LOUISVILLE, Ky. – This upcoming season’s matchup between the Louisville and Kentucky men’s basketball program is reportedly getting moved back to a much more traditional spot on the calendar.
The annual Battle of the Bluegrass between the Cardinals and Wildcats, will take place at Rupp Arena on Saturday, December 12, according to the Lexington-Herald Leader’s Ben Roberts. The tip-off time and specific television designation was not disclosed, although Roberts reported that it will be on one of the channels with the ESPN family of networks.
It’s an adjustment closer to how the Louisville-Kentucky rivalry has typically been scheduled following a deviation from the norm in 2025-26. Last season’s Battle of the Bluegrass from the KFC Yum! Center took place on November 11, which was the earliest in a season that the in-state rivals had ever faced each other. Since the rivalry became an annual matchup in the mid-1980’s, it has traditionally been scheduled around Christmas and New Year’s Day…