Shough is the second Cardinal to declare for the 2025 NFL Draft and opt out of the Sun Bowl, following wide receiver Ja'Corey Brooks. Louisville has also seen 14 players enter the

Louisville football will be without Tyler Shough for its Sun Bowl game vs Washington. The Louisville QB will instead focus on 2025 NFL Draft prep.

During a Zoom media conference on Monday to talk about Louisville's Sun Bowl matchup against Washington, U of L coach Jeff Brohm said he wasn't aware

In Brohm's first season last year, while Louisville went 10-4 overall, they dropped their last three games of the season, capped off by a beatdown at the hands of the Trojans. This year, they have the opportunity to pull off the opposite, as they head into the Sun Bowl having won their last two games vs. Pitt and at Kentucky in blowout fashion.

Brooks' loss could be critical for U of L's offense. In his only season with the team, the Alabama transfer established himself as one of the best receivers in the ACC and was the Cards' only member of the All-ACC first team after racking up 1,013 receiving yards, which is second in the league to Miami's Xavier Restrepo.

The Cardinals have been selected to play in the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl, and will face Washington on Tuesday, Dec. 31 at Sun Bowl Stadium in El Pass, Texas. Kickoff is scheduled f

Shough joins wide receiver Ja’Corey Brooks as the only Louisville players who have opted out of the Sun Bowl at this point. The Cards will also be without the (currently) 15 pla