—NET Rankings Update (men’s): No. 19.
—NET Rankings Update (women’s): No. 8.
—The 7th-ranked Louisville women’s basketball team will look to move to 10-0 in ACC play with a win at Stanford on Thursday. Here’s an early preview.
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—The University of Louisville was allowed to pay players $12.7M in revenue sharing and NIL money before the House settlement went into effect. Here’s how.
—Louisville Report’s Matt McGavic highlights five true freshmen who could see the field immediately for Louisville this fall.
—Eric Crawford writes that Louisville’s 31-point loss at Duke Monday night was a “masterclass in regression.”
Louisville has wins over Kentucky and Indiana. They used to shine like merit badges. Now they look more like clearance-rack souvenirs. Because when the Cardinals hit the road — to Arkansas, to Tennessee, to Durham — they don’t just get beat. They get embalmed.
Down 20 at Arkansas. Down 25 to Tennessee. Down 31 to Duke.
You don’t need a Duke degree to do that math.
Louisville isn’t close. Not to Duke. Not to March success. Not to solving whatever equation it takes to hang with the blue bloods.
This wasn’t a step back. It was a masterclass in regression.
The Cardinals are a shooting team that isn’t shooting, and can’t find answers on defense, particularly inside. They shrink against strength. They’re a tournament hopeful that better start hoping harder.
They’ve got time. But the optimism around their season is melting faster than a Popsicle in a sauna.
Duke, meanwhile, looked ready for something bigger. Bigger than Louisville. Bigger than Cameron. Maybe even Houston in April.
Louisville? It needs to get back to the drawing board.
—The way too early composite rankings for the 2026 college football season have Louisville tied for 18th.
—Has Greg Sankey lost control of the SEC? Probably.
—The CJ’s Payton Titus tackles the topic of how Louisville was able to bring Isaac Brown back for another season.
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—Shoutout to Vandy’s social media director for being appropriately online.
—Louisville baseball has landed a commitment from multi-sport athlete Chauncey Anthony from Tennessee.
—Clev Lubin (40) and Rene Konga (98) appear on Pro Football Focus’ list of the 101 best players from the 2025 college football season.
—The last Pat Kelsey radio show of the month goes down tonight at 7 at the Springhurst Roosters. You can listen live on 970 WGTK.
—Former Card Mike James may have only had 5 points for Vanderbilt last night, but he still delighted in being part of a beatdown of Kentucky.
—The Athletic’s latest Bracket Watch still has Louisville as a 5-seed.
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—Jeff Brohm spent some time on Wednesday flying down to Florida and visiting with wide receiver Jacob Thomas, a Pittsburgh commit.
—Louisville Report previews the upcoming 2026 Cardinal baseball season.
—Little surprised by some of these rankings, but a very interesting list.
—North Carolina WR Jailyn Moore has landed a Louisville offer.
—Last night in the ACC:
No. 17 Virginia 100, Notre Dame 97 (2OT)
Pittsburgh 80, Wake Forest 76 (OT)
NC State 88, Syracuse 68
Virginia Tech 71, Georgia Tech 65
—Tonight in the ACC:
California at Florida State (7 p.m./ACC Network)
Stanford at Miami (9 p.m./ACC Network)
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—There’s no nasty with the 2025-26 Louisville men’s basketball team, and that’s a problem.
—This is something.
—Blue Devils Digest looks at how Duke “paralyzed” Mikel Brown Jr. on Monday night.
—Jeff Walz discusses what has powered his team’s current winning streak.
—Will Stein says his former Louisville teammates have all been very supportive of him taking the head coaching job at Kentucky.
—And finally, the Mike Rutherford Show is back this afternoon from 2:30-5:30 on 1450/96.1 The Big X. You can watch the show live on YouTube here.
