ACC Kickoff: Louisville head coach Jeff Brohm, Lincoln Kienholz, Clev Lubin and Lance Robinson (VIDEO)

Louisville Cardinals key players

Running back Isaac Brown: Brown rushed for 884 yards on 8.8 yards/carry for the Cardinals last season. Brown was twice named the ACC Running Back of the Week before missing the final four games of the regular season with injury.

Defensive end Clev Lubin: Lubin who played one season at Coastal Carolina before transferring after the 2024, was named Third Team All-ACC after racking up 8.5 sacks and 13.5 tackles for loss in 2025.

Quarterback Lincoln Kienholz: Kienholz saw limited playing time in three seasons at Ohio State before transferring to Louisville this offseason.

2026 Cardinals schedule

Sept. 6 vs. Ole Miss (Nashville) 7:30 p.m. ET (ABC)
Sept. 11 Villanova 7 p.m. ET (ACCN)
Sept. 19 SMU * 3:30 p.m. ET (ESPN/ESPN2)
Sept. 26 Wake Forest *
Oct. 3 at NC State *
Oct. 9 Florida State * 7 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Oct. 17 at Syracuse *
Oct. 24 OPEN
Oct. 31 Stanford *
Nov. 7 at Georgia Tech *
Nov. 14 at North Carolina *
Nov. 21 Pitt *
Nov. 28 at Kentucky

Louisville’s Jeff Brohm, Lincoln Kienholz, Clev Lubin and Lance Robinson