—Spread check: Louisville by 38.5.
—Not sure if it was an oversight or a genuine opinion, but Erick Smith of USA Today does not have Louisville playing in a bowl game in his first projections for the 2025 season.
—How Louisville football performs against Eastern Kentucky is as important as how it competes against Clemson, C.L. Brown writes.
—Taylor Swift’s fiance and his brother are gigantic Ashton Gillotte fans.
—Tyler Shough may have lost the Saints’ starting QB battle to Spencer Rattler, but it still feels like a matter of when, and not if, the former Cardinal takes over as the man in New Orleans this season.
—Bellarmine’s full non-conference schedule in its first year under former Louisville assistant Doug Davenport has been released.
—Chris Redman joins the latest episode of the Cardinal Sports Zone podcast.
—Maryland’s athletic director says he expects the Big Ten to expand to a 20-team league in 2030.
—Atherton football standout (not a statement any of us are used to seeing) Garyon Hobbs just picked up an offer from Missouri and plans to visit Clemson on Saturday.
—Handy week one college football viewing guides for the five days ahead right here:
—Virginia Tech LB and team captain Caleb Woodson has been charged with DWI. The Cards will face the Hokies in Blacksburg on Nov. 1.
—Despite heading into the upcoming season with high expectations, Louisville just barely has a top-50 roster according the to 247Sports Talent Composite.
—Four-star hooper Colben Andrew is excited for his upcoming visit to U of L. Think there’s a very solid chance he winds up playing for the Cardinals.
—Isaac Trotter projects the starting lineups for all 25 teams in CBS’ current early hoops rankings.
15. Louisville
Projected starting lineup
Top reserves: G Adrian Wooley, F Kasean Pryor, C Aly Khalifa, F Khani Rooths, F Vangelis Zougris, G Kobe Rodgers
Biggest preseason battle: Who is the go-to big man? Fru, a German import, is a big-time athlete who should add rim protection, rebounding thump and an efficient play-finisher. But Pat Kelsey can go a bunch of different ways. Now healthy, Khalifa provides a 5-out option who can whip backdoor dimes galore. Pryor needs to get healed up after a season-ending knee injury, but he’s another 5-out skilled big man who wants to get ’em up from downtown. Offense won’t be a problem for this Louisville group, so Fru’s defensive impact gives him the leg up.
—Despite going undrafted, former Louisville CB Corey Thornton has made the 53-man roster in Carolina.
—Both Jeff Brohm and Mark Stoops are in agreement that the Louisville-Kentucky rivalry should continue even after the SEC and ACC move to 9-game conference schedules.
—Louisville women’s soccer’s Mackenzie Geigle has been named the ACC Offensive Player of the Week.
—Geigle and the Cards (3-1-0) will host USC Upstate Thursday afternoon at 3. Here’s a preview.
—Teddy Bridgewater has won the primary backup job in Tampa Bay.
—I already adore this guy.
—Cardinal Sports dot com takes a closer look at Kobe Rodgers.
—Pat Kelsey and his Cardinals can make a pretty loud national statement before ACC play begins this season.
—On paper it’s the easiest game on the schedule, but Louisville is absolutely not looking past Eastern Kentucky.
—On3 highlights its top five players on this year’s U of L football team.
—Despite a stellar summer, Ja’Corey Brooks did not make the Washington Commanders’ 53-man roster. He did, however, sign to the team’s practice squad today.
—And finally, could the 2025 U of L squad have the best offense of the Jeff Brohm era to date? That’s the plan.
