Louisville football is looking to earn its fifth straight win this weekend as the Cardinals travel to Chapel Hill to face Bill Belichick and the North Carolina Tar Heels. UNC currently sits 5-4 this year, but this Tar Heels squad is a tricky opponent that has played Miami and Notre Dame very closely.
Louisville football vs. UNC: how to watch, odds, injuries, more for Week 11 matchup
Now, UofL will travel to UNC, where Jeff Brohm and the Cardinals will look to keep their ACC Title dreams alive. Louisville needs a little chaos for the Cardinals to make it back to Charlotte, but it all starts with the Cards and them winning out.
Wednesday evening, Louisville and UNC released their first injury report for the matchup, and the Cardinals got some good news as Louisville fans quickly learned they are likely getting one of their top offensive weapons back.
Lawayne McCoy is listed as probable vs UNC
Louisville’s offense has emerged as one of the top offenses in the country, and yesterday UofL learned they will get their star wide receiver back. Lawayne McCoy has missed the past two games with a knee injury. The Florida State transfer suffered the injury against Syracuse, and Brohm said he played through it that game but was expected to miss an “extended period of time.”
Well, after missing a couple of games, Louisville appears to have a good chance of getting one of its best wide receivers back this weekend, as McCoy was listed as probable in the initial injury report.
Isaac Brown and Lawayne McCoy both ‘probable’ for North Carolina pic.twitter.com/GdxgHixk19
— Mark Blankenbaker (@UofLSheriff50) November 12, 2026
McCoy transferred to Louisville as one of their biggest additions this offseason, and he has certainly lived up to the hype. In the seven games he played, the explosive wide receiver for the Cardinals earned 25 catches for 513 yards and four receiving touchdowns.
Despite missing a couple of games, his four receiving touchdowns still lead Louisville, and his 513 receiving yards rank second on the team, only behind Tre Richardson’s 685 yards.
McCoy is having a career year with Louisville, as he has already earned his most receiving yards in a season with three games remaining, and he is just two catches away from tying the most receptions in a year, as he caught 27 passes last year with Florida State.
With McCoy listed as probable, the Cardinals appear to be getting a key piece back for a major road test. Louisville opens as 3.5-point favorites against UNC and is looking to secure its third straight win over UNC and its fifth straight win of the season.
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