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; Louisville Cardinals wide receiver Reggie Bonnafon (7) catches a touchdown pass as Virginia Cavaliers safety Quin Blanding (3) defends in the fourth quarter at Scott Stadium. The Cardinals won 32-25. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports /

UP: Reggie Bonnafon

We are all going to be celebrating the catch by Jaylen Smith for a long, long time, especially if the one-loss Cardinals end up making the College Football Playoff this season. However, let’s not forget about the player who had two touchdowns catches that helped Louisville stay in the game against Virginia.

Bonnafon pulled in his third and fourth touchdown receptions of the season against the Cavaliers on Saturday. To make it even better, those were his only two catches of the entire game. Talk about being effective.

He hasn’t been the high-yardage receiver that we hoped he would become this year, but we will take a couple touchdowns here and there.

You can always tell who the real players are when the game and season is on the line. When the Cards needed someone to step up and make a play, Bonnafon made two huge touchdown catches to keep Louisville’s post-season hopes alive.

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