Spread: Louisville -45.5 How to Watch / Listen: 7 p.m. Saturday on ACC Network, WatchESPN and 790AM Last Time: Louisville and Indiana State last met in the 2009 season opener, when Cardinal Stadium was undergoing its first major renovation by adding the upper deck to the east side of the stadium.
Author: Justin Krueger
Justin Krueger: 8-4. The 2018 season is interesting, in that there is a wide array of possibilities given (A) the unknown surrounding the majority of this team, and (B) the general toughness of the 2018 slate. Using what I know, it’s better to give Bobby Petrino the benefit of the doubt than to not. That said,…
Justin Krueger: Alabama 38-24. Alabama gets a much more competitive game from a gritty Louisville offense. But in the end, Alabama’s depth and potency on offense is probably too much for Louisville to overcome in the second half. Mitch Motley: Alabama 27-13. Shawn Barbour: Alabama 35-24. Jeff Nunn: Alabama 38-21. Louisville plays well and opens…
Spread: Alabama -25 How to Watch / Listen: 8 p.m. Saturday on ABC, WatchESPN Last Time: The Cardinals and Crimson Tide last met in the 1991 Fiesta Bowl. The Fiesta Bowl struggled to find teams due to Arizona voters rejecting Martin Luther King Day as a national holiday, resulting in boycotts and teams withdrawing offers from…
Last Season: The Louisville receivers, compounded with Lamar Jackson’s stellar season, led a group that finished third in total offense, and 15th in passing offense (299.8 yards per game). Despite missing three games due to injury, Jaylen Smith finished with 60 receptions for 980 yards and seven touchdowns. Smith also earned All-ACC First Team honors with…
Last Season: After spending the prior two seasons as one of the worst teams in pass protection, Louisville’s offensive line had better results in 2017. The Cardinals finished 104th in the country in sacks allowed (33), which is a 30% drop from 2016. Where it shined, though, was in run blocking. According to footballoutsiders.com, Louisville was…
Last Season: Louisville’s defense was maligned with many issues last season, ranging from injuries and issues in pass coverage to an inability to get a push or make stops in the front seven. Fortunately, though, there was some good with the linebackers unit. True freshman Dorian Etheridge led the team with 83 combined tackles in…
Last Season: Louisville’s pass defense went from 14th in 2016 to 66th overall last season, allowing approximately 225 yards per game. The average was the worst ranking for the Cardinals since 2011, and the third lowest in their last ten seasons. The Cardinals struggled a lot in the first half of 2017 due to a…
It was a long wait for former Louisville forward Ray Spalding to hear his name called, but he was selected in the second round of the 2018 NBA Draft.
After earning their way back into a rematch with host Texas Tech, the Cardinals’ 2018 season came to a screeching end with a 9-1 loss to the Red Raiders.
Plagued by untimely pitching and going 2-for-19 with runners in scoring position, Louisville (44-18) fell short to Texas Tech (41-17) 10-4 in their 1-0 matchup in the Lubbock Regional of the NCAA Baseball Tournament.
Entering this weekend’s NCAA Regional in Lubbock, Tx, one of the big stories for Louisville was if they could get the offense going to keep up with the teams in their pod (Kent State, Texas Tech, and New Mexico State). Needless to say, Louisville came out hot and ready at the plate. The Cards (44-17)…
24 hours before the Louisville baseball team begins their NCAA Tournament run, a few players have earned accolades as 2018 All-Americans. Pitcher Adam Wolf was named as a third-team All-American by Baseball America, while first baseman Logan Wyatt also earned a third-team All-American spot with Collegiate Baseball Newspaper. Wolf finished the 2018 regular season with…
Last week, Louisville made a solid run in the ACC Baseball Tournament, making it to the ACC Finals against Florida State. Louisville (43-17) defeated Wake Forest, Duke and Pitt before falling short to the Seminoles 11-8 in ten innings. This was the first time that Louisville made it to the ACC semifinals and finals…
Today, the media gathered for a tour of the north end zone expansion of Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium. Below are photos from the closed event as well as a rough outline of what is in store for the Cardinal football players of today and tomorrow. The Cardinals open the 2018 season — their 100th in…
The University of Louisville baseball team will open the NCAA Tournament as the second seed in the Lubbock Regional, announced during today’s NCAA Selection Show.
Florida State scored three runs in the tenth inning, keyed by Drew Mendoza’s go ahead RBI double, to give the Seminoles (43-17) an 11-8 win over Louisville (43-17) in the ACC Tournament finals. The loss by Louisville likely eliminates the 25th ranked Cardinals from potentially hosting a regional site in this week’s upcoming NCAA Tournament….
Louisville finished the regular season with a 3-1 record last week. The Cardinals fell short to Indiana 9-5 in extra innings, but rebounded to complete a series sweep of Notre Dame (5-4, 5-0 and 10-7 wins last weekend). The wins extended Louisville’s streak over the Fighting Irish to 16 games in a row. Up next,…
Nick Bennett delivered one of the best performances of his young career, pitching eight shutout innings as #25 Louisville (39-16) cruised to a 5-0 win over Notre Dame (24-27).
In a pinch-hitting role, freshman Zach Britton came off the bench and came up big for #25 Louisville. His walkoff hit to left field in the bottom ninth gave the Cardinals (38-16) a 5-4 win over Notre Dame (24-26) to start their weekend series against the Fighting Irish. Notre Dame jumped ahead in the first…