BOSTON (AP) — Running back Jawhar Jordan earned a silver baseball bat as the offensive player of the game. Interim coach Deion Branch lifted the Fenway Bowl trophy. Defensive back Jarvis Browlee danced around the baseball field with the Keg of Nails.
BOSTON (AP) — Scott Satterfield could be on either sideline for Saturday’s Fenway Bowl.
He chose neither.
The ex-Louisville coach who was hired by Cincinnati this month will watch his new team play his old one in the first-ever college bowl game at Fenway Park.
Fenway Bowl: Louisville (7-5) vs. Cincinnati (9-3), Dec. 17, 11 a.m. Eastern (ESPN)
FanDuel Sportsbook College Line: Louisville -1.5.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville is finalizing a deal to hire Purdue’s Jeff Brohm as its head coach, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the agreement and an announcement from the schools had not been finalized.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Cincinnati has hired Louisville's Scott Satterfield to be its next coach, the university announced Monday.
Louisville was 7-5 this season under Satterfield and earned a berth in the Fenway Bowl, where coincidentally it will face Cincinnati.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville’s defense set up a third-quarter scoring outburst that overwhelmed No. 10 Wake Forest.
The Cardinals forced eight turnovers, returning two for touchdowns, and registered eight sacks in a 48-21 victory over the Demon Deacons on Saturday.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Louisville will be without dual-threat starting quarterback Malik Cunningham for Saturday’s game at Virginia because he remains in the concussion protocol after taking a hit to the head in last week's loss to Boston College.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville coach Scott Satterfield says quarterback Malik Cunningham’s status is being evaluated daily for concussion-like symptoms after he was injured Saturday’s loss at Boston College.
Louisville (0-0) at Syracuse (0-0), Saturday, 8 p.m. ET (ACC Network)
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville players and coach Scott Satterfield are determined to better capitalize on early opportunities and finish games strong this season.
The fourth-year Cardinals coach acknowledged he had reflected on several close losses last fall after leading in the fourth quarter.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Alabama coach Nick Saban denies that anybody from his program had contact with receiver Tyler Harrell before the former Louisville player entered the transfer portal, which would have violated NCAA rules.
DALLAS (AP) — Air Force changed its strategy Tuesday for the First Responder Bowl, taking inspiration from its name and trying out its passing game. It worked.
Haaziq Daniels threw for two touchdowns and ran for two more to give Air Force a 31-28 win over Louisville.
DALLAS (AP) — Louisville coach Scott Satterfield is having flashbacks to his days as a player and coach in the Southern Conference and the triple-option teams there. None of those likely ran that offense as well as Air Force does.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Syracuse is on the brink of bowl eligibility. Louisville is running out of chances to get there.
While both teams have just two wins in Atlantic Coast Conference play, the Orange (5-4, 2-3) enter Saturday’s game rested and optimistic after consecutive wins for the first time since September.
Here are things to watch in the Atlantic Coast Conference in Week 9:
GAME OF THE WEEK
Louisville at North Carolina State. The one-point loss at Miami dropped the Wolfpack (5-2, 2-1 ACC) from the AP Top 25 but doesn’t change the fact that Dave Doeren’s team still controls its own destiny in the Atlantic Division.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Louisville coach Scott Satterfield still has modest steps to achieve as he rebuilds the Cardinals football program after an emotional win over UCF last week.
One would be winning back-to-back games against an FBS team for the first time since Satterfield’s first season in 2019.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville is looking to cap off another short week of preparation with its second straight win.
The Cardinals (1-1) will need to be quick on both sides of the ball to keep pace with UCF on Friday night.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — When No. 9 Notre Dame opens its season Sunday night at Florida State, coach Brian Kelly wouldn’t mind a little deja vu.
It was on Sept. 2, 2019 – Labor Day night – that Kelly’s Fighting Irish, also ranked No.