Louisville football: How do the Cards slow down Clemson?

We’ve come a long way since the highly controversial 4th down play from 2016. Now three years later, Louisville football will look to pull off a historic upset against no. 3 ranked Clemson on Saturday.

Louisville football is coming off their first pair of back to back wins in the ACC since 2017. after knocking off their first ranked opponent of the Scott Satterfield era last weekend in Wake Forest. For them to get their third one, it’s going to take a full 60 minutes of mistake-free football, unlimited confidence and a lot of magic.

The Cards will welcome defending national champion Clemson on Saturday. Behind Dabo Swinney, the Tigers have been as dominant as anyone over the last year and a half, literally anyone. From a general standpoint, the last time Louisville played Clemson, the Tigers won by 61 points. They had five players average over 14 yards per carry and they had three players rush for over 100 yards. But Louisville wasn’t exactly a powerhouse last season, so let’s talk about another team.

They’ve made a habit out of winning and winning by a lot. They’ve now won 15 of 16 games by 14 or more after this past weekend’s 45-14 victory over Florida State. Here’s how rare this is:

Clemson enters Cardinal stadium against this new and improved Louisville team as a 24 point favorite. Scott Satterfield and his staff have been spectacular this season, already doubling last season’s win total in half of the time. But his miracle-working ability may be put to the test on Saturday, here’s how they can get it done.