David Johnson had been huge for Louisville tonight. The Cardinals opened up a lead at Cameron Indoor Stadium early against Duke, and led Mike Krzyzewski’s team almost the entire time. Johnson led the way with a team-high 19 points off the bench in a 79-73 road win for the Cards. With just about three minutes […]
Read MoreESPN’s Joe Lunardi Releases Update For His 2020 Bracketology
ESPN bracketology expert Joe Lunardi has updated his latest projection. This weird college basketball season is very well reflected in his choices. In total, he has 12(!) teams from the Big Ten in his field. The ACC, typically among the strongest teams, has five teams in, and one of those is among his last four […]
Read MoreLouisville Columnist Explains How Bobby Petrino Got His New Job
For a brief moment last night, Missouri State found itself at the center of the college football universe, with one of the weirder sets of reported candidates ever. For a while, different reports had the FCS program hiring Art Briles and Bobby Petrino. Both Briles and Petrino are scandal ridden, and neither seemed particularly hirable, […]
Read MoreNCAA Updates NET Rankings Heading Into The Weekend
Ahead of the 2018-19 season, the NCAA adopted the new “NET Rankings” system, replacing RPI. The metric is used for NCAA Tournament selection. New rankings are rolled out periodically. Today, things were updated through last night’s game as we enter the weekend. In the most recent AP Top 25, Gonzaga comes in at No. 1, […]
Read MoreKen Pomeroy Names College Basketball’s 3 Best Teams
With yesterday’s update to the AP Top 25, Gonzaga, Duke, and Kansas are the top three college basketball teams in the nation. Ken Pomeroy, creator of the sport’s most popular efficiency metric, really disagrees with one of those three. Pomeroy, who runs KenPom.com, thinks the poll is pretty accurate on the Blue Devils and Jayhawks. […]
Read MoreESPN’s Joe Lunardi Unveils First Bracketology Of 2020
This has been one of the most hectic seasons in college basketball history, as there have been a plethora of upsets that have taken place. With the new year officially in effect, ESPN analyst Joe Lunardi released his very first Bracketology of 2020. Unlike years past, there isn’t a single team in the country that […]
Read MoreVideo: Kentucky Star Nick Richards Does ‘L’s Down’ After Win
Unfortunately it had to go head-to-head with the beginning of the LSU vs. Oklahoma College Football Playoff game, but Kentucky and Louisville played a pretty great game today. The two heated rivals went to overtime in Lexington this afternoon. Kentucky wound up winning 78-70. It was just the second loss of the year for the […]
Read MorePhoto: Papa John Wears Blue At Kentucky vs. Louisville
On Saturday afternoon Kentucky Wildcats faced off against rival Louisville in a match-up of top-20 programs. Kentucky entered as a slight favorite over Louisville, despite being the lower-ranked team. Fans in Lexington were treated to a rough first half before both teams found their rhythm in the second half. Kentucky opened an eight-point lead at […]
Read MoreDan Dakich: “Nothing Matches” Kentucky vs. Louisville, Not Even Duke vs. UNC
Duke vs. North Carolina is widely regarded as the greatest college basketball rivalry. Some even consider it to be the greatest rivalry in sports. The game’s best players and coaches battle it out in front of a packed house when the Blue Devils and Tar Heels take the court. But college basketball analyst Dan Dakich […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2019 College Football Staff Picks: Bowl Games, College Football Playoff
Tomorrow afternoon college football returns, with bowl season getting underway. After months of picks, we’ll now do our best to predict the winner of all 40 postseason games, including the College Football Playoff. Things get started with the ever-entertaining Bahamas Bowl on Friday afternoon at 2 p.m. Charlotte plays its first ever bowl game against […]
Read MoreUpset Alert: No. 1 Louisville Falls To Unranked Texas Tech
The young 2019-20 college basketball season has already featured plenty of chaos. Former No. 1 teams Duke, Michigan State and Kentucky all lost after becoming the No. 1 team in the country. Add a fourth to that list. Louisville took over as the No. 1 team in the nation and put together an impressive performance […]
Read MoreUpset Alert: No. 1 Louisville Trails Unranked Texas Tech
The young 2019-20 college basketball season has already featured plenty of chaos. Former No. 1 teams Duke, Michigan State and Kentucky have each suffered a loss while holding the top ranking in the nation. That’s opened the door for Louisville to earn the prestigious top spot in the latest edition of the AP Top 25 […]
Read MoreFormer Louisville Football Player Found Dead In Florida
A former Louisville Cardinals football player has tragically been found dead in Florida, according to multiple reports. He was 32. Chris Campa, a former linebacker at Louisville, was reportedly found dead in an Orlando, Florida home on Friday morning. WFTV 9 in Orlando reports a woman was being treated for stab wounds when police went […]
Read MoreACC Football Head Coach Of The Year Announced
The ACC announced this morning its head football coach of the year award. It did not go to Clemson’s Dabo Swinney, who led his team to a 12-0 season. It did not go to Virginia’s Bronco Mendenhall, whose Cavaliers are playing in the league’s championship game. Louisville head coach Scott Satterfield was named the ACC […]
Read MoreLouisville Star Has Message For Michigan After Handing Wolverines 1st Loss
Louisville sent a message to the rest of the country last night with its win over Michigan in the annual ACC/Big Ten Challenge. Following the victory, Jordan Nwora threw shade at his opponent. Nwora thought about entering his name in the 2019 NBA Draft, but he decided to return for another season. He’s averaging 21.9 […]
Read MorePhoto: Louisville Reveals Its Uniform For Game vs. Michigan
This year’s young college basketball season has lived up to the preseason hype thus far. Three top ranked teams have already fallen, opening the door for the Louisville Cardinals to enter the spotlight. We’ll see if they deserve that ranking on Tuesday night when they battle the hottest team in the country – No. 4 […]
Read MoreESPN’s Prediction For No. 1 Louisville vs. No. 4 Michigan
Two of the best teams in college hoop will square off tonight in the annual ACC/Big Ten Challenge. Both the Louisville Cardinals and Michigan Wolverines are undefeated through the first month of the season. Louisville entered this season with high expectations because of junior forward Jordan Nwora, who is averaging 21.9 points and 6.9 rebounds […]
Read MoreJoe Lunardi Updates ESPN Bracketology After Wild Week
It’s still early, but this is setting up to be one of the craziest college basketball seasons in a very long time. Duke, Michigan State and Kentucky have all held the No. 1 ranking in the AP Top 25 at different times this season. But all three teams have subsequently lost it after obtaining it. […]
Read MoreKentucky Star Lynn Bowden Has A Message For Louisville
There’s a new star player emerging in the SEC. Kentucky’s Lynn Bowden is a do-it-all, swiss-army knife type of player for the Wildcats. The QB had a huge game against Louisville on Saturday in a 45-13 Wildcats’ victory. Rivalry games bring out high tensions throughout the week – that’s evidenced throughout the games and post-game […]
Read MoreLouisville at Kentucky: Game Time, Spread, Channel, Announcers
The 32nd edition of the Governor’s Cup is set to be played on Saturday afternoon. Louisville is having a surprisingly strong season in its first year under Scott Satterfield, while Kentucky has mostly stayed afloat after an early September season-ending injury to quarterback Terry Wilson. Louisville bottomed out last season, leading to the ouster of […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2019 College Football Staff Picks: Week 14
Rivalry week is here. Starting on Thanksgiving Day tomorrow, and running through Sunday, many of college football’s biggest rivalry games will be played, with serious postseason implications on the line. On Thursday, we get the always contentious Egg Bowl. Ole Miss’ Matt Luke and Mississippi State’s Joe Moorhead both have plenty on the line, even […]
Read MoreKentucky Football Star Has A Message For Louisville Fans
The Kentucky-Louisville football rivalry may not have the same level of prestige as its basketball counterpart, but the players certainly see it as such. Case in point: Kentucky wide receiver Lynn Bowden Jr. had a message for Louisville fans heading into the big game. Speaking to the media, Bowden compared the Kentucky-Louisville rivalry to the […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2019 College Football Staff Picks: Week 13
We’ve reached the penultimate weekend of college football’s regular season. While the night slate this weekend may be a bit lacking, we’re going to learn a lot about the eventual College Football Playoff field early on. At noon, Ohio State hosts Penn State in a de facto Big Ten East title game. The Buckeyes are […]
Read MoreSEC Announces Game Times, Channels For Rivalry Weekend
Amazingly, we’ve got just a few weeks left in the 2019 college football regular season. Monday, the SEC announced the game times and channels for all of its rivalry weekend games. The main event, the Iron Bowl, is slated to kick off at 3:30 PM ET on CBS. Auburn will be looking to end any […]
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