Their stories are similar in so many ways. Two quarterbacks from South Florida, raised and supported by strong, single mothers, turning their backs on established in-state powers to take a chance on Louisville.
What Teddy Bridgewater began when he signed with the unheralded Cardinals in 2011 carried on with Lamar Jackson when he signed in 2015. Those twin decisions have built Louisville into a program that can no longer be overlooked, one that sits on the precipice of perhaps the greatest season in school history.
“When Teddy came here, I was like, ‘Will we ever have a quarterback that touches how Teddy impacted this program?