—Louisville’s Sept. 20 home football game against Bowling Green will kick off at noon and will be televised on the ACC Network. Here’s the full ACC schedule for that weekend.
—Congratulations to T.J. Quinn on being named the ACC Linebacker of the Week.
—Equal congratulations to Ron English on being named ACC Defensive Coordinator of the Week.
—C.L. Brown writes that Jeff Brohm’s patience with English could pay off in a big way this season.
—I’m not sure we’ve ever played a whinier (word) team in history.
—Despite remaining undefeated, the Louisville volleyball team fell a spot from No. 3 to No. 4 in this week’s AVCA top 25 poll. The Cards have a golden opportunity to move back up the rankings when they face No. 2 Texas Wednesday night in Dallas. The 9 p.m. match will be carried live on ESPN.
—Fresh off its win over No. 1 Stanford, the unbeaten U of L men’s soccer team hits the road to face Ohio State Tuesday night. Here’s a preview.
—Mikel Brown Jr. says that Pat Kelsey is “building a beast” and that he would “run through a wall for that guy.”
“You’ve got to step up as a point guard,” Brown said. “That just brings the leadership out of me. You’ve got to lead your team to where we’re supposed to go.”
Where that is remains to be seen. But Brown says the road starts Oct. 24, when Louisville hosts Kansas in an exhibition game at the KFC Yum! Center. And again, he sounded like Kelsey was feeding him lines through an earpiece.
“We’re not looking ahead,” he said. “The next thing is the most important thing. That’s what Coach says.”
He’s already soaking in the city, too. Brown attended Louisville’s football win over Eastern Kentucky last weekend and said the crowd at L&N Stadium gave him chills. The same goes for his everyday interactions with fans.
“Everywhere I walk around, people, people know,” he said. “They’re like, ‘Go Cards. Bring it home!” That just gives me motivation to just go harder.”
It’s still September. Brown hasn’t made a college assist or taken a shot. But the energy and enthusiasm he’s bringing to Louisville feel authentic.
“We’ve been putting in the work,” he said. “We trust our work. We trust each other. We’re building chemistry. We’re definitely gonna be prepared.”
—Louisville football stayed at No. 20 in this week’s S&P Rankings from ESPN.
—J’Town standout Larron Westmoreland, who has on offer from U of L, is off to a huge start in his junior season.
—U of L women’s soccer standout Amelia Swinarski has been named the ACC’s Co-Offensive Player of the Week.
—Chris Bell was the fastest man in college football in week two.
—Louisville baseball has landed a commitment from Carter Hullett out of the class of 2027.
—The Louisville women’s soccer team kept rolling with a 2-0 win over Dayton on Sunday.
—This week in Cardinal athletics:
Tuesday, September 9
- Women’s Golf at the Sam Golden Invitational – (Corinth TX)
- Men’s Soccer at Ohio State University – 7:00 p.m. ET (Columbus, OH)
Wednesday, September 10
- Volleyball at Texas – 9:00 p.m. ET (Ft. Worth, Texas | Dickies Arena)
Thursday, September 11
- Women’s Soccer at Florida State – 7:00 p.m. ET (Tallahassee, FL)
Friday, September 12
- Cross Country at the Southern Showcase – (Huntsville, AL)
- Men’s Tennis at Louisville Invitational – (Bass-Rudd Tennis Center)
- Field Hockey vs. Northwestern – 6:00 p.m. ET (Trager Stadium)
- Volleyball at Creighton – 9:00 p.m. ET (Omaha, NE)
Saturday, September 13
- Men’s Tennis at Louisville Invitational – (Bass-Rudd Tennis Center)
- Men’s Soccer vs. University of Virginia – 6:00 p.m. ET (Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium)
- Volleyball vs. University of Northern Iowa – 7:30 p.m. ET (Omaha, NE)
Sunday, September 14
- Men’s Tennis at Louisville Invitational – (Bass-Rudd Tennis Center)
- Volleyball vs. Rice – 1:00 p.m. ET (Omaha, NE)
- Women’s Soccer vs. Virginia Tech – 1:00 p.m. ET (Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium)
- Field Hockey vs. Iowa – 1:30 p.m. ET (Trager Stadium)
—The Courier Journal is officially leaving its building on West Broadway this week.
—The latest bowl projections from Brett McMurphy have Louisville facing Auburn in the TaxSlayer Bowl.
—The Barking Crow gives Louisville a 23% chance of making the College Football Playoff.
—Great shot.
—The CJ’s Brooks Holton plays a little over/under for the upcoming U of L men’s basketball season.
—Eric Mac Lain and Taylor Tannebaum break down week two in the ACC.
—Louisville women’s basketball has landed a commitment from 4-star point guard Ariyana Cradle.
—We’re doing this, guys. This is now a thing.
—Assumption volleyball is ranked No. 4 in the nation in the latest USA Today top 25 poll.
—Happy 9th anniversary to the Lamar vs. Syracuse Friday night classic.
—Cardinal Sports dot com takes a closer look at Aly Khalifa.
—Former Louisville QB Pierce Clarkson, now at UCLA, was arrested on a felony charge over the weekend and has been suspended from the Bruins football team.
—Things seem to be going well for the Kentucky offense.
—Class of 2026 LB Taj Powell has flipped his commitment from West Virginia to Louisville.
—Powell says U of L “felt like the right place” for him.
—The Cards move up a spot to No. 4 in Matt McGavic’s latest ACC power rankings.
—The latest episode of the Locked on Louisville podcast is here.
—Great Schnelly story here.
—Will Stein is a hell of an offensive coordinator. His mom might be even better at baking.
—It’s still early, but USC fans are already claiming that Lincoln Riley made the correct decision to ditch Miller Moss in favor of Jayden Maiava.
—Matt McGaviv serves up his final thoughts on the JMU win.
—And finally, the Mike Rutherford Show is back this afternoon from 2:30-5:30 on 1450AM/96.1FM. You can also watch live via stream on YouTube right here.
