—SPREAD CHECCCCKKKKK: Louisville by 38.5.
—Jeff Brohm says he is “100 percent in favor” of the ACC moving to a 9-game conference season.
—Alexis Cubit of the CJ identifies 10 Cardinals who will make the 2025 football season.
—Michael McCammon looks at the five most important games of the Louisville football season.
—This week in Cardinal athletics:
Monday, August 25
- Men’s Soccer at UAB – 8:00 p.m. ET (Birmingham, AL)
Thursday, August 28
- Women’s Soccer vs. USC Upstate – 3:00 p.m. ET (Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium)
Friday, August 29
- Field Hockey vs. Michigan State – 12:00 p.m. ET (Trager Stadium)
- Men’s Soccer vs. IU Indy – 6:00 p.m. ET (Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium)
- Volleyball vs. Auburn – 6:00 p.m. ET (L&N Federal Credit Union Arena)
Saturday, August 30
- Football vs. Eastern Kentucky – 3:00 p.m. ET (L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium)
Sunday, August 31
- Field Hockey vs. Ohio University – 1:00 p.m. ET (Trager Stadium)
- Volleyball vs. Morehead State – 2:30 p.m. ET (L&N Federal Credit Union Arena)
- Women’s Soccer vs. Coastal Carolina – 7:30 p.m. ET (Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium)
—Louisville going 9-3 or 8-4 this season continues to be the most
consistent preseason prediction amongst media folk.
—Athlon ranks all 91 college football games for week 1 and has Louisville vs. Eastern Kentucky at No. 45.
—Cole Sherman’s basketball camp at St. X over the weekend was a success.
—Let’s ride, Miller.
—The U of L women’s soccer team rolled to a 7-2 win over Wright State to improve to 3-1 on the young season.
—The men’s soccer team (1-0-0) is on the road for the first time this season tonight, taking on UAB at 8 p.m. Here’s a preview.
—Louisville baseball has added a commitment from class of 2027 standout Cal Schneider.
—In their final preseason tune-up, the Louisville volleyball team took down a team of alumni stars in four sets on Saturday afternoon.
—Very simple, very effective. Dope shirt.
—Tickers are now on sale for the 2025 U of L men’s basketball tip-off luncheon.
—The battle for Louisville’s starting kicker job has been competitive all offseason.
—The CJ has a roundup of area results from the first week of the high school football season.
—For a limited time, you can get tickets to Saturday’s game against EKU for just 50 bucks.
—Kentucky has named Incarnate Word transfer Zach Calzada as its starting quarterback for week one.
—Need to find a way to hold onto this one.
—Thompkins wasn’t the only Cardinal commit to have a huge Friday night.
—In the Saints’ final game of the preseason, Tyler Shough made a pretty strong statement on the field (and off it) that he deserves to be QB1 in New Orleans.
—The CJ takes an updated look at U of L basketball’s top recruiting targets in the class of 2026.
—Kansas State lost to Iowa State in Ireland on Saturday, and then starting K-State QB Avery Johnson’s dad and his other son brawled in the parking lot. Both apologized in a joint statement on Sunday.
College football couldn’t be more back.
—Nworldwide Nwora.
—Wesley Bailey is helping to fill a big void for the Cardinal defense.
—Cardinal Sports’ countdown of the 50 most important Louisville football players for this season gets into the top 10.
—U of L choosing to invest revenue-sharing money in its volleyball program is “unique” in college athletics.
—Eric Mac Lain and Kelly Gramlich preview the 2025 Louisville football team in video form here.
—Racing Louisville has set a new franchise record for wins in a season after Sunday’s road upset of the San Diego Wave. Racing is now four points clear of the final spot in its quest for a first-ever NWSL Playoffs appearance.
You can discounted tickets to Friday night’s home matchup against Houston by going here.
—They love Big Zou in Greece.
—Virginia’s SI site expects Louisville to be the Cavaliers’ toughest road game of the season.
—Eric Crawford writes that week one for Louisville is more of a test of focus than it is of firepower.
—It’s safe to say that week one has changed dramatically over the last 25 years.
—And finally, the Mike Rutherford Show kicks off the first week of the season from 2:30-5:30 this afternoon on 1450/96.1 The Big X. A reminder that starting next week, the show will air live on television on WBNA-Channel 21.
