—Spread check: Louisville by 3.5.
—All four members of the CJ sports staff like Louisville over Pitt in a close one.
—Louisville Report’s Matt McGavic looks at the points of emphasis for Louisville-Pitt.
—The latest episode of the CC Podcast is here.
—The Louisville men’s soccer team is on the road tonight to take on No. 16 Duke. Here’s a preview.
—This is a very cool pic.
—The Louisville women’s soccer team continued its strong start to the 2025 season with a 2-0 home win over Miami Thursday night. The Cards are now 10-2-0 overall and 3-1-0 in ACC play.
—One of the keys to Detroit’s win over Baltimore Monday night may have been signing Malik Cunningham to its practice squad to imitate his former teammate, Lamar Jackson.
—Derek Parker of SI writes that Mikel Brown Jr. is in perfect position to be a star at U of L this season.
—The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette thinks Eli Holstein could have a big day against Louisville’s secondary.
While the Cardinals have shown the ability to generate pressure — 10 sacks and three interceptions in their first three games — their secondary has been far less reliable. Louisville has allowed opponents to move the ball through the air with relative ease, something that hasn’t hurt them yet but could become a real liability in ACC play.
That’s particularly concerning this week against Pitt quarterback Eli Holstein, who enters the matchup averaging 274 passing yards per game, the fifth-best mark in the ACC. Holstein has thrown nine touchdowns to just three interceptions and has shown a strong rapport with his wideouts.
Brohm has said his defense will need to be at its best in a hostile environment, and it’s not hard to see why. Pitt has the ability to exploit mismatches on the outside, and if the Cardinals can’t contain those one-on-one battles, their offense may not be able to keep up.
—The CJ’s Alexis Cubit writes that Louisville’s ACC schedule suddenly doesn’t look as daunting as it did before SMU and Clemson had a combined five losses through four weeks.
—After watching the team practice, Rob Dauster writes that there’s a lot to like about the Louisville men’s basketball team in 2025-26.
—Teddy Bridgewater is the star of a new Progressive commercial.
—The 6th-ranked Louisville volleyball team opens up ACC play this weekend with home matches against Boston College and Syracuse.
—The Louisville Cardinal previews U of L versus Pitt.
—David Cobb of CBS says we know less about Louisville than we do any other Power 4 team in America.
—I’m not sure what’s going on with Montrezl Harrell in Australia, but I don’t like it.
—Louisville got multiple votes in CBS’ candid coaches series about which team in college basketball is going to be the best in the 2025-26 season. Purdue and Houston were the runaway favorites.
—Purdue’s Braden Smith was also the runaway choice as the sport’s best player.
—The Louisville baseball team is headed to Chicago this weekend for some fall exhibition play.
—Pat Kelsey has heard the rumors.
—Former Louisville CB Jarvis Brownlee has been traded from the Titans to the Jets.
—Skelebration, an adult Halloween party and fundraiser at the Louisville Zoo, is going down on Oct. 8. The event will feature cocktails and mocktails, a costume contest, bourbon pull, silent auction, and more. More details are available here.
—Sports Illustrated looks at the top 10 contenders for national player of the year in college hoops.
—Pro Football Sports Network has Miller Moss ranked as the 113th-best quarterback in college football and gives him a C- grade for the season so far. Seems harsh.
—Add Kevin Keatts to the list of folks expecting big things from Pat Kelsey’s team in 2025-26.
—The University of Louisville is ranked higher than it has ever been before in the U.S. News and World Report university rankings.
—Four-star edge Jaylen Mercer loved his visit to Louisville last weekend.
—The crowds at this year’s Bourbon and Beyond and Louder Than Life festivals hit a record 450,000.
—Isaac Trotter of 247 Sports has Louisville at No. 7 in his preseason hoops rankings.
Projected starting lineup
Top reserves: G Adrian Wooley, F Kasean Pryor, F Aly Khalifa, F Khani Rooths, G Kobe Rodgers, F Vangelis Zougris, F Mouhamed Camara
The scoop: You’d better pray Louisville is missing its 3-pointers, or you’re in boiling-hot water. This looks like the best-shooting roster in college basketball. Mikel Brown Jr., Ryan Conwell, Isaac McKneely and Adrian Wooley give Pat Kelsey four guards who could all shoot over 40% from long range on serious volume, and that should weaponize a sixth-year senior like J’Vonne Hadley to be the best version of himself as a high-energy cutter, rebounder and play-finisher. Louisville’s guards will carry this team, but each frontcourt piece does something different. Sananda Fru is the lob threat who can run the floor, rebound and defend. Kasean Pryor is a high-volume floor-stretcher. Aly Khalifa can dime you up from the top of the key. Vangelis Zougris is tougher than a $2 steak and has a mean streak in him.
Louisville has a real shot to be the No. 1 offense in the country, which they’ll need because the defense doesn’t have the personnel to be anything more than solid. Good luck beating Louisville in a shootout (or H-O-R-S-E).
—Louisville will have the oldest men’s basketball roster in the ACC this season.
—NGC Sports is predicting a Pitt upset on Saturday afternoon.
—Racing Louisville’s annual Pups at the Pitch night is going down tomorrow for their 7:30 game against Angel City FC. More information can be found here.
—The time has come to unleash Clev Lubin on the ACC.
—Here’s an updated look at Louisville’s early bowl projections.
—The CJ’s Brooks Holton names his five biggest games for the 2025-26 men’s basketball season.
—A look at the all-time series shows just how much Louisville has struggled in road games against Pitt recently.
—Matt McGavic likes the Cards by a field goal over the Panthers.
—And finally, beat Pitt.
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