Various University of Louisville football players were available during the team’s media day on Saturday at Cardinal Stadium. Cardinal Sport Zone’s football beat writer Dalton Pence and staff photographer TJ Barr caught up with standout cornerback Chandler Jones to discuss his leadership, thoughts on the upcoming season, how he’s embraced being a leader in the…
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Various University of Louisville football players were available during the team’s media day on Saturday at Cardinal Stadium. Cardinal Sport Zone’s football beat writer Dalton Pence and staff photographer TJ Barr caught up with starting defensive end Yaya Diaby to discuss his expectations for this season, what he has improved on the most, other defensive…
Various University of Louisville football players were available during the team’s media day on Saturday at Cardinal Stadium. Cardinal Sport Zone’s football beat writer Dalton Pence and staff photographer TJ Barr caught up with captain and starting linebacker CJ Avery to discuss why he decided to come back, how he has embraced being the player-coach…
Various University of Louisville football players were available during the team’s media day on Saturday at Cardinal Stadium. Cardinal Sport Zone’s football beat writer Dalton Pence and staff photographer TJ Barr caught up with starting wide receiver Braden Smith to discuss what to expect from the guys at the position, how he has improved his…
For the final three weeks of our Louisville football preview, we’ll be looking at the skill positions on offense. We continue the series with the running back corps. 2020 Breakdown Star running back Javian Hawkins led all Cardinal ball-carriers with 822 yards rushing (eight games), to go along with seven touchdowns. Quarterback Malik Cunningham matched…
With NCAA athletes now able to profit off of their name, image, and likeness, companies are utilizing the publicity pull of collegiate standouts to help not only grow their respective business, but also assist in getting athletes paid as well. CSZ’s beat writer for football Dalton Pence and staff photographer TJ Barr asked six University…
University of Louisville defensive coordinator Bryan Brown met with the media on Saturday afternoon for media day at Cardinal Stadium. A variety of topics were discussed such as position battles, preseason camp, spring ball, etc. Here are the takeaways (quotes) from the press conference. Defensive Line “Yaya (Diaby) has gotten bigger and stronger. He started…
University of Louisville head football coach Scott Satterfield met with the media on Saturday afternoon for media day at Cardinal Stadium. A variety of topics were discussed such as position battles, preseason camp, spring ball, etc. Here are my takeaways (quotes) from the Satterfield press conference. Fall Camp “Overall I thought it was a good…
University of Louisville Running Backs Coach De’Rail Sims and running back Jalen Mitchell met with the media on Thursday afternoon to discuss a variety of topics. Depth, competition, and offseason takeaways were a handful of the things talked about. Here are the videos and my takeaways from the press conference. Competition at running back De’Rail…
University of Louisville Defensive Line Coach Mark Ivey and true freshman defensive lineman Ashton Gillotte met with the media on Wednesday afternoon to discuss a variety of topics. Depth, early camp takeaways, and offseason reflections were some of the topics touched on. Here are the videos and my takeaways from the press conference. Depth Mark…
Every couple of years, a top basketball recruit bursts on to the scene in the state of Kentucky. In turn, Louisville has made it a priority in recent years to reel in the local talent, landing names such as Quentin Snider, Ray Spalding, and David Johnson. As rich as the state is in talent, the…
With NFL rosters set to be reduced leading up to the 2021 season, a slew of former University of Louisville players look to make final roster cuts, while others are set on leaving their marks on the field for their respective teams. From Lamar Jackson to Jaire Alexander, 18 Cardinals are currently on active rosters…
Since taking over in 2018, Louisville head coach Scott Satterfield has put a big emphasis on recruiting in-state talent, and bringing in big-time defensive back prospects. Fortunately for the Cardinal coaching staff, they don’t have to look far to continue that trend, with all eyes turning towards Louisville Male High School standout Jeremiah Collins. The…
The Louisville football program has added various transfers throughout the offseason to bolster their squad for the fall. That trend continued on Monday when the Cardinals received a pledge from Syracuse running Jawhar Jordan. In seven games with the Orange, the rising redshirt-sophomore carried the ball 44 times for 177 yards and a touchdown. The…
Louisville star guard David Johnson returned for his sophomore season with the intent of improving his draft stock. Formerly regarded as a second-round pick, the Louisville native is once again being pinned in the early to middle part of the second round of many NBA mock drafts. Despite his stock not rising a ton in…
Over the last handful of seasons, the Louisville basketball program has benefited from the contributions of local standouts. Since taking over as head coach, Chris Mack has brought in David Johnson (Trinity) and JJ Traynor (Bardstown); the formers looks to hear his name called in Thursday’s NBA Draft, while the latter fixes to have an…
On Friday afternoon, Louisville center Cole Bentley was named to the Rimington Trophy watch list. Introduced in 2000, the trophy is given annually to the best center in college football. 👀 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝗭𝗡 👀@rimingtontrophy – @ColeBentley66 Details: https://t.co/yD0LULJAzA#GoCards x #RimingtonTrophy pic.twitter.com/K3ho5oNHkC — Louisville Football (@UofLFootball) July 23, 2021 Bentley has started 21 of the…
Conference media days and award watch lists are upon us as the season inches closer. On Wednesday, Louisville running back Jalen Mitchell was named to the Doak Walker Award watch list. He joins Malik Cunningham (Davy O’Brien Award and Maxwell Award watch lists) as the only Cardinals to make a respective positional award watch list…
Louisville wide receiver Tyler Harrell met with the media on Monday afternoon to discuss a variety of topics. The redshirt-sophomore talked about the new wide receiver room, improvements in the offseason, Malik Cunningham, and more. Here are some of the takeaways from Harrell’s press conference. Here are some of my takeaways from Harrell’s press conference….
We continue our weekly Louisville football guide with a breakdown of the defensive backs. In case you missed it, here is our defensive line preview as well. 2020 Breakdown Here is where the Cardinals ranked nationally for various defensive metrics in the 2020 season. Total Defense: 39th (369.1 yards allowed per game) Scoring Defense: 49th (26.64…