Louisville football continues to have a massive offseason as the Cardinals landed 4-star wide receiver Tre Richardson and former 4-star Texas commitment Santana Wilson yesterday, and just recently landed Iowa transfer Koen Entringer.
Jeff Brohm is heating up in the portal and is having one of the best offseasons in the nation as Louisville’s offseason ranks unanimously in the top 10. The Cardinals have added over 21 transfers this offseason, including three wide receivers. Louisville recently learned that Antonio Meeks will enter the portal, making him the fifth receiver to leave via the portal, and the seventh receiver from last year, as Chris Bell and Caullin Lacy entered the NFL Draft.
So, with Louisville in dire need of some wide receiver depth and on an absolute hot streak, who is their top target right now? Well, Louisville is in contact with multiple receivers, but the one they are trending with is South Carolina transfer Brian Rowe.
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Louisville football in recruiting battle with Florida, Virginia Tech, others for elite WR
Louisville fans recently learned that the South Carolina transfer is heavily considering the Cardinals, as he has narrowed his recruitment to five schools, according to JGPCFB. Louisville is in that mix and is in a crucial recruiting battle for a star receiver with Cal, Virginia Tech, UCLA, and Florida.
BREAKING: Former South Carolina Wide Receiver Brian Rowe is down to Cal, Virginia Tech, Louisville, UCLA & Florida, he tells me.
— JGPCFB (@jgpvisuals) January 10, 2026
The 6’0”, 170 lb True Freshman had 19 Receptions for 149 Yards & 1 TD with the Gamecocks this past season.
Former 4-Star Recruit (#257 NATL., #37 WR,… pic.twitter.com/tWmmlNBM84
The former South Carolina wide receiver is a former 4-star recruit who ranked as high as No. 257 overall and was the No. 37 wide receiver in the 2025 recruiting class. He was a star in high school, logging 120 catches for 2,332 yards and 31 touchdowns in his last three seasons, including his senior year, where he hauled in 46 catches for 935 yards and 11 touchdowns.
After his true freshman season with the Gamecocks, he entered the portal and is one of Louisville’s top targets. He ranks as the No. 243 overall transfer and the No. 54 wide receiver in the Transfer Portal. In his freshman season, he caught 19 passes for 149 yards and one touchdown.
The Cardinals lost over 2,350 receiving yards from last season and still have some work to do this offseason despite adding Richardson and two Kentucky transfers in Montavin Quisenberry and Hardley Gilmore IV. Rowe is an excellent target as he is someone Deion Branch can develop, while also making an immediate impact on this roster.
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