How has the city of Louisville embraced the Ohio State transfer this year?

Oh, he's been a revelation, you know, I think for Louisville fans who, you know, have been used to a certain kind of quarterback under Jeff Brom, a guy that, you know, is studious and stands in the pocket.

He reads the defense, makes the throws, and Lincoln Keene holds his.

is a completely different guy.

He is a playmaker.

He is brash.

He's far more in the direction of Lamar Jackson than any of the pocket passers we're kind of familiar with over the years.

How do you think things go against SMU today, where Louisville's up to a two-and-a-half point favorite, and the total is 58-and-a-half right now, Mark?

Talk Kevin Jennings and the, the, the rollout, the sprint out, the mobility game with him.

Yeah, it...

Well, Louisville fans have direct knowledge and, uh, uh, actual, you know, PTSD from what he can do, you know, as a quarterback and as a quarterback that keeps plays alive.

You know, two years ago when Louisville played SMU, neither one of them could stop each other.

Uh, but Louisville really couldn't stop SMU, and it, not only could they not stop them and get Kevin Jennings off the field, they looked bad doing it.

And it was, a lot of people look back on that game against SMU two years ago as kind of the place where Jeff Brohm's relationship with Ron English kind of started to go south.

Because not only did SMU go up and down the field and Louisville couldn't outscore them and lost that game, they, they were routinely s- you know, caught trying to substitute, uh, against an SMU offense that probably goes faster than just about anybody in the country and does it just fine.

Uh, if they get through this Saturday with a dub, what's the expectation level gonna be like around there?

It's, Just kind of, you know, radio silence on his end, maybe like, I guess, from your end of things, do you see that? Is that just a negotiating ploy to use with Louisville trying to get, you know, whatever he needs from a support standpoint, from a money standpoint, all that? Or do you think that there's ever been any sort of legitimate interest in going elsewhere? And has it ever gotten realistically close to him leaving?

Yeah, I don't think that it has really been, like, legitimately him seeking another job.

But I do think it has been something of a negotiating ploy to try and make sure that football is supported, you know, at a level that's competitive at the top of the ACC.

And if we're being real, is commensurate with basketball.

We're crying out loud.

Yeah.

There doesn't seem to be a bottom with, with, with men's basketball.

There were these reports that they had targeted

It may be the best unit in the ACC this year.

Yeah, I, I think they've got a lot to be excited about.

I heard you, you know, uh, when you were bringing me on, and, you know, last year's defense kinda carried the team, uh, while they sort of worked through issues, uh, at quarterback and injury issues.

And, uh, it really starts with pass rushers.

Kleve Leubben is just, uh, outstanding, uh, for them, and they were thrilled, I think, to be able to convince him to, to come back and stay, uh, at Louisville.

And sometimes retention is the best recruiting that you do.

Uh, and it certainly is the case with Louisville with Isaac Brown on offense and Kleve Leubben.

Uh, what is your idea? What's your f- what's your feel, your thought, your lean, your whispers from inside the building?

It may be the best unit in the ACC this year.

Yeah, I, I think they've got a lot to be excited about.

I heard you, you know, uh, when you were bringing me on, and, you know, last year's defense kind of carried the team, uh, while they sort of worked through issues, uh, at quarterback and injury issues.

And, uh, it really starts with pass rushers.

Klevv Lubin is just, uh, outstanding, uh, for them, and they were thrilled, I think, to be able to convince him to, to come back and stay, uh, at Louisville.

And sometimes retention is the best recruiting that you do.

Uh, and it certainly is the case with Louisville with Isaac Brown on offense and Klevv Lubin.

Uh, what is your idea? What's your, what's your feel, your thought, your lean, your whispers from inside the building?

Go, go, go as long or as deep as you need to.

Okay.

So this started off when I was around 10 years of age.

Um, I was severely bullied when I was back in sch- when I was back in school.

Um, I was severely overweight.

Um, I would've been one of these kids that we used to be picked on, um, a lot.

I would've been picked last in the sports team.

Yeah.

it's all about you man it's all about you whatever you want to do i'm good with it oh

okay so this started off when i was very very young i started off when i was about 11 maybe 12 years of age i actually fell into an eating disorder by accident so i was bullied in school severely for being overweight i was always one of those kids that was always picked lost on the sports team.

I never had any confidence speaking to the girls.

Just my confidence wasn't the best.

And it really got to me.

And I was like, okay, I don't want to live like this.

And I was deeply depressed at a very, very young age.

Got

Won't have to, like, b-lean one h- uh, one way or the other.

other.Uh, I think you're 100% right, Ki-Jana Brown.

And, and it's kind of a, you know, your, uh, your clichéd, uh, thunder and lightning kind of pair.

But Ki-Jana is a very big, very physical guy, uh, who's maybe faster than he gets credit for.

Uh, but between the two of them, there's really kind of no running back that you-- kind of running back that you don't have, uh, there.

And yeah, this is pretty exciting.

And I, I think, you know, last year in this time, and in the spring, Jeff spent a lot of time talking about how we gave up too many big plays on defense, and w- this is...

Oh, yeah