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Location: Schneider HallIncident: Theft Over $500Disposition: Report - Open CaseComment: A University Staff Member reported stolen property.

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LYNN STADIUM OPENS WITH WINSBoth Women and Men’s U of L Soccer teams took home 1-0 wins on Friday at the Lynn Stadium Open-ing against Ole Miss and Maryland, respectively. The stadium opened with pregame ceremonies including fireworks, a giant flag for the national anthem and autograph opportunities afterward. A total of 7,047 attended the doubleheader.

KENTUCKY STATE FAIR HAS LOWEST AT-TENDANCE SINCE 1984Only 515,937 people attended the fair this year, dip-ping below 600,000 for the first time in two years. Rain, thunderstorms and extreme heat are likely causes of low attendance. It rained eight of the 11 days of the fair, causing the free Joan Jett outdoor concert to be canceled. The “Louisville Purge” scare on the Aug. 15 was also a possible factor in the small attendance.

McCONNELL CAMPAIGN MANAGER RESIGNSJesse Benton, Mitch McConnell’s campaign manager, resigned Friday amid a bribery scandal. Former Iowa State Sen. Kent Sorenson pleaded guilty to receiving illegal payments for switching his endorsements from U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann to Rep. Ron Paul in the 2012 election. Benton was political director for Paul in the 2012 presidential election and has been tied to the payments. He resigned, stating that his involve-ment in the scandal could become a distraction to McConnell’s re-election campaign.

ISIS KILLS MORE THAN 160 SYRIAN TROOPS IN RECENTLY RELEASED VIDEOA week after ISIS released a video showing the be-heading of the American photojournalist James Fol-ey, another has been released showing ISIS militants humiliating then massacring 160 Syrian troops that were recently captured. President Barack Obama said a decision on air strikes in Syria is a week away and is determining their efficacy without the help of neigh-boring Middle Eastern countries.

IN THE NEWSWhat you missed while you were in class.

As construction continues on The Grove, U of L is beginning to look back on what led them to believe that the property would be move-in ready.

“They showed me a section of a building, and that building was ready,” said U of L Housing Director Shannon Staten. “I was on site on Fri-day and I was assured by the management that they were ready to take care of the 444 students they had leased to.”

Staten could not confirm that The Grove’s decision to only show her a completed section of the building was made in order to convince the university that the property was fully inhab-itable.

“I cannot speculate on whether that was in-tentional or not,” she said. “I did a tour, and what I walked away with was not something that thrilled me because it was bright, shiny and new, but it was at least sufficient to be able to move students into.”

That image of The Grove was quickly al-tered when many students found themselves un-able to move into rooms.

Staten and other university representatives said that throughout the process they pressed The Grove to prepare to send students to hotel rooms, but were told that the action was unnec-essary.

“We were assured that they were going to be ready, and that is part of why we are so disap-pointed,” said Dean of Students Michael Mar-dis. “We wanted to help them if that was going to be a problem”

Mardis said that while there may have been legitimate construction delays, the company should have been more prepared to send stu-dents to hotels and reimburse rent.

“There are some things that are preventable and some things that are not preventable. This was totally preventable,” said university spokes-man Mark Hebert.

According to Mardis, the executive leader-ship of Campus Crest, the parent company of The Grove, came to Louisville to fix the situa-tion after called by the university.

Last Monday’s town hall meeting, where it was announced that one month’s rent would be reimbursed to all residents, happened after the company agreed to demands made by the uni-versity on behalf of students.

“There are unfortunate situations that hap-

pen, so you have to respond to those situations,” he said. “But there needs to be good communi-cation.”‘Due diligence’

As students learn more about the problems with The Grove Louisville, questions begin to arise about the company in charge of it all, Campus Crest, and how the university decided they were a good fit for affiliation.

“If it is a project that we are fairly interest-ed in, then I will do some reference checking,” said Staten, who was responsible for calling six campuses who have Campus Crest properties nearby.

“I found that there were a couple different campuses where they had not opened on time,” which, she said, is not out of the ordinary. From what she gathered, Campus Crest took care of students in these situations.

U of L’s campus is unique in the way it affili-ates, she said, so the campus housing officials on other campuses that she spoke to did not know everything about the problems Campus Crest

had.“I did not hear

anything that said to me what would happen happened.”

One resident, junior Phillip Moore, brought up past construc-

tion issues at the recent town hall meeting, but received no response from Angel Herrera, the representative leading the meeting. Campus Crest Chief Operating Officer, Rob Dann, gave a statement to the Cardinal about these issues.

“While we always try to deliver the absolute best experience for our residents from the time they move in to the time they leave us, like other property owners and operators we have experi-enced issues, including construction delays, at a small number of our communities in the past.”

When asked if the affiliation process would change because of The Grove, Staten said that her office was already planning to review the process before this happened.

“I’m sure that there will be some adjustment as to ways we are able to check the type of prop-erty they are, or the type of way they manage their properties,” she said. “It is just difficult be-cause it is private entities.”

“We did do due diligence as best we could on this company,” said Mark Hebert, “ but go-ing forward, I think we will go the extra mile to maybe look with a more suspect eye and dig a little further.”

Campus Housing assured by The Grove that property was readyJACOB M. [email protected]

See Page 3 for a list of Campus Crest’s past construction issues.

“They showed me a section of a building, and that building was ready.” -Shannon Staten

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Speed School deals with business center transition

The Speed Business Center had adopted a pilot program that could serve as the blueprint for other U of L college business centers. Staff from each de-partment were consolidated in the Vogt Building to handle financial, accounting, human resource and grants-related transactions.

The goal was to make handling the business af-fairs of the college more efficient and have specific people handle these responsibilities rather than place them on people in the departments.

“The overall idea was to improve the overall ser-vice quality being provided to the departments and remove administrative burden of the departments so they can focus on their academic and research mission,” said associate dean John Usher.

The Business Center was identified in the 2020 Strategic Plan for Speed School in order to support the vision of the school, improve the quality and timeliness of the business processes and meet the university mandate to improve financial controls.

The staff includes Business Center Manager, Laura Newton, and three Business Partners, Sue Jones, Susan Cunningham and Kelly Jackson. They each overlook finance, HR and grants and con-tracts, respectively.

“Departments still have a main role in this Busi-ness Center because most everything they process comes through us and we could not function with-

out the departments’ help.” said Susan Cunning-ham.

The Business Center Manager acts as the leader responsible for the performance, development and improvement of the Business Center as well as a liaison between the Business Center and the uni-versity.

The HR business partner is in charge of hiring for all of Speed School. The grants and contracts business partner handles all of the research pro-posals and grants. The finance business partner is responsible for all the monthly rec-onciliation for the school.

“It has really been helpful to have everyone here together, sit down and brainstorm.,” said Kelly Jackson. “Between us, we have a lot of years of experience, so if I have not seen it, someone else has had experience with it.”

Unit business managers were

pulled from each department to work in the center. While the overall reaction is positive, a lot of their responsibilities fell on other people in the depart-ment who were not used to it. But with any major transition like this, it takes time for everyone to get used to the new way of doing things.

“We all have to work together and that is the major thing, the cooperation we have achieved in a short amount of time,” said Sue Jones. “It takes a whole school and our wonderful leader to bring us all together and make this work.”

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The University of Louisville has ap-pointed Ranen Omer-Sherman, Ph.D. as the Jewish Heritage Fund for Excel-lence Chair of Judaic Studies. The en-dowed chair was funded by the JHFE and other local donors. Its funding exceeds $2.5 million.

Omer-Sherman comes to U of L af-ter working at the University of Mi-ami and Saint Louis University in Ma-drid, Spain.

“I love this move,” said Omer-Sher-man. “Leaving Miami for Louisville was great. I was in that city for about 12 years. Certainly there are nice things about being near the beaches and so on, but not a great sense of community and Louisville, as many people have told me, is a small town where you have the cultural benefits of a large city and I am really liking that.”

Although Omer-Sherman has only been at U of L for a little over a month, he is already making an impact on campus.

He is leading a Humanities course this semester focusing on youth in Palestine and Israel. He hopes to do

programming for the Jewish commu-nity in Louisville through a lecture se-ries and other events which will draw the community onto campus.

“Dr. Omer-Sherman has been great so far,” said humanities faculty mem-ber Shari Gater. “We are very excited to have him as a member of the Hu-manities department.”

Omer-Sherman has contributed to numerous publications. His most recent work, “The Jewish Graphic Novel: Critical Approaches,” examines major Jewish themes through text and visual art for accessibility within the classroom. Omer-Sherman is also working on a book about the Kibbutz movement and hopes to teach a class dedicated to exploring the Bible, not as a religious or authoritative text, but as a literary story.

“We hope to rebuild the Jewish studies minor and eventually one day hopefully have a Jewish studies major , as well,” said Omer-Sherman. “There are a lot of faculty doing very, very exciting work in Jewish studies and I think a lot of us have a lot of ambition and excitement about strengthening this program.”

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Hitting the ground running in the ACCDALTON [email protected]

The 2014 running back stable for the Louisville Cardinals has a mix of proven talent, size, speed, and depth between the five guys in rotation. On paper, the running back corps is as deep as it’s been since Petrino was last on the sideline.

The featured back will be senior Dominique Brown, at six-foot-two and 240 pounds the power-back will be the first of many bruisers to wear down opposing defenses.

Last season Brown led the Cards in rushing with 825 yards and 8 touchdowns, while averaging a stellar five yards per carry.

After sitting out the entire 2012 cam-paign due to injury, Brown was able to erase any ques-tions about his knee last s e a s o n ,

returning to full form running with reckless-abandon and explosiveness.

The fifth year senior added 10 pounds of muscle over the offseason and will be even more difficult to bring down.

“I want to run with better pad lev-el, that’s a goal this year. My career goal is to be a 1,000 yard rusher...we think we can have two 1,000 yard rushers in Petrino’s offense,” Brown said. Throughout his career Brown has rushed for 1,417 yards and 12 touchdowns.

Petrino’s offense is well known for its ridiculously potent passing game, but how well Petrino’s running game

was at Louisville, WKU and Arkansas is very underrat-ed, turning out multiple running backs that went on to have NFL success.

Having multiple guys who can carry the

ball with confi-dence will al-

low Petri-no to

have more power running sets and keep defenses off balance.

Pushing Brown for first team reps will be none other than former BCS National Champi-onship offensive MVP, Michael Dyer.

At five-foot-nine, 212 pounds the senior resem-bles the frame of a body builder yet still has the second level speed to burn defenses. Now in his final year of college, Dyer will look to prove to NFL scouts he is pro-material.

After injuries derailed his first year with the Cards, the Auburn transfer will look to stay healthy and help carry the of-fense.

Dyer proved he still has worth as he averaged five yards per carry last season over his 44 carries. Dyer has set his expectations of this year with his spring game performance of over 150 yards rushing and three touch-downs.

The biggest surprise out of the backfield has been newcomer, fresh-man LJ Scott. At six-foot, 230 pounds, Scott is another bruising back that Petrino will have at his disposal.

Enrolling in the spring, Scott took the backfield by storm and impressed the new staff early on. The freshman from Marion, Ohio burst onto the scene in the spring game as he ran for 128 yards and a touchdown on his 22 carries.

“My role is whatever the coaches need it to be; I’m not opposed to any-thing they suggest,” Scott said. “I’m just there to fit whatever they need.”

Scott has benefitted greatly from the influence of the senior, veteran backs that he plays behind.

“Dominique and Dyer are both tremendous backs and in the meet-ing room I have one on my left and another one behind me so I learn a lot between the two.”

Junior Corvin Lamb brings the

lightning to the Cardinal’s thunder-ous running back corp.

After sitting out last season with a torn ACL he suffered against EKU, Lamb is said to be fully healthy and still one of the team’s fastest play-ers. Don’t be surprised to see Lamb lined up all over the field to utilize his next-level speed.

Rounding out the bunch is Bran-don Ratcliff. The sophomore car-ries traits that even the most aver-age viewer can see, he runs hard and defenders do not enjoy tackling him. Ratcliff is a violent runner with a lower center of gravity who is also fully healthy after an injury last sea-son.

“We’ve always taken pride in play-ing with a lot of different running backs and different styles… I think they are all going to get used; you need a bunch of running backs in a physical conference like this because the backs are going to take a pound-ing,” offensive coordinator Garrick McGee describes.

“You have to be able to run the ball to win games. The passing game keeps you in games, it completes third downs, but in tough games you have to be able to run the ball in the end to win. So all the backs are going to be important.”

DOMONIQUE BROWN

Despite it being Domonique Brown’s backfield, backups LJ Scott, left, and Michael Dyer, right, will prove to be pivotal to the team success this year.

PHOTO BY MICHELLE LEWIS / THE CARDINAL

PHOTO BY AUSTIN LASSELL / THE CARDINAL

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Experience at O-line bodes well for CardsIn 2011, three young freshmen ap-

peared on Louisville’s offensive line

as the Cardinals battled back from a

2-4 start to win a share of the Big East

Championship.

Flash forward three years, and

those three linemen now make up the

seventh most experienced offensive

line in college football, combining for

a total of 121 starts.

Seniors John Miller, Jake Smith,

and Jamon Brown now lead the of-

fensive line as the Cardinals transi-

tion to the ACC.

“We are really fortunate Jamon,

John and Jake are doing a great job,

they’re upperclassmen and they’ve

been out there a lot, so we’re really

impressed with them,” Louisville of-

fensive coordinator Garrick McGee

said.

Brown, the starting left tackle, is a

local product from Fern Creek High

School who has seen the biggest

transformation under the new coach-

ing staff.

“He dropped between 20-25

pounds,” Miller said. “It helps him a

lot, week to week we see a lot better

pass rushers in the ACC, he has quick

feet and is moving around a lot bet-

ter.”

“We challenged him to drop

pounds, we thought it would give

him an opportunity to be a better ath-

lete, give him an opportunity to be in

better condition and play better in the

fourth quarter,” McGee said.

Chris Klenakis is the offensive line

coach and also directs the running

game. He was impressed by the unit’s

progress in the summer, crediting the

strength and conditioning coaches for

the improvement.

“We’re leaner, stronger and mov-

ing around a lot better,” Klenakis said.

Smith has moved around the of-

fensive line throughout his career,

changing guard spots and playing

center. In his final year, he is set to

start at right guard, but he is always

willing to move around.

“I wouldn’t say I feel comfortable

playing one position or the other, I go

out and play the position they need

me depending on what the lineup

looks like,” Smith said. “I’ll play wher-

ever they need me.”

“Jake’s versatility gives us options

which is outstanding,” Klenakis said.

“He can play our inside position, ei-

ther guard or center, it opens up a lot

of avenues for us.”

With Miller slated as the start-

ing left guard, two positions, center

and right tackle were fought over

throughout spring and fall camp.

Tobijah Hughley, a former walk

on from Lexington who just earned

a scholarship a few weeks ago will be

the starting center.

The six-foot-three, 289 pound ju-

nior had no formal Division I offers

out of high school and fundraised his

way to walk on at Louisville.

Kelby Johnson, a junior college

transfer from ASA College won the

starting spot at right tackle.

Brown, Miller and Smith have

helped to work with the younger

linemen during the offseason to pre-

pare them for the long twelve-game

season.

“We tell them they need to become

part of us, they need to work diligent-

ly to get into their playbooks, practice

good habits,” Smith said. “There is a

way to go about your business and we

try to teach them by example and give

them a kick in the butt every once in

a while.”

“Me, Jake and Jamon, we still have

to get better every day and bring

some of the younger guys along, get

them going, and keep getting better

each and every day,” Miller said.

The three core components of the

offensive line have paved the way

over the past three years to a 30-9 re-

cord and two bowl victories.

“It helps a lot when you have guys

who have been down that road, they

can help you anticipate things and

make adjustments, they have seen a

lot of scenarios,” Klenakis said.

Jake Smith, above, is one of three-senior offensive linemen that combine for a total of 121 starts. A trio that has a 30-9 record at U of L. PHOTO BY AUSTIN LASSELL / THE LOUISVILLE CARDINAL

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Louisville offensive coordinator

Garrick McGee listed off his devel-

opment process for a quarterback to

take over the vaunted Bobby Petrino

offense as if he were an army drill ser-

geant preparing men for duty.

“We have a way to coach the quar-

terback in this system, and what you’ve

got to do is you have to put pressure

on the quarterback to perform in

practice. They have to feel pressure;

that way when we get out there, they

understand what it’s like under pres-

sure,” McGee said.

“They have to be pushed, they

have to be coached hard because they

are the ones making the decisions all

game long, not only for our team but

for our whole program, so they have

to understand what pressure feels like

on a daily basis.”

Beyond the pressure from the cur-

rent coaching staff, starting quarter-

back Will Gardner is following up

one of the greatest quarterback’s in

program history.

Teddy Bridgewater’s legacy in-

cludes a Sugar Bowl victory, countless

gut wrenching performances and an

11-2 sophomore season followed up

with 12-1 record last season.

Gardner received his first taste of

action last year, appearing in seven

games, completing 8 of 12 passes for

112 yards and two touchdowns.

The red-shirt sophomore had an

impressive spring, capped off by com-

pleting 32-37 passes for 542 yards and

four touchdowns in the spring game.

Petrino and McGee were impressed

by Gardner’s showing in the weight

room and other measured perfor-

mances during the spring.

“He’s a very hard worker. He’s got a

great attitude and he’s a natural lead-

er,” Petrino said.

“Will is a kid that has proven to us

that he is going to work, that he re-

ally enjoys being a quarterback, he un-

derstands what it takes to be a quar-

terback, which means the extra time

that you’re going to have to put in to

understand what is going on,” McGee

said. “He is a hard worker; the kids are

really following him because of how

hard he works. And that is a part of

playing that position.”

Gardner’s transition to the starting

quarterback will be smoother with the

return of three senior offensive line-

men who have three years of experi-

ence under their belts. John Miller,

Jake Smith and Jamon Brown make

up an offensive line that has a com-

bined 121 career starts, which ranks

seventh nationally.

Additionally, Gardner will be

throwing to one of the finest receiv-

ing corps in college football.

Despite DeVante Parker missing

the first six to eight weeks of the year

with a broken bone in his foot, vet-

eran receivers like Eli Rogers, Kai De

La Cruz and Michaelee Harris added

with sophomore speedster James

Quick and tight-end Gerald Christian

make up a strong group.

“Will is a great guy and he comes

out and works every day, so that’s all it

takes is a little bit of work and we’ll get

the chemistry down,” Rogers said. “He

has been doing a great job at taking

coaching and doing the little things

that its takes to be a quarterback.”

Gardner takes over the reins of the

offense as Louisville heads into its first

year of the ACC and begins to write a

new chapter in its programs history.

“The thing with him is we don’t

have time for him to be a young quar-

terback because we have a lot at stake

right now,” McGee stressed. “We’ve

got the accelerator down trying to get

him ready to go.”

In the spring game, Gardner com-pleted 32-37 passes for 542 yards and four touchdowns. PHOTO BY MICHELLE LEWIS / THE LOUISVILLE CARDINAL



Senior wide receiver Eli Rogers, above, is ready to step up as the top receiving threat in this new but familiar Bobby Petrino offense. Star wide-out DeVante Parker sufferred a foot injury that will keep him sidelined six to eight week. PHOTO BY AUSTIN LASSELL / THE CARDINAL

Parker’s injury prompts Rogers to step upDEREK [email protected]

In a year marked by changes in conference,

coaching staff and quarterbacks, the Cardinals can

look to a deep, experienced and talented receiving

corps for stability.

U of L will be without star-senior wide-out

DeVante Parker for 6-8 weeks while he recovers

from foot surgery. Last year, Parker tied a season

record and led the team in touchdowns with 12 and

led all receivers with 885 yards; through his first

three years of play, Parker has scored 28 touch-

downs.

Despite Parker’s absence, the Cards will be in

more than capable hands with the four other senior

receivers at play: Eli Rogers, Kai De La Cruz, Mi-

chaelee Harris and Matt Milton, along with senior

tight-end Gerald Christian.

While De La Cruz will fill in Parker’s spot in for-

mations, the reliable Eli Rogers will take on the role

as number one target, which he’s excited about.

“I take a lot of pride in just being there on time

and running a good route, the best route,” he said

of his increased role in the offense. “I just like that

responsibility.”

Rogers operated as something of a constant se-

curity blanket throughout the career of Louisville’s

recent first round draft pick Teddy Bridgewater.

A smaller receiver at five-foot-ten, 180 pounds

and without breakaway speed, Rogers had to rely

on great footwork and hands to lead him to third

on the team in receptions, 44, and yards with 536.

Rogers also caught four touchdowns along the way.

With Parker sidelined for at least half of the sea-

son, expect Rogers’ reliability to make him a favor-

ite target of red-shirt sophomore quarterback Will

Gardner as he adjusts to the starting role.

Even with Bridgewater gone to the Minnesota

Vikings, Rogers is using his experience with the

beloved Louisville hero to be a leader on the 2014

Cards.

“I believe spirits live on. Teddy has a great spirit

and I’ve been around him so long that his spirit just

grew onto me,” Rogers said of his former quarter-

back. “So I just try to bring that positive energy

that he brings into the locker room.”

That kind of leadership from Rogers and the

other returning receivers will play an important

role in the growth of the first year starter Gardner.

Gardner will also have the addition of Matt Mil-

ton to the offense; Milton was limited most of last

season with a knee injury and sat out the entire

2012 season after transferring from the University

of Tennessee. At six-foot-five, Milton is the tall-

est target at Gardner’s disposal, and his 208 pound

frame makes him the biggest of the receivers. He is

excited about the chance to work his way into the

starting line-up.

“Coming into fall camp, I just wanted to play like

a starter, act like one, work like one,” Milton said.

Fortunately for him, learning the offense is

something that all of the receivers needed to focus

on this offseason with the switch to head coach

Bobby Petrino’s high-octane style. It is in this of-

fense that one can expect the explosive sophomore

wide-out James Quick to shine.

Coming into last year as one of the highest rated

freshman receivers, Quick did not make a big im-

pact on the passing game, catching only 6 passes

for 73 yards, 31 of which came on one reception.

But considering the Trinity High School gradu-

ate’s game-breaking speed and elusiveness, Quick

should see a rise in targets, especially on go routes

and screens.

The depth at the position will be the key to

weathering the absence of Parker, and the Cards

are positioned well for it.

“I feel like we have the best receiving corps in the

nation,” Rogers told reporters. “It’s not just one guy

you should focus on.”

The Parker injury will also give highly touted

younger receivers Javonte Bagley, Cornelius Stur-

ghill and Cameron Polk a chance to get game ex-

perience throughout the season, which will prove

instrumental in the growth of the program in the

following years.

The tight-end position is one that will continue

to get better and prove impactful as the year plays

out.

Senior Gerald Christian will be the unquestioned

leader of the group, which is rounded out by prom-

ising back-ups, freshmen Micky Crum and Charles

Standberry and sophomore Keith Trowbridge.

In Christian’s first year with the Cardinals last

year, after transferring from the University of Flor-

ida, he finished fourth on the team in all receiving

categories with 28 catches for 426 yards and four

touchdowns. Gerald’s six-foot-three, 250-pound

frame and natural pass-catching ability and athleti-

cism make him a weapon waiting to be unloaded in

the Petrino offense.

The tight end position is usually a favorite of

young quarterbacks as they develop, so look for

Christian to have a true impact on this team in his

senior campaign.



Louisville’s new look: Defensive backfield ANNIE [email protected]

The 2013 Louisville Cardinal

defense dominated the FBS

rankings across the board.

The Cards were ranked

first in the nation in total

defense, second in scor-

ing defense and fifth

against the pass in

the school’s one

year spent in the

American Athlet-

ic Conference.

It is safe to say

Louisville faithful

got spoiled. Tackles,

sacks and intercep-

tions almost became

run of the mill.

Then graduation

and the draft came

along and there were

more holes than a

Louis Sachar novel.

The defense was not

completely wiped out,

but there were some

major adjustments that needed to be

made to fill the void left by veteran

players departure.

The secondary espe-

cially will look very dif-

ferent from last sea-

son.

U of L lost one

of the nation’s top

safety tandems in

Hakeem Smith

and Calvin Pryor

to the NFL. Last

season the two

had a combined

25 starts, 120

tackles, six inter-

ceptions and two

forced fumbles.

This year, the

younger defense will

look to cornerbacks

Charles Gaines

and Andrew

Johnson and safeties Terell Floyd

and Gerod Holliman to lead the

secondary. Floyd is confident in his

defense after fall practice but admits

there is room for improvement.

“As a team, and as a defense we

look really good,” Floyd said. “We

have got a lot of things we need to

work on, but that’s why we have

got a film room. We get in the

film room and try to fix every

little thing we can.”

Now a senior, Floyd has been

especially valuable in helping

make the new defensive strategy

successful.

Floyd, who had six intercep-

tions and 47 tackles in 13 games

at corner last season, moved to

safety to help add strength and

experience to the position, but

he credits other safeties for

making the transition easier

for him.

“The guys that have been

here and played safety, they

coach me up,” Floyd said. “In

the film room they coach me

up and on the field. (Gerod)

Holliman is one of the guys

CHARLESGAINES

GERODHOLLIMAN



TERELL FLOYD

Holliman is one of the guys that I

can talk to and ask questions when

I make mistakes.”

Red-shirt junior defensive back

Charles Gaines will be another key

to maintaining the

Louisville sec-

ondary. Gaines had five intercep-

tions last season and the Miami

native will need to get back to that

form for the Cardinals to meet the

expectations of a big year in Lou-

isville football.

A big change for the defense this

year will be a complete overhaul

in system: a shift from Charlie

Strong’s four-three defense

to Bobby Petrino and Todd

Grantham’s aggressive

three-four system.

This scheme

change has been

one form in

w h i c h

newly-starting safety Holliman has

shown how he can step up as a true

leader.

“He knows the linebacker’s plays,

he knows the d-linemen’s plays,”

Gaines described of his red-shirt

sophomore safety.

“He’s really been out there getting

us in the right situations, getting us

the right blitzes and things like that

so its been coming together.”

Gaines and his fellow defensive-

backs have been impactful players in

the past years but it has never been

their show. Under the spotlight of

the Atlantic Coast Conference and

the natural law of next-man-up the

time has come for this new-look

secondary to seize the day.

“It is an awesome experience

to look on the other side and see

Andrew Johnson out there. We

came in together as freshmen

and were on the second team

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defense for so long. Now that I look

over there… we have come a long

way,” Gaines admits.

The bottom line with Louisville’s

secondary and defense in general is

that it will not look like the 2013

defense Card Nation came to love

under Charlie Strong. It is young-

er and less experienced with much

room for improvement.

That is a curse and a blessing be-

cause with time and practice these

younger players could work to

improve and become that formi-

dable defense once again, only this

time tearing up the ACC’s offenses

across the board.



Defensive front-seven ready to set the toneNOAH [email protected]

Last year, much of Louisville’s num-

ber one college football defense could be

attributed to the dominant play of their

defensive line and linebackers.

Louisville gave up just 158 points on

the whole season, giving up no more

than seven points in five of their victo-

ries. The defense racked up 43 quarter-

back sacks, forced 23 recovered fumbles

and snatched 16 interceptions.

From that record setting defense the

Cards lost six impactful starters, four of

which being seniors along the front sev-

en. Middle linebacker Preston Brown

led the team in tackles with 98, defensive

tackles Brandon Dunn and Roy Philon

had a combined 84 tackles and defensive-

end Marcus Smith was second in the na-

tion with his team leading 14.5 sacks.

With a change to defensive coordina-

tor Todd Grantham’s three-four defense

the young stars of yesterday are ready to

bust out onto the ACC seen with an in-

tense, attacking style.

Defensive lineWith three sacks last year junior de-

fensive linemen Sheldon Rankins comes

in to fill the gap of leadership, left by once

constant plugs in the middle, Dunn and

Philon. Rankins leads a group of former

rotational and young players that have

patiently awaited their chance to take

the field.

“They are doing everything they need

to do, B.J. DuBose is starting his senior

year and he knows he has to make it a

good one since its is his last go around.

Deangelo Brown is excited to get back

from his Achilles injury last year. Trans-

fer Pio Vatuvei is excited about being

out there and young guys like Johnny

Richardson are excited about finally get-

ting there chance to really put their im-

print on this defense. So, the trenches are

looking good for us right now,” Rankins

said.

Much of the base principle of the

three-four is for the defensive-linemen

to plug up gaps and free space for the

pass rushers behind them. But an adapt-

ed, talented and athletic line can still have

a noticeable impact on plays regardless of

the scheme.

“Us, as a d-line, we feel like we will be

able to make plays in any system we’re

put in, whether it be three-four or four-

three. We just know that our number

will be called at some point,” Rankins

said.

The transition is made smoother with

exciting transfer Pio Vatuvei’s junior col-

lege experience in the three-four defense.

“I’m very familiar with it,” Vatuvei

said. “This is a more attacking style of

three-four defense which I’m very into

right now. So, I’m just trying to pick up

the scheme. It’s going very well, helping

the team any way I can with the d-line

position, it’s gone very well.”

Middle linebackers For all the heavy hitters lost, Louisville

was able to maintain perhaps its biggest

slugger, junior middle-linebacker James

Burgess.

Burgess was the third-leading tack-

ler on the team last year with 72, 41 of

which being solo tackles. This year his

leadership and natural playmaking abil-

ity make him the valiant leader this de-

fense can fearlessly follow.

“I’m just coming into this season look-

ing to make more big plays, get better

everyday and work on my weaknesses to

make them my strengths,” Burgess said.

Returning from injury fellow inside

linebacker Keith Brown speaks as to

the energy and competitiveness Burgess

brings to the defense.

“He’s a go-getter, he’s going to go get

it any way he can; that’s my man right

there,” Brown said. “He’s not only a vo-

cal leader but he’s a playmaker so you’ll

follow him because of the big plays he

makes.”

Rankins echoes Brown’s praise of

Burgess’ role on the team.

“He’s really embraced that role of be-

ing the lead guy at the middle-linebacker

position. He’s really matured a lot going

into this year and it has really bounced

off him and hit all the other guys around

him. We’re all coming in with a good

mindset, just all trying to get better.”

Burgess is helping the defense overall

adjust to the intense level of play in the

ACC by adjusting to the high level of

offensive play in this Bobby Petrino of-

fense.

“It’s very up-tempo, very fast, very

intense and we’re rapid fire with it,”

Burgess described. “Coach doesn’t like

running after practice so we get our con-

ditioning in during practice so he can see

how we perform when we’re tired and

that’s what is most important because

the fourth quarter is where you’ll win the

most of your games.”

Burgess is joined by Brown who sat

out most all of last year due to injury.

Brown, while healthy his freshman sea-

son, performed at a very high level that

helped the Cardinals reach their 9-0

record. Fully rejuvenated and ready to

make an impact Brown will be a huge

asset to have back along Burgess’ side.

“It’s exciting just coming back on the

field and being with my teammates. I had

a tough time missing out that season af-

ter a big freshman year. I’m just ready to

get it back rolling,” Brown said. “I have

to step up and be a leader on the defen-

sive side now. I have to take over, let

people know where they have to go and

I have to understand the defense fully.”

Rounding out the inside-linebackers

crew is sophomore Keith Kelsey. Kelsey

appeared in 12 games last season and has

proven his value to coaches leading up to

this season.

“He has really taken his game to the

next level as far as the beginning of fall

camp. He’s really got a good understand-

ing of the defense and what we’re trying

to get out of that position,” linebackers

coach Tony Grantham said. “I’ve been

really encouraged by that. He has a re-

lentless work ethic so I think he has a lot

of upside for us.”

Everybody knows that this isn’t last

year’s team, and more importantly, this

year’s players know that this is their

team. Without the ability to settle for

less, the new look Cards are ready to hit

the ground running in the ACC. The

shadow of last year’s top defense doesn’t

linger over this year’s team; it resonates.

“As they left, they left us with good

tools and leadership roles to follow be-

hind,” Burgess said. “They always come

back and talk to us about things they did

to make the team better. It is up to us to

do the things that they did and continue

to have that leadership.”

“We’re extremely confident; we feel like we have the athletes to compete against anybody,” said Sheldon Rankins. PHOTO BY AUSTIN LASSELL / THE LOUISVILLE CARDINAL

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PASS RUSHERS Leading the assault is senior outside-linebacker Lorenzo Mauldin.

Starting every game last year opposite Marcus Smith, Mauldin had

9.5 sacks, three forced-fumbles and had 40 tackles, 12 of which

being for loss.

The new defense provides Mauldin with free-range ac-

cess to move around and keep his point of attack fresh from

play–to-play, as well as drop back into coverage.

“Now that I move around, I get to play in open space a little

bit,” Mauldin said. “I’ve been dropping back into a lot of cover-

age too; it was sort of difficult in the beginning but now I’ve

got the hang of it so it’s fun to drop back and probably

get an interception or two.”

Rushing the passer opposite Mauld-

in will be senior outside-linebacker

Deiontrez Mount.

After being a rotational player

Mount will have to be a consistent

threat opposite side a pass-rusher

that demands as much attention as

Mauldin does.

“I feel confident with Deiontrez

on the other side because he’s a

fast guy just like I am and he uses

his hands,” Mauldin said.

“He’s been great, he is a true leader

and he does a great job with those guys

in the outside linebacker room,” line-

backers coach Tony Grantham said of

Mount’s maturity. “I’ve been really en-

couraged by him, he’s a tremendous work-

er and has a positive attitude everyday.”

LORENZO MAULDIN

DEIONTREZMOUNT

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Offense- The Seminoles return seven starters on offense, headlined by reigning Heisman Trophy win-ner quarterback Jameis Winston. Despite offseason mishaps and off the field drama, the sophomore quarterback will be the top player in the conference and looking to equal Archie Griffin as the only two time Heisman winners.

Beyond Winston, Florida State has elite talent at the skill position. Senior running back Karlos Wil-liams ran for 730 yards and 11 touch-downs last season, while senior wide receiver Rashad Greene hauled in 76 receptions for 1,128 yards and nine touchdowns. A veteran offensive line made up of five seniors returns with 114 career starts.

Defense- The Seminole de-fense that gave up just 12 points per

Offense- Five starters return from the Tigers 11-2 year last season, but gone are QB Tajh Boyd and WR Sam-my Watkins, two of the more explosive athletes in the ACC the previous few seasons.

Senior Cole Stoudt will take the reins from Boyd. The six-foot-five QB ap-peared in eight games last year, com-pleting 47 of 59 passes for 415 yards and five touchdowns. Against South Caro-lina State last year, he was 19 of 20 for 143 yards and three touchdowns.

Beyond Watkins, the wide receiving core lost Martavis Bryant who was the team’s second leading receiver with 42 receptions for 828 yards. But, receivers Adam Humphries and Mike Williams along with tight-end Stanton Seckinger combined for 1,043 yards on 82 recep-tions last year. The offensive line re-turns three starters from last year.

Defense- The defense returns

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Louisville transitions to the fourteen team At-lantic Coast Conference this season, which is a sub-stantial upgrade from the Cardinal’s one year stint

Florida StateOctober 30, 2014 at 7:30 pmPapa John’s Cardinal StadiumAtlantic Division

ClemsonOctober 11, 2014 at TBAClemson, S.C. Atlantic Division

game last season returns six starters. Florida State lost their three lead-ing tacklers from the 2013 season, but they still return a core group of talent led by junior linebacker Ter-rance Smith. Three starters return in their front seven, while both starting cornerbacks PJ Williams and Ronald Darby Jr. return in the secondary.

Special Teams- Sophomore kicker Roberto Aguayo set the NCAA record for points by a kicker last season on route to winning the Lou Groza Award.

Overview- Florida State is the class of the ACC and defending na-tional champions. The Seminoles are the clear cut favorite for the league, but they will face a tough non-conference schedule including Oklahoma State in Arlington, Notre Dame and in-state rival Florida.

seven starters from last year’s unit that held teams to 22 points per game. All Conference linebacker Stephone An-thony returns for his senior year after recording 131 tackles last season. The defensive line is led by senior standouts Vic Beasley and Grady Jarrett. The two combined for 127 tackles and 15 sacks last season.

Special Teams- Ammon Lakip replaces Chandler Catazaro as the place-kicker, but Bradley Pinion retains the punting duties. Last year, he averaged 39.4 yards per punt, knocking 24 inside the opponent’s 20 yard line.

Overview- The Tigers will have another successful season, but replacing elite skills players can be difficult. Ad-ditionally, beginning and ending the year with SEC opponents Georgia and in-state rival South Carolina adds even more pressure after facing a tough ACC schedule.

in the American Athletic Conference. The ACC enters the 2014 college football season

with three teams ranked in the AP Top 25. Florida State, the reigning national champion, sits atop the poll while Clemson and North Carolina are ranked

16 and 23 respectively. The ACC is split into two divisions: the Atlantic and the Coastal. U of L will be competing in the Atlantic.

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Offense- In their first year in the ACC, the Orange finished 7-6 capped off with a 21-17 victory over Minne-sota in the Texas Bowl. Eight start-ers on the offensive side of the ball return including junior quarterback Terrel Hunt. Hunt passed for 1,638 yards while gaining 500 yards on the ground. His two top receivers return this season, Ashton Broyld and Jarrod West. The offensive line returns four starters, but the experienced unit did face injuries in the spring.

Defense- Seven starters return from a defense that struggled against the conference’s heavyweights last season, giving up 48 points or more

Offense- In his first year, Steve Addazio led the Eagles to their first bowl game since 2010, but the sec-ond year head coach will have his work cut out this season, returning just three starters on offense. Addazio looks to replace quarterback Chase Rettig, their top four receivers from a year ago, and the nation’s top running back Andre Williams. The offensive line returns three starters from last season that helped pave the way for Williams’ 2,233 yard rushing cam-paign.

Defense- Six starters return from a unit that gave up 29 points per game last year. The Eagles secondary re-

Boston CollegeNovember 8, 2014 at TBAChestnut Hill, MassachusettsAtlantic Division

SyracuseOctober 3, 2014 at 7:00 pmSyracuse, New YorkAtlantic Division

Offense- Despite only averag-ing 16 points per game last year, the Demon Deacons were competitive during a disappointing 4-8 campaign. Five starters return on offense, in-cluding three on the offensive line.

Defense- Five starters return on defense, including safety Ryan Jan-vion and linebacker Brandon Chubb. Janvion led the team with 95 tackles, while Chubb finished second with 88 tackles. The defense gave up 24 points per game last season.

Wake ForestSeptember 27, 2014 at TBAPapa John’s Cardinal StadiumCoastal Division

Offense- The Wolfpack strug-gled last season, limping to a 3-9 year and were winless in the ACC. An of-fense that averaged just 23 points per game could see a boost from Jacoby Brissett, a transfer quarterback from Florida. The mobile signal caller ap-peared in 13 games while in Gaines-ville. Seven starters return on of-fense, including last season’s leading rusher Shadrach Thornton. The ju-nior running back ran for 768 yards and four touchdowns last year.

Defense- A defense that gave up 30 points a game a year ago returns seven starters but lost their top three tacklers from last season. Thomas

N.C. StateOctober 18, 2014 at TBAPapa John’s Cardinal StadiumAtlantic Division

Offense- The Cavalier offense struggled last year, scoring just 20 points per game, but return eight starters from the group. Senior running back Kevin Parks returns after running for 1,031 yards and 11 touchdowns last year. Both quarterbacks, David Watford and Grey-son Lambert come back after facing ups and downs last season.

Defense- Eight of last year’s nine leading tacklers return, including all of Virginia’s starting linebackers and sec-

VirginiaSeptember, 13, 2014 at 12:30 pmCharlottesville, VACoastal Division

Offense- Everett Golson returns to the starting quarterback position after being suspended last season. The junior QB threw for 2,405 yards and 12 touchdown passes during Notre Dame’s run to the National Champi-onship game in 2012. Six other start-ers return for the Irish team that fin-ished 9-4 last season.

Defense- The Irish lost a few big play makers on defense, but they return five starters including sopho-more linebacker Jaylon Smith who ended with 67 tackles and 6.5 tackles for loss last season.

Notre DameNovember 22, 2014 at 3:30 pmSouth Bend, Indiana

turns all four starters, led by Manuel Asprilla who recorded 68 tackles and two interceptions last season.

Special Teams- Mike Knoll heads the responsibilities as place kicker. The freshman was an All-Ohio selection out of high school.

Overview- The Eagles’ biggest challenge will be replacing the experi-enced skill positions that carried them to a bowl berth last season. Addazio took over a Boston College team last year that had finished 2-10 the previ-ous year, so staying competitive and winning games isn’t out of the ques-tion with his younger group.

on four separate occasions. But, five of the team’s top leading tacklers from a year ago return, including lineback-ers Cameron Lynch and Dyshawn Davis.

Special teams- Ross Krautman and Riley Dixon assume the kick-ing and punting duties. Last season, Dixon averaged 42.2 yards per punt, landing 21 inside the opponent’s 20-yard line.

Overview- The Orange are a few notches below the top teams in the ACC, but they should be able to compete in the conference. A third consecutive trip to a bowl game will be seen as a successful season.

Teal and Art Norman make up a strong tandem on the defensive line. The two seniors combined for 70 tackles, 7.5 sacks, and 12.5 tackles for a loss last season.

Special Teams- Niklas Sade re-turns as the place kicker, he was 19-23 last year. Additionally, punter Wil Baumann returns.

Overview- With a light non-conference schedule that includes Georgia Southern, Old Dominion and Presbyterian, the Wolfpack should be able to pick up wins early in the year, but quarterback play from Brissett will determine their success in ACC play.

ondary. Senior linebacker Henry Coley led the bunch with 91 tackles a year ago.

Special teams- Ian Frye and Alec Vozenilek return as place kicker and punter.

Overview- Virginia has just two wins in the ACC over the past two years, but a veteran group of players could help to turn the team around. Regard-less, Virginia faces a tough schedule with UCLA, Louisville, at BYU and at Florida State.

Special teams- Kyle Brindza covers both the place kicking and punting duties this year after hit-ting 20 field goals and averaging 41.1 yards per punt last season.

Overview- The Irish face a dif-ficult schedule, all but one opponent went to a bowl game last season. Tough road games loom in the sec-ond half of the year, including Florida State, Arizona State, and USC. Notre Dame is a better team than they were a year ago, but a tough schedule leaves little margin for error if they want to return to a big bowl.

Special Teams- Juniors Chad Hedlund and Alex Kinal return as the place kicker and punter.

Overview- The Demon Dea-cons play a light non-conference schedule that should boost their win total early in the year. They were a few plays away from winning games last season, so closing out a few this season could send them to their first bowl appearance since 2011.

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By now, the stresses of college have

probably begun to set in and you are

developing a flow and schedule for

how you will get everything done. It

will require a great deal of patience,

concentration and commitment,

but, I promise, you can do it. I have

learned, over the past three years of

my college career, a few things about

studying and time management, and

I would love to share them with you.

First things first (I’m the realest),

a planner will become your first line

of defense against anxiety and stress. I

have found that without a planner or

specific notes, I will forget all of the

odds and ends that need to be com-

pleted. Having the opportunity to see

my to-do list in black and white gives

me more motivation to complete it

and makes it immensely more easy to

do.

In my personal planner, I some-

times keep track, not only of the

homework and projects I need to

do, but also a bit of what we did in

my class that day. I devote a certain

amount of space to each of my classes

in each day’s space. Writing down a

bit of “this is what we discussed or

completed in class” along with what

needs to be done for the next class

meeting helps me keep everything in

order in my brain.

Going hand-in-hand with my

planner is my habit of dating literally

everything that I write or put in my

folders. Keeping track of this helps

me to know exactly what we have

done and when it was completed.

This will help you know which things

to look over and study before exams

by identifying specifically which top-

ics and activities will be most benefi-

cial to review.

Develop habits of study, leisure

and work times. When you are sure

to study at the same time each day you

will begin to feel the need to study at

that time. Generally, I try to complete

my homework the day it is assigned,

instead of the night before. Doing this

allows me to complete the activities

while the course work done in class

is still fairly fresh in my mind. This

practice will allow you to solidify

that information into your memory.

There is probably a term for this. Psy-

chology majors?

Make friends in your classes and in

your area of study. As a Spanish ma-

jor, I have sought out and made many

Spanish-speaking friends and I have

formed good relationships with peo-

ple I regularly take classes with. This

permits you to discuss that course

work with people you are comfort-

able with and to feel at ease when you

may not understand everything com-

pletely.

My Spanish-speaking friends are

very welcoming and regularly help

me to improve my skills. These

friendships are completely indispens-

able to me. Not only is it an amaz-

ing opportunity to practice what I’m

studying first-hand, but I get helpful

tips from the people who know the

language best. This, obviously, won’t

be the case for every major, so seek

out enthusiasts and knowledgeable

people with whom you can discuss

course work.

This doesn’t mean they necessar-

ily need to be your friends, per se.

Instead, the importance lies in the

relationship you have. This positive

relationship with your peer or men-

tor will help you to develop a positive

relationship with your studies. When

you fall in love with what you are

studying, you won’t need to seek out

the motivation anymore. Instead it

will become a part of your personality

and how you think. As I have become

more and more obsessed with the

Spanish language and Latin American

culture, in particular, it has seemed

much less like work and much more

like a hobby I enjoy.

College does not have to be so

overwhelming. You simply need to

train yourself and give yourself clear

goals and specific tasks to complete.

Planners are invaluable resources that

are not always expensive and I can-

not stress their importance enough.

If these pointers are enough help, ask

your advisor for some advice. You

may get lucky enough to find a gold

mine of information and advice in

him or her. Shout out to one of my

amazing advisors, Christina Noe, for

suggesting I use a planner so many

years ago. It truly saved my life.

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