Louisville football improved to 4-3 after the Cardinals defeated the Syracuse Orange 34- 26. It was a tale of two halves, as both offenses traded blows in the first half, with Louisville leading Syracuse 28-23. However, the second half was a defensive battle, with no points being scored in the third, and Louisville outscoring Syracuse 6-3 in the fourth.
Jeff Brohm now sits 3-2 in the ACC and is sixth in the conference. Louisville is trying to make a run in the second half of the season, while the Cardinals look to rebound after an early skid that included losses to Wake Forest and North Carolina State.
However, it was just made clear that Louisville needs major help to reach the ACC Championship Game after this weekend, and it is an uphill battle to leap Wake Forest.
Louisville fans need to keep an eye on Wake Forest
Entering the season, everyone circled two games: Ole Miss and SMU. The Cardinals showdown with SMU felt like an early matchup that whoever won would go on a run and become Miami’s biggest threat. However, that might not have been the case…