Louisville football's recruiting class for 2026 has a chance to continue and improve, as the Cardinals received more excellent news on Wednesday afternoon. Jeff Brohm learned that Louisville made 4-star safety Jordan Crutchfield's top six schools. Louisville will now battle it out for this elite prospect with Auburn, Florida State, Miami, Mississippi State, and their in-state rival, the Kentucky Wildcats.
Crutchfield is a Florida native and is ranked as high as No. 399 player in the class, the 23rd best safety, and 52nd best player from Florida. He received 28 total offers and Louisville looks to now up their recruiting to learn this elite playmaker. The 6-foot-3, 220-pound safety logged 30 tackles, including four for a loss, two interceptions, and 11 pass deflections in his junior season for Fort Pierce.
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Louisville basketball crushing update on Aly Khalifa
On Thursday, Louisville basketball received crushing news when they found out the NCAA had denied Aly Khalifa's proposal to extend his eligibility. This brutal blow to Khalifa and the Cardinals means he is ineligible for the 2025-26 season. However, the Cardinals and Khalifa can appeal the situation and try to make the NCAA overturn its ruling.
The 6-foot-11 center for the Louisville Cardinals was most likely going to be the Cardinals' starting center next season. Khalifa's best season came in his sophomore season, when he averaged 11.7 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 2.7 assists. He is the perfect fit for Pat Kelsey's lineup as he is a center who can shoot the rock. He shot 51.1 percent from the field and 38.1 percent from the 3-point line.
Related: Louisville basketball's projected starting center ineligible for 2025-26 season
Louisville received crushing update from the Cardinals No. 1 transfer portal target
Louisville basketball Aly Khalifa's situation got even worse as the Cardinals learned moments after their No. 1 target transfer portal target committed to the Cincinnati Bearcats. Baba Miller was a 4-star transfer out of FAU, who had tremendous upside and would have fit perfectly in this Pat Kelsey lineup.
He was the 11th-best player available in the portal, as the 6-foot-11 center was ranked No. 49 in the class of 2022 and the 12th-best center. Louisville was one of 17 teams to contact Miller, and after James Scott transferred, and now Khalifa might be unavailable, it is evident that Louisville must find another center in the portal. For a long time, Miller was Louisville's No. 1 target, but now they must go back to the drawing board and try to find their diamond in the rough.
Related: Louisville basketball loses No. 1 transfer portal target to the Cincinnati Bearcats