– 3 Cards trending on social media & Fan day is almost here

Peyton Siva, Wayne Blackshear, and Gorgui Dieng have been College Counselors at the Adidas Nations Camp in Garden Grove, California this past weekend. It really has been great for these guys. 

The counselors are taught and put through drills by coaches and pro-type players. They also get to scrimmage a lot against other top players. The experience should help all three get better.

They have created a buzz for themselves over the past couple of days as well. Video has flooded social media of Peyton Siva making great passes, and showing off his athletic ability with a crazy between the legs 360 dunk. Gorgui has also made the social media rounds with his soccer style alley-oop, and with talk about how big he has gotten in the off season.

In a Q&A session with Recruiting analyst Josh Gershon Siva had this to say about his teammates:

Q: How have your two teammates played here?

Siva: “I think they’ve done really well. Gorgui has gotten really big and he’s holding his own. He’s shown a lot of people his upside. He’s ready for a big year next season. Wayne Blackshear is shooting the ball really well and taking a lot of good shots. I feel really good about them and can’t wait to play alongside them this year.”

In that same interview Siva also commented on his own improvement:

Q: And how have you improved your game?

Siva: “I’ve tried to improve on my decision making and changing speeds. Of course I’m always working on my jump shot but it’s been on and off this weekend so I’m trying to be more consistent.”

Really glad to hear about these guys doing well. Sounds like everything is going great. I just hope they can all stay healthy and get the opportunities they deserve. It’s going to be a special season for them.

Below are the videos that have been making their way around the social media networks:

(Siva with the sweet pass)

(Siva with the 360 between the legs dunk)

(Gorgui with soccer style ally-oop)

(More Siva highlights)

It was announced last week that the University of Louisville Football Fan Day will be Sunday, Aug. 12, on the concourse of Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium from noon to 2:30 p.m.

Gates will open at noon with an autograph session. Fans will be given posters as they enter the gates and are allowed to bring one other item to be signed.

Charlie Strong, coaching staff, and the players will sign autographs on the concourse. The offensive players will be on the East side of the stadium with the defense sitting at the closed end of the stadium at Gate 4.

Be sure to make it out there this weekend to show these guys some love. TheCardinalsBeak.com will be there to bring you photos and videos from the event.