Louisville-South Florida: Cardinals Finally Get a Signature Win

Louisville finally earned their first signature win in the Steve Kragthorpe era as they knocked off 16th-ranked South Florida 24-20.  All of a sudden they are unexpectedly back in the race for the Big East championship as they improved their overall record to 5-2, while improving to 1-1 in conference play. The win did a lot.  The program has been on life support since we lost to Syracuse last year, and this win just revived the program.  The players and coaches are starting to believe in themselves, the fans are starting to back the team again (as sad as that is), and there's actually a little buzz around town about UofL for the first time since we lost to Kentucky last year. Hunter Cantwell looked solid as he completed 12 passes on 21 attempts for 212 yards, as well as two touchdowns and one interception.  He connected with wide receiver Scott Long five times for 134 yards and both touchdowns. The running game was decent, as Victor Anderson rushed 18 times for 64 yards and ... (link)