The last time the Louisville Cardinals came to Lexington for the Governor’s Cup, the year was 2019 and Scott Satterfield was in his first season as head coach; a fresh start for the Birds following the Bobby Petrino 2.0 era of UofL Football.
No stranger to a good rivalry game, Satterfield was hired away from Appalachian State, where the bitter rival is Georgia Southern and the annual rivalry game is called “Deeper Than Hate.” Satterfield embraced that Sun Belt animosity, even telling his App State team, “Every single time, every year rolls around and we play these guys, there’s hate.