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Louisville has a lot to replace at the cornerback position. After a great 2025, the Cardinals needed to bring in new talent through the transfer

Louisville Cardinals defensive back Tayon Holloway (25) celebrates with his teammates after his interception against Kentucky in the second half Saturday, November 29, 2025 in Louisville, Kentucky at L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium. The Cards were rolling 27-0 through the fourth quarter.

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Offseason position preview: Cornerback

Louisville football has already racked up 20 transfer portal commitments through the first week of the window.   Here, we'll keep a running tally of

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Louisville transfer portal commits: Highlights, stats, and fit

When Vince Marrow left Kentucky for Louisville last summer, we knew that it would eventually lead to the Cardinals eventually recruiting players from

The initial injury report for a Week 6 SEC contest between Kentucky and Georgia was released on Wednesday evening.

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Kentucky cornerback DJ Waller Jr. will transfer to Louisville

Kentucky transfer junior defensive back DJ Waller Jr. has committed to Louisville via the NCAA Transfer Portal.  Waller Jr., who transferred to

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Kentucky transfer DB DJ Waller Jr. commits to Louisville

The College Football Playoff quarterfinals started on Wednesday night but the offseason activity is already off and running. Michigan's hiring of

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Luckett's Play Sheet: What Kentucky could find in this year's transfer portal market

We are one sleep from the official opening of the transfer portal. Kentucky lost another player to college football free agency on New Year's Eve

Kentucky starting cornerback DJ Waller Jr. will enter transfer portal

Kentucky defensive back DJ Waller Jr. plans to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal, according to On3's Pete Nakos. He just finished up his junior season

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Kentucky defensive back DJ Waller Jr. plans to enter NCAA Transfer Portal

It's a new era for Kentucky football. The early days of Will Stein's tenure are focused on assembling a coaching staff, while juggling CFP prep at

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RETENTION: Kentucky Football Players Will Stein Needs to Prioritize Ahead of Transfer Portal

Saturday's matchup between Kentucky and Vanderbilt is the Wildcats' final SEC football game of the year. That means this is the last week that we

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Availability Report: Slight Changes ahead of Kentucky vs. Vanderbilt

This is why we can't have nice things. Just as the Kentucky football program appears to be turning a corner after consecutive SEC wins, the Wildcats

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Two Kentucky Defensive Starters will miss the rest of the 2025 season

The injury bug can be unforgiving. It has effectively invaded the Kentucky defense, and yet, the Wildcats still almost pitched a shutout against the

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Underclassmen Stepped Up After the Kentucky Defense was Hit Hard by Injuries

Kentucky is back home at Kroger Field in Week 11 for the final SEC home game of the season. The Cats will have one final swing at ending the

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Kentucky players to watch against Florida

SEC football fans now have more clarity on the status of their respective rosters ahead of Saturdays in the fall. The league instituted a new policy

Availability Report: Kentucky will not have Tavion Gadson against Florida

Editor’s Note: This article includes the latest college football injury intel from On3’s Chris Low, Brett McMurphy and Pete Nakos. This story

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College Football Injury Report: Latest Week 11 updates on Ryan Williams, Whit Weeks & more

The injury bug has continually plagued the Kentucky cornerbacks. It feels like every time one player gets healthy, another gets injured, creating a

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The Reminder that gave Nasir Addison the Confidence he needed in First Career Start

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Availability Report: Kentucky will be without 10 scholarship players against Auburn

Kentucky got picked apart by the Tennessee offense. Even though it's become an annual tradition in the one-sided rivalry, Mark Stoops attributed the

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Mark Stoops on Roster Construction: "We did as good as we could."

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Availability Report: Kentucky is dealing with numerous injuries

Kentucky DB DJ Waller has been limited for the duration of this season with a hamstring injury. It's now something he'll likely continue to have to

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DJ Waller injury update: Mark Stoops addresses setback of Kentucky DB

For the first time in a long time, it felt like a normal Monday press conference. We talked ball with Mark Stoops. The Kentucky head football coach

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Stoops on Waller’s Setback, McGowan's Status, and Nichols' Rise

Although he was not listed on Kentucky's availability reports this week, defensive back DJ Waller Jr. is not dressed out for Saturday night's game

DJ Waller injury update: Kentucky DB not dressed despite not appearing on availability report

Kentucky is back at home for the first time in over a month. The Cats will play their fourth SEC game of the season and just the second at home. The

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Kentucky's starting cornerback, DJ Waller Jr., hasn't played since the Wildcats' Week 1 win over Toledo. Head coach Mark Stoops sure could use his

Cornerback DJ Waller Jr. trending in right direction, off to 'good start' at practice this week

Kentucky's 2024 season was riddled with injuries that started during spring practice and did not slow down during the season. Staying healthy

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Kentucky is 'optimistic' that Seth McGowan, DJ Waller Jr. will return to lineup next week

The initial injury report for a Week 6 contest between Kentucky and Georgia was released on Wednesday. Among the many players listed is Wildcats