Bobby Petrino is certainly making it known that offensive line is a need for this class. Jimmy Terry of Madison, Mississippi will become the 5th offensive lineman to commit to the Cards. Terry plays guard and is listed at 6’4 and 350 pounds! Scout.com shows that he was being shown interest from (but no offers…
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Former Kentucky QB Jared Lorenzen is the current QB for the Northern Kentucky River Monsters of the Continental Indoor Football League. Still trying to figure out if Lorenzen is also the mascot. At Kentucky, he was 260 pounds and he was huge for his position. Now add 60 more pounds to that and he is…
Joe Namath because…well why not? There has been a lot going on in Louisville sports lately, highlighted by football commitments every 5 minutes (seems like it). So I figured I would get you all caught up here on what has been going on. Consider this your one-stop shop for recent Louisville news. But come back…
This week…..on 55….. Additions, Subtractions, Super Bowl & JC Penneys? Yeah I try to cover it all. From people going crazy on me to signing day to the omission of a certain someone, it’s here. A powerful and swift campaign swept twitter last Tuesday and you know what? It worked. Well here we go. Once again, I share with…
Javonte Bagley announced via twitter that he has officially committed to the Louisville Cardinals. Bagley is a wide receiver from Vero Beach, Florida and was committed to Bowling Green. He is listed at 6’3 and 180 lbs, so he brings good size to the position. He also holds offers from Kentucky, South Florida, Wake Forest,…
If you have followed the George Rushing recruitment, you probably have a headache. Rushing was committed to Louisville when Charlie Strong was here. When Bobby Petrino was hired, Rushing decommitted. Petrino and his staff kept recruiting Rushing and he started to favor the Cards again. In fact, it seemed solid a couple weeks ago that…
Photo courtesy of WDRB.com Bobby Petrino was in the WDRB studio on Monday morning and talked with Candyce Clift. The following is the full transcript of the interview posted on WDRB.com. Click here to watch the video of the interview. The video doesn’t show all of the interview, so be sure to read the transcript…
I will start this one out by saying this does not worry me AT ALL, but just relaying the information. It looks as if recent UofL commit Shaq Jones will be flipping to Georgia. This does not come as a surprise or as bad news really. Jones is a former South Alabama commit. When he…
It is always good to see former Cards go on to have success in the NFL, and on Sunday night, two more got themselves a Super Bowl title! Breno Giacomini and Greg Scruggs are both members of the Seattle Seahawks. Giacomini is the starting right tackle, and Scruggs is a defensive lineman, although he has…
Bobby Petrino and his staff are finishing off this recruiting season in great fashion. According to Ryan Bartow and Mike Hughes of InsideTheVille.com, the latest commitment comes from 3-star JUCO offensive tackle Quincy McKinney, who is listed at 6’4 and 310 lbs. He currently attends Hutchinson Community College in Hutchinson, Kansas. He is originally from…
The good news keeps rolling in this weekend for Bobby Petrino and the Louisville football team as they got another commit, making that 3 since Friday evening. This time it was Charles Standberry, who was an Ole Miss commit. He was visiting the Cards this weekend and flipped his commitment to Louisville. He joins Lukayus…
After a string of negative news on the recruiting front, things are starting to turn around for the Cards right before signing day. Just last night, offensive tackle Lukayus McNeil committed to the Cards. Today, 3-star cornerback Trumaine Washington out of Miami, FL announced via twitter that he has chosen Louisville over Syracuse. Committing to…
At halftime of the basketball game against UCF, the football team was brought out and the new coaching staff was announced. The ovations were great, and it doesn’t hurt that the Cards had some recruits in the house to witness it as well. Video was posted on CardinalSports.com by Steve Ludden and Howie Lindsey.
Bobby Petrino and his staff are hosting 12 visitors this weekend and they got their first commit from that group on Saturday when 6’7 270 pound offensive tackle Lukayus McNeil (Indianapolis, IN) committed to the Cards. McNeil was committed to Louisville until Charlie Strong took the Texas job, then he decommitted to keep his options…
Saturday night games at the KFC Yum! Center always have a different kind of buzz (pun?) about them. And since tonight’s opponent is UCF and the game could get out of hand in favor of the Cards, the crowd will still be entertained by being introduced to some former Louisville Basketball greats throughout the game….
This is a pretty cool video here. If you read my thoughts on how the Charlie Strong saga went down, you know I was bitter about the situation. But even in saying that, the video of him crowd surfing in the locker room is still one of the best clips ever, can’t deny that.
via @GarrickMcGee Twitter this morning: For those still aggravated about last night, well at least there is this to get excited for….. Go Cards!
4-star safety Nilijah Ballew committed to the Cards in April of 2013, nearly a year ago. With Charlie Strong going to Texas and Bobby Petrino being hired at Louisville, there has been uncertainty with many of the guys who were committed to Louisville while Strong was here. Some have flipped their commitments and for different…
According to DeaconsIllustrated.com, which is the Rivals site for Wake Forest, tight end Devin Pike has flipped his commitment from Louisville to Wake Forest. In the article, which you can read here, Pike said “I had a great connection with the Wake Forest coaches. I felt a good connection when I came down for my…
This week…..on 55….. We talk about a variety of things. Radio shows, Top 5 Pitino era guys and even the Royal Rumble. I have also decided that this will be Shawn’s last regular appearance in 55. I appreciate him being a good sport. In the end I just felt like this was his time. Good riddance. Well here we…