\u2014Spread check: Louisville by 12.5.<\/p>\n
\u2014Through three games, Lincoln Kienholz has been physical, electric and perhaps most importantly<\/a>, clean in his play style.<\/p>\n \u2014Kaleb Beasley has been named <\/a>the Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week, and KeyJuan Brown has been named the Doak Walker Award National Running Back of the Week. Not bad for a guy who wasn\u2019t even on the Doak Walker preseason watch list.<\/p>\n \u2014This is the Lincoln Kienholz throw of throws up to this point in his (very early) career.<\/p>\n \u2014Eric Crawford writes that Louisville\u2019s defense is better than the numbers say it is \u2026 probably<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u2014The Louisville men\u2019s soccer team remained unbeaten with a 3-0 win <\/a>over Belmont Monday night.<\/p>\n \u2014With official practice starting yesterday, Issaac Trotter of CBS looks at the biggest preseason position battles<\/a> on every power conference men\u2019s college basketball team.<\/p>\n Projected starting lineup<\/p>\n Top reserves: G Adrian Wooley<\/a>, G De\u2019Shayne Montgomery<\/a>, C Obinna Ekezie Jr., F Boyuan Zhang, G Isaac Ellis, C Gabe Dynes<\/a>, F LJ Wells<\/a> (if eligible)<\/p>\n Biggest preseason battle: Karter Knox and Adrian Wooley are both capable of starting for a Louisville<\/a> club that should rank inside the top-10 in the preseason polls. Knox provides floor-spacing, size and a bigger body. Wooley is more of a slasher and could help solve some of the creation questions that remain for Louisville. This is all a moot point if Seth Trimble doesn\u2019t get an injunction for a fifth year of eligibility.<\/p>\n \u2014CFB KIngs has Lincoln Kienholz at No. 2 in its weekly Heisman Watch<\/a>. Miami QB Darian Mensah is the only player above Kienholz.<\/p>\n \u2014Former Card Wesley Bailey notched his first career NFL sack<\/a> Monday night.<\/p>\n \u2014It\u2019s pretty rare for a Kentucky fan to be the victim in a \u201cI can\u2019t believe a fan did that\u201d news story, but here\u2019s one of the exceptions<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u2014The Louisville field hockey team is up two spots to No. 10 in this week\u2019s national poll.<\/p>\n \u2014With women\u2019s soccer entering this week\u2019s coaches poll at No. 13, all seven of Louisville\u2019s currently active team sports find themselves ranked somewhere in the nation\u2019s top 20<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u2014I have what I think is a pretty effective counter-argument to Rece here.<\/p>\n \u2014With Miller Moss being elevated<\/a> to the Bears\u2019 active roster last week, Moss is in line to serve as the team\u2019s backup QB for Monday night\u2019s game against Philadelphia.<\/p>\n \u2014As official practice begins for the Louisville men\u2019s basketball team, Flory Bidunga appears<\/a> to be the first Cardinal to receive the gold jersey treatment.<\/p>\n \u2014U of L is up to No. 2 in USA Today\u2019s weekly ACC power rankings<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u2014Louisville is the 11-seed in Sports Illustrated\u2019s latest playoff projection<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u2014The advanced stats say<\/a> Louisville-SMU was essentially a coin flip game. Turnovers and explosive plays won the day for the Cards.<\/p>\n \u2014On3 names Louisville as its \u201cBest Crowd<\/a>\u201d in its weekly college football superlatives.<\/p>\n \u2014LeBatard and company get it.<\/p>\n \u2014Louisville commit Ferlandes Wright talks about <\/a>being back at Fairdale for his final season of high school ball, and how he sees his future with the Cards.<\/p>\n \u2014US News & World Report has ranked<\/a> the University of Louisville in its 2027 Best Colleges top 100 public schools and top 100 best value lists. U of L was named Kentucky\u2019s Best Value School among national universities.<\/p>\n \u2014Episode 2 of Cards on the Table, following the Louisville women\u2019s basketball team, is out now<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u2014More Jeff Brohm\/Louisville love from the college football world:<\/p>\n \u2014Dennis Dodd has Lincoln Kienholz at No. 8 in his weekly Heisman rankings<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u2014The S&P Ratings like Louisville by 12<\/a> over Wake on Saturday.<\/p>\n \u2014If SMU has learned anything in two seasons in the ACC, it\u2019s that the difference between being a CFP team and having a mediocre season can come down to a few decisions. The Mustangs can only hope<\/a> those season-defining moments are still ahead of them and didn\u2019t happen on Saturday against the Cards.<\/p>\n \u2014Luke Loucks is on the list now.<\/p>\n \u2014The Three-Man Weave previews<\/a> the 2026-27 ACC in video form.<\/p>\n \u2014Through three weeks, Louisville ranks fourth<\/a> in the ACC in TV Viewership.<\/p>\n \u2014Former Louisville ball carrier Duke Watson hit the fastest MPH speed <\/a>of any player in college football last weekend.<\/p>\n \u2014Evan Miyakawa has Louisville at No. 11 in his preseason college hoops rankings<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u2014This is wild, but extremely cool.<\/p>\n \u2014SI\u2019s Ian Macmillan likes Louisville<\/a> to cover the spread against Wake on Saturday.<\/p>\n \u2014The Big Lead is taking the Cards over the Deacs by two touchdowns<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u2014Louisville field hockey\u2019s Emily Young was named<\/a> the Atlantic Coast Conference Co-Defensive Player of the Week.<\/p>\n \u2014The rest of this week in Cardinal athletics:<\/p>\n Swimming & Diving at College Swimming League (Westmont, Ill.)Softball at Indiana – 6:30 p.m. ET (Bloomington, Ind.)Men\u2019s Tennis at Fighting Irish Mini Duals (South Bend, Ind.)Field Hockey at California – 5 p.m. ET (Berkeley, Calif.)Volleyball at Syracuse 6 p.m. ET (Syracuse, N.Y.)Men\u2019s Soccer at Pittsburgh – 7 p.m. ET (Pittsburgh)Football vs Wake Forest – 12 p.m. ET (L&N Federal Credit Union StadiumMen\u2019s Tennis at Fighting Irish Mini Duals (South Bend, Ind.)Women\u2019s Golf at Fighting Irish Classic (South Bend, Ind.)Women\u2019s Soccer vs No. 21 Florida State – 12 p.m. ET (Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium)Volleyball at Boston College – 1 p.m. ET (Chestnut Hill, Mass.Field Hockey vs UC Davis – 1:30 p.m. ET (Berkeley, Calif.)Lacrosse – Fall Tournament (UofL Lacrosse Stadium)Women\u2019s Golf at Fighting Irish Classic (South Bend, Ind.)Men\u2019s Tennis at Fighting Irish Mini Duals (South Bend, Ind.)<\/p>\n \u2014Matt McGavic is predicting<\/a> a 45-27 Louisville win on Saturday.<\/p>\n \u2014The CJ\u2019s Brooks Holton looks at <\/a>what LJ Wells brings to the Louisville men\u2019s basketball team \u2026 assuming he remains eligible.<\/p>\n \u2014The annual rivalry matchup between Trinity and St. X tops the list of this week\u2019s best area high school football games<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u2014Athlon looks at five college football coaches<\/a> squarely on the hot seat. No. 1 is in the ACC.<\/p>\n \u2014Dwayne Sutton is still the man.<\/p>\n \u2014Class of 2028 QB Austan Cristiaan<\/a> will be among the visitors in town for Saturday\u2019s home game against Wake.<\/p>\n \u2014A look at Louisville vs. Wake Forest by the numbers<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u2014It\u2019s Oktoberfest on Friday night at Lynn Family Stadium, where Racing Louisville is hosting the San Diego Wave. The game will feature authentic German food, beer and music \u2014 along with a stein-hoisting competition at 5:45 p.m. in the stadium beer garden. CC readers can get discounted tickets to the match here<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u2014The Columbus Dispatch is wasting no time comparing Lincoln Kienholz to Julian Sayin<\/a>. All of us need to be mentally prepared for the \u201cKineholz will be back in Columbus playing for us next year\u201d onslaught that is coming from Ohio State fans.<\/p>\n \u2014The Card Tape is back, and it\u2019s glorious.<\/p>\n \u2014Lincon Kienholz\u2019s hometown newspaper in South Dakota writes<\/a> about the QB\u2019s hot start.<\/p>\n \u2014Projecting the depth charts<\/a> for Louisville vs. Wake Forest.<\/p>\n \u2014Eventually, Louisville will turn the ball over in 2026. It hasn\u2019t happened yet, though<\/a>.<\/p>\n