Photo Courtesy of WDRB.com The 2017 UofL Football senior class was given some love by the official UofL Football Recruiting Twitter account, @ULFBRecruiting, today. They are tweeting out pictures of each of the 17 seniors with short biographical information about what they accomplished while at UofL. We here at Cardinal Sports Zone wish all the…
Author: Shawn Barbour
UofL football meandered through much of this season like a lost puppy trying to find its way home through lonely streets and alleys. They looked great at times and looked horrendous at others. Sometimes within a single game they could look like world beaters and then like broken men. Inconsistent play was a problem for…
Despite a future clouded by the possibility of NCAA investigation and the uncertainty of his own job status after the season, David Padgett is trying to salvage UofL Basketball’s recruiting classes for 2018 and beyond. It may be an uphill battle, but there are two highly thought of former commits still interested in the Cards.
With UofL’s final home game of the season coming Saturday, they are having quite a few recruits visiting. There is a lot of local flavor with the bulk of visitors from within the city and state. There is also a current 2019 QB commit visiting. Here is the list below. YEAR-NAME-POSITION-HIGH SCHOOL/JUNIOR COLLEGE-STATE RECRUITS: 2018-Shannon…
Photo Courtesy of 247sports.com Jatavious Harris, a 3 Star WR from Baldwin High School in Milledgeville, GA, has released a list of the final three schools he is considering and UofL made the cut.Along with UofL, Harris has Pittsburgh and Mississippi State rounding out his final three. He visited UofL last weekend for the Virginia…
Photo Courtesy of scottieathletics.com 2018 3 Star JUCO DT Antar Thompson decommitted from the UofL Football today. https://twitter.com/TarrxXxNoZan/status/930487842672963584 Thompson had been committed to UofL since June 11. His lead recruiter was Cort Dennison. Thompson had chosen UofL over the likes of Alabama, Florida State, and a host of other big name programs. The loss of…
Photo Courtesy of WLKY.COM We now know when kickoff will be for the annual Governor’s Cup game between those pesky feline fanatics of UK and our beloved avian aces of UofL. Per UofL Football’s Twitter account, the game will air in the dreaded noon time slot on the dreadful SEC Network. #UofL will close the…
With basketball season tipping off for UofL on Sunday, I thought I would talk about the 10 things I love about UofL Basketball season. Let’s get started. Photo Courtesy of deltaco.com 10) I love 100 point games for UofL. Do you know why? Because it means a free taco! I love tacos. I am Taco…
UofL has a few visitors stopping by for tomorrow’s 3:30 pm showdown with the Virginia Cavaliers. Below is the complete visitor list which includes a 4 Star WR from GA and a plethora of local talent from within the city and from out in the state. Year-Name-Position-High School-State 2018-Pereon Allen-DL-PRP HS-KY 2018-Shannon Bishop-CB-PRP HS-KY 2018-Nick…
Deng Adel has found himself on yet another preseason watch list for a prestigious individual award. The 6’7 Junior G/F is one of 50 players named to the Naismith Trophy preseason watch list. Photo Courtesy of naismithtrophy.com The Naismith Trophy has been awarded annually since 1969 to the National College Player of the Year by…
One ESPN Writer is making some very bold predictions about David Padgett’s future as UofL Basketball coach and about the team’s prospects for the season. Myron Medcalf is predicting that, by midseason, Padgett will be given a multiyear deal to become UofL’s permanent head coach. This is music to some UofL fan’s ears. Medcalf expects…
Photo Courtesy of Andy Clayton-King/AP Former UofL and current Minnesota Vikings QB Teddy Bridgewater’s epic comeback from a horrific knee injury last year is complete. According to ESPN’s Chris Mortensen, Teddy is being activated from the physically unable to perform list and being added to the Vikings active roster Wednesday. Mortensen advises that Case Keenum…
Photo Courtesy of Tyler Harrell’s Twitter Account (@EasyMoneyTy_) Tyler Harrell, a 6’0 165 lbs WR out of Christopher Columbus High School in Miami, FL, committed to Bobby Petrino and UofL Football tonight. He will be a member of the 2018 class. COMMITTED…🔴 pic.twitter.com/auikmRHsdW — Tyler Harrell (@EasyMoneyTy_) November 7, 2017 Harrell chose UofL over offers…
Photo Courtesy of Timothy D. Easley/Associated Press UofL Basketball player Deng Adel has been named to the Oscar Robinson Trophy preseason watch list. This is a prestigious award given to the nation’s best college basketball player by the USBWA. Adel is one of 32 players on the watch list. Adel was named a Co-Captain for…
Photo Courtesy of David Banks/Getty Images You all may have heard Brian Bowen was recently cleared by the FBI in their investigation of a pay to play scandal in college hoops. It is important to note, he was cleared in the FBI investigation, but not cleared to play for UofL. The news from yesterday is…
Photo Courtesy of McDonald’s All-American Games/247sports.com Brian Bowen may yet suit up for the University of Louisville Cardinals Men’s Basketball team. Bowen was a 5 star, McDonald’s All-American player in the 2017 class that was at the center of a pay for play scandal uncovered by the FBI. The scandal cost Tom Jurich and Rick…
Today, Louisville Football picked up a commit for the 2019 class from Jaden Johnson, a talented QB out of Kirby High School in Memphis, TN. Committed 🐔⚫️🔴 pic.twitter.com/N4e18nAbfb — jaden "JJ" johnson 🎯 💦 (@JadenJohnson524) November 1, 2017 Johnson, a 6’2 208 lbs 3 star QB, is ranked the number 14 pro style QB in…
Photo Courtesy of Hassan Hall’s Twitter Account (@_sayblackboy) Hassan Hall, a 5’11 190 lbs 3 Star ATH from Maynard Jackson High School in Atlanta, GA, has committed to Bobby Petrino and UofL Football. #Birdgang18🔴⚫️Go Cards❗️❗️❗️❗️ pic.twitter.com/CL1k4Iijck — Hassan Hall (@Sayblackboyyy) October 31, 2017 Hall is ranked the 77th overall RB in the country per 247…
Every sport at UofL from field hockey to football to soccer has their own official Twitter account. UofL Men’s Basketball was unique in that it did not have one…until Today. The UofL Athletics Twitter Account announced the new official Men’s Basketball Twitter Account. It is @LouisvilleMBB. Give the new account a follow for all the…
Photo Courtesy of WDRB.com In a day and age where so many football players are selfish divas, it’s nice to see one player that is the opposite. His name is Reggie Bonnafon. A young man born of the Ville who chose to play football at the University of Louisville. Reggie came in as a dual…