Toledo, meanwhile, will be minus its head coach and several assistants, its starting quarterback and at least three starters from a defense that ranked No. 3 nationally in yardage allowed.

For the first time in more than a year, Kentucky football fans have reason to believe their team is trending upward in SEC play.

The college football season is nearly a month old, and the University of Louisville is only now getting ready to play its first nonconference game and its first road game.

It's a first-time meeting, but the storylines run deep.

It's Week 3 against the spread, and last week illustrated the difficulty of some of these lines. I went 7-3 straight up but 5-5 against the spread to bring my season record ATS to 12-9.

Kentucky will play under the lights for the first time this season as it welcomes Eastern Michigan to Kroger Field on Saturday night. 

The last time Louisville faced James Madison, it needed a strong second half to pull away. 

Week 1 of college football brought the chaos — but not total disaster at the betting window. I went 7-4 against the spread, dodging most of the mayhem.

When Louisville takes on Eastern Kentucky to open its 2025 football season — the third under head coach Jeff Brohm — it's easy to dismiss the game as a typical FCS warmup. But history says the Cardinals can't afford to overlook the Colonels.

This isn’t about poring over the roster. It’s about combing through the budget.