Louisville Football: 5 takeaways from the Syracuse game
By Derek Snyder
5. Louisville’s receivers need to clean up their game
After James Quick’s 72 yard touchdown catch on the first play of the game, Louisville’s receivers quickly began to see their play decline. Syracuse was a great test to see how well this team could respond to adversity on the road in ACC play. There were good moments and there were some very bad moments.
Unfortunately for Louisville’s receivers, they were in the bad category.
Reggie Bonnafon didn’t have a very good game either. Jackson looked his way a few other times and he still wasn’t able to pull down the crucial catches in this one. He looked great against Charlotte, but that doesn’t matter if he cannot pick his game up. He has a great size advantage over most nickel corners he will face this year, hopefully with more experience he can figure it out.
Quick and Staples were the bright spots for Louisville in this game against Syracuse. They both had well over 100 yards receiving and are showing they can be the most reliable targets for Lamar Jackson.
It’s going to be important for Louisville’s receivers to pick up their game before they meet up with the Florida State Seminoles next Saturday. If Louisville wants to pull off the upset, the Cardinal’s receivers need to play a flawless game.