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09/27/20 - Joey Gatewood, rSr/2024, Louisville + More +

What is the status of Joey Gatewood's transfer waiver? Gatewood has declined to elaborate on his specific case for a waiver to the NCAA's normal requirement that FBS transfers sit out a year, but UK coaches have expressed confidence throughout the summer Gatewood would be cleared to play by the NCAA. UK has not officially announced the NCAA has granted the waiver, but in recent interviews coach Mark Stoops has said the school is now waiting on the SEC to clear Gatewood. Since Gatewood is transferring from one league school to another, the SEC must grant him a waiver to its requirement that all intra-league transfers sit out a season. "It is a two-part process: the NCAA and also the SEC because we're going from one SEC school to another," Stoops said on his Sept. 14 radio show. "I feel good about that as I mentioned last week, but you never know until it's done." On Monday, Stoops said he had not received any update on Gatewood's waiver. On Thursday, the UK coach said he was not optimistic that any news would come before the team left Lexington to fly to Auburn for the opener. - Courier Journal

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TE Joey Gatewood, Louisville
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09/13/20 - Malik Cunningham, rSr/2023, Louisville + More +

In the middle of its game against Western Kentucky, the Louisville football team got some good news. It will be the next stop for ESPN's "College GameDay" show next week when it hosts Miami on Sept. 19. The game is set to kickoff at 7:30 p.m. and will air on ABC. The time of the game was changed earlier Saturday afternoon after the Virginia-Virginia Tech game was postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak at Virginia Tech. This will be the third time Louisville has hosted "College GameDay," it hosted in 2016 and 2017. The postponement of Virginia-Virginia Tech opened the door for the popular pregame show to come to Louisville, as many assumed it would choose the rivalry game over Louisville-Miami. With that matchup postponed, it opened the door for Louisville with the next-best game. The SEC has not started its season yet, and the only Big 12 team that is playing next week is Oklahoma State, which hosts Tulsa and the only other ACC conference games next week are Syracuse-Pittsburgh and Wake Forest-NC State. Wake Forest hosted "College GameDay" this week. Louisville lost to Miami 52-27 last year, but has won three of the last four matchups despite trailing 3-10 in the series. - Courier Journal

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QB Malik Cunningham, Louisville
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09/13/20 - Ean Pfeifer, rSr/2021, Louisville + More +

Is there a more efficient player on Louisville's roster than Ean Pfeifer? There might not be. The tight end, a graduate transfer from Vanderbilt, has caught three passes in his career and each one has been for a touchdown. He caught two last year, one against Miami and one against NC State.He scored the first touchdown of the year with 10:57 time left in the quarter Saturday, a 28-yard pass from quarterback Micale Cunningham. With that catch, he became the first player in Louisville history to score a touchdown on each of his first three receptions. - Courier Journal

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TE Ean Pfeifer, Louisville
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09/12/20 - Malik Cunningham, rSr/2023, Louisville + More +

Micale Cunningham accounted for four touchdowns and passed for a career-high 343 yards, helping Louisville overcome a mistake-prone start to roll past Western Kentucky 35-21 in Saturday night's season opener for both schools. Cunningham completed 19 of 34 passes with TDs of 28, 2 and 70 yards to surpass his previous yardage best of 288 last season against Boston College. The junior quarterback also rushed for a 14-yard score after hitting tight end Ean Pfeifer with his first TD pass that tied the game at 7. A fumbled punt snap on Louisville's opening possession resulted in Gaej Walker's 1-yard TD run for WKU.

Louisville regrouped to score on four of the next five drives as Javian Hawkins rushed for a 19-yard TD and Marshon Ford caught a TD pass to make it 28-7. The Cardinals outgained the Hilltoppers 487-248, including 337-120 by halftime on the way to winning their 12th consecutive series meeting. Tyrrell Pigrome tossed a 12-yard TD to Mitchell Tinsley and finished with 129 yards passing in his WKU debut after transferring from Maryland. Omari Alexander blocked a Logan Lupo punt to set up Malik Staples' 1-yard TD for another Hilltoppers score. The game was played before 11,179 physically distanced fans at Cardinal Stadium. - AP College/Louisville Football

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QB Malik Cunningham, Louisville
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09/12/20 - Shai Werts, rSr/2022, Louisville + More +

Shai Werts threw a touchdown pass, and added a 41-yard TD run midway through the fourth quarter as Georgia Southern scored 21 straight points to beat Campbell 27-26 on Saturday in the season opener for both teams. The game was delayed 40 minutes because of lightning. Campbell listed 17 players and Georgia Southern had 16 players inactive for the game due to various reasons. Hajj-Malik Williams threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to Jalen Kelsey to pull Campbell to within 27-26 with 15 seconds left, but Williams' threw an incomplete pass to Julian Hill on the ensuing two-point conversion attempt. Werts finished with 155 yards rushing and was 7-of-13 passing for 53 yards that included a 1-yard TD pass to D.J. Butler. Williams was 17 of 27 for 237 yards and had a threw a 40-yard touchdown pass Jai Williams. Williams also had an 8-yard scoring run in the third quarter. - AP College/Georgia Southern Football

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WR Shai Werts, Louisville
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09/12/20 - *Tutu Atwell, Jr/2021, Louisville + More +

Atwell returns with high expectations again this fall, and the Hilltoppers know they'll need to do a better job of limiting his production in Saturday's season opener if they want to snap an 11-game losing streak to Louisville. "We kind of have some different coverages - I can't go into specifics - but we have different things that we're going to do to contain him and make them use other players to have to beat us," WKU redshirt sophomore defensive back Beanie Bishop said Wednesday. The 5-foot-9, 165-pound receiver out of Miami Northwestern Senior High School set Louisville's record for receiving yards in 2019 and tied the school record for touchdowns. Atwell's 1,276 yards receiving and 12 touchdowns were top marks in the ACC last season.

Atwell, who averaged 18.75 yards per reception last season, had his big-play ability on display last year at Nissan Stadium. Atwell had a 46-yard touchdown reception from Micale Cunningham early in the second quarter and a 62-yard reception from Evan Conley late in the third. He also had a 9-yard score in the first quarter, a 4-yard reception in the second-quarter scoring drive and a 24-yard reception in the fourth quarter. "He's definitely an electric football player. He did the same thing in the ACC throughout the year," WKU defensive coordinator Clayton White said Wednesday. "I think the most important thing is just to be aware, play smart, understand his strengths and make sure we use our strengths to our advantage as well, and just do a great job of understanding where he's located on the offense and the things he likes to do." - BG Daily News

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WR *Tutu Atwell, Louisville
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09/05/20 - Jawhar Jordan, rJr/2024, Louisville + More +

The redshirt freshman is a threat to take any touch to the house every time he touches the ball. Jordan brings elite straight-line speed as well as a polished ability to change directions quickly and in tight spaces. Finding ways to get Jordan into space, particularly if he's matched up with a linebacker, should be near the top of first-year offensive coordinator Sterlin Gilbert's wish list. Jordan's biggest question mark? Pass protecting at 5 feet, 9 inches and 172 pounds behind a shorthanded offensive line. - The Post-Standard

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RB Jawhar Jordan, Louisville
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09/05/20 - Storm Duck, rSr/2024, Louisville + More +

The three cornerbacks who have been talked about the most are Clemson transfer Kyler McMichael, sophomore Storm Duck and senior Patrice Rene, who is working his way back from an anterior cruciate ligament injury. Duck has continually drawn high praise in August including Bateman declaring, "I think he's going to be an NFL football player." Along with Wolfolk at safety, Don Chapman is the leading contender to start against the Orange. The sophomore appeared in all 13 games last season, starting four thanks to the plethora of injuries the team had. - Raleigh News Observer

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CB Storm Duck, Louisville
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09/04/20 - Rodjay Burns, rSr/2021, Louisville + More +

2021 SENIOR BOWL WATCH LIST: Rodjay Burns, Louisville,...A Louisville native, Burns made a successful switch to linebacker after starting as a cornerback in 2018. Last season, Burns finished second on the team with 83 tackles and returned a fumble for a touchdown in a win over Western Kentucky. The former transfer from Ohio State recorded a career high 16 tackles and added an interception in a win over Wake Forest. Burns also registered a pair of sacks and led the team with 11.0 tackles for loss. - Louisville Football

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OLB Rodjay Burns, Louisville
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09/04/20 - Dez Fitzpatrick, rSr/2021, Louisville + More +

2021 SENIOR BOWL WATCH LIST: Desmond Fitzpatrick, Louisville,...Fitzpatrick, a redshirt senior, enters his final season looking to build upon numbers that are approaching UofL's career top-10 lists. The native of Farmington, Hills, Mich., has caught 111 passes for 1,756 yards and 18 touchdowns, which is tied for sixth all-time. - Louisville Football

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WR Dez Fitzpatrick, Louisville
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09/03/20 - Cole Bentley, rSr/2022, Louisville + More +

Cole Bentley has received a lot of praise for his improvement this offseason. A former tight end in high school, Bentley is expected to be Louisville's starting center when the season begins on Sept. 12, barring any injury. Last year at this time, and through much of the season, he was in a battle with T.J. McCoy for the starting spot. But now it's all his, and he's taken full advantage of that. The center is one of the most important positions on the offense, because of how much the player has to know about the scheme, offensive coordinator Dwayne Ledford said. Ledford expects a strong season from Bentley, who is one of three returning starting interior linemen. "He's an athletic, big guy that can move. He can really do well with what we are asking him in this scheme," Ledford said. "I think he's primed to have a really, really big season." Bentley's offseason, like many others, was spent working on the conditioning plan strength coach Mike Sirignano gave the team. He also made a trip to Texas to improve the mental side of his game. - Courier Journal

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C Cole Bentley, Louisville
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09/03/20 - Harrison Bailey, rSr/2025, Louisville + More +

Harrison Bailey had to wait to make his first preseason practice impressions with Tennessee football. His initial opportunities had bright spots, according to Vols coach Jeremy Pruitt. "I thought he had a period there where he really kind of shined taking care of the football," Pruitt said Friday of Wednesday's practice. Bailey, Tennessee's highly touted freshman quarterback, hopped into UT practices for the second week after he missed the first week. Pruitt said after Tennessee's first practice on Aug. 17 that "a few" players did not participate and were quarantined because of COVID-19 protocol. Bailey was among them.

Pruitt did not detail whether Bailey tested positive for COVID-19 or was quarantined because of contact-tracing protocol. Bailey's father, Orvel, told The Athletic that Bailey did not test positive for COVID-19 and was in required quarantine because of a high-risk contact. "I think Harrison is going to be a solid football player for us here," offensive coordinator Jim Chaney said Thursday. "He looks to me like every other freshman quarterback I have had to deal with. They are just learning. The ones they know, they play quick and fine. "I am pleased with Harrison as he continues to develop." - Knoxville News Sentinel

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QB Harrison Bailey, Louisville
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08/30/20 - Momo Sanogo, rSr/2023, Louisville + More +

The Ole Miss football team has joined in on the wave of activism that has spread across college and professional sports this week. Instead of their regularly scheduled practice on Friday morning, players marched and gathered on The Square in downtown Oxford in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. The players gathered in front of the monument on The Square that commemorates Confederate soldiers. Players were vocal about wanting to see the monument removed or relocated this summer.

"As the Ole Miss football family, we are committed to change," the players said in a statement passed along by the university. "Police brutality and other injustices occurring across our nation have to end, and our team stands united to embrace our diversity and promote a culture of peace, equality and understanding. Regardless of our backgrounds, we all need to listen to each other and learn to respect and love our differences." Ole Miss players MoMo Sanogo and Ryder Anderson organized a march in June in support of the Black Lives Matter movement in the wake of George Floyd's death. That march raised more than $3,000 of the Boys and Girls Club of Oxford. - The Clarion Ledger

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ILB Momo Sanogo, Louisville
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08/29/20 - Tyler Hudson, Sr/2023, Louisville + More +

GUARDIAN FCS KICKOFF PLAYERS TO WATCH: Tyler Hudson, WR,...Hudson was the SLC Freshman of the Year after catching a team-high 55 passes for 975 yards and 12 touchdowns in his debut season. The 12 touchdown receptions ties for second most in school history and the yardage ranks fifth. - Central Arkansas Football

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WR Tyler Hudson, Louisville
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08/29/20 - Kenderick Duncan, rSr/2023, Louisville + More +

2020 PRESEASON ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM (COACHES): DB - Kenderick Duncan Jr, Georgia Southern,...2019 All-Sun Belt Conference Third Team...Played in and started all 13 games, seeing action on 842 total plays (786 defensive)...A second-team All-Sun Belt Conference selection...Named to Phil Steele's third team...Had 79 total tackles, including 3.5 for loss … Had eight pass break ups, two interceptions and a forced fumble. - Georgia Southern Football

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