LOUISVILLE, Ky. - After a long offseason, live games against an actual opponent have returned for the Louisville men's basketball program. The Cardinals might have to wait until Nov. 3 to kick off the 2025-26 regular season, but they have a pair of exhibition matches to get them warmed up - starting with a massive matchup with Kansas.

Louisville stunned No. 2 Miami 24-21 on Friday night for its first-ever road win over an AP top-five opponent. The Cardinals jumped out to a 14-0 lead and held on through a tense ending to secure a result that will reverberate through the ACC and all of college football.

The Aggies went toe-to-toe with a pair of college basketball blue bloods on the recruiting trail and came out on top.

Louisville fortunes in the Class of 2026 have not been kind to them thus far. Five-star point guard Tay Kinney announced his commitment to Kansas, four-star forward Colben Landrew committed to UConn, and four-star forward Anthony Felesi cancelled his official visit to UofL.

The Louisville Cardinals will begin their 19th season under Jeff Walz ranked among the top 20 in the USA TODAY women's basketball poll.

Georgia Tech and Virginia have yet to stumble in ACC play, which makes them seemingly destined to face one another in the conference title game. Miami doesn't play UVA this year either, and the Cavaliers beat Louisville earlier in the season, meaning the Hurricanes are going to need help if they want to guarantee a spot in Charlotte.

The Hurricanes missed two dozen tackles in their loss to Louisville, which is an issue they aim to correct this week.

Louisville women's basketball has its sights set on returning to the Sweet 16 this season. Here's what else we learned about Jeff Walz's Cardinals.

The Cardinals will officially learn their postseason draw on Sunday, Dec. 7, following the end of conference championship weekend. The College Football Playoff selection show begins at 12:00 p.m. that day, and Louisville will learn their bowl shortly after.