University of Louisville NCAA News

Edgar Sosa scored 13 of his 16 points in the first half and No. 20 Louisville beat East Tennessee State 69-56 on Saturday.

B.J. Daniels rebounded from the worst game of his young career to throw for 304 yards and run for 141 more in South Florida 's 34-22 victory over struggling Louisville on Saturday.

The 20th-ranked Louisville Cardinals will play host to the East Tennessee State Buccaneers in what appears to be a non- conference mismatch.

Julysses Nobles of Arkansas tries to pass the ball after colliding with Louisville's Rakeem Buckles.

Reginald Delk drained four three-pointers as part of his 20-point effort off the bench while Jared Swopshire posted 10 points and 11 rebounds, as the 20th-ranked Louisville Cardinals opened their 2009-10 season with a 96-66 victory over Arkansas in the Hall of Fame Showcase at Scottrade Center.

The Louisville Cardinals open their 2009-10 season tonight in St. Louis, taking on the Arkansas Razorbacks in what is being dubbed as the Hall of Fame Showcase.

Reginald Delk scored 20 points in a reserve role to double his previous career high and sparked key surges in both halves, helping No.

The fast pace the University of Louisville men's basketball team plays is juxtaposed with slow starts during eight seasons under coach Rick Pitino.

As the Syracuse punt soared into the spectacular November sky, Elaine Guy dropped into her seat in Section 132, Row D in Papa John's Cardinal Stadium.

Louisville is expected to start Adam Froman at quarterback against Syracuse, as long as Froman makes it through warm-ups without a problem.

Syracuse is still on the road, and Syracuse is still looking for a Big East win.

The question caught Syracuse linebacker Derrell Smith a little off-guard, if only because it's one the Orange aren't used to answering.

For a while there, it looked as if West Virginia and Louisville were starting one of the better rivalries in the Big East.

The Monday Morning Quarterback spent the weekend running with the horses, so I'll try to avoid stepping in it now that it's back to football ... Red 5: Number of teams in the current Bowl Championship Series Top 25 on the University of Louisville's football schedule this season.

Steve Kragthorpe was a business major in college, so forgive him if English isn't his strong suit.

If nothing else, Steve Kragthorpe has proven time and again that of all the things he's lost at Louisville - games, mainly - his sense of humor is not among them.

Finally, No. 14 Pittsburgh can look ahead to Notre Dame, West Virginia and Cincinnati.

Jarrett Brown threw a touchdown pass but managed little offense and West Virginia struggled to beat Louisville 17-9 on Saturday.

There are certainly multiple issues that have contributed to Louisville's precipitous football decline in the past three seasons, not the least of which is the easiest and most popular scapegoat - third-year Coach Steve Kragthorpe.

Last meeting: West Virginia won, 35-21, last season at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium and leads the series 8-2. Outlook: West Virginia has struggled on the road this season but is undefeated at home.