Louisville football suffered its first loss of the 2025 season, and the Cardinals' fans are letting the program hear about it. The fans are incredibly underwhelmed by the team's performances throughout the season, and while they have just one loss, the fans fear what is to come.
The offense had tremendous potential entering the 2025 season, but through the Cardinals' first five games, the fans are left disappointed. Louisville's offensive line has been a disaster, making Preseason All-American Isaac Brown almost nonexistent.
However, despite the Cardinals falling in their first game and the fans being disappointed in Miller Moss's play through five games, there has been one glorious silver lining, and that is star wide receiver Chris Bell.
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Chris Bell must be the star of this team
Entering the season, Bell was a Preseason All-ACC wide receiver. He continued to improve through his first few seasons with the Cardinals, including last year, when he took a significant leap, earning 43 catches for 737 receiving yards and four touchdowns.
Well, despite the Cardinals' underwhelming performances in their last two games, Louisville fans have seen an absolute star emerge. Bell has logged 22 catches for 305 yards and three touchdowns in his previous two games combined. Before the Pitt matchup, he had earned 13 catches for 197 yards in the first three games.
The 6-foot-2, 215-pound receiver has transformed into a dominant star for Louisville, and it showed in yesterday's loss. Against Pitt, he earned career highs at the time with 10 catches for 135 receiving yards and added one touchdown. However, those career highs were short-lived as Bell was the star of the game, despite Louisville losing, as he earned 12 catches for 170 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns, including an incredible one-handed catch to put Louisville within three points in the closing minutes of the fourth quarter.
The star receiver is fast for his size, but he has the skill and athleticism to be a physical receiver who can take over games. He was compared to AJ Brown entering the season and was considered a top receiver for the 2026 NFL Draft.
After five games, especially his last two, Louisville fans and Bell can expect to hear his name a lot more and see his draft stock skyrocket. The Cardinals have a lot of issues they need to address during this bye week, but one thing fans are confident in is Bell and his ability to dominate.
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