The newly announced television slot for Texas at Louisville draws attention to a particularly revealing stretch of the Cardinals’ schedule.
Texas will visit Louisville on Tuesday, December 1, at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN2, according to ESPN’s September 21 announcement. ESPN places the Longhorns at No. 4 and Louisville at No. 12 in its way-too-early rankings. That alone makes the matchup worth watching.
The surrounding dates make it more interesting. Louisville’s published schedule sends the Cardinals to the Players Era 16 tournament in Las Vegas during Thanksgiving week. After returning home for Texas, they are scheduled to face defending national champion Michigan in Detroit on December 5…