South Florida (1-2) in Louisville (1-2, 0-1 ACC), Saturday, noon ET (ESPN3) Line: Louisville 13 according to FanDuel.com Sportsbook. Series: Louisville leads 6-5. WHAT’S AT STAKEBoth teams are trying to recover from small losses after leading in the fourth quarter. South Florida then led – No. 18 Florida 28-24 but allowed the go-ahead touchdown with 5:05 left to fall 31-28. Louisville led Florida State 31-28 before delivering a touchdown with 7:54 left in a 35-31 loss that took the Cardinals 0-2 in ACC play. KEYMATCHUPLouisville QB Malik Cunningham vs. USF’s defense. The Cardinals’ mobile signal-caller poses a double threat to any defense, taking 590 of its total 872 yards from scrimmage. However, he threw his first touchdown only last week against Florida State. The upside is that he has a total of 360 yards and three scores against the Seminoles. He will face a Bulls defense that passed Gators QB Anthony Richardson to 112 yards and rush only 24, and Florida to 329 yards in all. Safety Mekhi LaPointe leads the team with 21 tackles. PLAYERS TO WATCHUSF: RB Brian Battie ranks third in universal yards with 183.0 per game. He has 269 rushing (41st) and 263 on kickoff returns. He is coming off a career-best 150 yards rush with a touchdown in Florida and has amassed consecutive 100-yard efforts for a strike averaging 204 yards per game (42nd). Louisville: DE YaYa Diaby leads the team with 3.5 sacks and four tackles for a total loss of 19 yards. His 13 stops are tied for eighth on the team, but he has played a Louisville pass rush that ranks 12th nationally in sacks and 22nd in TFL with 7.7 per game. 2019, in East Carolina. … Bulls QB Gerry Bohanon seeks his first passing TD against four interceptions. The Bulls are sixth nationally in sacks allowed per game (0.33) and 19th with four interceptions. … USF reached 402 yards offensively and failed to deliver a sack in Gainesville. … Louisville plays its first Saturday game since the opener in Syracuse. … Cardinals wide receiver Dee Wiggins is out with a season-end toe injury after catching two passes for 41 yards against FSU.
South Florida (1-2) in Louisville (1-2, 0-1 ACC), Saturday noon ET (ESPN3)
Line: Louisville with 13 according to FanDuel.com Sportsbook.
Series: Louisville leads 6-5.
WHAT’S AT GAME
Both teams appear to be recovering from small losses after a fourth quarter lead. South Florida then led – No. 18 Florida 28-24 but allowed the go-ahead touchdown with 5:05 left to fall 31-28. Louisville led Florida State 31-28 before delivering a touchdown with 7:54 left in a 35-31 loss that took the Cardinals 0-2 in ACC play.
KEY MATCHUP
Louisville QB Malik Cunningham vs. the defense of USF. The Cardinals’ mobile signal-caller poses a double threat to any defense, taking 590 of its total 872 yards from scrimmage. However, he threw his first touchdown only last week against Florida State. The upside is that he has a total of 360 yards and three scores against the Seminoles. He will face a Bulls defense that passed Gators QB Anthony Richardson to 112 yards and rush only 24, and Florida to 329 yards in all. Safety Mekhi LaPointe leads the team with 21 tackles.
PLAYERS TO WATCH
USF: RB Brian Battie is third nationally in all-purpose yards with 183.0 per game. He has 269 rushing (41st) and 263 on kickoff returns. He is coming off a career-best 150 yards rush with a touchdown in Florida and has amassed consecutive 100-yard efforts for a strike averaging 204 yards per game (42nd).
Louisville: DE YaYa Diaby leads the team with 3.5 sacks and four tackles for a total loss of 19 yards. His 13 stops are tied for eighth on the team, but he has driven a Louisville pass rush that ranks 12th nationally in sacks and 22nd in TFL with 7.7 per game.
FACTS AND NUMBERS
USF has a 13-game loss streak on the road dating back to October 28, 2019 in East Carolina. … Bulls QB Gerry Bohanon seeks his first passing TD against four interceptions. The Bulls are sixth nationally in sacks allowed per game (0.33) and 19th with four interceptions. … USF reached 402 yards offensively and failed to deliver a sack in Gainesville. … Louisville plays its first Saturday game since the opener in Syracuse. … Cardinals wide receiver Dee Wiggins is out with a season-end toe injury after catching two passes for 41 yards against FSU.
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