Lincoln Kienholz holds the QB · Starter spot in Louisville Cardinals’s quarterback room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Lincoln Kienholz is a quarterback from Pierre, South Dakota who transferred to Louisville from Ohio State. The 6'2", 215-pound redshirt junior arrived at Ohio State in June 2023 after a decorated high school career at T.F. Riggs, where he threw for 9,100 yards and 104 touchdowns over three seasons and led the school to three consecutive state championships. In 2025, Kienholz appeared in seven contests for the Buckeyes, completing 11 of 14 passes for 139 yards with one touchdown while rushing for 66 yards and two touchdowns. He was named Academic All-Big Ten Conference.

Ohio State2023 – 2025

Louisville2026 — present