Eat it, Western. —Luke Burgess, Sam Secrest and Tawfiq Thomas are the latest Louisville football players to hit the transfer portal. Best of luck to all of them. —The Louisville baseball team got thumped on Sunday, but they still took two of three from Miami on the road. The Cards (23-16, 9-9 ACC) will host Western Kentucky Tuesday night at 6. —Jordan Reid’s seven-round mock NFL Draft for ESPN has Jarvis Brownlee and Jamari Thrash going in the fourth round, and Isaac Guerendo going in the fifth. —It appears this year’s Louisville-Notre Dame game will only be available on Peacock. @kabeln @l ..read more

So, yeah, you loyal readers, especially the ones at the Chron, you won’t have me to kick around for the next couple weeks. Which one hopes you might have already discerned from the photo up top, an image of you now know where I’ll be if you didn’t already. So, say, next Thursday morning at 11:30 when you are at work, or you’re lookin’ for some bloggoid type to vent your spleen toward, I’ll be sipping on a frozen latte, perhaps not being able to wait also savoring a crawfish strudel, and be either at Gentilly Stage listening to the New Orleans Suspects, or in the Blues Tent with Tin Men, or in ..read more

Football. —Louisville beat out Kentucky for BYU big man transfer Aly Khalifa on Thursday, but the news came with the caveat that Khalifa will redshirt the 2024-25 season because of a knee injury. Khalifa has issues with speed and conditioning, but his combination of size and offensive skill make him a lethal threat and a perfect fit in Pat Kelsey’s 5-out offense. Evan Miyakawa believes he’s one of the 10-best transfers in the country. —There had been talk that Anas Mahmoud played a big part in Louisville landing Khalifa who, like Mahmoud, is from Egypt. It would appear that talk was accurate ..read more

Photo by John E. Moore III/Getty ImagesWILL THE SECONDARY SHUT DOWN UOFL’S NEW GROUP OF RECEIVERS? Jeff Brohm will always be an offensive coach but his defense shined last year and his key focus in the portal this cycle was to address depth in the secondary. While UofL had a solid pass defense last season, they struggled late in the season when the wear-and-tear of the season started to take its toll. Louisville’s interceptions decreased each quarter of the season while their passer rating defense got worse as the season went on even as teams threw the ball fewer times against them. The season ..read more

Photo by Cameron Browne/NBAE via Getty Images The daughter of a former NBA All-Star is officially a Cardinal. From U of L: The Louisville women’s basketball team added another strong talent to their 2024 recruiting class as Mackenly Randolph signed with the Cardinals. Randolph, the daughter of former NBA All-Star Zach Randolph, chose the Cardinals over Notre Dame and Michigan State. “Mac displays a relentless pursuit of excellence,” said head coach Jeff Walz. “She is a tremendous leader on and off the court and brings with her a championship mindset. Her energy is contagious, and her versatili ..read more

Grace Hollars/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK The Cards are down a starter on the defensive side of the ball. Louisville linebacker Jaylin Alderman is the latest Cardinal to enter his name into the NCAA transfer portal. A starter in all 14 games last season, Alderman ranked fourth on the team in tackles with 62, and second in tackles for loss with seven. He also finished the season with 1.5 sacks and a a pair of pass breakups. While he was solid for the Cardinals at linebacker last season, Alderman’s time at Louisville will likely always be remembered for his interception return in the closing se ..read more

Cardinal football returns to L&N Stadium in just two days. —Former Kentucky signee Jayden Quaintance, the No. 14 overall player in the class of 2024 according to ESPN, will take his official visit to Louisville on Thursday. —Terrence Edwards is No. 53 in this transfer portal rankings from Travis Branham of 247 Sports. —Lynn Family Stadium is hosting a Thunder event on Saturday that will feature the stadium opening at 11, a showing of Top Gun Maverick at 1, Racing Louisville versus Utah Royals FC at 5, live music after the match, and then a fantastic view of Thunder Over Louisville from th ..read more

Michael Clevenger/Courier Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK One is a very familiar face. From U of L: University of Louisville men’s basketball head coach Pat Kelsey announced Tuesday the hiring of four support staffers for his program. Those additions include Jermaine Ukaegbu (Director of Player Personnel/Assistant Coach), Mitch Johnson (Director of Basketball Operations), Peyton Siva (Director of Player Development/Basketball Alumni Relations) and Braden Connor (Video Coordinator). Ukaegbu, Johnson and Connor all join Kelsey from the College of Charleston, while this is the first position in colle ..read more

Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images A major addition for Pat Kelsey. Pat Kelsey’s fourth roster addition for the 2024-25 Louisville men’s basketball season is a big one. Colorado guard J’Vonne Hadley announced Tuesday that he was picking the Cardinals after a weekend visit to U of L. Hadley had previously narrowed his final list of choices to Louisville and USC. A 6’6, 205-pound shooting guard, Hadley was a jack of all trades for a Colorado team that won two games in the NCAA tournament this past season. In his second season with the Buffaloes, he averaged 11.6 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.4 assi ..read more

Happy very late Easter, Cloids. —A wild sequence of events to come back home to this morning: First, Brandon Marcello of 247 Sports tweets that six Louisville players will be entering the transfer portal. Fairly quickly, two of those players — offensive linemen Michael Gonzalez and Madden Sanker — say the report isn’t true. Then Marcello deleted the tweet and issues an apology. I am rescinding my initial report on several Louisville offensive linemen expected to enter portal. For full transparency: I received conflicting info after the initial report (5 OL, 1 DL), and there was also confusi ..read more