Last season: We saw the emergence of two stars on special teams. Jaire Alexander proved himself to be both sure handed and elusive when returning punts. He returned 23 punts for 223 yards giving him a solid average of 9.7 yards per return. The true freshman cornerback had explosive returns against both UK and Texas…
Author: Mitch Motley
University of Louisville student, Diehard Cards fan, Basketball Coach of the Louisville Spartans and St. Patrick Celtics
Last year’s football season left all Louisville fans with a smile on their face, anxiety over possible early departures, but most importantly, dreams about the future. The emergence of Lamar Jackson, a proven dominant (yet young) defense, and an arsenal of weapons led the Cardinals to a successful 8-5 season with a Music City Bowl…
After reading this title, I’m sure many of you will want to call me premature or say that I’m thinking way too far ahead. But am I really? With the Final Four and National Championship less than a week away, next season will soon be known as this season. That is great news for Cardinal…
The Louisville Cardinals ended their season in a way that they would probably like to forget. For the second time this season, the Virginia defense was too much as the Cards had no answer for the famous Packline. The Cards shot 27.6% while Virginia impressively finished at 51.3%. 27 fouls were called on the visiting…
The 11th ranked Louisville Cardinals travel to Virginia to face the #4 Cavaliers. The game will tip tonight at 8:30 and can be seen on ESPN. Virginia enters the game favored by 5.5 points over the Cards. If you think this game preview lacks the excitement that my last few have had, you’re right. I’m…
It wasn’t pretty, in fact it was actually pretty ugly; however, the Cards got the job done on Senior Night. The Cards found a way to win in an offensive struggle behind the performances of Chinanu Onuaku (17 points 11 rebounds), Damion Lee (14 points), and Quentin Snider (11 points). The Cards took the…
Credit: Jamie Rhodes-USA TODAY Sports The Louisville Cardinals host the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets tonight at 8pm on ESPN3 or Wave3. You can tune in at 7:30 for a pre game show. We cannot guarantee that they will show the Senior night festivities. Louisville enters this game as 12.5 point favorites over Georgia Tech. The…
The Cardinals had a 62-58 lead with about 4 minutes left to go. All seemed well then they suffered a 4+ scoring drought and Miami took advantage and won 73-65. The Canes went on a 10-0 run to take a 68-62 lead and pulled away late. 1 field goal in the last 5 minutes of…
The Louisville Cardinals travel to Miami to take on the Hurricanes today at 2 on WHAS. As of right now, Miami is a 3.5 point favorite over the Cards in a game that holds a lot of meaning. Both Louisville and Miami are tied for second in the ACC, one game behind North Carolina. North…
The Louisville Cardinals kept their hopes for an ACC regular season title alive tonight with a 67-60 on the road at Pittsburgh. It wasn’t pretty at times, the Cards suffered two long scoring droughts and were outrebounded by Pitt 34-28; however, the Cards pulled out a solid road win. Quentin Snider scored a team…
About 5 years ago I remember first hearing the term ‘Cardiac Cards’. Today, that nickname could not have been more accurate. The Cards faced a double digit deficit for a stretch in the second half where the game could have really slipped away. A contact technical foul on Jaylen Johnson sparked what Cards all know…
The first meeting between these two teams finished with a score of 72-65 favoring the Blue Devils at home. Duke is now winners of 5 straight games after a less than stellar start to ACC play they find themselves just one game out of first place. Louisville had a red hot start to ACC play,…
The Louisville Cardinals bounced back from a 2 game skid to defeat the surging Orange, 72-58. Trey Lewis capped a 22-9 run to close the first half with a 3 pointer at the buzzer, giving the Cards a 28-27 lead at halftime. Louisville then made its first 12 out of 18 field goals to start…
After dropping their two road games last week to Duke and Notre Dame, the Cards will look to bounce back tonight at home against a hot Syracuse team at 7 on ESPN. Syracuse (18-8), winners of eight of their last nine, is looking to build on their tournament rumé tonight with a road win against…
After a disappointing 66-62 road loss to Clemson, the Louisville basketball team seemed to have many more question marks than we thought. Clemson did shoot 28 more free throws than the Cards, which seemed to be the deciding factor in the shocking defeat. That was the first time a Louisville basketball team has lost a…
We’ve now had a few days to let the win against Texas A&M really sink in. The more I think about it, the more excited it makes me. That team went out and gave one of its best performances of the season. That’s expected when a team gets time to prepare and game plan; however,…
With the exception of the 2012-2013 season, there’s no secret that John Calipari has had Rick Pitino’s number in head-to-head match-ups. Louisville has been dominant in recent years, as has Kentucky. Both with National Titles, Final Fours, conference championships, both coaches getting inducted into the Hall of Fame, and highly ranked recruited classes all in…
When I was told I had been named a new writer for CSZ, I thought about what my first post should be about. This is such a great time of year, with basketball in full swing as another Cardinal team enters December with high aspirations and for the 6th straight year, Cardinal Football is going…