Louisville Football: Top five overreactions following the loss to Clemson
By Derek Snyder
Louisville football took their first loss at the hands of the Clemson Tigers on Saturday night. Here are the top five overreactions following the loss in Clemson.
Well, it finally happened everybody. The Louisville football team and Lamar Jackson took their first loss thanks to the Clemson Tigers on Saturday night. It wasn’t pretty, but I think we can all appreciate their effort and fight in the second half.
The Cardinals got off to a pretty rough start after having a 7-0 lead on the Tigers. Pre-snap penalties and turnovers gave Deshaun Watson everything he needed in order to put up 28 points in the second quarter.
It didn’t help that the referees missed some clear pass interference calls, but the Cards lost their cool a few times and that cost them. In a tough environment, one the road, and against Clemson, Louisville couldn’t overcome their early mistakes.
You do have to give the Cardinals credit for how they came out in the second half. That showed me a lot about their character and fight. That was the worst first half that we have seen from Louisville in a while and they came out ready to fight back. Kudos to the coaching staff for getting their guys juiced back up.
At the end of the day, Clemson was just a little better than the Cards.