Louisville wins a grind-it-out game to advance.
The Cardinals already know exactly what they're dealing with.
Monday, they were flatter than a soda left out overnight. Saturday, they brought the fizz.
There were some basketball pundits (and by “some,” I mean me) who said before this season that Louisville was likely to go as far as freshman Mikel Brown and sophomore Khani Rooths would take them.
Jeff Brohm owned the loss. You don’t have to worry about that. He might not like being the face of a three-game losing streak, but he understands football life, and his place in it.
Louisville fell 38-6 to SMU — its third straight loss and worst since a 45-13 thrashing at Kentucky in 2019. For a team that was a handful of plays away from coming into this game undefeated, this flat spin in November is as stunning as it is painful.
Louisville starting quarterback Miller Moss, who has started every game for the Cardinals this season, is expected to miss Saturday's game with an injury.
An outlook that wasn't looking great before the ACC injury update hit Thursday night is a good bit darker a day before Louisville travels to SMU looking to end a two-game losing streak.
Louisville running back Keyjuan Brown, who has filled in exceptionally for injured preseason All-American Isaac Brown, is now sidelined by injury himself.
The next blast of ACC expansion will not affect Louisville’s schedule during Rivalry Week.