Louisville Football: 3 Cardinals up and 3 Cardinals down after Virginia

Louisville Football: 3 Cardinals up and 3 Cardinals down after the Virginia game

Oct 29, 2016; Charlottesville, VA, USA; Louisville Cardinals wide receiver Reggie Bonnafon (7) celebrates with Cardinals wide receiver Jaylen Smith (9) and Cardinals wide receiver Jamari Staples (2) after catching a touchdown pass against the Virginia Cavaliers in the fourth quarter at Scott Stadium. The Cardinals won 32-25. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports /

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Oct 29, 2016; Charlottesville, VA, USA; The Louisville Cardinals offense lines up against the Virginia Cavaliers defense in the second quarter at Scott Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports /

DOWN: Louisville’s Offensive Line

I will preface this post with saying that, at the end of the day, Louisville was able to finish the game with 361 passing yards and 147 rushing yards. However, the Cards were going against one of the worst defensive-fronts in the entire conference. I would argue that the offensive line looked mediocre at best.

It was extremely frustrating to watch the O-Line get dominated by the blitz-packages and flat-our bull rushes by Virginia. It’s not like Louisville was going up against Florida State or Clemson, it was two-win Virginia.

The Cards’ offensive line handled the call very well in their win over NC State last weekend, but fell way short this past Saturday. If it was not for a couple of breaks, Louisville would have gotten beat and the Offensive line would have been prime subject number one to blame.

To be honest, that performance still doesn’t inspire much confidence in their ability to handle a physical front for the rest of the season. Let’s hope that is just an overreaction and not a building trend.

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