Each year of Bobby Petrino’s return to Louisville, he has gone into the fall looking for answers to how to replace at least one stud defensive lineman. Lorenzo Mauldin. Sheldon Rankins. DeAngelo Brown. The difference this year brings is that Petrino, and new defensive coordinator Peter Sirmon, don’t really have a consistent playmaker that they know they can count on to make plays each game.
Louisville has plenty of talent at the top of the depth chart up front, but none of the guys that they will be relying on has put together a full season of strong production.