I was lucky enough to be able to attend the 2012 UofL Football Kickoff Luncheon at the Downtown Mariott on Thursday afternoon. It was a good experience with Cardinal football, great food, and some laughs as well.
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Athlon Sports relseased its Big East must-see games of 2012. Of the 12 games on Louisville’s schedule, 8 of them made the list of 20. Here are the games and the rankings according to Athlon… 1. Louisville @ Rutgers (Nov. 29) 3. USF @ Louisville (Oct. 20) 4. Louisville @ Pittsburgh (Oct. 13) 6. North…
Eric Wood played for the Cardinals from 2004-2008 and is easily one of the best Offensive Linemen to ever play for Louisville. In 2005, he was named a Rivals.com Freshman All-American and started 12 games at Center. He went on to start in all 49 games that he played in, which is the 2nd longest…
I attended Fan Day at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium on Sunday afternoon, and that is what I went for, to be a fan. I acted like a kid again and got autographs, only these days it is different because the whole team is younger than me! Still cool though of course, and I hope that never…
In what has become an unfortunate trend for Michaelee Harris, the redshirt sophomore wide receiver from Miami, FL has another knee injury. This time, he has torn the ACL in his left knee and will likely miss the entire 2012 season for the Cards. He was already rehabbing his right knee when this latest injury occurred. Coach…
Linebacker Preston Brown took some questions from the media. Here is a little of what he had to say.
Check out Coach Charlie Strong’s opening remarks on Media Day!
Mario Benavides has had his share of injuries in his career. Hear all about them in this clip.
It was last year’s football media day where Defensive Coordinator Vance Bedford made his famous “Get on the Train” speech. With media day coming up tomorrow, we figured this was a good time to visit this video again!
On Tuesday night, Charlie Strong added another piece to the class of 2013 when WR Corey Cooper gave his verbal committment to the Cards. CSZ has been in close contact with Cooper in the last few months, so he spoke with us soon after he committed.
Just getting you caught up on a busy couple of days… *Football -The two open practices will be Friday August 3 (5:45 p.m.) and Saturday August 4 (11:30 a.m.) -We should be posting a story on Friday about the latest football commit, Corey Cooper, with quotes from Cooper himself. -Fan day is slated for Sunday…
This year, like the past few years, the Louisville Cardinals will open up the first two football practices to the fans. These will be at the practice fields by Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium, close to the Howard Schnellenberger Complex. So come out and catch a glimpse of the 2012 team, because after these two practices,…
Jerry Palm has released his bowl projections for this season on cbssports.com, and he has UofL in a rematch of one of the biggest wins in program history. He projects the Cards to make it all the way to the Sugar Bowl to face…Alabama. These teams faced off in the 1991 Fiesta Bowl, with Louisville winning 34-7!…
Cardinal football is officially in full swing beginning with the kickoff event: The Governor’s Cup Press Conference. This year the press conference was held at the Cardinal Club. Cardinal Sports Zone was present to hear both head football coaches discuss their improvement since last season and expectations for this season.
Charlie Strong’s 2013 recruiting class is shaping up to be one of the more talented we have ever had at the University of Louisville. One position that the Cardinals are not looking to load up on in this class is receiver. With that being said, it looks like Charlie Strong is looking to land 2…
Athlon Sports released their Top 50 Big East players for the upcoming 2012 season. These rankings were based on 5 criteria: 2012 projected performance, importance to team, positional importance, NFL draft stock, and career performance. The Cards had 7 players make the list. Here they are, along with their ranking. 4) QB Teddy Bridgewater 8)…
2013 ATH Jalen Reeves-Maybin You can truly find D-1 talent in any corner of the country these days. But in Clarksville, TN there’s a special kid who can just about do anything. He threw for 1468 yards (15 TD’s), rushed for 1468 (31 TD’s), and tallied 103 tackles and 10 FF (forced fumbles) on defense. It should be no surprise that…
The Rimington Trophy is presented annually to the Most Outstanding Center in NCAA Division I-A College Football. The Trophy committee has just released its watch list for the 2012 season, and UofL senior Mario Benavides has made the list. The winner will be honored on January 12, 2013 at a banquet in Lincoln, Nebraska. Here is…
Reggie Bonnafon When you are a Quarterback at Trinity High School, that comes with a lot of expectations, and probably some high-caliber college offers by the time you get to be a senior. Reggie Bonnafon is only a junior, and will be a backup this season, but next year he will start, where every year the expectation is…
Cards fans will have a couple of chances to see 2013 QB commit Kyle Bolin play this season, and they don’t even have to travel to Lexington.