Any University of Louisville football fan who tends to dawdle, getting stuck in traffic or lingering too long at the tailgate, is going to be sorry.
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Syracuse 28, BC 20: Syracuse quarterback Eric Dungey threw three touchdown passes, Ervin Phillips had a pair of scores and Syracuse sent the host Eagles to their 12th straight conference loss. Petrino should have the team ready to go, but we’ll see what happens when the lights come on. “Our guys ran really good routes, we had good protection and Lamar was very accurate in his throws”. The sophomore signal-caller has benefited greatly from the presence of 5-11, 223-pound junior tight end Jaylen Samuels, who tied a personal best with eight catches and set another with 100 yards receiving versus Clemson. The Cardinals scored at will in the first half, accumulating 390 offensive yards. Louisville still leads the nation in scoring at 52.3 points per game. The Blue Devils controlled the football for 37-plus minutes, rendering Heisman Trophy hopeful Lamar Jackson a bystander for the majority of the action.
The NC State Wolfpack (4-2) lost to the Clemson Tigers, 24-17, last week in which Ryan Finley completed 231 yards in 20 of 40 passes.
Louisville’s defense stuffed the Wolfpack offense throughout the first quarter, holding them without a first down. By contrast, the Wolfpack had 52 total yards of offense and zero points.
In the end Grant Haley’s dramatic 60-yard touchdown clinched the win for Penn State and just like that Ohio’s membership to the Perfect Season club was revoked.
Louisville continued to roll in the second quarter, adding a 1-yard touchdown run by Jeremy Smith to take a 27-0 lead. Additionally, the defense did not allow the Cardinals to score in the quarter, which was only the second time all year Louisville had been shut out in a quarter, the only other being the first quarter against Clemson.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Wilton Speight passed for 253 yards and two touchdown passes to help No. 3 MI cruise to a 41-8 victory in Big Ten play.
On the offense, Louisville football averages 321.4 yards in passing and 305.7 yards in rushing. Jackson found Jamari Staples for a 16-yard touchdown three plays later to take a 41-0 lead. If N.C. State wants to win, Matt Dayes will have to run well and eat up clock. On Saturday afternoon, the Louisville star quarterback reached yet another milestone in his record-breaking season. As a unit, they have tallied 70 catches for over 1,100 yards and seven touchdowns. Heisman leader Lamar Jackson had a down game by his standards, with only 325 total yards and two touchdowns. Jackson’s last touchdown pass broke Louisville’s season record for most touchdowns responsible for by a single player with 34.
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In six games, NC State has committed just seven turnovers, so the Wolfpack’s discipline and efficiency will keep them in the game on Saturday. The U of L defense held the Wolfpack to only 54 yards and two first downs.
