From the moment the ball was kicked off, the Louisville football program enforced their will over arch rival Kentucky, leaving Lexington with a 41-14. The Cardinals snapped a five-game losing streak to the Wildcats, which had been the longest since the rivalry was renewed in 1994.

Louisville took out six years and five games worth of rivalry frustration on Kentucky Saturday afternoon in a 41-14 thrashing that brought the Governor’s Cup back to the Derby City for the first time since 2017.

From the point last year when No. 9 and 10-1 Louisville suffered a crushing, come-from-ahead 38-31 loss to Kentucky in Brohm’s Governor’s Cup rivalry coaching debut, the U of L head man knew his assignment: To come to Lexington and finally get U of L back on top of the team its fan base most yearns to beat.