Shough is the second Cardinal to declare for the 2025 NFL Draft and opt out of the Sun Bowl, following wide receiver Ja'Corey Brooks. Louisville has also seen 14 players enter the transfer portal as well.

Louisville football will be without its starting quarterback for its upcoming bowl game. Tyler Shough announced on X, formerly known as Twitter, that he would be sitting out the Sun Bowl game and entering the 2025 NFL Draft.

Shough joins wide receiver Ja’Corey Brooks as the only Louisville players who have opted out of the Sun Bowl at this point. The Cards will also be without the (currently) 15 pla

Louisville football will be without Tyler Shough for its Sun Bowl game vs Washington. The Louisville QB will instead focus on 2025 NFL Draft prep.

NEW YORK, NY – University of Louisville quarterback Tyler Shough was named one the 12 semi-finalists for college football’s 2024 Comeback Player of the Year Award by the College Sports Communicators.

Louisville won 41-14 over Kentucky. Tyler Shough passed for 128 yards on 9-of-18 attempts (50.0%) with no touchdowns and no interceptions. Isaac Brown carried the ball 26 times for 178 yards and scored two touchdowns, adding three receptions for 12 yards. Chris Bell put up 84 yards on three catches.