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VIDEO: Pat Kelsey, Sananda Fru, Kobe Rodgers preview Memphis

by: William McDermott12/12/25804derm

University of Louisville head coach Pat Kelsey spoke with the media ahead of the Cardinals’ third game of a brutal four-game non-conference schedule.

Kelsey touched on the honoring of the Bridgeman family, Saturday’s game against Memphis, and finally, closed with an explosive tirade pleading for a packed atmosphere in the Yum! Center.

Later on, Cardinals guard Kobe Rodgers and German center Sananda Fru. Both are coming off double-digit performances against Indiana.

The Cards and Tigers tip at 3:30 EST, obviously, in the KFC Yum! Center. At halftime, the 1975 team will be honored, and former Cardinal Junior Bridgeman will have his No. 10 jersey retired. This season, Isaac McKneely will be the last cardinal to wear the number.

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