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.

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.

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.