always, Card Chronicle readers can get discounted tickets by going here.
—Tre Richardson’s debut is among the top storylines to watch as Louisville’s fall camp gets underway on Thursday.
—Will might be overcompensating just a bit here.
—The Athletic looks at the 10 best college basketball transfers who suddenly have another year of eligibility (at least for now).
—Miami basketball’s Marcus Allen, who was limited to just eight games last season after being diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma, will miss the entire 2026-27 season after suffering a torn ACL.
—Louisville women’s soccer junior midfielder Amelia Swinarski has been named to the preseason All-ACC Team. Swinarski led the Cards in goals, assists and points last season.
—Flory Bidunga is on the early short list for the Wooden Award.
If I could wager every cent to my name on Jeremy Fears not winning this award, I would do it.
—Former Louisville assistant and now Boston College head coach Luke Murray made the aggressive move of having BC’s longtime radio team let go because he, reportedly, did not want any ties the prior regime.
—Louisville has one of the least “homegrown” football teams in the country for 2026.
—Miami and Mario Cristobal have reportedly agreed to a new, long-term contract extension. Zero chance they’re regretting that in three years. None.
—The Lowkey Lifestyle dynasty(?), led by Moore High head coach Patrick McGee, at the Dirt Bowl continues.
—Good stuff from Christ Hatfield here on his biggest questions going into year three of the Pat Kelsey era at Louisville.
—CN Traveler says Louisville has one of the most underrated food scenes in the world and highlights eight Louisville spots that everyone should try.
—Another Louisville King has signed with an NFL team. This time it’s defensive tackle Travis Bell, who has inked a deal with the Cleveland Browns.
—The Deion Branch respect is a good sign here.
—Cardinal Authority has five storylines to follow as fall camp begins.
—Lance Robinson is on the Outland Trophy (best center) watch list.
—Peyton Siva tells The New York Post that leaving Louisville for St. John’s is one of the most difficult decisions he’s ever had to make in his life.
“It was honestly one of the most difficult decisions I made in my life, making the call to Coach [Pat] Kelsey, someone who gave me an opportunity in this coaching world,” he told The Post in a phone interview, after agreeing to leave his job as an assistant coach at Louisville for the same position at St. John’s. “It was tough. It was tough not only to make that call, but make the call to leave Louisville. A couple of sleepless nights. But I think it was the right decision and the best decision for my family and myself.”
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“Obviously, the biggest thing was getting a chance to work under Coach Pitino as a coach,” Siva said. “I think Coach is top three, if not the best college coach of all time. To get a chance to work under him would be amazing, especially breaking into this coaching world and breaking into this coach profession, there’s no one better to work for and to work under and to learn from.”
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“I’m very excited to join St. John’s and the staff and work under Coach. I watched a lot of the players they recruited, I’m very familiar with a lot of their games,” Siva said. “It’s a winning program. Coach has done a great job of getting them back in the limelight. What I can bring is my energy, my expertise, my knowledge from my playing days with him, but also my playing days over in Europe, and they have a lot of European guys who have come over to the states.”
—Inside the Loud House (Syracuse) serves up a Louisville football preview.
—Adidas has released a new Louisville-themed shoe. It’s … not my favorite. Maybe that just means I’m too old to pull it off.
—This man does not want to be a Kentucky Wildcat.
—Cardinal Sports Zone previews the Louisville secondary.
—Congratulations to the Fern Creek 8U softball All-Stars on their world championship.
—The ESPN/ABC announcer pairings for this fall’s college football coverage are out. Louisville’s own Katie George will once again be working with Sean McDonough and Greg McElroy on one of the A squads.
—And finally, the Mike Rutherford Show rolls along this afternoon from 2:30-5:30 on The Big X. The Thornton’s YouTube stream is here.
