For the next part of our position breakdowns we turn our heads to the linebackers. The linebackers could be a strong point for the defense this year not only because of how many players are returning, but who is returning. 2018 Summary: Again, it’s no secret that the numbers the defense allowed last year were…
Author: Mitch Motley
University of Louisville student, Diehard Cards fan, Basketball Coach of the Louisville Spartans and St. Patrick Celtics
The football season is fast approaching. With one position preview in the books, we now turn our heads to a unit that certainly has room for improvement from last year, the Defensive Line. 2018 Summary The defensive front wasn’t the source of all the Cards’ problems last year, however, as a group there is a…
Selection Sunday went exactly how Louisville fans thought it would. Louisville earned a 7-seed and received a matchup that perfectly fit the NCAA’s agenda, 10-seed Minnesota. The NCAA successfully created a front page story and, of course, threw the game into the very first time slot of the tournament. Since the Selection Show, the talk…
The Louisville Cardinals are knocked out of the ACC tournament after a 83-70 loss Thursday night to North Carolina in Charlotte. The Tar Heels move on to the semifinals tomorrow night. Louisville got themselves down 34-21 at the under-8 timeout in the first half before using a quick 12-0 run to cut it to 1 point with 5:37 until…
The Louisville Cardinals kick off their 2019 postseason with a matchup against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the second round of the ACC tournament in Charlotte on Wednesday. Louisville just beat Notre Dame 75-61 on March 3rd in their only matchup of the regular season. Jordan Nwora led the Cards in that game with…
Coming off a Senior Day win over Notre Dame, the Louisville Cardinals (19-11) travel to John Paul Jones Arena to attempt to spoil No. 2 Virginia’s (27-2) own Senior Day. The two teams have already met once this season, the result was a 64-52 win for Virginia. The game tips off at 4pm and will…
The Louisville Cardinals desperately needed a win today and had no issue against Notre Dame. The Cardinals were simply too much for the Fighting Irish, cruising to a 75-61 win on Senior Day. Louisville was led by a pair of double-doubles from Jordan Nwora and Malik Williams. Nwora finished with 20 points and 11 boards…
The Louisville Cardinals are back home on Sunday for a Senior Day matchup with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. After a loss on Wednesday, Louisville is now 18-11 overall and 9-7 in the ACC. Notre Dame is 13-15 and 3-12. John Mooney leads Notre Dame in both scoring (14.0) and rebounding (10.8). TJ Gibbs…
Louisville travels to Boston College for a Wednesday night matchup. Louisville enters the game at 18-10 and 9-6 in the ACC. Boston College is currently 13-13 and 4-10. Ky Bowman leads Boston College, averaging 19.2 points and 7.5 rebounds per game. Wynston Tabbs, Nik Popovic, and Jordan Chatman each average over 13 points per game…
Louisville started out hot but couldn’t hang on as Virginia won 64-52 at the Yum Center on Saturday. Louisville drops to 18-10 and 9-6 in the ACC. The 3rd ranked Cavaliers improved to 24-2 and 12-2. Louisville started out on fire from three point range, hitting 10 of 16 in the first half while…
The No. 18 Louisville Cardinals play host to the No. 3 Virginia Cavaliers today at Noon in the Yum! Center. The game will be televised on WHAS and the ACCNetwork. Virginia currently sits as a 5.5-point favorite. Virginia is exactly who Virginia always has been. They enter this game with a 23-2 record, with both…
The Louisville Cardinals struggled again in a 69-49 loss at Syracuse on Wednesday Night. Louisville falls to 18-9 overall and 9-5 in the ACC. Syracuse improved to 18-8 and 9-4. Elijah Hughes had 18 points and 7 rebounds for Syracuse; Oshae Brissett added 16 and 7 for the Orange. Jordan Nwora led Louisville with 11 points…
Louisville travels to the Carrier Dome for a matchup with the Syracuse Orange on Wednesday night. Louisville comes off a much-needed 1-point win against Clemson on Saturday. The Cards are now 9-4 in the ACC. Syracuse sits at 8-4 in conference play after dropping a road matchup to NC State on Saturday. Syracuse has…
Louisville survived a low scoring affair to get past the Clemson Tigers 56-55 on Saturday. Clemson led 23-19 at halftime after a first half that was filled with missed shots and turnovers. Louisville still trailed 29-22 early on in the second period but would go 5-10 from three in the half to extend its…
Louisville will try and get back into the win column today with a Saturday matchup against the Clemson Tigers at home. Clemson comes into today at 15-9 and 5-6 in the ACC. Senior guard Marcquise Reed leads the Tigers with 18.9 points per game. Clemson has won 4 out of 5 after starting league play 1-5, but…
The Duke Blue Devils come to town for a Tuesday night matchup with the Louisville Cardinals at the KFC Yum! Center. Duke (21-2,9-1) are winners of 7 straight and are ranked 2nd in the nation by both polls. Louisville (17-7,8-3) looks to get back into the win column after a heartbreaking overtime loss at Florida State…
The Louisville Cardinals led most of the way but ultimately fell 80-75 in overtime at Florida State on Saturday. Louisville led by 9 early after Florida State missed its first 10 shots of the game. The Seminoles would regain the lead before Louisville went back up by 6 at the break. The Cards led 43-42…
The Louisville Cardinals (17-6,8-2) head down in Tallahassee for a matchup with the Florida State Seminoles (17-5,5-4) on Saturday afternoon. Florida State enters today on a 4-game winning streak after losing 3 straight ACC games in mid-January. They are coming off an impressive 80-62 win at Syracuse on Tuesday. Louisville looks to knock off another…
Louisville led from wire to wire and bounced back with a 72-64 win at Virginia Tech on Monday night. The Cards improved to 17-6 on the season and 8-2 in the ACC; Virginia Tech falls to 18-4 and 7-3. Louisville led by 10 in the first half before going into the break up…
Looking to bounce back from Saturday’s home loss to UNC, No. 16 Louisville (16-6) travels to Blacksburg for tonight’s game against the No. 11 Virginia Tech Hokies (18-3) at 7pm. The game will be televised on ESPN as part of its ‘Big Monday’ showcase. Virginia Tech is known for their stellar guard play. Their guard…