The Louisville football program has several impact playmakers returning for year two under head coach Jeff Brohm.

For starters, they bring back two of the best defenders in the ACC in defensive end Ashton Gillotte and cornerback Quincy Riley. Additionally, guys like safety M.J. Griffin, offensive guard Michael Gonzalez, edge rusher Mason Reiger, linebacker T.J. Quinn and numerous others who made some sort of impact last season are coming back for the 2024 season.

That being said, Louisville’s efforts in the transfer portal have netted them some players who will undoubtedly be major role players next season. Gillotte and Riley, who will be the cornerstones of next year’s team, are excited for the new pieces coming in via the portal.

“I think we’ve made a lot of good quality pickups, to build our team, build our depth,” Gillotte said. “Obviously, we’re a transfer portal team. We rely on it, we have a lot of players out of it. But, I don’t think of that as a bad thing. I think it promotes a lot of good competition, which is obviously what we want, and we want to be a championship team. Our main focus is going to be getting together with the new guys, and trying to focus on what the goal is.”