🏊🏼 Paige McCormick Is Diving Into Her Next Chapter

From All-American swimmer to NIL advocate, Louisville alum Paige McCormick is making waves far beyond the pool.

May 14, 2025

There are just a few weeks left until the last day of class, and we know, you can almost feel summer. But, in this new NIL era, college sports is becoming a year-round sport.

We’ve got you covered on all the highlights.

Let’s go. 👇

In This Week’s Edition

  • Paige McCormick tells us about her transformation from collegiate swimmer and how NIL impacted her career.

  • Meet the new signee to the football team.

  • We also introduce you to our Cardinals of the Week, Wyatt Danilowicz and Jake Schweitzer, who are fresh off bringing home the barrel.

Let’s get into it. 👇

NEWS, NOTES & SIGNINGS

🏀 Battle of Bluegrass Scheduled

The University of Louisville men's basketball team will host the Kentucky Wildcats on Tuesday, Nov. 11, in the KFC Yum! Center.

✍️ Cards Sign TE

Head coach Jeff Brohm announced this week that Davon Mitchell, who played at Oklahoma last season, has signed with the football program.

Mitchell is the third tight end to transfer to UofL in the spring window and the ninth player overall.

ATHLETE UNSCRIPTED: PAIGE MCCORMICK

Paige McCormick Is Diving Into Her Next Chapter

From All-American swimmer to NIL advocate, Louisville alum Paige McCormick is making waves far beyond the pool.

A 2024 NIL Innovator of the Year, Paige shares how her journey—from Olympic Trials heartbreak to hip surgery recovery—shaped who she is today.

🏊‍♀️ NCAA swimmer and team captain at Louisville

🇺🇸 Competed at the 2021 Olympic Trials (and got DQ’d!)

🦵 Battled through hip surgery and returned stronger

🎓 Graduated with a master’s in sport administration in just 4 years

đź’Ľ Advocates for student-athletes and NIL education through storytelling and mentorship

đź“Ł Dream brand deal? Lululemon, call her.

“There’s no right path—just your path. Go for it. The worst you’ll hear is no.”

— Paige McCormick on finding your true path

Dive in for the full interview 👇

HEPBURN INVITED TO ELITE CAMP

Chucky Hepburn is one of 44 former standouts invited to the NBA G League Elite Camp in Chicago, and top performers will be invited to the NBA combine later this week.

BEYOND THE COURT: COLLEGE SPORTS NEWS

💰 Nick Saban is reportedly pressing President Trump to change NIL rules. According to MSNBC, some people don’t like that.

🏛️ $2.8 billion House v NCAA settlement hangs in balance as attorneys file brief to address roster-limit concerns. CBS Sports has more.

🏀 Shaq has a new gig, and this time it’s in Sacramento. Say hello to the new General Manager of the Sacramento State men’s hoops program. Meet Dr. Shaquille O’Neal on Sac State’s athletics site.

TL;DR — College sports stay chaotic. We love bringing you the headlines that shape the sports we love. If you have a story we should see, let us know!

CARDS CAM

Former Cardinal and Louisville native David Sloan will join the Louisville alumni TBT team.

The University of Louisville men's golf team was selected as the No. 5 seed at the NCAA Tallahassee Regional.

The Cardinals registered seven top-three finishes at the Lake Wheeler Invitational.

CO-CARDINALS OF THE WEEK: WYATT DANILOWICZ & JAKE SCHWEITZER

The Cards beat rival Vanderbilt in the annual Battle of the Barrel and came out on top, thanks to some late-game pitching that shut the door on the Commodores.

Shout-out to Wyatt Danilowicz and Jake Schweitzer, who combined for six outs by retiring the last six batters.

#GoCards