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The Cardinal Countdown...38 days until kickoff

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#38 Royce Donovan

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Class: RS Sophomore

Ht/Wt: 6-2/215

Position: Linebacker

Hometown: Louisville, KY (Product of Male High School)

Twitter: @Rdonovan502

Thoughts: Royce joined the team back in 2012 as a walk-on from Male High School. He took a redshirt that first season and now enters his second year of eligibility. Royce isn’t listed on the most recent two deep depth chart, and has a large hill to climb at a position that is absolutely stacked this season. Good luck to Donovan on continuing to make an impact on the practice squad and being ready if called upon this year.

Sweet Tweet:

I’d have to disagree. I’m planning on writing a short story about my procrastination skills…sometime. Maybe next year.

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#38 Brandon Joseph

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Class: RS Senior

Ht/Wt: 5-8/176

Position: Cornerback

Hometown: Miami, Fla

Twitter: None

Thoughts: No disrespect to Brandon, but his name didn’t really ring a bell with me when I started putting this synopsis together. I had a difficult time digging up info on Brandon other than he is another player hailing from Miami Northwestern, and was teammates with Teddy, Michaelee, Lamb, and Eli down in Miami. He didn't show up on the most recent depth chart at corner and I figured he must have walked on. Then, flipping through stat sheets I saw that Joseph was actually the leading tackler in the Red-White scrimmage (White team). For real? I actually feel kind of bad that I didn't know that, and if it isn't a mistake I apologize to Joseph and congratulate him on his efforts back in April. Now, the issue for Grantham is, why was a walk-on corner the leading tackler on your second team defense? Maybe that’s a separate discussion. Anyway, glad to have you on the team Brandon….if that is your real name!

Sweet Tweet: I’m still scratching my head on this one. I’m not claiming to be the most knowledgeable fan, but how in the world have I not heard of a guy who’s been on the team a couple years and was evidently a tackling fool in the scrimmage? Somebody get me Inspector Gadget, Columbo, Dick Tracy, Sherlock Holmes…or maybe just a UofL fan who has a better memory than me. I need some answers folks?

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#38 Chris Miele

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Class: RS Freshman

Ht/Wt: 6-2/182

Position: Wide Receiver

Hometown: Louisville, KY (Product of DuPont Manual)

Twitter: None

Thoughts: See Day 81. Nice try with the number change Chris, but nobody sneaks into the countdown twice. Nobody.

(We’ll treat this as a great opportunity to get a refresher on the ‘Can I Take My Shirt Off’ bell curve. Summer is winding down folks. Don’t be ‘that guy’.)