—NET Rankings Update (men’s): No. 16.
—NET Rankings Update (women’s): No. 11.
—Louisville has never won at Clemson, but the metrics like the Cards to finally figure out how to win inside Littlejohn Coliseum.
—U of L is selling $19 tickets (with no extra fees) to Tuesday night’s men’s basketball regular season home finale game against Syracuse. You can get yours here.
—Chris Bell: Still a beast.
—Cardinal Authority has a new U of L women’s basketball notebook.
—Louisville fans have had lots to say about Pat Kelsey’s team in the wake of the Cardinals’ Monday night loss at North Carolina. Neither Kelsey nor the team have been listening.
Speaking to the media on Friday for Louisville’s pregame press conference ahead of their Saturday matchup at Clemson, Kelsey made one thing clear: this team is not letting it impact them.
“We don’t listen to rat poison,” he said. “We do our best to just worry about us, and understand that that’s, how the world works. Do we understand winning a big game on the road against a really good team helps our overall makeup and resume? Yes.
“We have really intelligent guys in that locker room. … They understand what that does if you beat a good team on the road. It’s really good for out resume. The pizza tastes better, the flowers smell better, the clouds clear and the sun comes out. Winning a game on the road does a lot of good things for a lot of people.”
Point guards Mikel Brown Jr. and Kobe Rodgers backed up this sentiment in the press conference, with Brown emphasizing that “we don’t listen to the outside world, and we just focus on what we got to do to get better.” That being said, they also acknowledge a need to regroup down the stretch and make improvements certain aspects of their game.
—Amid lingering health issues, former Kentucky head coach Billy Gillispie will not return to Tarleton State in 2026-27.
—Louisville Report looks at how Chris Bell compares to other top WR prospects in this year’s NFL Draft class.
—Yeahhh this pretty much sums it up at the moment.
—The Louisville lacrosse team will host No. 12 Syracuse on Saturday. Here’s a preview.
—Clemson’s SI site looks at the Louisville players who scare them the most heading into Saturday’s game.
—Male High sophomore hoops star Jordan Mitchell enjoyed his visit to Louisville last week.
Mitchell is averaging 23.6 points per game for the Male Bulldogs. He’s shooting 54% from the floor, including 40% from behind the three-point line. He’s also grabbing five rebounds per contest.
“I definitely love PK style of play as well,” Mitchell said. “The fact they call this Point Guard U, I like because PK lets his guards be special. I like that. I see myself as a special talent that can help any university be successful and have a chance to compete for a title.”
Mitchell has received scholarship offers from Virginia Tech and Morehead State. He is also drawing interest from Auburn, Dayton, Houston, Michigan, Missouri, Tennessee and others. He also has taken unofficial visits at Dayton, Michigan and Missouri.
—Eagles Wire wonders if Chris Bell could be the next A.J. Brown.
—Churchill Downs Inc. posted record revenue for the fourth quarter of 2025.
—Decent.
—What can this year’s Louisville women’s basketball team learn from Jeff Walz’s Final Four teams of the past?
—With last night’s win in Atlanta, the U of L women put the finishing touch on a regular season where they went undefeated on the road.
—The Cardinal baseball team starts a three-game home set against Central Michigan this afternoon. Here’s a preview.
—And finally, beat Clemson.
