University of Louisville quarterback Tyler Shough (9) runs a drill during their second practice on Friday, Aug. 2, 2024 at L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium.
Jeff Brohm’s first season as Louisville head coach was a huge success.
The Cardinals finished with 10 wins, winning double-digit games in a season for the first time since 2013, and advanced to the ACC Championship game.
The quest to build on those accomplishments in Brohm’s second season will begin Saturday afternoon when Louisville hosts Austin Peay in a nonconference game.
Brohm was well aware of what happened with some notable upsets in last week’s NCAA opening games and doesn’t want his heavily favored team to take anything for granted.
“We had two upsets last weekend, which shows how equal college football is,” Brohm said. “When you go on the field and don’t play your best game, you’re going to lose.”
The biggest new addition for Louisville this year is quarterback Tyler Shough, a transfer from Texas Tech who has taken over the starting job.
Shough completed 67 of 111 passes for 746 yards and seven touchdowns in four games for the Red Raiders last season, with four interceptions.
“Every day he continues to go out and make plays,” Brohm said. “He has great control of the offense and the protection zone. He knows how to get the ball to our key players.”
Brohm said the defensive line is his team’s deepest position, singling out Ashton Gillotte as a player who has had a “tremendous” camp.
Austin Peay has a first-year head coach in Jeff Faris, who came from UCLA after serving as tight ends coach under Chip Kelly.
The Governors won the United Athletic Conference title last year, but only 43 players from last year’s roster are back this season.
Austin Peay’s top returning players are offensive lineman Chandler Kirton and defensive lineman Hosea Knifeley Jr.
“It takes time to get used to a new coaching staff,” Kirton told the Clarksville Leaf Chronicle. “But I think Coach Faris has done a great job of bringing in coaches that are going to coach you hard.”
–Field level media
