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FOOTBALL Brohm Addresses the Team's First Scrimmage

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The University of Louisville football program held its first scrimmage of fall camp on Saturday morning at L&N Stadium, the eighth practice of the fall.

It was only the second full-padded practice of the fall, but UofL head coach Jeff Brohm saw some positive aspects on both sides of the ball. The offense made a number of big plays, which was caused by defensive busts, and the defense made plays off of mistakes by the offense.

"I thought it was a typical good first scrimmage," Brohm said. "Saw some good things, definitely a couple playmakers that have showed up to this point were the playmakers that showed up today, so that was good to see. They're going to have to be our steady guys every year. I would've liked to see a few guys emerge. Haven't really seen that yet. But you know we're getting better and we have some depth that has some potential. We just got to get them ready to go and they got to make plays when it comes to the scrimmage situations."

Tyler Shough took control of the offense by making a number of key throws, but also made a few mistakes that disappointed the head coach. Shough tossed a few long touchdown throws, but also missed a read on the goal line that caused a turnover.

"Tyler definitely made a ton of plays, but had a costly interception when he tried to make plays," Brohm said. "He can make plays. He can create a little bit. He can make plays and throw the ball vertically. He has some savvy and overall did a good job."

While Brohm was pleased with both sides of the football, but he was pretty neutral when declaring a winner of the first fall scrimmage.

"I think overall the defense did a good job, but we gave up some big plays -- some big runs and big passes. We can't allow big plays when we are trying to get aggressive. We had a few busts. We have to make sure we get that fixed."

The Cardinals are extremely deep on the defensive line, with the return of Ashton Gillotte and a lot of the new additions.

"I think the defensive line was pretty good," Brohm said. "Overall, our main guys did a good job and were pretty steady."

The Cardinals will take Sunday off before returning to action on Monday morning.

Thursday Morning Practice Observations

Got an opportunity to work to see about 1 hour of this morning's practice.

1. Slough is the real deal at QB, size, throws a very nice ball, with great accuracy, great arm strength.
2. Brooks WR made a nice grab for a TD. Think he will be a real force.
3. Chaney at RB looks very good, nice pickup on this transfer.
4. Tight Ends will be a force this year. Both look to be big enough block, and can catch the ball in traffic.
5. Looks like a well-oiled practice machine with this staff. No waisted of time, and rep after rep, with no wasted time between reps.

Really excited about this Team, got to be the QB clean. Defense plays with a lot of intensity. We shall see! Go Cards.

Pat Kelsey Appears To Be The Pick

BREAKING: Louisville is closing in on a deal with College of Charleston’s Pat Kelsey that would make Kelsey the Cardinals head coach, sources told
@thefieldof68

Barring a last-minute breakdown in negotiations, a deal is expected between the two sides. Kelsey is a Midwest guy who grew up in Cincinnati, has been a head coach at Winthrop and Charleston — and taken the Cougars to the NCAA tourney the past two seasons. High, high energy, built a terrific culture in Charleston, gets his players to play hard and is considered a very good X’s and O’s coach.

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James Scott Wants To Dunk Everything

The 6-foot-11 Scott, who is a sophomore from Fayetteville, N.C., said for him it's all a mindset.

"Dunk everything," Scott said with a smile about his mindset when he's close to the rim.

He added, "It's just easier and decreases the chance for any type of misses or anything. So, I just try and dunk everything."

As a freshman, Scott was the fourth youngest player in Division I and a total of 52 of his 76 made shots were dunks. He was in the top 25 nationally in total dunks despite his limited minutes - 16.1 minutes - per game.

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The Lone Freshman Khani Rooths

"It's been good," Rooths told Cardinal Authority. "It's different but the way I look at it, I have a lot of older guys to look up to."

"Of course, I am getting help from my coaches and my teammates, we have a bunch of vets on the team," Rooths said. "Also, coming from IMG I am coming into college pretty advanced, knowing what not to do and what to do and just bringing the energy every day.

"Trying to give it all on the court, give it my all and you know you get in what you put out."

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