It was announced a couple weeks ago that a limited number of Louisville student-athletes would be returning to campus. Today, some 75 have returned to campus under the athletic department’s first phase of having student-athletes return to campus. One of the things that had to be done first and foremost was the testing of the…
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Louisville Men’s Basketball has had its fair share of legends wear the red and black through the years. Wes Unseld is one of those legends. He didn’t just play for the Cards, though. No. Unseld was a son of our great city itself. Sadly, he passed away today at age 74. Statement from the family…
Reid Detmers is one of the best pitchers to have ever taken the mound for Louisville Baseball. Sadly, Card fans were deprived of his full final season on the mound due to Covid-19. However, we will not forget watching as he threw a dominating fastball and devastating curveball to overwhelm opposing hitters and rack up…
A successful college basketball program must identify and follow a winning culture laid out by the head coach. Coach Mack is not only an outstanding leader and teacher, but he expects every member of his team to follow the culture that he has established: “Tough, Together, Unbreakable.” Now, most people who read this will probably…
Louisville Football has been blazing on the 2021 recruiting trail. Despite a worldwide pandemic, they are cooking in the recruiting world. Today, they added yet more sizzle to the class as 3 Star CB Rance Conner joined the flock. https://twitter.com/humblerance03/status/1263907673948459008?s=21 The 5’10 173 lbs CB chose UofL over offers from Florida, Florida State, LSU, South…
Louisville Athletics announced today that a plan has been put into place for a phased reopening. The reopening will allow a small number of student athletes to return to campus on May 27th, get their medical checkups on June 3rd, and resume voluntary training, without coaches present, on June 8th. There will also be a…
Can you say sizzle? Louisville Football has the sizzle on the recruiting trail. After picking up a commitment from WDE Ashton Gillotte three days ago, yesterday they picked up yet another defensive line commitment in 3 Star SDE RJ Sorensen. https://twitter.com/rjsorensen13/status/1262712845671763970?s=21 The 6’4 240 lbs SDE chose Louisville over offers from Nebraska, Maryland, Syracuse, Indiana,…
A couple of months ago, CSZ discussed Sports Betting Dime’s Way Too Early 2020 Heisman odds. In that post, we saw that Javian Hawkins, Tutu Atwell, and Micale Cunningham were all on the radar albeit long shots. Javian was the highest of the 3 with the 19th best odds. He was followed by Tutu with…
There aren’t too many schools as hot as Louisville on the recruiting trail right now. The staff had already secured 6 commits and yesterday they added another in 3 Star DE Ryheem Craig. I just wanna thank god for everything that I’ve accomplished in life and for every school that has believed in me ……..
David Johnson took time out to speak with media earlier today. He was asked questions ranging from what he’s doing during this lockdown, if he’s able to work out and get shots up, and how far he thinks this year’s team would’ve gone in the tournament. Johnson said he is working out at a nearby…
Mekhi Becton is a mountain of a man. He throws other big men around on the field like they’re rag dolls. However, Mekhi’s big stature is only matched by his big heart. He recently virtually visited Goryeb Children’s Hospital, located in Morristown, NJ, and spoke with some of the pediatric patients. http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=29163151 Becton spoke with…
Louisville Baseball had a promising season snuffed out by the Coronavirus. They came in ranked number 1, boasting a trio of prospective MLB pitchers in Reid Detmers, Bobby Miller, and Luke Smith. They had young offensive pieces in guys like Henry Davis, Alex Binelas, and Levi Usher. They were expected to be making a trip…
Earning His Wings by Keith Oddo The one thing that I hated more than anything during my time as a Louisville Cardinal was having David Johnson guard me in practice. Why? Well, for starters, DJ is a 6’5”, 220 pound point guard with a seven-foot wingspan that most Division 1 centers would desire. To go…
Louisville Football is blazing on the recruiting trail. Despite the challenges of recruiting in the age of COVID-19, they have managed to find a lot of success. The success continues with the commitment of 3 Star IL S Benjamin Perry. https://twitter.com/perry_ben10/status/1259572698004574209?s=21 Perry is a 6’3 190 lbs S from Chicago, IL. He chose the Cards…
Louisville Football has been really hot on the recruiting trail recently and their momentum continued today. The Cards picked up a commitment from 3 Star 2021 TE Victor Mullen. https://twitter.com/mullenvic/status/1257773840446263297?s=21 The 6’6 230 lbs TE chose Louisville over offers from Syracuse, UCF, and Iowa State, among others. Mullen is from Ottawa, IL where he plays…
Today, the NCAA delivered its Notice of Allegations against the Louisville Men’s Basketball program. There was one Level 1 and several Level 2 violations. University of Louisville President Neeli Bendapudi and AD Vince Tyra held a teleconference to address the NOA. I was on the teleconference and it was clear Louisville is not going to…
Louisville fans have been waiting for the NCAA to deliver its Notice of Allegations against the school’s men’s basketball program. Today is D-Day. Louisville has received the NOA and will be holding a press conference at 1:30 pm to discuss it and how Louisville will respond. UofL President Neeli Bendapudi, Athletic Director Vince Tyra, and…
The first in our new series by University of Louisville Basketball Senior Keith Oddo. Hope you enjoy Monday’s With The Milkshake Man… Freak of Nature The future is bright for the University of Louisville men’s basketball program. While Cardinal fans caught a glimpse into the next chapter of Louisville Basketball with the talented freshmen…
In 2019, when Coach Satterfield and staff came to the University of Louisville they offered the son of an NFL great. The player was Shedeur Sanders, son of Deion “Primetime” Sanders. Shedeur is a 6’2 198 lbs QB from Cedar Hills, Texas. He plays for Trinity Christian School. Sanders is a composite 4 Star QB according…
Louisville Athletics is doing a very good job of keeping their connection with their fan base during this pandemic. They have had players and coaches do teleconferences with the media to take questions and update everyone on what’s they’re doing in these unprecedented times. Today, it was redshirt senior WR Dez Fitzpatrick who spoke with…