< PreviousNo. 5 in 2016) and total offense (No. 4 in 2014, No. 9 in 2015 and No. 5 in 2016) each of Brohm’s three seasons as head coach. In nine seasons as a head coach, Brohm boasts a career record of 66-44, a .600 win- ning percentage, and has positioned himself as one of the top offensive minds in the country. His passing offenses have placed in the top 20 in eight of his nine seasons as an FBS coach, which ranked 13th on average over that span. As an assistant coach at his alma mater (2003-08), Brohm played an integral role in coaching during the high point of Louisville football. Serving as the quarterbacks coach in 2006, with his brother Brian as the quarter- back, the Cardinals finished the season with a school best 12-1 record, which was capped by winning the Orange Bowl – the school’s first appearance in the Bowl Championship Series. That season, the offense ranked second nationally in total offense, fourth in scoring offense and were seventh in passing offense and 12th in rushing. As the offensive coordi- nator in 2007, Louisville was just as explosive, finishing fourth nationally in passing offense, six in total offense and 18th in scoring. One of the top quarterbacks in school history, Brohm enjoyed an outstanding colle- giate career from 1989-93. A three-year start- er, he still ranks among the Cardinals’ career leaders in touchdown passes (tied for eighth, 38), total offense (ninth, 5,410), completion percentage (ninth, .562), passing yards (10th, 5,451), and passing efficiency (ninth, 129.97), passing attempts (10th, 715) and completions (10th, 402) through the 2022 season. Brohm was voted the team’s Most Valuable Player during both his junior and senior seasons, and his No. 11 became part of the Louisville Ring of Honor in 2006, becoming one of just 26 honored by the program throughout its history. Professionally, Brohm played eight sea- sons in the NFL, competing with the San Diego Chargers (1994), Washington Redskins (1995-96), San Francisco 49ers (1997-98), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1998), Denver Bron- cos (1999) and Cleveland Browns (2000). In eight career games - all with the 49ers - he completed 37 of 58 passes (63.8 percent) for 353 yards with one touchdown and one interception. His best game came Oct. 27, 1996, when he completed 19 of 30 passes for 176 yards and a touchdown to lead San Francisco to a 10-9 win over the Houston Oilers. In 2001, Brohm played in the XFL for the Orlando Rage and was named first-team All-XFL. A standout at Trinity High, Brohm was awarded the Kentucky Mr. Football Award as a senior in 1988, while leading the Sham- rocks to a state championship and undefeated season. Brohm was named the Kentucky High School Player of the Decade for the 1980s and was inducted into the Kentucky High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame in 2014. A native of Louisville, Brohm, 52, (born April 24, 1971) earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration in 1994. He and his wife, Jennifer, have a son, Brady, and a daughter, Brooke. Jeff is one of four fam- ily members to be a football letterwinner at Louisville, along with his father, Oscar (quar- terback 1966-69), and brothers, Greg (wide receiver 1989-92) and Brian (quarterback 2004-07). GoCards.com n @UofLFootball 38 Jeff Brohm Draft Picks Western Kentucky 2014 6 27 203 Andrew Jackson Indianapolis LB 7 32 247 Jonathan Dowling Oakland DB 2016 4 12 110 Tyler Higbee Los Angeles TE 7 2 223 Brandon Doughty Miami QB 7 28 249 Prince Charles Iworah San Francisco DB Purdue 2017 5 31 175 DeAngelo Yancey Green Bay WR 2018 5 6 143 Ja’Whaun Bentley New England LB 2020 4 30 136 Brycen Hopkins Los Angeles (R) TE 7 1 215 Markus Bailey Cincinnati LB 2021 2 17 49 Rondale Moore Arizona WR 4 8 113 Derrick Barnes Detroit LB 2022 1 30 30 George Karlaftis Kansas City DE 3 35 99 David Bell Cleveland WR 7 39 260 Zander Horvath Los Angeles (C) FB 2023 4 29 131 Charlie Jones Cincinnati WR 4 34 135 Aidan O’Connell Las Vegas QB 5 36 171 Payne Durham Tampa Bay TE 7 24 241 Cory Trice Pittsburgh DB 7 38 255 Jalen Graham San Francisco LB Louisville 2024 4 29 129 Isaac Guerendo San Francisco RB 5 11 146 Jarvis Brownlee Tennessee DB 5 21 156 Jamari Thrash Cleveland WR 6 29 205 Jawhar Jordan Houston RBGoCards.com n @UofLFootball 39 LOUISVILLE 2023 (10-4, 7-1 ACC) Date Opponent Score W/L Sept. 1 vs. Georgia Tech* 39-34 W Sept. 7 Murray State 56-0 W Sept. 16 vs. Indiana 21-14 W Sept. 23 Boston College* 56-28 W Sept. 29 at NC State* 13-10 W Oct. 7 #10 Notre Dame 33-20 W Oct. 14 at Pitt* 21-38 L Oct. 28 Duke* 23-0 W Nov. 4 Virginia Tech* 34-3 W Nov. 9 Virginia* 31-24 W Nov. 18 at Miami* 38-31 W Nov. 25 Kentucky 31-38 L Dec. 2 vs. Florida State 6-16 L Holiday Bowl - San Diego, Calif. Dec. 27 vs. USC 28-42 L PURDUE 2022 (8-6, 6-3 Big Ten) Date Opponent Score W/L Sept. 1 Penn State 31-35 L Sept. 10 Indiana State 56-0 W Sept. 17 at Syracuse 29-32 L Sept. 24 FAU 28-26 W Oct. 1 at #21 Minnesota* 20-10 W Oct. 8 at Maryland* 31-29 W Oct. 15 Nebraska* 43-37 W Oct. 22 at Wisconsin* 24-35 L Nov. 5 Iowa* 3-24 L Nov. 12 at #21 Illinois* 31-24 W Nov. 19 Northwestern* 17-9 W Nov. 26 at Indiana 30-16 W Dec. 3 vs. #2 Michigan 22-43 L 2021 (9-4, 6-3 Big Ten) Date Opponent Score W/L Sept. 4 Oregon State (N) 30-21 W Sept. 11 at UConn 49-0 W Sept. 18 at #10 Notre Dame 13-27 L Sept. 25 Illinois* 13-9 W Oct. 2 Minnesota* 13-20 L Oct. 16 at #2 Iowa* 24-7 W Oct. 23 #25 Wisconsin* 13-30 L Oct. 30 at Nebraska* 28-23 W Nov. 6 #3 Michigan State* 40-29 W Nov. 13 at #4 Ohio State* 31-59 L Nov. 20 vs. Northwestern* 32-14 W Nov. 27 Indiana* 44-7 W Music City Bowl — Nashville, Tenn. Dec. 30 vs. Tennessee 48-45 (OT) W 2020 (2-4, 2-4 Big Ten) Date Opponent Score W/L Oct. 24 Iowa* 24-20 W Oct. 31 at Illinois* 31-24 W Nov. 14 #23 Northwestern* 20-27 L Nov. 20 at Minnesota* 31-34 L Nov. 28 Rutgers* 30-37 L Dec. 5 Nebraska* 27-37 L 2019 (4-8, 3-6 Big Ten) Date Opponent Score W/L Aug. 30 at Nevada 31-34 L Sept. 7 Vanderbilt 42-24 W Sept. 14 TCU 13-24 L Sept. 28 Minnesota* 31-38 L Oct. 5 at #12 Penn State* 7-35 L Oct. 12 Maryland* 40-14 W Oct. 19 at #23 Iowa* 20-26 L Oct. 26 Illinois* 6-24 L Nov. 2 Nebraska* 31-27 W Nov. 9 at Northwestern* 24-22 W Nov. 23 at #12 Wisconsin* 24-45 L Nov. 30 Indiana* 41-44 (2 OT) L 2018 (6-7, 5-4 Big Ten) Date Opponent Score W/L Aug. 30 Northwestern* 27-31 L Sept. 8 Eastern Michigan 19-20 L Sept. 15 Missouri 37-40 L Sept. 22 #23 Boston College 30-13 W Sept. 29 at Nebraska* 42-28 W Oct. 13 at Illinois* 46-7 W Oct. 20 #2 Ohio State* 49-20 W Oct. 27 at Michigan State* 13-23 L Nov. 3 #16 Iowa* 38-36 W Nov. 10 at Minnesota* 10-41 L Nov. 17 Wisconsin* 44-47 (3 OT) L Nov. 24 at Indiana* 28-21 W Music City Bowl — Nashville, Tenn. Dec. 28 vs. Auburn 14-63 L 2017 (7-6, 4-5 Big Ten) Date Opponent Score W/L Sept. 2 vs. #16 Louisville 28-35 L Sept. 8 Ohio 44-21 W Sept. 16 at Missouri 35-3 W Sept. 23 #8 Michigan* 10-28 L Oct. 7 Minnesota* 31-17 W Oct. 14 at #7 Wisconsin* 9-17 L Oct. 21 at Rutgers* 12-14 L Oct. 28 Nebraska* 24-25 L Nov. 4 Illinois* 29-0 W Nov. 11 at #23 Northwestern* 13-23 L Nov. 18 at Iowa* 24-15 W Nov. 25 Indiana* 31-24 W Foster Farms Bowl — Santa Clara, Calif. Dec. 27 vs. Arizona 38-35 W WESTERN KENTUCKY 2016 (11-3, 7-1 C-USA) Date Opponent Score W/L Sept. 1 Rice* 46-14 W Sept. 10 at #1 Alabama 10-38 L Sept. 17 at Miami (Ohio) 31-24 W Sept. 24 Vanderbilt 30-31 (OT) L Oct. 1 Houston Baptist 50-3 W Oct. 6 at LA Tech* 5255 L Oct. 15 at Middle Tennessee* 44-43 (2OT) W Oct. 22 Old Dominion* 59-24 W Oct. 29 at Florida Atlantic* 52-3 W Nov. 5 FIU* 49-21 W Nov. 12 North Texas* 45-7 W Nov. 26 at Marshall* 60-6 W Dec. 3 LA Tech# 58-44 W Boca Raton Bowl - Boca Ration, Fla. Dec. 20 vs. Memphis W, 51-31 W 2015 (12-2, 8-0 C-USA) Date Opponent Score W/L Sept. 3 at Vanderbilt 14-12 W Sept. 10 LA Tech* 41-38 W Sept. 19 at Indiana 35-38 L Sept. 26 Miami (Ohio) 56-14 W Oct. 3 at Rice* 49-10 W Oct. 10 Middle Tennessee* 58-28 W Oct. 15 at North Texas* 55-28 W Oct. 24 at #5 LSU 20-48 L Oct. 31 at Old Dominion* 55-30 W Nov. 7 Florida Atlantic* 35-19 W Nov. 21 at FIU* 63-7 W Nov. 27 Marshall* 49-28 W Dec. 5 Southern Miss 45-28 W Miami Beach Bowl — Miami, Fla. Dec. 21 vs. South Florida 45-35 W 2014 (8-5, 4-4 C-USA) Date Opponent Score W/L Aug. 29 Bowling Green 59-31 W Sept. 6 at Illinois 34-42 L Sept. 13 at Middle Tennessee* 47-50 (3OT) L Sept. 27 at Navy 36-27 W Oct. 4 UAB* 39-42 L Oct. 18 at Florida Atlantic* 38-45 L Oct. 25 Old Dominion* 66-51 W Nov. 1 at LA Tech* 10-59 L Nov. 8 UTEP* 35-27 W Nov. 15 Army 52-24 W Nov. 22 UTSA* 45-7 W Nov. 28 at #19 Marshall 67-66 (OT) W Bahamas Bowl — Nassau, Bahamas Dec. 24 vs. Central Michigan 49-48 WGoCards.com n @UofLFootball 40 B rian Brohm, one of the top quarterbacks in school history, returned to his alma mater in 2023 to be the offensive coordina- tor and quarterbacks coach. In his return to his alma mater, Brohm oversaw an offense that averaged 30.7 points per game and 415.7 yards of total offense. His unit tallied eight games of scoring more than 30 points and over 400 yards of offense, including a season high 690 yards in a win over Murray State. As the quarterbacks coach, Brohm tutored Jack Plummer to an all-conference season where he picked up third team hon- ors after throwing for 3,204 yards and 21 touchdowns, while completing a solid 64.8 percent of his passes. Brohm spent six seasons as the co-offen- sive coordinator and quarterback coach at Purdue, where the Boilermakers improved greatly under his leadership. Under Brohm’s tutelage, the offense tal- lied six games of scoring more than 30 points and threw for 3,903 yards and 26 touchdowns in finishing with an 8-6 mark, which included the school’s first Big Ten West title. Purdue’s passing game broke several school records during a remarkable 2021 campaign that featured a 9-4 record, two Top 5 victories and a win in the Trans- Perfect Music City Bowl. With Brohm serving as co-offensive coor- dinator and quarterbacks coach, Purdue threw for 4,620 yards to eclipse the old school record of 4,208 set in 1998. That amounted to 355.4 passing yards per game, a program best that surpassed the 1985 mark of 341.6 yards per game. Nationally, Pur- due’s passing offense ranked fifth. During the 2021 campaign, the offense also set school records for completions (407), completion percentage (.708) and passing first downs (221). Under Brohm’s mentorship, Aidan O’Connell turned into a record-setting quarterback. He completed 71.8 percent of his passes to set a new individual school record, while throwing for 3,712 yards and 28 touchdowns. The Second Team All-Big Ten QB pro- duced six 300-yard passing games including a pair of 500-yard games, becoming the first Purdue quarterback to throw for 500 yards multiple times in a season. O’Connell racked up a career-high 536 passing yards in a win over No. 3 Michigan State before ending with 534 yards in the Music City Bowl victory over Tennessee. In 2020, O’Connell and Plummer teamed up to complete 176 of 260 passing attempts (67.7 percent) for 1,854 yards and 15 touch- downs against only four interceptions in six games. The Boiler- makers averaged a Big Ten-best 309.0 yards passing per game. In 2018, Brohm mentored David Blough to his finest season as Purdue’s signal-caller. Blough completed 305 of 462 passing attempts for 3,705 yards with 25 touchdowns. His .660 comple- tion percentage set a single-season school record, while his passing yards and touch- down totals ranked fifth. Brohm helped guide the Boilermakers to an average of 443.9 total yards per game, the sixth-highest in school history. Brohm came to Purdue from Western Kentucky, where he was co-offensive coor- dinator and quarterbacks coach in 2016. He guided an offense that averaged 45.5 points, 336.8 passing yards and 523.1 total yards per game. WKU won its final eight games, with a 58-44 victory over Louisiana Tech in the Conference USA Championship and a 51-31 win over Memphis in the Boca Raton Bowl, to finish 11-3 overall. Prior to joining the WKU staff, Brohm played professionally for eight seasons with the Green Bay Packers (2008-09) and Buf- falo Bills (2009-10) in the National Football League, the Las Vegas Locomotives (2011- 12) in the United Football League, as well as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2013) and Winni- peg Blue Bombers (2014-15) in the Canadi- an Football League. He was a second-round pick (No. 56 overall) by the Packers in the 2008 NFL Draft. Known as one of the top quarterbacks in school history, Brohm returns to his alma mater where he starred from 2004 to 2007, and he still ranks among the Cardinals’ career leaders in passing attempts (second, 1,185), passing yards (second, 10,775), pass- ing efficiency (second, 157.92), completions (third, 780), completion percentage (third, .658), total offense (fourth, 10,819) and touchdown passes (fourth, 71). Brohm guided the 2006 Cardinals to a school best 12-1 record, including a 24-13 victory over Wake Forest in the Orange Bowl, and a No. 6 national ranking in the final AP poll. He was named the Orange Bowl MVP after completing 24 of 34 passes for 311 yards against the Demon Deacons. His 30 touchdown passes in 2007 are tied for second in school history with Lamar Jackson. Brohm set school records with 45 completions and 65 passing attempts against Syracuse on Sept. 22, 2007, while his 555 passing yards against the Orange ranks sec- ond all-time. Brohm led Louisville Trinity High School to three Kentucky Class 4A state champi- onships (2001, 2002 and 2003) and was named MVP of all three title games, includ- ing a 555-yard, seven-touchdown perfor- mance in the 2002 contest. In 2003, he was named Kentucky’s Mr. Football, USA Today’s Offensive Player of the Year and Gatorade Player of the Year. Brohm graduated from Louisville in 2007 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. BRIAN BROHM Offensive Coordinator/ Quarterbacks Brohm File Y ears at Louisville: 2 Years in Collegiate Coaching: 10th season Birthdate: Sept. 23, 1985 Hometown: Louisville, Ky. High School: Trinity Wife: Ashley Children: Weston, Stella College: Louisville ‘07 Bowl Games Coached: 7 Coaching Experience 2023-24 Louisville Offensive Coordinator/ Quarterbacks 2017-22 Purdue Co-Offensive Coordinator/ Quarterbacks 2016-17 Western Kentucky Co-Offensive Coordinator/ QuarterbacksA veteran on the defensive side of the football, Ron English brought an aggres- sive and opportunistic defense to the Car- dinals when he took over as the defensive coordinator in 2023. In his return to Louisville, English’s defense was instrumental in guiding the Car- dinals to the ACC title game. Under English’s guidance, the Cardinals held six opponents to less than 14 points and posted a pair of shutouts, including a 23-0 win over No. 20 Duke. Using an attacking style of defense, the Cardinals held the opposition to 99.8 yards rushing per game, which ranked 10th nationally and was the sixth-lowest total in school history. Prior to his time with the Cardinals, Eng- lish spent two seasons as the co-defensive coordinator and secondary coach at Purdue, where the Boilermakers improved dramati- cally under English’s guidance. Taking over a defense that was giving up almost 400.0 yards per game prior to his arrival, the Boilermaker defense yielded an average of 350.0 yards per game and 24.6 points per game. The Boilermaker’s held four opponents to less than 17 points. Picking off just six passes the season prior, the Boilermakers recorded 27 inter- ceptions with English leading the secondary. Purdue finished in the top 35 nationally in interceptions, including 15th in 2022 when the secondary recorded 14 picks. Purdue’s defense was also top 25 in red zone defense (23rd - .756). English spent three seasons (2018-20) as the safeties coach at Florida before joining the Purdue staff. In 2019, Florida finished tied for ninth in the FBS with 16 intercep- tions. Prior to his time at Florida, English was the safeties coach at Mississippi State for one season (2017). As MSU’s secondary coach, the Bulldogs finished fourth in the SEC in pass defense (175.0 yards per game) and third in total defense (302.0 yards per game). MSU allowed merely 20.4 points per game in 2017. Mark McLaurin led the SEC in interceptions in 2017. English served as San Jose State’s defen- sive coordinator in 2016, with the Spartans finishing fourth in the Mountain West in pass defense (188.6 yards per game), first in third-down conversion defense (37.6 per- cent), fifth in interceptions (10) and fourth in turnovers forced (19). English was the head coach at Eastern Michigan from 2009-13. In 2011, he guided the Eagles to their best record in 15 years, finishing 6-6 and 4-4 in the MAC. English was named the MAC Coach of the Year in 2011. Prior to serving as the defensive coordi- nator at Louisville in 2008, English coached at Michigan for five seasons (2003-07), spending three seasons (2003-05) as the defensive backs coach and the final two years (2006-07) as defensive coordinator. Michigan finished the 2007 season eighth in the nation in pass defense and English was nominated for the Broyles Award, presented annually to the nation’s top assistant coach. During his time in Ann Arbor, English was named the Rivals Defensive Coordinator of the Year (2006) and a Rivals top 25 recruiter (2006). In 2004, he became the first coach to have two All-American defensive backs in the same season (Marlin Jackson and Ernest Shazor). English was the secondary coach at Ari- zona State for five seasons (1998-2002), where the Sun Devils finished second in the nation in turnovers forced in 2000. English also spent time at San Diego State (1996-97) and Northern Arizona (1996) as a defensive backs coach. As a graduate assistant coach at ASU (1994-95), English earned a master’s degree in education administration. He began his collegiate coaching career at Mt. San Anto- nio College (1993) after spending one year as an assistant at Ganesha High School (1992) in California. A four-year letter winner as a safety at Cal (1987-90), English earned a bachelor’s degree in social sciences in 1991, while helping guide the Golden Bears to the 1990 Copper Bowl title. English and his wife Sophia are parents to Simon, Sydney and Seth. GoCards.com n @UofLFootball 41 RON ENGLISH Defensive Coordinator/ Secondary English File English File Years at Louisville: 3 Years in Collegiate Coaching: 29th season Birthdate: May 21, 1968 Hometown: Pamona, Calif. High School: Ganesha Wife: Sophia Children: Simon, Sydney and Seth College: California ‘90 Bowl Games Coached: 13 Coaching Experience 2023-24 Louisville Defensive Coordinator 2021-22 Purdue Co-Defensive Coordinator/DB 2018-20 Florida Safeties 2017 Mississippi State Safeties 2016 San Jose State Defensive Coordinator 2009-13 Eastern Michigan Head Coach 2008 Louisville Defensive Coordinator 2006-07 Michigan Defensive Coordinator 2003-05 Defensive Backs 1998-02 Arizona State Defensive Backs 1996-97 San Diego State Defensive Backs 1996 Northern Arizona Defensive Backs 1994-95 Arizona State Graduate AssistantGoCards.com n @UofLFootball 42 M ark Hagen, a respected defensive line coach who has worked in the ACC, SEC, Big Ten and Big 12 during his more than 40 years in the profession, is in his second season as the Louisville co-defensive coordinator and defensive line coach. Under Hagen’s guidance, the defensive line in 2023 was headlined by All-American and first team All-ACC performer Ashton Gillotte, who led the league and was eighth nationally with 11 sacks. Hagen’s knowledge and experience helped the Cards rank 10th nationally in rushing defense, limiting the opposition to less than 100 yards per game on the ground. Before joining the Louisville staff, Hagen was the co-defensive coordinator, along with Ron English, for a Purdue defense that showed consistent and steady improvement. The 2022 team finished in the top 20 in interceptions with 15 and the Boilermakers allowed 142.5 yards per game and held four opponents to less than 100 yards on the ground. Returning to West Lafayette in 2021, Hagen made an immediate impact on the Purdue defense. The Boilermakers surren- dered 22.4 points per game, ranking 34th in the country, to improve upon their No. 67 ranking from the 2020 campaign (29.8 ppg). Purdue’s defense also found the top 25 in red zone defense (23rd - .756). Focusing on the defensive line, Hagen guided George Karlaftis to All-America and First Team All- Big Ten honors. In Hagen’s first stint at Purdue, the Boiler- makers appeared in seven bowl games dur- ing his tenure, including the 2001 Rose Bowl and the 2004 Capital One Bowl. During his former time in West Lafayette, Purdue’s defense saw 18 members select- ed in the National Football League Draft over the years – including first-round picks Ryan Kerrigan (2011) and Anthony Spencer (2007), second-round selections Kawann Short (2013), Mike Neal (2010) and Bernard Pollard (2006) and third-round draftees Alex Magee (2009), Cliff Avril (2008), Stuart Sch- weigert (2004), Gilbert Gardner (2004) and Landon Johnson (2004). Hagen served as associate head coach for the defense and defensive line coach at Texas during the 2020 season. Prior to Texas, Hagen coached four sea- sons at Indiana (2015-18), most recently as the Hoosiers’ co-defensive coordinator and defensive line coach. It was his third stint in Bloomington, having served as an assistant for two seasons (2011-12) and getting his collegiate coaching career start there as a graduate assistant and administrative assis- tant (1992-95). Hagen also spent three years (2013-15) at Texas A&M, working for two seasons with Aggies’ linebackers and the final year with the defensive tackles. His first full-time coaching job was at Northern Illinois from 1996-99. A native of Carmel, Indiana, Hagen was a four-year letterwinner at Indiana (1987, 1989-91), two-time Second Team All-Big Ten selection, three-time Academic All-Big Ten winner, 1992 Big Ten Medal of Honor recipient and a captain at linebacker. As a linebacker with the Hoosiers, Hagen led the team in tackles for three straight years (1989-91) and was the team’s Balfour Award recipient in 1991 for bringing distinction and honor to the university. He is tied for fifth in Hoosiers’ history with 336 career tackles. While with the Hoosiers, Hagen played in four bowl games, including the 1991 Copper Bowl, where he was named the game’s Most Valuable Defensive Player. He graduated from Indiana with a bachelor’s degree in marketing in 1991 and earned a master’s in sport marketing and management in 1995. Hagen and his wife, Denise, have four daughters – Abby, Emma, Ellie and Ava. MARK HAGEN Hagan File Years at Louisville: 2 Years in Collegiate Coaching: 41st season Birthdate: 7/28/69 Hometown: Carmel, Ind. High School: Carmel Wife: Denise Children: Abby, Emma, Ellie, Ava. College: Indiana ‘91 Bowl Games Coached: 10 Coaching Experience 2023-24 Louisville Co-Defensive Coordinator/DL 2021-22 Purdue Co-Defensive Coordinator/DL 2020 Texas Associate Head Coach Defense/DL 2015-18 Indiana Co-Defensive Coordinator/DL 2012 Texas A&M Linebackers/Defensive Tackles 2011-12 Indiana Defensive Tackles/Special Teams 2009-10 Purdue Linebackers 2008 Defensive Tackles 2005-08 Assistant Head Coach 2003-08 Special Team Coordinator 2006-07 Linebackers 2000-05 Defensive Tackles 1996-99 Northern Illinois Defensive Tackles 1993-95 Indiana Football Operations 1992-93 GA/Strength MARK HAGEN Co-Defensive Coordinator/ Defensive LineC hris Barclay was tabbed to coach the running backs at the University of Lou- isville in December of 2022. A Louisville native and graduate of Male High School, Barclay begins his 14th season of collegiate coaching, spending six seasons at Purdue and one at Western Kentucky wiht coach Brohm. Last season, Barclay tutored a duo that was one of the most productive in the ACC, combining for 1,938 yards and 24 touch- downs. Jawhar Jordan, a first team All-ACC performer, rushed for 1,128 yards and 13 touchdowns, while Isaac Guerendo added 810 yards and 11 scores. Both Guerendo and Jordan were selected in the NFL Draft, being selected in the fourth round and sixth round, respectively. Gueren- do was the No. 129 pick by San Francisco and Jordan was tabbed with the No. 205 selection by Houston. The Cards finished the season second in the league with 31 touchdowns and were third in total rushing yards, while averaging 178.5 yards on the ground. While at Purdue, the running backs com- bined to rush for more than 1,500 yards in 2022 led by Devin Mockobee, who heads into Purdue’s bowl game with 920 yards. Barclay and the Boilermakers captured the Big Ten West Division crown and played in the conference championship game. Barclay’s running backs also eclipsed 1,000 yards in 2017, 2018 and 2021. In the six-game 2020 campaign, running back Zander Horvath accumulated 746 all-pur- pose yards and earned third team All-Big Ten honors. Horvath became the first run- ning back in 20 seasons at Purdue when he was selected in the seventh round by the Los Angeles Chargers. Barclay spent one season working with Brohm at WKU before moving to Purdue. Under Barclay’s guidance, Anthony Wales was named the Conference USA Champion- ship Game Most Valuable Player and the Boca Raton Bowl Offensive MVP. Wales rushed for 1,621 yards on 237 attempts (6.8 average) and a school-record 27 touch- downs. Wales’ touchdown total led the nation, while his yardage total ranked eighth among FBS players. Wales finished the sea- son ranked 13th in the FBS in all-purpose yards with 1,944. Prior to Western Kentucky, Barclay spent the 2014 and 2015 seasons as running backs coach at Marshall. In 2014, Barclay led Devon Johnson to 1,767 rushing yards on 206 attempts (8.6 average) and 17 touchdowns. Johnson was a 2014 Doak Walker Award semifinalist, finishing sixth in the nation in rushing yards and 13th in rushing touch- downs in his first seasons as a running back after moving from tight end. As a team, the Thundering Herd led the conference in rush- ing yards per game (271.9), rushing touch- downs (40) and yards per carry (6.8) in 2014. Barclay also spent a pair of seasons coach- ing running backs at William & Mary and began his coaching career as a graduate assis- tant at his alma mater, Wake Forest, in 2011. The Demon Deacons’ all-time leading rushing and scorer (non-kicker) with 4,032 yards, 40 touchdowns and 240 points, Bar- clay was the first player in Atlantic Coast Conference history to lead the league in rushing three consecutive seasons, finishing with 1,192 yards in 2003, 1,010 in 2004 and 1,127 in 2005. He was named First Team All-ACC twice and was the 2005 ACC Player of the Year. He was inducted into the Wake Forest Football Hall of Fame in 2016. Signed as an undrafted free agent by the Cleveland Browns, Barclay played in the National Football League for three seasons with the Browns (2006-07), Tennessee Titans (2007), New Orleans Saints (2007) and Atlanta Falcons (2008). He also played with the Berlin Thunder in NFL Europe in 2007 and the New York Sentinels in the United States Football League in 2009. Barclay graduated from Wake Forest in 2009 with a bachelor’s degree in kinesiol- ogy. He and his wife, Ashlee, have three children, Houstyn, Harrisyn and Hollyn. GoCards.com n @UofLFootball 43 CHRIS BARCLAY Running Backs Barclay File Years at Louisville: 2 Years in Collegiate Coaching: 14th season Birthdate: October 15, 1983 Hometown: Louisville, Ky. Wife: Ashlee Children: Houstyn, Harrisyn, Hollyn College: Wake Forest ‘09 Bowl Games Coached: 8 Coaching Experience 2023-24 Louisville Running Backs 2017-22 Purdue Running Backs 2016 Western Kentucky Running Backs 2014-15 Marshall Running Backs 2012-13 William & Mary Running Backs 2011 Wake Forest Graduate AssistantGoCards.com n @UofLFootball 44 S teve Ellis was named cornerbacks coach at Louisville for the 2023 season, and brought experience and intensity to the secondary. Ellis’ unit finished in the top 30 nation- ally with 13 interceptions, with All-ACC cornerback Quincy Riley recorded three. His other cornerback, Jarvis Brownlee was a fifth-round selection by the Tennessee Titans. With the Pirates, Ellis’ group netted a combined total of 25 interceptions over a two-year span, representing ECU’s highest per-game clip (1.19) since the 2013 and 2014 campaigns when they averaged 1.23 interceptions per game. Leading ECU to a bowl game for the first time since 2014, the 2021 Pirates stood 14th nationally and sec- ond in the AAC with 15 interceptions. Under Ellis’ watchful eye, Ja’Quan McMillian captured the 2021 NCAA FBS Statistical Championship in passes defended (1.75), while standing fourth nationally in total interceptions, fifth in interceptions per game (0.42) and 22nd in fumbles recovered (0.67) to go along with his 56 tackles - which was second among all Pirate defenders. McMillian was a five-time 2021 Second- Team All-America selection (FWAA, Associ- ated Press, The Sporting News, The Athletic and Phil Steele Magazine), a semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe Award and an All-AAC choice for the second-straight year. In his initial season with the Pirates, Ellis provided an immediate impact to the Pirates’ secondary as his young position unit accounted for half of the team’s interception total with five. Ellis spent 19 years coaching at the Divi- sion I level, which included a 2019 assign- ment as defensive backs coach at South Florida, 10 seasons at Middle Tennessee State and six campaigns at Nicholls (La.) State, his alma mater. While working under former UofL head coach Charlie Strong at USF, Ellis played an integral role helping a Bulls’ unit that was in the Top 20 nationally in five statistical categories during the 2019 season - redzone defense (4th/67.4 percent), tackles for loss (5th/8.3 pg), fumbles recovered (10th/12), pass defense (15th/189.5 ypg) and turnovers gained (15th/24). As ten-year assistant at Middle Tennessee, Ellis was part of seven bowl appearances while serving as cornerbacks coach (2009- 2018), defensive coordinator (2011-14) and recruiting coordinator (2015-2018). As defensive coordinator at MTSU, Ellis orchestrated an impressive turnaround as the Raiders improved 48 spots in the national rankings in scoring defense, 29 in rush defense and 10 in total defense in 2012. In his last four seasons with the Raiders, Ellis helped lead the squad to postseason show- ings at the Bahama Bowl (2015), Hawai’i Bowl (2016), Camellia Bowl (2017) and New Orleans Bowl (2018), the latter follow- ing a Conference USA East Division title and league championship game appearance. Ellis began his coaching career in 2003 at Nicholls State, first working with the safeties before assuming duties as linebackers coach (2004-05) and defensive coordinator (2006- 08). After capturing the 2005 Southland Conference title at Nicholls State, the 2006 Colonels ranked 19th nationally in total defense and his 2007 unit topped the league in interceptions, total and pass defense. During his six-year tenure at Nicholls State, he mentored three FCS All-America selections, seven first-team all-conference performers, a conference player-of-the-year a defensive player-of-the-year and two new- comer-of-the-year award winners. He was also a two-time participant in the NFL Coaches Fellowship Program. As a player, Ellis was a three-year starter, a three-year all-conference standout and team captain as a defensive back at NSU, wrapping up a playing career in 2002 with over 200 tackles and five interceptions before earning a bachelor’s degree in education in 2003. Ellis and his wife Regina have two chil- dren, Deja and Caleb. STEVE ELLIS Cornerbacks Ellis File Years at Louisville: 2 Years in Collegiate Coaching: 14th season Birthdate: January 25, 1980 Hometown: Stringer, Miss. Wife: Regina Children: Deja, Caleb College: Nicholls State ‘03 Bowl Games Coached: 9 Coaching Experience 2023 Louisville Cornerbacks 2020-23 East Carolina Cornerbacks 2019 South Florida Defensive Backs 2009-18 Middle Tennessee State Cornerbacks 2015-18 Recruiting Coordinator 2011-14 Defensive Coordinator 2006-08 Nicholls State Defensive Coordinator 2004-05 Linebackers 2003 SafetiesM ark Ivey begins his sixth season at the University of Louisville, and the second as the linebackers coach. In his first year directing a new position group, Ivey oversaw the development of linebacker T.J. Quinn, who in his first season as a starter, led the team in tackles with 92. Quinn recorded four games of 10 or more tackles en route to earning all-league honors. Before moving to linebackers coach in 2023, Ivey spent four seasons coaching the defensive line for the Cardinals. He mentored standout Ashton Gillotte to All-ACC honorable mention accolades in 2022. The long-time assistant coach pushed Jared Goldwire to produce his two best sea- sons, earning him a free-agent contract with the Los Angeles Chargers. The 2020 cam- paign saw him record 35 tackles and a pair of sacks to earn him second team All-ACC accolades by the Associated Press. Coaching the defensive line in 2019, the Cardinals increased their sack total from 11 in 2018 to 27 in that year, with defensive lineman G.G. Robinson leading the group with 4.0. Before joining the Louisville staff, Ivey spent seven seasons at Appalachian State, coaching the outside linebackers and the defensive line. Ivey was promoted to interim head coach following Scott Satterfield’s departure to Lou- isville, guiding the Mountaineers to a 45-13 win over Middle Tennessee in the 2018 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl. In guiding Appalachian State to a win in the first Sun Belt Championship Game and picking up a bowl win, Ivey worked with a defensive line that included All-Sun Belt first-team pick MyQuon Stout, who recorded 21 tackles. Ivey’s coaching development helped three walk-ons become regular con- tributors as part of a nine-man rotation. Before the 2018 season, Ivey was pro- moted to assistant head coach to go along with his duties as the defensive line coach. Assisting on the defensive side of the football, Appalachian State’s defense ranked 17th nationally in 2017 with 38 sacks. In his first three seasons with the Moun- taineers, Ivey’s linemen combined for more than 52.5 sacks and 109 tackles for loss for a defense that led the conference in total defense and scoring defense in consecu- tive campaigns. In 2016, Appalachian State allowed the fewest points in conference play of any FBS team, finishing in the Top 10 nationally in scoring defense, and the top 20 in both total defense and rushing defense. Under Ivey’s guidance, Ronald Blair, who was named the Sun Belt’s Defensive Student- Athlete of the Year, ranked first in the Sun Belt for tackles for loss with 19 and second in sacks with seven. Blair was selected in the fifth round, with the 142nd pick in the NFL Draft, by the San Francisco 49ers. In 2013, three of Ivey’s outside lineback- ers ranked among Appalachian State’s top eight in tackles. Despite not starting a game as a true freshman, Kennan Gilchrist ranked fourth on the team and among the Southern Conference’s top 40 with 59 stops, en route to earning freshman all-conference honors. Serving as the special-teams coordina- tor from 2012-14, Ivey oversaw a unit that led the SoCon with a gaudy 40.6-yard net punting average. Punter Bentlee Critcher became only the second true freshman in school history to earn NCAA Division I FCS all-America recognition after ranking second among all FCS punters with a 45.9-yard punting average. The 2012 season saw the Mountaineers rank second in NCAA Division I FCS with a 40.8-yard net punting average on the strength of 45.9 yards per punt by all-Amer- ican Sam Martin. Before returning to Appalachian State in 2012, Ivey spent 16 years as a successful high school coach in Florida, including 10 seasons as head coach at Cypress Lake in Fort Myers (2002-06) and Barron Collier in Naples (2007-11). In five seasons at Barron Collier, he led the Cougars to a 36-19 over- all record and state playoff appearances all five years. BCHS won three-straight district championships from 2007-09, doubling the number of district titles that the school had claimed in its first 29 years of existence. Ivey and his wife Rosa have three daugh- ters: Britini, Maggie, and Gabriella. GoCards.com n @UofLFootball 45 MARK IVEY Linebackers Ivey File Years at Louisville: 6 Years in Collegiate Coaching: 13th season Birthdate: July 11, 1973 Hometown: Collinsville, Va. Wife: Rosa Children: Britini, Maggie, Gabriella College: Appalachian State ‘96 Bowl Games Coached: 7 Coaching Experience 2023-24 Louisville Linebackers 2019-22 Defensive Line 2012-18 Appalachian State Interim Head Coach (Dec. 4, 2018) Defensive Line (2018) Defensive Line/Special Teams (2014-17) Special Teams (2013)* Assistant Coach (OLB/ST) (2012-13) 2007-11 Barron Collier H.S. Head Coach 2002-26 Cypress Lakes H.S. Head Coach 1998-01 Gulf Coast H.S. Assistant Coach 1997 Cape Coral H.S. Assistant Coach 1996 Port Charlotte H.S. Assistant CoachGoCards.com n @UofLFootball 46 K arl Maslowski, an experienced spe- cial teams coordinator, returned to the Cardinals as special teams coordinator and defensive assistant in January 2023. In 2023, Maslowski’s special teams units blocked two punts and saw placekicker tie a school record with a 53-yard field goal versus NC State. Before revisiting Louisville, Maslowski spent one season with Brohm at Purdue as the special team coordinator and an assistant linebackers coach. In his lone season with the Boilermakers, Maslowski helped guide Purdue to its first ever Big Ten Champion- ship appearance. Throughout the season, the special teams unit blocked two field goals, converted two successful fake punts, and developed all-conference return specialist Charlie Jones. In the Big Ten Championship, place kicker Mitchell Fineran set a champi- onship game record of five field goals made. Maslowski was instrumental in guiding Fin- eran to become the most accurate kicker in Purdue history Maslowski spent three seasons (2019-21) at Louisville where he assisted in the devel- opment of James Turner, who converted 13-of-15 field goal attempts in 2020 and two-time all-ACC Return Specialist Hassan Hall. He also assisted place kicker Blanton Creque in setting a school record for career field goal percentage and punter Mason King setting a school record for career punt average. Maslowski owns 10 years of experience as a special teams coordinator at the FBS and Division II levels. Under his direction, his punt units ranked top 30 nationally in six out of nine seasons, while his kickoff return units finished in the top 30 eight times. Prior to joining Louisville as the program’s senior quality control specialist (2019-21), Maslowski spent six seasons coaching spe- cial teams at Northern Michigan (2013-18). While in the Upper Peninsula, he coached linebackers, running backs and tight ends. Maslowski began his stint at NMU mentor- ing the linebackers (2013-16) before going to the other side of the ball to coach the run- ning backs and tight ends (2017-18). Throughout his time up north, he guided two All-GLIAC linebackers, two All-GLI- AC punters and one All-GLIAC kicker. As Northern Michigan’s running backs coach, Maslowski played an integral role in his rushers setting three school rushing records and developing the school’s first Harlon Hill nominee. Prior to making the move to Northern Michigan, Maslowski coached at his alma mater Western Kentucky for three seasons. He served as linebackers coach from 2010- 11, which included mentoring a trio of All-Sun Belt linebackers, before focusing specifically on special teams in 2012. His 2011 special teams unit finished in the top 25 nationally in four different statistical categories. During his tenure, two return- ers earned All-America accolades. On the recruiting road, Maslowski helped secure the No. 1 recruiting classes in the Sun Belt for back-to-back seasons. Maslowski was an All-American line- backer at Western Kentucky from 1999-2003 and earned a degree in public health educa- tion in 2004. He helped lead the Hilltoppers to a 1-AA national title in 2002, while earn- ing team MVP and academic all-conference honors during the 2003 campaign. Maslowski is married to the former Brittney Long and the couple has three chil- dren: Lila, Stella and Donovan. KARL MASLOWSKI Special Teams Coordinator/ Asst. Linebackers Maslowski File Years at Louisville: 5 Years in Collegiate Coaching: 19th season Birthdate: February 4, 1981 Hometown: New Lenox, Ill. Wife: Brittney Children: Lila, Stella and Donovan College: Western Kentucky ‘04 Bowl Games Coached: 4 Coaching Experience 2023-24 Louisville Special Teams/Asst. LB 2022 Purdue Special Team Coordinator 2019-21 Louisville Sr. Special Teams QC 2017-18 Northern Michigan Special Teams Coordinator/RB/TE 2013-16 Special Teams Coordinator/LB 2012 Western Kentucky Special Teams Coordinator 2010-11 Special Teams Coordinator/LB 2008-09 Miami University Defensive Graduate Assistant 2006-07 Holy Cross Outside LinebackersA n experienced offensive mind, Gar- rick McGee begins his second season coaching the wide receivers under head coach Jeff Brohm. McGee is starting his second stint on the Louisville staff, having previously worked as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach during the 2014 and 2015 seasons under Bobby Petrino. Returning to lead the wide receivers in 2023, McGee tutored Jamari Thrash to earn second team All-Atlantic Coast Confer- ence accolades and a become a fifth-round selection in the NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns. Thrash caught 63 passes for 858 yards and six touchdowns before entering the draft. McGee left Louisville to become the offen- sive coordinator at Illinois (2016-17), where he worked for two seasons. He also worked two years at Missouri and Florida before join- ing Brohm’s staff at Purdue. In his only season at Purdue, McGee coached wide receiver Charlie Jones, who earned second team AP All-America honors after leading the country with 110 recep- tions and 1,361 yards receiving. Jones also finished the regular season with a team-high 12 touchdowns. McGee served as the head coach at UAB for two seasons prior to his first stint at Louis- ville. He was hired at UAB after four seasons at Arkansas, including two as the offen- sive coordinator. McGee helped Arkansas to final rankings of No. 12 in 2010 and No. 5 in 2011 during his two years as offensive coordinator for the Razorbacks. Arkansas led the SEC in total offense and ranked No. 29 nationally in 2011 at 438.1 yards per game, while scoring 40+ points on six occasions. McGee was influential in the develop- ment of quarterback Ryan Mallett at Arkan- sas. The former Michigan transfer broke 45 school records and was just the third SEC quarterback to surpass 3,500 yards passing in consecutive seasons. Before departing Arkansas for the UAB head job, McGee was a finalist for the 2011 Broyles Award, pre- sented to the nation’s top assistant coach. McGee has also held coaching positions at Northwestern, UNLV, Toledo, Northern Iowa and Langston University, along with two seasons with the Jacksonville Jaguars. McGee attended Booker T. Washington High in Tulsa and played for his father, the late Larry McGee. He played at Arizona State in 1991 and 1992 and went to North- eastern Oklahoma A&M in 1993 before transferring to Oklahoma. McGee earned a bachelor’s degree from Oklahoma in 1996, where he played two seasons and ended his career fourth on OU’s career passing yards list (2,449 yards). He was voted the Big Eight Newcomer of the Year by the league’s coaches in 1994. McGee and his wife Tiffany, have two sons, Cameron and Grant. GoCards.com n @UofLFootball 47 GARRICK McGEE Wide Receivers McGee File Years at Louisville: 4 Years in Collegiate Coaching: 29th season Birthdate: April 6, 1973 Hometown: Tulsa, Okla. Wife: Tiffany Sons: Cameron, Grant College: Oklahoma ‘06 Bowl Games Coached: 12 Coaching Experience 2023-24 Louisville Wide Receivers 2022 Purdue Wide Receivers 2021 Florida Quarterbacks 2020 Analyst 2019 Missouri Wide Receivers 2018 Analyst 2016-17 Illinois Offensive Coordinator/QB 2014-15 Louisville Offensive Coordinator/QB 2012-13 UAB Head Coach 2010-11 Arkansas Offensive Coordinator/QB 2008-09 Quarterbacks 2006-07 Northwestern Offensive Coordinator/QB 2004-05 Wide Receivers 2003 UNLV Wide Receivers 2002 Toledo Wide Receivers 2000-01 Jacksonville Jaguars Quality Control 1999 Northern Iowa Wide Receivers 1996-98 Langston Assistant CoachNext >