Louisville football has the numbers if not the experience
If sheer numbers of players are any indication of progress, the University of Louisville football team has come a long way under Charlie Strong at the beginning of his second…
Charlie Strong not giving up on Darius Ashley
Darius Ashley likely won’t be available next season for University of Louisville football. Maybe never again. Ashley is the last player anyone would expect to be a problem. A good…
Catching up at the drive-through
WLKY is reporting: A Louisville man was charged with DUI after he passed out in a restaurant drive-through. Police said they were advised by another driver around 2:30 Friday morning…
Ashley getting handle on defense for Louisville
Louisville’s Darius Ashley wraps up quarterback Cannon Smith for one of his two sacks in U of L’s 56-0 win over Memphis last weekend. (Photo by Menefee Seay.) Specific moments…
Louisville vs. Kentucky: Sizing up the secondaries
Johnny Patrick is the proven leader in the University of Louisville secondary. By Paul Sykes Look it up in any dictionary, and you’ll be reminded that “secondary” is defined as…
Darius Ashley won’t miss beatdowns, embraces new position
The recruitment of one of Ohio’s best high school running backs was probably one of the highlights during the last three seasons at the University of Louisville. Darius Ashley, high…
Charlie Strong will accept only best effort
By Paul Sykes Speaking at the monthly meeting of the Sportmen’s Supper Club on Wednesday, Charlie Strong made very clear in his 25-minute talk that he’ll only accept one thing…
Downpour Dampens Turnout But Not Outlook
Gusting winds and driving rain an hour before the University of Louisville’s spring football game, the worst weather conditions since a tornado warning played havoc with this event at Papa…
Victor Anderson’s Season Over
Not that we’ve seen much of him in recent games … There will officially be one less weapon for Steve Kragthorpe’s offense in the season finale: Victor Anderson will undergo…
Why Go To Louisville-Syracuse Game
Reasons for University of Louisville fans to attend the U of L-Syracuse football game: No bandwagon jumpers or fair weathers will be there. A chance to beat Syracuse, a school…
West Virginia Fans Never Felt Threatened
By Paul Sykes The day at Mountaineer Field started out pretty chilly, with 40-degree temperatures greeting us when we arrived to tailgate. Although it turned out to be an excellent…
Don’t Let Your Eyes Deceive You
By Tom Stosberg Despite what the won-lost record says, the Louisville football team is loaded. Think about it. U of L has three, maybe even four excellent quarterbacks. Guys who…
Louisville Teases Fans In First Half, Fizzles In Second
Gotta admit, the first half had Louisville football fans excited, optimistic, more than a few wondering (or hoping) if Steve Kragthorpe may have turned a corner. The crowd of 39,948…
Louisville Football Halfway There?
Thoughts going into the Louisville vs. Kentucky football game: Now we know exactly what Tom Jurich meant when he declared a little over a year ago that U of L…
Filling In The Blanks
Darius Ashley was not happy about being overlooked in University of Louisville’s opening game against Indiana State. Someone, possibly not Ashley, took it out on the program Ashley’s Facebook account,…
Louisville Running Backs May Be Key
By Tom Stosberg In today’s style of college football, is it even possible to win a league championship or, for that matter, a single Big East game without a major,…
Louisville Football Practice Kicks Off
Candidates for offensive line go through their paces under the watchful eye of new assistant Brent Myers, who coaches the unit and serves as running game coordinator, responsibilities he held…