Three questions for Louisville football ahead of National Signing Day
Louisville football enters the late signing period feeling pretty good about where it stands. Let’s assess where the Cards stand entering year two under Scott Satterfield.
It’s that time again. Louisville football is looking to round out another class by finding some final pieces that are the right fit for the Cardinals.
National Signing Period, which begins on February 5th, has lost most of its luster since the NCAA implemented the Early Signing Period, which effectively sees 90 percent of top prospects go off the board two months before actual signing day.
Still, this gives teams an opportunity to let their early signees enroll, while also having an opportunity to reassess and re-evaluate their needs and prospects left that can fit their needs.
In Louisville’s case, Scott Satterfield and staff have 25 players signed for the class of 2020 with 12 players already enrolled, taking classes, and participating in offseason workouts- a huge plus for the Cards.
However, there are a number of players still out there, and Louisville still has plenty of holes to fill prior to what will be a very important 2020 season.
Let’s take a look at three questions that Louisville football must answer prior to signing day on Wednesday.
Will Louisville sign any incoming freshmen?
Let’s start with the biggest question on any national signing day, which pertains to what freshmen could still join the fold for the season to come.
Unfortunately for Louisville football fans hoping for more exciting news, it looks like at max the Cards would land one or two more true freshmen.
At this point, the Cards have filled the majority of their needs in the class of 2020, and anyone else that they’d be looking to add would have to meet two criteriums:
- They must be a good fit, both positionally and culturally
- They must be able to make an instant impact at their position
With 25 players in the fold and two more that did not qualify in 2019 that will enroll as true freshmen in 2020, Louisville is finally in a position where the staff can get extremely selective with who they bring in.
With that said, pretty much nobody realistic is on Louisville’s radar.
The Cards took a stab at Demon Clowney as well as Corey Wren, but they committed to Ole Miss and Florida State respectively over the last week.
Now, Louisville sits and waits. And that’s honestly not the worst spot to be in. The coaches seem to be excited about the talent they have brought in as well as the opportunity to get a dozen new players on campus a semester early.
Anything else from this freshman class would just be gravy.