Teddy Bridgewater Named Freshman All-American

by Mike Rutherford on Dec 8, 2011 8:16 AM EST in Football

I, for one, rather enjoy young Theodore's game.

University of Louisville quarterback Teddy Bridgewater was named a freshman All-American by CBSSports.com on Wednesday evening.

A true freshman from Miami, Fla., Bridgewater guided the Cardinals to the program's second Big East title and a trip to the Belk Bowl in Charlotte, N.C., on Dec. 27 against NC State.

Bridgewater, who took over as the starter on Oct. 1, compiled a 5-4 record as a starter and was one of the keys to the offense's overall improvement.

The first true freshman to start for the Cardinals at quarterback since 1976, Bridgewater threw for 1,855 yards, surpassing Chris Redman's freshman passing yardage record, and 12 touchdowns this year. He completed an efficient 66.0 percent of his throws, connecting on 167 of his 253 passes.

In the title-clinching win over South Florida, Bridgewater threw for 241 yards and a career-high three touchdowns in a 34-24 win over the Bulls. He passed for a career-best 246 yards in a 38-35 win over nationally ranked West Virginia. He also relieved Will Stein in a 24-17 win over Kentucky, going 10-of-18 for 106 yards and two touchdowns.

Bridgewater is the first freshman All-American since Hakeem Smith earned honors last season from Rivals.com (first team) and Phil Steele (second team).

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Keep your eyes on the prize- we are still not done recruiting !!

"....train is comin...I'm tellin ya...the train is comin.."
-Coach V. Bedford UofL DC-

by DIEHARDCARDFAN on Dec 8, 2011 8:37 AM EST reply actions

Teddy Heisman

by gary west on Dec 8, 2011 8:45 AM EST reply actions

T.U.P.

The biggest jump for any player happens between freshman and sophomore year.

When you look at him he still looks like a kid. Just wait ‘til he’s all grow’d up…

by drhustle on Dec 8, 2011 8:59 AM EST reply actions

Lmao,...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTPxEwfNTJc

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by Chick-Stratino'sUrDaddy on Dec 8, 2011 9:33 AM EST up reply actions

i LOVE cardinal football

and seeing this just might keep me going until next season. i’m excited to see us get a little better every year!

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by guardcard on Dec 8, 2011 9:30 AM EST reply actions

Off the Subject but...

UofL Basketball is not scared of Kentucky at all……..
Actually our upperclassmen are looking forward to screwing over a bunch of freshmen, fundamentally !!

"....train is comin...I'm tellin ya...the train is comin.."
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by DIEHARDCARDFAN on Dec 8, 2011 9:32 AM EST reply actions

Glad to hear it. Would be very sweet.

Go Cards.

by Carolina Cardinal on Dec 8, 2011 9:37 AM EST up reply actions

I don't think we're scared of them,...

But good lord man,… if we win that game on 12/31 it’ll be late Christmas Miracle of epic proportions.

UNC couldn’t win there, and they played a pretty good game. 61%/11 threes,… they only got out rebounded by 3, they got to the line 14 times and made 11.

I’m not saying it can’t be done, I’m not, but I am saying that this team will have to show me a lot more against Memphis and Georgetown before I would even feel comfortable betting against the spread in that game,.. which will probably be around 10.

We’ll know a lot more about our team’s chances against UK soon enough. If Rock is playing well by the time the Hoyas come here on the 28th, and Ware is giving Siva some solid minutes off the bench, I’ll feel pretty good about our chances. As long as Kuric has come out of his shooting slump. There was a time when I was shocked if he missed an open three. Now I hold my breathe. UK’s strength is around the rim, UNC was in that game because they made 11 threes. I think we’ll have to at least match that or do better to win.

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by Chick-Stratino'sUrDaddy on Dec 8, 2011 9:50 AM EST up reply actions

UNC lost to UNLV by 10

UNLV then got spanked by Wichita State by 20

UNC might have talent, but that doesn’t mean they’re a great team

by irish2705 on Dec 8, 2011 10:17 AM EST up reply actions

They had a horrible game against UNLV, in Vegas, and UNLV made 13 three pointers.

UNC also only made 4 three pointers and shot 60% from the free throw line. If they had done that against UK they would have lost by double digits.

UNC is very good, they played their B- game against UNLV who played their A+ game, on the road and they got beat by 10. They played their A- game against UK who played their A game, on the road, and lost by 1.

We’ve yet to see this Louisville team play their A game for 2 halves, most of that is due to the injuries, but it is what it is. The best grade I’d give them so far is a B+ to A- last night, and that’s only because they had a really good second half.

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by Chick-Stratino'sUrDaddy on Dec 8, 2011 10:35 AM EST up reply actions