As Miami quarterback Carson Beck was driving down the field with under two minutes left — down 24–21 — Louisville football fans everywhere were hoping for overtime but bracing for heartbreak. That is, until sophomore linebacker T.J. Capers, a Miami native, snatched Beck’s fourth interception of the night with just 32 seconds remaining to seal a monumental Cardinals victory.
Led by head coach Jeff Brohm, the Cardinals pulled off the ACC upset of the year, and it shouldn’t come as a surprise — Brohm now owns four wins over top-five teams as an unranked head coach. Louisville entered the game as 11.5-point underdogs, but the Cardinals executed their game plan to perfection.
The win not only vaults Louisville above Miami in the ACC standings (by virtue of the tiebreaker) but also keeps alive their hopes for a conference title berth or even an at-large postseason bid if they can win out.
Last week, we highlighted three key areas Louisville would need to win to stay competitive against Miami: discipline, offensive line play, and quarterback Miller Moss. As it turns out, those were the very reasons they stunned the Hurricanes.
So, here are three reasons why Louisville pulled off the upset and stunned the Miami Hurricanes.