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TRE RICHARDSON #0
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 175lb
Position: WR
Class: Senior
Hometown: Topeka, KS
Summary:In nearly every single Jeff Brohm season since he began his coaching career I believe there has been a player who has been identified preseason as a guy who will "excel in the Brohm offense", and for those keeping tabs, they usually do. The prototypical mold for that guys is the slightly undersized speedster who can find space in the flats, find holes in the middle, and burn you over the top, if we're looking for examples we can see Caullin Lacy, Jamari Thrash, Charlie Jones, David Bell, Rondale Moore, and so on. Next up on that list appears to be Mr. Tre Richardson.
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The Vanderbilt transfer was the favorite target for Pavia last year, finishing with a team leading 806 yards and seven touchdowns, with a near 18 yards per reception average. He hurt teams in space, and he hurt teams over the top. His track worthy speed earned a reputation that pushed secondaries back and allowed not only a chance for him to find a gap, but created a difficult ask for opposing defenses to protect the run, hence Pavia and the running back having some room to operate outside. So if Richardson isn't catching bombs, and isn't slicing up linebackers with mesh routes, he's pulling the defense towards him and up the field, which means Isaac Brown and Kienholz have more green to do work. While I think Richardson may lead the team in yardage because of the deep ball, he likely wont be the leading receiving in terms of receptions. I think his value comes from the threat of him being out there, and when teams take that away, they give up openings elsewhere. Get ready to see Richardson dancing in the endzone. It should happen a bunch.
Another year of 'The Cardinal Countdown' is in the books. If my math is right I think this is Year 15 of the countdown, which is just absurd to say out loud. This thing doesn't exist if you guys aren't reading it daily, commenting, talking about the upcoming year, and just as genuinely excited as I am to get the season started each year. Thank you. Thanks for reading, thanks for sharing, and lets get ready to start one of the more anticipated Louisville Football seasons in quite some time. The road to an ACC Championship, and a College Football Playoff appearance starts TODAY. Go Cards.
