West arrived last week from Marshall, which finished third, two games behind Western Kentucky and Old Dominion in the East Division of CUSA last season.

“It’s a deep team,” U of L guard Lamarr "Fresh" Kimble said. “You pick your poison. Whoever you want to choose to take away, somebody else is going to step up."

As the Cardinals prepare to play Miami (Florida) for the second time this season at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the KFC Yum! Center, the brightest light has been directed at the U of L backcourt.

This is why we love college basketball more than birthday cake and apple pie, right?

What's a sports writer supposed to do when the University of Louisville football team has its first off weekend of the season?

The first pre-season magazine to arrive has Louisville and Kentucky picked to advance to the NCAA Final Four.