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Louisville beat North Carolina State 34-20 in Raleigh, overcoming a 7-10 halftime deficit. They were out-gained 326-377 and out-first downed 17-25. Like us they had a big third quester in which Micale Cunningham threw three TD passes totaling 117 yards. Also, just like us, they were +3 in turnovers. Cunningham was 13/20 for 242 yards, 4TDs and 0 interceptions. Tutu Atwell had 5 catches for 110 yards and a score. But the Cardinals only ran for 77 yards on 39 carries. Devin Leary was 24 for 44 for NC State for 243 yards and 2 scores. He had one interception. State ran for 134 yards on 35 carries. Louisville coach Scott Satterfield: "We want to run the football, and if guys are playing us one-on-one on the outside, we've got to take our shots. We connected on a lot of those shots."
Wake Forest got flattened by Clemson 3-52 after losing to the Tigers 3-63 the year before. Last year’s game came a week after Syracuse almost beat Clemson in their own place. After that game the Tigers won their next ten games by a total of 522-120, clobbering Alabama in the national title game 44-16. This year again they didn’t dominate at the start but, since pulling out a game at North Carolina they have won their last six games 315-58, (52.5-10). In other words, they are clobbering everybody on another quest to win it all. The point is, Wake’s result against them doesn’t mean they are a bad team. The Tigers out-gained the Deacons 515-105 and out-first downed them 26-5. They out-rushed them 168-64 and out-passed them 348-41. Jamie Newman was 6 for 14 with 2 interceptions. Surprisingly, Clemson was credited with only 2 sacks and 1 hurry. But they had 10 TFLs. Wake rushed for 64 yards on 37 carries.
The ranking of these performances if obvious: Louisville 1 Wake Forest 2. But that doesn’t necessarily tell us how difficult the teams will be for Syracuse to beat.
Wake Forest got flattened by Clemson 3-52 after losing to the Tigers 3-63 the year before. Last year’s game came a week after Syracuse almost beat Clemson in their own place. After that game the Tigers won their next ten games by a total of 522-120, clobbering Alabama in the national title game 44-16. This year again they didn’t dominate at the start but, since pulling out a game at North Carolina they have won their last six games 315-58, (52.5-10). In other words, they are clobbering everybody on another quest to win it all. The point is, Wake’s result against them doesn’t mean they are a bad team. The Tigers out-gained the Deacons 515-105 and out-first downed them 26-5. They out-rushed them 168-64 and out-passed them 348-41. Jamie Newman was 6 for 14 with 2 interceptions. Surprisingly, Clemson was credited with only 2 sacks and 1 hurry. But they had 10 TFLs. Wake rushed for 64 yards on 37 carries.
The ranking of these performances if obvious: Louisville 1 Wake Forest 2. But that doesn’t necessarily tell us how difficult the teams will be for Syracuse to beat.
