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In the Cards: Louisville surges to No. 3 in AP Top 25

The trees in this part of the Upper South are still as green as the Field Turf at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium.

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Louisville would lead by 53 points at one point before pulling its starters in the fourth quarter. If this were a 1500-meter race, the rabbit would still be out in front. 17, 2016 in Louisville Ky.Louisville won 63-20.

The Pac-12 has two other ranked teams. Now we’re looking forward to Marshall. “And they’ve got to play better”. “We removed them from the line of scrimmage”. No, because Jackson graded his performance as a D.

Lamar Jackson 5x better than what I was at V-Tech.Enough said!

Hornibrook completed 8 of 12 passes for 122 yards and one interception.

Keep in mind that early betting lines are quite volatile and often do not resemble the final lines.

“You know, it’s insane, but it isn’t anything to me, ” Jackson said after he collected five more touchdowns, including four rushing, against the Seminoles to bring his season total to 18.

Vick’s school wasn’t in the ACC during his college days, but he did face the ‘Noles in the 1999 BCS Championship, falling short. I thought they were overrated to begin the season, and I still believe that they probably are here.

Older, wiser Cardinals understood that this victory, even in mid-September, meant something. Remembering they lost halftime leads the last two years in falling to Florida State, the Cardinals stressed finishing the job this time. Don’t forget: This is only Louisville’s third season in the ACC. The Cardinals were No. 3 most recently on November 5, 2006, during coach Bobby Petrino’s first stint with Louisville. The special teams play was great, too, as the Cardinals almost had a second punt return for a touchdown. “We work so hard that I feel this is the way we wanted it and we planned to do it”. This is a very potent offensive team averaging 49.6 points through three games. So what was your favorite moment of dominance?

Before halftime, Jackson had run for 94 and passed for another 180.

For good measure, Jaire Alexander tacked on a 69-yard punt return touchdown 71 seconds into the third quarter and a 61-yard return later in the period.

More valuable for the fifth-year senior: His defense leads the nation in points (4.7), yards (129.7) and sacks (16).

Louisville head coch Bobby Petrino gets the doused following Louisville’s 63-20 victory over Florida State in an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sep. Most points ever scored against Florida State.

During this run of Peppers’ impact plays on defense, MI awoke and went on a 24-7 run to take the lead at the half. His 34-yard touchdown scamper with 2:29 left in the game put the Cornhuskers on top for good. Here’s a look at how we see the rest of the ACC heading into Week 4. Such an occasion was nothing special for Florida State, a perennial power playing its 33rd game from a “College GameDay” site.

There are key battles of 3-0 teams in both divisions of the SEC this weekend, with Arkansas facing Texas A&M in Arlington, and Florida traveling to Tennessee.

But it was bad.

No. 11 Wisconsin at No. 8 Michigan State.

That’s a step up from what Vick said a few days prior during an interview filled with praise: “He’s throwing touchdowns”.

-Christian McCaffrey, Stanford, had 260 all-purpose yards and scored two TDs, helping the No. 7 Cardinal beat Southern California 27-10.

The Bison earned the ball back though – and they finished off the program’s signature victory by running the ball right at Iowa.

But, the question is still there: how far can this team go? “There is no reason to panic”. The “basic” defense showed they were nothing of the sort and dominated almost the whole game. Is the victor that good or the loser that bad?

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From the opening kickoff, it was apparent that FSU looked completely outmatched and unprepared, as Louisville efficiently marched down the field in six plays for a 75-yard scoring drive to give Louisville an early 7-0 lead. The Cardinals are the top-10 team; the Seminoles are the wannabes.

Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson fakes a handoff to Brandon Radcliff during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game Saturday Sep. 17 2016 in Louisville Ky