James Hearns and Trevon Young spoke with the media after practice today. Press Release LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Dominant is a subtle way to describe the University of Louisville football team’s performance in last year’s victory over Florida State. The Cardinals’ offense registered 530 yards and tallied 21 second-quarter points, while the defense accumulated five sacks,…
Author: Jeff Nunn
Born and raised in Louisville. THS, U of L and Sig Ep for life. I appreciate everyday that I wake up. My 2 boys are my greatest accomplishment in life.
When Bobby Petrino was hired in 2014, his buyout was $10 million. That is what the school would have been owed if Petrino left before June 30, 2017. It dropped to $8.5 million until 2018, then to $7 million in 2019 and finally it drops to $5 million. In April 2016, he signed a new…
Coach Mike Summers, Reggie Bonnafon and Geron Christian spoke with the media following practice today. Press Release LOUISVILLE, Ky. – University of Louisville senior running back Reggie Bonnafon has played many positions and accomplished quite a bit on the football field as one of the hometown heroes. The Louisville, Ky., native has thrown, rushed, and…
Press Release LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Heading into the last half of the season, the University of Louisville football team is looking to find the rhythm it had in getting off to a 4-1 start and hopes regain it at Florida State this weekend After two consecutive losses, the Cardinals are heading to Tallahassee, Fla., to…
The day started with the jersey ceremony for Card forever Anthony Floyd. Then Card forever, Eric Wood, spelled out the C-A-R-D-S cheer. Louisville scored early and looked good because Boston College entered the day scoring 16.3 points per game and were 121st in the country in scoring before Saturday. But the Card defense gave up 45…
12:00 (6) TCU vs Kansas State – TCU favored by 6 TV – FS1 (17) Michigan vs Indiana – Michigan favored by 7.5. TV – ABC (20) N.C. State vs Pittsburgh – State favored by 11 TV – ACC Network (24) Texas Tech vs West Virginia – Texas Tech favored…
In a press conference on Tuesday afternoon, Louisville men’s head basketball coach, David Padgett introduced new assistant coach Trent Johnson. Johnson played at Boise State University from 1974 to 1978. He has 36 years of coaching experience as he was formally a head coach at Nevada (1999 – 2004), Stanford (2004 – 2008), LSU (2008…
PRESS RELEASE LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The all-time leader in interceptions at the University of Louisville, All-American safety Anthony Floyd will have his No. 24 jersey honored at the Boston College game on Saturday afternoon at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium. It will be the 22nd jersey to be celebrated in the 99-year history of the program….
I made it no secret that I was happy with the departure of defensive coordinator,Todd Grantham. I think he did a good job for most of his tenure but he reached a point where the defense no longer was getting better even with NFL talent. I mean, if I could figure out that he was going…
Press Release LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Every football program needs a ray or two of sunshine now and again. For the Louisville football team, it’s coming in the form preseason All-American Jaire Alexander and one unusual element: rain. The Cardinals are coming off a tough loss at NC State, with a stout defensive team in Boston…
PRESS RELEASE LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A steady rain didn’t damper the progress the University of Louisville football team was trying to make as it returned to full pads on Tuesday in preparation for Saturday’s Homecoming game versus Boston College at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium. The Cardinals are coming off a 39-25 loss at NC State…
This guy is re-writing the University of Louisville record books as well as most of the ACC records. He is the reigning Heisman trophy winner but most importantly, he is a Louisville Cardinal. Here are some pics from this season…
I know the Cards are not playing today but if you are feeling up to watching some college football, there are some really good games today. Here is your guide. 12:00 Wake Forest vs (2) Clemson– Clemson favored by 21.5 TV – ESPN2 Iowa State vs (3) Oklahoma – OK favored by 31…
The football season is at the halfway point. The Cards are 4-2 and still have 6 very winnable games remaining in the regular season. I think it’s time to look back at some of CSZ’s best photo’s from this season including a few from media day. Enjoy…
If you listened to the introductory press conference of acting athletic director Vince Tyra and you were not impressed, then I’m not sure what will ever impress you. He said everything we wanted to hear and he said it with passion and confidence. For many, that was their first encounter with him because he said…
PRESS RELEASE ROCCO GASPARRO LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Coming off a pair of lopsided wins, the University of Louisville football team steps back into Atlantic Coast Conference play with a top-25 matchup Thursday night matchup against No. 24 NC State at Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh, N.C. Improving to 4-1 overall with home victories over Kent…
On Saturday, September 30th, the Louisville Cardinals defeated the Murray State Racers 55-10 at Papa Johns Cardinal Stadium. Lamar Jackson led the Cards with 4 touchdowns. Here are some pictures from the victory.
12:00 Northwestern vs (10) Wisconsin – Wisconsin favored by 16.5 TV – ABC (18) South Florida vs East Carolina – USF favored by 21.5 TV – CBSSN Vanderbilt vs (21) Florida – Florida favored by 8 TV – ESPN 3:30 Indian vs (4) Penn State – PSU favored by…
The thoughts & words written by Jeff Nunn do not necessarily reflect the views of CardinalSportsZone.com Rick Pitino was the first person to say, ”Louisville First, Cards Forever.” He said that the University, as well as himself, need to be reborn or rebranded so he came up with the slogan. He said that players needed…
Here are a few more photos from Saturday’s victory over Kent State.