Louisville’s Head Coach Jeff Brohm spoke to the media this week about facing Virginia on Saturday.
Opening statement
“We have to get back to work. We’re facing a good team in Virginia who’s 4-1 and 2-0 in the conference. They have good quarterback play and they’re solid on defense and balanced on offense. Last year at home we had to score two late touchdowns to pull out a victory. They controlled the game for the most part. We must get better as a team and improve on a lot of things that haven’t gone our way. We need to go out there and get it done, especially on the road, which will be a good test for us.”
UVA’s ability to finish in the fourth quarter
Jeff: It’s all relative. We were able to finish on them last year, despite them playing a really good game. This year they’re an experienced team whose quarterback is playing well, they settled on him and he’s done a really good job. He can run and pass which gives them options and uses his ability to escape the pocket, giving them opportunities to score. Their defense is solid and at times they’ve played tremendously well. I think they’re a solid football team that’s gone through a couple seasons where they’ve had some tough losses but have learned from them. They have improved because of it and that’s how it works. They’re very competitive, they play hard and are well coached. The quarterback play as well as their defense is their strength.