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Louisville Updates Football Roster

2013-06-18T18:23:53Z

Notable items:

--It looks like James Quick wil be keeping his high school number of 17.

--Gerald Christian is now solely in charge of carrying the legacy of the 18 jersey.

--It appears B.J. Butler is sticking with fullback.

--Luke Brohm, who was a backup quarterback the past two seasons, is now also playing fullback.

--As had been widely-reported, Florida transfer Willie Bailey is no longer with the team.

--Brandon Radcliff will indeed wear No. 23 in his freshman season.

--De'asian Richardson is a large young man.

--Charles Gaines, who was suspended for most of the second half of the season, is still with the team, but he's playing cornerback.

Here you be:

NO	NAME	HT	WT	POS	CL	HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL)
1	Keith Brown	6-1	235	LB	SO	Miami, Fla. (Miami Norland)
2	Michaelee Harris	6-2	202	WR	RS JR	Miami, Fla. (Northwestern)
2	Preston Brown	6-2	260	LB	SR	Cincinnati, Ohio (Northwest)
3	Charles Gaines	5-11	174	CB	RS SO	Miami, Fla. (Central)
4	Robert Clark	5-9	173	WR	RS JR	Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (Florida)
5	Teddy Bridgewater	6-3	196	QB	JR	Miami, Fla. (Northwestern)
7	Jamaine Brooks	6-4	330	DT	JR	Miami, Fla. (Palmetto)
7	Damian Copeland	6-1	182	WR	RS SR	Bradenton, Fla. (Palmetto)
8	Ryan Johnson	5-11	199	P	RS JR	Louisville, Ky. (DeSales)
8	Gerod Holliman	6-0	201	S	SO	Miami, Fla. (Southridge)
9	DeVante Parker	6-3	209	WR	JR	Louisville, Ky. (Ballard)
10	Dominique Brown	6-2	216	RB	RS JR	Cincinnati, Ohio (Winton Woods)
11	Will Gardner	6-5	230	QB	RS FR	Douglas, Ga. (Coffee County)
11	B.J. Dubose	6-5	287	DE	JR	Oakland Park, Fla. (Northeast)
12	Stephan Robinson	5-10	165	CB	RS JR	Louisville, Ky. (Central)
12	Brett Nelson	6-4	231	QB	JR	Chula Vista, Calif. (Southwestern CC)
13	James Burgess	6-0	215	LB	SO	Homestead, Fla. (Homestead Senior)
13	Andrew Risher	6-0	186	QB	RS FR	Louisville, Ky. (Christian Academy)
14	Kyle Bolin	6-3	196	QB	FR	Lexington, Ky. (Lexington Catholic)
14	Lyn Clark	6-2	232	LB	FR	New Orleans, La. (O. Perry Walker)
15	Hunter Bowles	6-6	265	TE	RS FR	Glasgow, Ky. (Glasgow)
15	Andrew Johnson	5-9	186	CB	JR	Miami, Fla. (Southridge)
17	James Quick	6-2	171	WR	FR	Louisville, Ky. (Trinity)
18	Gerald Christian	6-3	242	TE	RS JR	Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (Florida)
19	Terell Floyd	5-10	201	CB	JR	Fort Pierce, Fla. (Port St. Lucie)
19	Jerry Arlinghaus	6-4	213	QB	RS SO	Covington, Ky. (Holy Cross)
20	Corvin Lamb	5-9	212	RB	RS SO	Miami, Fla. (Northwestern)
21	Charles Williams	6-2	180	CB	FR	Hialeah, Fla. (Champagnat Catholic School of Hialeah)
22	Richard Benjamin	6-0	199	CB	FR	Tampa, Fla. (Tampa Bay Technical)
23	Brandon Radcliff	5-9	216	RB	RS FR	Miami, Fla. (Columbus)
24	Finesse Middleton	5-11	259	DE	FR	Gadsden, Ala. (Gadsden)
25	Calvin Pryor	6-2	208	S	JR	Port St. Joe, Fla. (Port St. Joe)
26	Devontre Parnell	5-11	174	CB	RS FR	Winnsboro, S.C. (Fairfield Central)
26	Donel Elam	6-1	200	S	FR	Orange Park, Fla. (Fleming Island)
27	Jermaine Reve	6-0	180	S	RS SO	Miami, Fla. (Northwestern)
28	Terrence Ross	6-1	186	S	FR	Apopka, Fla. (Wekiva)
29	Hakeem Smith	6-1	179	S	RS SR	Jonesboro, Ga. (Riverdale)
30	Kamal Hogan	6-0	211	S	RS JR	Montvale, N.J. (St. Joseph's Regional)
31	Champ Lee	6-0	215	LB	RS SR	Lakeland, Fla. (Lake Gibson)
32	Stacy Thomas	6-1	237	DE	FR	Miami, Fla. (Gulliver Prep)
32	Senorise Perry	6-0	187	RB	SR	Summerville, Ga. (Chattooga)
33	Jordan Streeter	5-9	157	DB	RS SO	Florence, Ky. (Highlands)
33	Grant Donovan	6-1	220	LS	RS JR	Louisville, Ky. (Male)
34	George Durant	6-0	245	LB	RS SR	St. Petersburg, Fla. (Boca Ciega)
35	Anthony George	6-1	164	K	RS FR	Louisville, Ky. (Trinity)
36	Kevin Houchins	5-11	184	DB	RS FR	South Euclid, Ohio (Brush)
36	Luke Brohm	6-1	200	FB	RS SO	Louisville, Ky. (St. Xavier)
37	Tyon Dixon	5-11	214	LB	RS JR	Cincinnati, Ohio (Colerain)
37	Martin Williams	6-0	176	WR	RS SO	Lawrenceville, Ga. (Archer)
38	Thaddeus Franklin	5-10	203	RB	RS JR	Versailles, Ky. (Tates Creek)
40	Joshua Appleby	6-3	219	K/P	SO	Athens, Ala. (East Limestone)
40	Alex Witcpalek	5-11	286	S	RS SR	Oswego, Ill. (Oswegol)
41	Jarrod Barnes	5-11	197	S	RS FR	Westerville, Ohio (Westerville South)
41	Matthew Nakatani	5-8	172	K	RS JR	Shelbyville, Ky. (Shelby County)
42	Tyler Sharp	5-10	228	FB	RS SO	Louisville, Ky. (Butler)
42	Jalen Harrington	6-2	245	TE	RS SO	Fern Creek, Ky. (Fern Creek)
43	Deon Rogers	6-2	194	LB	SR	Port St. Lucie, Fla. (Treasure Coast)
44	B.J. Butler	6-2	274	FB	SR	Kissimmee, Fla. (Osceola)
45	John Wallace	6-0	296	P/K	RS SO	Cecilia, Ky. (Central Hardin)
45	Mitchell Nelson	6-0	175	CB	RS SO	Louisville, Ky. (Male)
46	DeAngelo Thomas	5-9	201	RB	RS JR	Louisville, Ky. (Butler)
46	Lamar Atkins	5-11	216	LB	RS FR	Miami, Fla. (Miami Norland)
47	Anthony Branch	5-10	180	CB	RS SR	Louisville, Ky. (DuPont Manual)
48	Deiontrez Mount	6-5	234	DE	JR	Fort Walton Beach, Fla. (Fort Walton Beach)
49	Blake Ramsey	5-11	185	LB	RS FR	Louisville, Ky. (Christian Academy)
49	Jarel McGriff-Culver	5-11	204	RB	RS JR	Downers Grove, Ill. (Downers Grove South)
50	Mike Addesa	5-11	204	LB	RS SR	Bradenburg, Ky. (Meade County)
51	Leroy Kelson	6-0	223	LB	RS SO	Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (William T. Dwyer)
52	Nick Dawson	6-3	261	DE	RS FR	Charlotte, N.C. (Phillip O'Berry Academy of Tech)
53	Jake Smith	6-4	312	OL	RS JR	Jacksonville, Ala. (Jacksonville)
54	Mike Romano	6-4	293	C	RS SO	Port St. Lucie, Fla. (Treasure Coast)
55	Keith Kelsey	6-1	217	LB	FR	Gainesville, Fla. (Gainesville)
56	Chandler Bridges	6-3	285	OL	FR	Flowery Branch, Ga. (Flowery Branch)
56	Griffin Uhl	6-2	267	DT	RS FR	Henryville, Ind. (Henryville)
57	Royce Donovan	6-2	222	LB	RS FR	Louisville, Ky. (Male)
58	Andrew Polston	6-6	275	DT	RS SO	Louisville, Ky. (St. Xavier)
59	Aaron Ahner	6-3	252	DT	RS SO	Okinawa, Japan (University of Dubuque)
60	Joe Manley	6-6	326	OL	RS FR	Bowling Green, Ky. (Bowling Green)
61	Tobijah Hughley	6-3	291	OL	RS FR	Lexington, Ky. (Lafayette)
62	T.C. Klusman	6-3	272	OL	RS FR	Cincinnati, Ohio (Elder)
63	Josh Stearns	6-1	285	OL	RS SO	Louisville, Ky. (DuPont Manual)
64	Gabe Ahner	6-3	267	DT	RS FR	Okinawa, Japan (Kadena)
65	David Noltemeyer	6-4	297	OL	RS JR	Louisville, Ky. (Kentucky)
66	Cameron Fraser	6-4	262	OL	FR	Phenix City, Ala. (Central)
67	Skylar Lacy	6-6	320	OL	FR	Indianapolis, Ind. (Southport)
68	Kamran Joyer	6-3	265	OL	RS SR	Tampa, Fla. (Wesley Chapel)
69	Chris Walker	6-3	299	OL	RS SR	Louisville, Ky. (Ballard)
70	John Miller	6-2	321	OL	JR	Miami, Fla. (Central)
71	Chris Acosta	6-3	275	OL	RS JR	Miami, Fla. (Hialeah)
72	Dominique Dishman	6-2	284	DL	RS SO	Lexington, Ky. (Paul Louis Dunbar)
74	Ryan Mack	6-5	319	OL	RS SO	Memphis, Tenn. (Wooddale)
76	Chase Petersen	6-4	295	OL	RS SO	Bentonville, Ark. (Bentonville)
77	Abraham Garcia	6-5	347	OL	SO	Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (University)
78	Aaron Epps	6-7	279	OT	RS SO	Tucker, Ga. (Tucker)
79	Jamon Brown	6-6	350	OT	JR	Fern Creek, Ky. (Fern Creek)
80	Zeke Pike	6-6	251	TE	RS FR	Fort Mitchell, Ky. (Dixie Heights)
81	Keith Towbridge	6-5	263	TE	FR	Toledo, Ohio (Toledo Central Catholic)
82	Eli Rogers	5-10	182	WR	JR	Miami, Fla. (Northwestern)
83	Ryan Hubbell	6-5	227	TE	SR	Marion, Iowa (Iowa Western)
84	Colin Holba	6-2	215	LS	RS FR	Louisville, Ky. (Eastern)
86	Matt Milton	6-5	205	WR	RS JR	Belleville, Ill. (Tennessee)
87	Kai De La Cruz	6-0	186	WR	RS JR	Montvale, N.J. (St. Joseph's Regional)
88	Jarrett Davis	5-9	172	WR	SR	Tyrone, Ga. (Sandy Creek)
90	De'asian Richardson	6-3	285	DE	FR	Jacksonville, Fla. (First Coast)
91	Marcus Smith	6-3	252	DE	SR	Columbus, Ga. (Hardaway)
92	Brandon Dunn	6-3	300	DT	SR	Louisville, Ky. (Pleasure Ridge Park)
93	Roy Philon	6-3	291	DT	RS SR	Lexington, Ky. (Bryan Station)
94	Lorenzo Mauldin	6-4	243	DE	JR	Atlanta, Ga. (Maynard Jackson)
95	Kyle Shortridge	6-3	297	DT	FR	Loxahatchee, Fla. (Seminole Ridge)
96	Pedro Sibiea	6-3	301	DT	RS FR	Homestead, Fla. (Homestead)
97	DeAngelo Brown	6-1	318	DT	SO	Savannah, Ga. (Savannah Christian Prep)
98	Sheldon Rankins	6-2	287	DE	SO	Covington, Ga. (Eastside)

Montrezl Harrell Makes Final Cut For Team USA

2013-06-18T13:57:11Z

Congratulations to Montrezl Harrell, who will be a member of USA Basketball for a second straight summer.

Trez was one of 12 players who made the final cut for the 2013 USA men's U19 team, which will participate in the FIBA World Championship from June 24-July 6 in Prague, Czech Republic. The rising sophomore was a member of the U18 team that captured gold in Brazil last year.

Here's the final roster:

NO	NAME	POS	HGT	WGT	DOB	YOG	SCHOOL	HOMETOWN
29	Michael Frazier	G	6-4	185	03/08/94	2016	Florida	Tampa, FL
65	Aaron Gordon	F	6-6	210	09/16/95	2013	Archbishop Mitty H.S./*Arizona	San Jose, CA
66	Jerami Grant	F	6-6	210	03/12/94	2016	Syracuse	Bowie, MD
70	Montrezl Harrell	F	6-7	215	01/26/94	2016	Louisville	Tarboro, NC
71	Jahlil Okafor	C	6-10	253	12/15/95	2014	Whitney Young H.S.	Chicago, IL
18	Elfrid Payton	G	6-3	170	02/22/94	2015	Louisiana	Gretna, LA
32	Marcus Smart	G	6-4	200	03/06/94	2016	Oklahoma State	Flower Mound, TX
72	Jarnell Stokes	F	6-8	250	01/07/94	2015	Tennessee	Memphis, TN
26	Rasheed Sulaimon	G	6-3	180	03/09/94	2016	Duke	Houston, TX
67	Mike Tobey	F/C	6-11	227	10/10/94	2016	Virginia	Monroe, NY
27	Nigel Williams-Goss	G/F	6-3	180	09/16/94	2013	Findlay Prep/*Washington	Happy Valley, OR
33	Justise Winslow	F	6-6	210	03/26/96	2014	St. John's H.S.	Houston, TX

Head Coach: Billy Donovan, University of Florida
Assistant Coach: Tony Bennett, University of Virginia
Assistant Coach: Shaka Smart, Virginia Commonwealth University
Athletic Trainer: Dave Werner, University of Florida
Team Physician: John Hefferon, Chicago, Illinois

Louisville's Season Ends With An 11-4 Loss To Oregon State

2013-06-17T22:40:29Z

The Year of the Cardinal came to a close on Monday as the Louisville baseball team saw its season end with an 11-4 loss to Oregon State in the College World Series.

In a lot of ways, the day was the complete antithesis of what we've witnessed over the past eight months. The Cards couldn't get the big hit, didn't make the plays they usually make and were on the wrong end of a costly blown call in the 4th inning. All of that added up to a lopsided end to the winningest season in program history, and the most memorable overall season in the history of Louisville athletics.

While it'd be easy to remember today for the mistakes or the disappointing final score, I'll remember it for the emotion showed in the Cardinal dugout in the final two innings. I'll remember the can't-quit attitude and the outpouring of affection for injured second baseman Nick Ratajczak, who was sent to the dish for one last career plate appearance in the 8th.

That's the stuff - win or lose, national championship or no postseason - that Louisville is all about. It's the culture that has bred the historic success that we've witnessed this season, and it's the main reason - more so than all of the championships - why it's so refreshingly easy to be a U of L fan right now.

We'll have much more on the season that was in the days and the weeks to come, but for now I'll just say this: It's another great day to be a Cardinal.

College World Series Open Thread: Louisville Vs. Oregon State

2013-06-17T18:23:37Z

I'm not ready for the dream to die yet. Let's make today the start of something big.

GO CARDS.

Former Oklahoma State QB Wes Lunt Picks Illinois Over Louisville

2013-06-17T17:03:49Z

Former Oklahoma State Cowboys quarterback Wes Lunt has chosen to transfer to Illinois instead of Louisville, according to Zach Kerker.

The highly sought-after Lunt was the No. 7 quarterback in the class of 2012, and was named the Cowboys' starting QB in the spring of what should have been his senior year of high school (he enrolled early at OK State). He started five games for Mike Gundy's team, but injuries to his head and leg forced him to the sidelines for much of his freshman season. Despite throwing for for 1,108 yards and six touchdowns, Gundy hinted that Lunt would not be the starter in 2013, news which prompted this transfer.

The transfer also made headlines for the number of schools which Gundy has prevented Lunt from transferring to. It's a list which left Illinois and Louisville as the only real competitors to land the former four-star prospect.

One of Lunt's biggest problems during his freshman season was widely reported to be home sickness. That fact and his familiarity with the Illinois staff left most people to believe that the Fighting Illini were the heavy favorite to land the services of the Rochester (IL) native for the start.

Lunt likely would have been the early favorite to replace Teddy Bridgewater (assuming he leaves after this season) as Louisville's starting quarterback in 2014. That being the case, obviously this is a bummer. A fairly expected bummer, but a bummer nonetheless.

That's two losses in three days, which feels like about five times as many (math) as we incurred over the previous eight months.

I don't like it.

Louisville Faces Do-Or-Die Situation Against Oregon State

2013-06-17T14:45:38Z

The "survive and advance" cliche has never been more applicable to the Louisville baseball team than it is right now. If the Cards take care of No. 3 seed Oregon State this afternoon/evening, then they'll live to play again on Wednesday. If the Beavers prevail, Louisville's season is over.

Here's your preparatory reading.

LOUISVILLE CARDINALS (51-13) VS. NO. 3 OREGON STATE BEAVERS (50-12)

Game Time: 3 p.m. (ET)

Television: ESPN2

Series History: First meeting

Pitching Matchup:

With their seasons on the line, both teams will send aces to the bump. Louisville will go with Big East Pitcher of the Year Jeff Thompson (11-1, 2.00 ERA), while Oregon State will counter with Ben Wetzler (9-1, 2.11 ERA). Thompson leads the nation in hits allowed, but Wetzler has won nine straight decisions since being beaten for the only time this season all the way back in March.

Louisville Notes:

--The Cardinal bats have gone quiet at the wrong time, as the team is hitting just .241 in six NCAA Tournament games.

--Leading that disturbing trend is three-hitter Ty Young, who led the team with a .375 average during the regular season. He's hitting just .093 in eight postseason games.

--Adam Engle's double against Indiana was U of L's first extra-base hit since its regional championship game win over Oklahoma State almost two weeks earlier.

--Louisville leads the nation in getting hit by pitches (128) and is second in steals (150).

--The Cardinals staff ranks fifth nationally in ERA (2.49), second in hits allowed (6.85) and first in strikeouts (9.6).

Oregon State Notes:

--OSU has the most complete staff at the CWS, leading all of the teams in Omaha with a 2.31 team ERA.

--Closer Max Engelbrekt, who has been out for eight days with back spasms, threw Sunday and should be available if needed. No. 1 starter Matt Boyd closed out the team's super regional win over Kansas State and also pitched an inning of relief on Saturday. He could also be used out of the pen this afternoon.

--Left fielder Michael Conforto is coming off a tremendous 4-for-4 performance against Mississippi State in which he ripped two singles and two doubles. That's as many hits as the entire Louisville team had in their loss to Indiana.

--Third baseman Kavin Keyes leads the Beavers in batting in the postseason, hitting .423 with a double, a triple and three RBI.

--The Beavers are 3-0 in games played on Mondays this season and 7-1 all-time against the Big East.

--The Beavers have allowed opponents to steal only 23 bases in 52 attempts this season.

--Oregon State went on to win the national championship in 2006 after losing their opening game at the College World Series

Game Notes:

--Oregon State won a coin toss on Saturday night and will be the home team for this game.

--Home teams have lost all four games so far at the College World Series.

--The winner of today's game will face the loser of tonight's Indiana/Mississippi State matchup on Wednesday at 8 p.m.

Cards Open College World Series With 2-0 Loss To Indiana

2013-06-16T04:30:30Z

The Louisville baseball team is going to have to take the long road if it wants to win a national championship in Omaha.

The Cards began their College World Series run with a whimper, scratching out just four hits in a 2-0 loss to Indiana. The U of L offense was dominated by Hoosier left-hander Joey DeNato, who shut down the Cards for the second time this season. DeNato also beat Louisville 2-0 in the first game of the season for both teams, which is also the only other time Dan McDonnell's team has been shutout.

Cardinal starter Chad Green was not up to the task of matching DeNato, walking four batters and allowing the only two runs of the game before being chased in the third inning. Cody Ege, Dace Kime and Cole Sturgeon then combined to hold IU scoreless the rest of the way.

Outside of Sutton Whiting being gunned down at the plate to end the home half of the third, the Louisville offense never really threatened DeNato.

It doesn't get any easier for Louisville, which now faces No. 3 seed Oregon State in an elimination game at 3 p.m. (ET) on Monday. The Cards, who will start Big East Pitcher of the Year Jeff Thompson, lost a coin toss and will be the visitors in the game.

College World Series Game One Open Thread: Louisville Vs. Indiana

2013-06-15T23:30:17Z

Baby Coco knows the way to Omaha.

Let's do this.

GO CARDS.