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3-star DB Dontye Carriere-Williams told me that he has scheduled an official visit to Louisville for December 7th. Dontye is a former Wisconsin Badger that ended up transferring to Independence Community College. You can read more on that here: https://www.buckys5thquarter.com/20...e-williams-transfer-faion-hicks-deron-harrell

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Went to Bankers Life Arena with four other UofL fans to see Donovan Mitchell and the Jazz take on the Pacers. Upon entering into the arena one of the security guards asked why there were so many UofL fans there?

It was great seeing Mitchell in person in an NBA game, but it pains me to say it....he was not good last night. He was 3-8 from the field with only 7 points. Mitchell was very inactive usually just hanging out in the corner beyond the 3-line. He made no moves to the basket, no dunks, just jump shots. He was evidently criticized in the media for his past game where he took 35 shots and had 0 assists. So, maybe he was trying to compensate. Also this was the 4th game of a road trip and the Jazz looked gassed. They were sloppy and totally out matched by the Pacers.

I have to say the environment at Bankers Life was pretty impressive for a Monday night.

One funny note....Grayson Allen is on the Jazz and came in during the final minutes. When he was announced he was boo'd loudly. He picked up a foul on a and one play and the place erupted. That guy is really really not liked by just about anyone who is not a Duke fan.

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- Three players were suspended this last week for "Violations of Team Rules" and I'm told all three were fairly minor - missing team meeting, late to team meeting, etc...

- I have heard that early last week a bunch of players missed the team meeting (speaks to this team's buy-in, frankly), but once it was made clear to them that even though there's not a head coach, that wouldn't be tolerated... the majority of the team fell in line last week and didn't miss again.

- The rest of the week went fairly smoothly. Until Saturday.

- Saturday was a mess at halftime and in the second half. Certainly emotions run high during a football game, but the dysfunction on this team was evident in the second half, and I am told that started in the halftime.

- Just before the half, the offense had a touchdown called back and the defense promptly gave up a long touchdown drive. So instead of it being 10-10 at the half it was 17-3. Tempers flared and the second half was more of the uninspired performance we have seen from this team.

- Can these guys pull it together this week? Is everybody back on the same page? I know the remaining coaching staff has a tough job this week, getting everybody back together and getting their heads right for the final game.

- All of this is fairly understandable. Frustrations of losing and continuing to lose and the natural back and forth between offense and defense... it is not surprising to anyone who has ever been on a football team that there are arguments. In fact, I know a few coaches over the years who encouraged those arguments (Schnellenberger was known to love when players got into it practice).

- So... when your bickering, sometimes dysfunctional family are getting together for Thanksgiving on Thursday... remember the players who are getting together and eating as a football family as well.

- On to other topics....

- I am still hearing good things about Jeff Brohm and Louisville.

- On the subject of coaching staffs... a lot has been bandied about recently about possible coaching staffs and I was told that if Brohm is here that the majority of that Purdue staff would come here as well, but - as with any coaching move - it won't be all.

- As for Louisville, look for the couple of coaches or staff members who have previous working relationships with Brohm to get consideration for staying here - maybe not in the same roles, but have an opportunity.

The scramble drill occurs when the offensive play call doesn't go as planned initially and fast adjustments to undesirable circumstances must be made on the fly. Things are certainly less than desirably currently but if an offense responds correctly when pressure creates chaos, that chaos can lead to explosive scores. This is the situation Lousville is in with the 2019 class.

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Official Visitors from last weekend

One major move over the weekend was getting three-star lineback Jamie Pettway on campus for an official visit under an interim head coach.

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Rivals analyst Chad Simmons confirmed that Pettway named Louisville his leader soon before Petrino was fired. Obviously Petrino's ouster sent that into flux but based off intel from my sources close to situation, Pettway's visit went very well and the staff is very optimistic about their chances at singing the six-foot-two, 234-pound thumper. Vince Tyra had dinner with Pettway. From what I was told Pettway was very impressed with Tyrna's vision for the program and the individual attention he received from the Athletic Director. His family was also impressed and said they loved the people in Lousville, the football team's support staff, and the genuine leadership exhibited by Tyra.

I put in my futurecast for Louisville to sign Pettway but there is still work to do here for the 'Cards, specifically wrapping up their hiring of a head coach. I know that Pettway is very intrigued with Tennessee but they haven't offered him yet. Missouri and Georgia Tech have extended official visit offers to Pettway and he plans on taking them before signing in December. Based on Chad Simmons' information I believe that Tennessee would sign him if they offered.

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The Louisville side of things tells me that 6-foot-7, 300-pound Canadian offensive tackle Liam Dick made it in for his official visit as well. They said he loved the campus, community, and the support staff. That being said, the vibe is that he's taking a wait and see approach regarding who Louisville hires.

Louisville plans to bring him back for a second official visit when the coaching hire is made. I know you are saying to yourself, Dave is an idiot, prospects only get to take one official visit to a school. Last year you would have been correct and I would be an idiot for saying that (and I still may be an idiot in general) but according to the new recruiting rules enacted this year, if a prospect visits a school that goes through a coaching change, he can take a second official to that school and it won't count against his five, or the schools' 56. There are exceptions however, such as if a recruit has exhausted his five officials he doesn't get a sixth to a new school if they hire a new coach.

Right now I won't forecast Dick to Louisville but if he schedules a second official visit when the coaching change happens I will.

The field

I've already reported on how I feel things will shake out with Rondale Moore, Wandale Robinson, and Milton Wright.

Here's an update on that report.

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Wandale Robinson switched his pick from Nebraska to Kentucky the night before his commitment ceremony at Western Hills. Robinson was dead set on Nebraska but a phone conversation with one of Robinson' closest mentors shifted everything Kentucky's way and Robinson shocked the recruiting industry and chose UK. Since then Nebraska has stayed in touch with him, Kentucky's offense has failed to impress, and Louisville fired Bobby Petrino. New developments have occurred in the past week and Nebraska's head coach Scott Frost will be making an in home visit with Robinson before signing day to try to get him back on board. In addition to that, the prospect of Louisville hiring Jeff Brohm has Robinson's attention and if that hire materializes Louisville will be in a solid position to flip the Mr. Football candidate from Kentucky and stave off a Nebraska rally.

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Shortly after posting the article linked above, I received a phone call from someone close to Wright who expressed the belief that Brohm would stay put at Purdue based on his ties to the community there as well as the staff that followed him there from Western Kentucky. Being the lawyer that I am, I played devil's advocate and asked a series of questions designed to ascertain whether Wright's commitment was primarily to Purdue as a program or to Jeff Brohm the coach. Without getting into details, I discerned the answer to that question was the latter, not the former.

Wright has also gone on the record stating coaching stability and a family fit with the coaching staff as his chief concerns. You don't have a family fit with a "school" you have a family fit with the players and staff you're surrounded by 75% of the time. So, I'm still very confident that if Brohm ends up at Louisville, so will Wright according to conversations I've had with people close to him as well as what the record reflects.

I still stand by what I wrote about Rondale Moore following Brohm in the aforementioned article.

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I have confirmed with Simmons and sources close to Louisville that he will be taking an unofficial visit to Louisville for the Kentucky game. Louisville isn't scheduling any official visits next weekend because number one it is Thanksgiving weekend and the strain on resources to an already depleted staff will be too great, and number two (this is me burying the lede here) there may be a coaching announcement on Sunday. That is not me breaking news. It is just a possibility that has to be considered.

How is Louisville fairing with current commits?
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2019 offensive tackle commit Zach Williamson is an early enrollee who will sign in December. He's going to study engineering so the Speed School is the big lure for him and Louisville's proximity from home strikes a good balance for him. He was at Louisville for an unofficial visit last weekend and all looks well for him to be in Louisville's class.

He also received a bump from rivals and is now a 5.6 three-star. Lousville got on him early and even without a coach it looks like they will ward off Penn State and hometown West Virginia for his signature. Good job by the Louisville staff on this one to identify his talent and lock him down.

Speaking of bumps from rivals, 2019 LaRue County athlete Anthony Adkins was bumped to a three star.

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Adkins received the bump to three star status due in large part to his monster senior season stats. I will see him this weekend as LaRue County travels to Central in the fourth round of the 3A playoffs. Central's "Dark Side" defense is very tough this year so I will get a good look at his abilities Friday. 2019 Louisville running back commit Aidan Robinson faced Central in week one and was held to 50 yards on 17 carries.

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Speaking of Aidan Robbins, he was also at the NC State game. I think emotionally he wants to stay committed to Louisville because of his bond with the current commits, Kolby Smith, Pete Nochta, and the fact he wants to play in front of his city. That being said, if Louisville hires Jeff Brohm I believe there is a good chance he flips. His commitment is shaky right now. I'll call it a forty-sixty bet that he sticks with Lousville if we're putting money down today.

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Speaking of shaky commits segment of the article, I believe 2019 Florida-based TE commit Sam Snyder fits that distinction. He was offered by Baylor yesterday and has an official visit set up for December 1st. He is also supposed to take an official visit to Louisville on December the 15th but that seems to be up in the air. I have received confirmation from the Louisville side of things that the current staff really likes Snyder and are fighting to keep him in the class. I'm getting a lot of mixed reports on this one so I'm not ready to throw any skin in the game saying he will or won't sign with Louisville but I will say Louisville is on thin ice and should Missouri or Florida come calling late in the game I don't think Louisville will be able to

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Denzel Daxson is an early enrollee and should sign with Louisville in December. He is a player at a position of need who sees the opportunity the depth chart provides. He's also from the Bahamas and has started the process of enrolling at UofL. Due to the fact he's a non-United States residen his enrollment is more complicated than a US resident. That process is nearing completion and he's pretty much locked in with the 'Cards. I'm confident he will sign with Louisville and enroll early.

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2019 Athlete Jeremiah Pruitte is still in contact with the remaining Louisville staff and his situation is unique. Pruitte wants to play wide receiver and that's the current staff's plan for him.

2019 offensive guard commit Ty Murray is taking an unofficial visit to the UK game. ille.

Jaden Johnson remains solid to Louisville.

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I could see it, due to lack of frontcourt depth.

Wish Ray or Adel or both had come back.

Coach Mack wont allow the players NOT to give anything less than 100% so an NIT isnt the end of the World.

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Who could imagine that there was so much recruiting information AFTER Petrino got fired? I had a hard time imagining it but here we are. I have a few things that I wanted to keep you all updated on so I figured I would throw it all in a post and give it to you as a little pre-Thanksgiving appetizer.

As a note, some of the stuff you see myself and Dave post about might appear to overlap on the surface but there are many times where we may have a a slightly different angle/different source and that only provides you more information in the end. In case you missed it, here is Dave's post from yesterday you'll definitely want to check out: https://louisville.forums.rivals.com/threads/massive-premium-recruiting-update.42213/. In this post here I'll touch on a couple of the subjects he talked about in that post.

- First and foremost, I spoke to a source tonight who not only confirmed that recruiting was going well for Louisville despite having an interim head coach, but that there is likely at least one silent commit. This is largely a testament to guys like Pete Nochta, Richard Owens, and Vince Tyra and continuing to recruit through the adversity. Who is the silent commit? Well, from what I've gathered I'd venture to say that 3-star LB Jamie Pettway is the guy.

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- Another prospect that visited Louisville this past weekend was big Canadian offensive lineman Liam Dick. I spoke with a source regarding his recruitment who told me that they believe Louisville will commit to Louisville 'very soon'.

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- Talking with a source close to the recruitment of 3-star TE and current commit Sam Snyder, I feel fairly confident in saying I think he will sign with Louisville before it's all said and done. Like Dave reported, Snyder has an official visit set up to Baylor on December 1st and they are definitely a school to watch. I did get word that the December 15th visit to Louisville did get solidified so that is a positive. Baylor's coaches are expected to be in for an in-home visit next week as well as Louisville's coaches. For Louisville, Kolby Smith will be making the in-home visit and I'm even hearing that Vince Tyra MAY be on that in-home visit as well, although I don't think that is set in stone at this time. Another quick note, Vince Tyra has been in constant communication with most/all current commitments. Talk about an AD going above and beyond.

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- I'm really interested in seeing how this recruiting class finishes out. I've repeatedly heard that it is a small class with some of the latest numbers being in the 12-15 scholarship range. I'm not sure how things are going to shake out and I wouldn't be surprised if there was some movement of committed guys before it is all said and done. Especially with the coaching change and a new group of assistant coaches coming in there will be evaluations done, needs addressed etc. Plus, all it takes is the right assistant coach(es) to unlock some very highly sought after but currently unavailable recruits...

One particular position of need that I'm going to be interested to see how they address is quarterback. Speaking to one source in particular, they weren't very confident going forward in either scholarship QB currently on campus and even in Jordan Travis. Could a grad transfer or JUCO QB be a possibility? I think the option has to be kept open. With offensive line and tight end being positions of dire need will they have to find a way to make room for another QB in the class? I know the first inclination is to recruit defense and I'm confident that will be done, but from those I've talked to, they think the defense has plenty of talent and playmakers and just need a mentality makeover.

Made comment that Jackson covered up a lot, the last couple of years might not have been "as good as the record" and cautiously suggested maybe the talent on hand wasn't as good as expected.

Peace

...whoever MUST bring a QB. Recruit one from highschool or juco. Can you imagine starting tbe season against ND with the guys we got? Leadership on the field starts with the QB. Pass needs to go ahead and transfer. Malik can still
be used in special situations. I would bet on MC being coached up more than Pass.

Pretty much stayed away from Message Boards but just my 2 Cents...


1. Finally the University has cleaned itself up with Ramsey, Jurich, Pitino and Petrino GONE...only Grissom need to leave the BOT and it will be really really done.
2. I would be fine with Brohm but there are other candidates that I like as much if not more...specifically Ryan Day @ Ohio State and Luke Fickell @ Cincinnati.

But I trust AD Vince Tyra and will roll with whoever we get...the only candidate I don’t want is Neil Brown...he is a good coach but he would be a terrible fit here...and would split the fan base

The statements that at least 12 players have submitted papers

Why??

Did not want to play for the HC anymore?

Coaches/coach relationships, not playing, poor planning,
Afraid the HC would be fired and they wanted to play for him?

Finally how can AD convince them to stay if the did not like the fact their coach was treated
New coach be sufficient ?

The new beginning did not last long less than one half of the NC state game

See what kind of salesmen is the AD

We seem to be having unusually good success retaining / attracting recruits given the coaching situation. What is VT telling these guys? Whatever it is, he'd better be able to back it up......

If Jeff Brohm does not work out, consider Ryan Day. He is a fine offensive mind. Currently the offensive coordinator at Ohio State and before that QB coach for the 49ers.
He might be hard to get because he is the heir apparent to Urban Meyer...and was interim head coach when Meyer was suspended. He is 39 years old. The downside is that he is not familiar with recruiting in the south...but the Midwest is a strong recruiting area.

Free board. Especially their Poll. They actually think we are breaking tort laws in regard to Brohm. It’s a load of laughs.

Will they stomp on the bird before the game or not my guess is they will

Loved the detail that CCM provided yesterday. I am elated with the class, progress, and the obvious determination/perseverance the coaching staff is already displaying. Says a lot they can meet with these parents and sell our program in the midst of everything that has transpired. As I've already stated, we are easily 2-3 years ahead of where most thought!

We all know that Jeff Brohm is far and away the frontrunner for the Louisville football head coaching job for next year, but I was relayed some information today regarding someone wanting to put their name into the mix for the Louisville head coaching job.

Apparently former Louisville assistant coach and current Seattle Seahawks defensive line/assistant head coach Clint Hurtt is very interested in the job according to one source. I'm not sure if anything will really come of it or not but I figured it was at least interesting enough to pass along.

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Any chance the new coach keeps him really like his approach to his new role the last 2 games
Think he would be good on the staff doing something