The Louisville punter did not make an appearance with the team at the Sun Bowl, skipping the postseason game against the Washington Huskies. Hodges revealed on Tuesday that the university's NIL collective had not paid him what was promised.

This is the way sports media and social media work in 2024. (And I assume in 2025, too.) A former University of Louisville punter who did

Louisville football punter Brady Hodges opted out of the Sun Bowl vs. Washington. Here's why the senior punter did not play:

The Louisville vs. Washington game will be televised nationally on CBS. The Sun Bowl kicks off at its traditional time of noon, Mountain. Analyst Gary Danielson will be calling his 17th Sun Bowl from the booth, alongside play-by-play broadcaster Brad Nessler. Jenny Dell is the sideline reporter.

The Louisville Cardinals appeared in the Sun Bowl. However, they were without their starting punter due to a dispute that didn't even sound real.

Even punters are getting mired in NIL controversies. Louisville senior punter Brady Hodges was conspicuously absent from the Sun Bowl on Tuesday, and he took to X to explain that he hasn’t been paid what he was promised by the university’s NIL collective.