For two years, Khaled Al Asad practiced kicking field goals to become a college football player. The 19-year-old was a student at the University of Louisville trying to find his way on a Division I roster despite just a season of high school football experience under his belt.

Ta’Shawn McBroom is in his first year as the team’s head coach, the Colonels defeated county-rival South Oldham last week for the first time since 2010, and most importantly, are 5-0 for the first time in 24 years.