Three reasons to be optimistic about Louisville football’s defense

Louisville contained D’Eriq King on the ground

One of our keys to the game was Louisville’s ability to stop Miami and duel threat quarterback D’Eriq King in the ground game.

Louisville is known for being a bit porous on run defense, but the Cardinals did a great job to limit Miami’s dynamic leader on designed runs and as he escaped from the pocket.

King finished the game with 8 carries for 9 yards with a long of only 5.

Known as more of a boom or bust type of runner, King has had his share of games over 100 yards on the ground, and games where he barely tried to run at all.

Louisville felt like a prime candidate for the fifth year senior to try to run on, but the Cardinals defense kept him at bay all game.

That’s a positive step forward for a team that has let running quarterbacks have their way in the past.