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Heat Check: Can Louisville Football run the table in 2016?

By Derek Snyder

Sep 17, 2016; Louisville, KY, USA; Louisville Cardinals quarterback Lamar Jackson (8) runs the ball agains the Florida State Seminoles during the second quarter at Papa John
Sep 17, 2016; Louisville, KY, USA; Louisville Cardinals quarterback Lamar Jackson (8) runs the ball agains the Florida State Seminoles during the second quarter at Papa John /
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Sep 3, 2016; Lexington, KY, USA; Kentucky Wildcats running back Stanley Boom Williams (18) runs the ball against the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles in the first quarter at Commonwealth Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark Zerof-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 3, 2016; Lexington, KY, USA; Kentucky Wildcats running back Stanley Boom Williams (18) runs the ball against the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles in the first quarter at Commonwealth Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark Zerof-USA TODAY Sports /

Kentucky at Louisville (Saturday, November 26th, Time TBA)

This game being placed at the end of the season is just the worst case possible for Kentucky football every season. There is nothing like coming into the final game of the year standing at 5-6, needing one win to go to a bowl game and losing to your in-state rival.

That just might be the case again for Kentucky this season.

The Wildcats have had the Cardinals on the ropes for two years in-a-row and haven’t been able to finish the game. Last season, Kentucky posted a 21-0 lead, only to see Petrino bench Kyle Bolin and help Lamar Jackson change his college football career. Louisville ended up winning the game in Lexington 38-24.

Kentucky football has started the 2016 season 1-2 after losses to Southern Mississippi and Florida. They were able to get a win against New Mexico State last weekend, but it still came at the expense of giving up 42 points in a 62-42 win. Like Marshall, giving up, at least, over 40 points at home doesn’t bring too much confidence in showing how they could slow down Lamar Jackson.

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Louisville fans can rejoice in another football victory over the University of Kentucky. Hopefully the Cardinals next game will be the ACC Championship.

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