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Louisville Football Takes Loss To Ole Miss At Kickoff Game

By: Hannah Walker–

The Louisville football team was back and ready to play at the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game. They travelled to Atlanta, GA on Monday, Sept. 6, to face the Ole Miss Rebels at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium. However, Louisville lost with a final score of 24-43.

At the start of the game, Louisville won the coin toss and made the choice to defend the east goal. Freshman kicker Brock Travelstead started with a kickoff of 65 yards, but Ole Miss was quickly able to return 11 yards.

It wasn’t long after kickoff that Ole Miss made a complete pass for 24 yards; making a first down early in the game.