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…
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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 ðŸ”âš«ï¸ðŸ”´ 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🔴⚫ï¸Go Cardsâ—ï¸â—ï¸â—ï¸â—ï¸ 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…
Photo Courtesy of Malcolm Ray’s Twitter (@Ray8Malcolm) UofL Football just landed a big recruit from the state of FL for the 2019 class. Malcolm Ray is a 6’2 230 lb DT who plays for Miami Carol City High School. He is teammates with 2018 UofL commit Yasir Abdullah. Ray had offers from Florida International, UAB,…
Photo Courtesy of Andrew Ivins/247sports.com One UofL recruiting target fans have watched with great interest for the 2018 class is James Cook. Unfortunately, he has chosen to attend the University of Georgia over the Cards. This was expected since Cook cooled off on Louisville after the commitment of Javian Hawkins. He’s a stud! Cook, who…
Photo of Lane Kiffin (left) courtesy of sportsradioknoxsville.com. Photo of Lamar Jackson (right) courtesy of Timothy D Easley/AP Lane Kiffin is not exactly a model of morality within the ranks of college football coaches. He’s not a very likable guy. He’s smarmy and seems like he would do anything to get what he desires. Today,…
An epic battle took place Friday night between two big time high school programs in south Florida. Miami Northwestern and Miami Central squared off with the winner a virtual lock to win the district title. Why am I talking about Florida high school football you may ask? It’s because in this game, 3 UofL Football…
Photo Courtesy of Eric Crawford/WDRB.com UofL Football went on the road to Doak Campbell Stadium and earned a hard-fought victory over Florida State University. The defense, after being gashed by Boston College, held FSU to 21 points. Despite missing LB Stacy Thomas and All American CB Jaire Alexander, UofL was stingy. Trumaine Washington came up…