Evan Wibberley arrives at Louisville with a résumé that already tells a pretty unusual Kentucky football story.
The 6-foot-5, 305-pound redshirt senior from Fort Mitchell has now played for all three Division I programs in the Commonwealth. He started at WKU as a freshman, spent last season at Kentucky, and is now in the Cardinals’ mix. That makes him the first modern player in history to suit up for all three D-I programs in Kentucky.
Louisville is getting a lineman with real mileage. Wibberley earned All-freshman honors at WKU in 2023, then followed that with another strong 2024 season that picked up all-conference recognition from multiple publications. That production helped show he could hold up at a Power Four level.
At Kentucky, though, he was fighting for snaps on a deep and talented offensive line. He appeared in a quarter of the Wildcats’ games last season as he looked for more development and more playing time.
Now he’s in Louisville, where the competition won’t exactly be soft. Wibberley is battling Lance Robinson and Sam Secrest for reps at center or guard, but he brings something the room can always use: experience. He has more than 15 starts and 29 games under his belt, and he’s been through environments like Georgia and South Caroline-a (bum, bum, bum), which only adds to what he can offer this group.
In the end, Louisville added what the source calls a solid dude - and a veteran interior lineman who has already seen plenty.
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