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SEPT. 2, 2014 VOL. 89 NO. 2FREE
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Location: Schneider HallIncident: Theft Over $500Disposition: Report - Open CaseComment: A University Staff Member reported stolen property.
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Location: Outside of J.B. SpeedIncident: Theft Under $500Disposition: Report - Inactive, No Suspects or WitnessesComment: A University Student reported stolen property.
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Location: 2100 Block Floyd StIncident: Accident, Non-InjuryDisposition: Report - Closed, No Further Ac-tionComment: A University Student reported a non-injury accident.
Location: Humanities Bldg & Other On Cam-pus LocationsIncident: Giving Officer False Name/Fleeing or Evading Police I (on foot)/Resisting Arrest/Serving Bench Warrant for Court/Fleeing or Evading Police II (on foot)/Serving Warrant for Other Police AgencyDisposition: Report - Closed, Subject ArrestedComment: A University Student reported an investigation, University Police Officer report-ed arresting subject on above charges.
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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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U of L appoints Judaic Studies chair
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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