5 reasons why Louisville football underachieved against Duke

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Oct 14, 2016; Louisville, KY, USA; Duke Blue Devils running back Jela Duncan (25) runs the ball against Louisville Cardinals safety Josh Harvey-Clemons (25) during the second quarter at Papa John /

3. Louisville’s terrible field goal kicking

I figured that Louisville would finally be able to figure out who will be their field goal kicker this season, but I guess I was wrong. Every time the Cardinals need a big field goal, Evan O’Hara isn’t able to put the football through the uprights.

Who knows what will happen if the Cards ever play a game that comes down to a field goal. I am not entirely confident that he could make the kick.

He missed two field goals tonight that could have been huge misses for Louisville, but luckily the last one was called back because of a roughing the kicker penalty. If there was no penalty on that play, Duke would have had the ball in great field position, only down three.

Louisville’s defense couldn’t get Duke off the field and that last drive could have been a season-ending drive for the Cardinals.

Next: Number Two

Evan O’Hara has to figure out what he needs to fix going forward.

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