Lincoln Kienholz weathered the storm and had a strong performance against Ole Miss in his first career start. What the former Ohio State QB said after the game means as much as what he did on the field.

The No. 9 Ole Miss Rebels and the No. 24 Louisville Cardinals authored one of the most thrilling games in Week 1 of the 2026 college football season, thanks in large part to their quarterbacks, Lincoln Kienholz and Trinidad Chambliss,

Lincoln Kienholz's father, Peter, talks with CardinalAuthority about his reaction to his son's first career start at Louisville.

In his first game as a starter for the Louisville Cardinals, former Ohio State quarterback Lincoln Kienholz put on a show.

Dalton Pence highlights Lincoln Kienholz's strong debut & Louisville's offensive performance vs. Ole Miss, and recaps Louisville volleyball's sweeps over Texas & TCU

NASHVILLE - Lincoln Kienholz finally received his turn as a Power Four starting quarterback. The product of T.F. Riggs High School in Pierre, South Dakota, spent three seasons competing on the Ohio State depth chart before making the move to Louisville.

UofL QB Lincoln Kienholz shows promise in debut against Ole Miss

Within that drive (and the entirety of the second half), Kienholz not only showed off his legs, but displayed his innate ability to throw on the move. Kienholz finished with three total scores for his team, and gave Louisville a real shot at pulling the upset over the top-10 Rebels.