MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Louisville left with the Schnellenberger Trophy. The Cardinals now can eye a larger prize.
Jack Plummer threw 3 landing passes, the last of them a 58-yarder to Kevin Coleman with 4:17 remaining, and No. 9 Louisville hung on at the final second to clinch a place in the Atlantic Coastline Conference title match by beating Miami 38-31 on Saturday.
Coleman ended up huge open following Miami defenders Te’Cory Couch and Jaden Davis collided at whole speed as the participate in was creating, and he went down the ideal sideline with the go-ahead score for the Cardinals (10-1, 7-1 ACC, No. 10 CFP). It’s the initial ACC title match berth for the Cardinals, who’ll perform Florida State in Charlotte on Dec. 2 for the league crown.
“This is a major win,” reported Louisville coach Jeff Brohm, who returned to his alma mater right after getting Purdue to the Massive 10 Convention title activity a yr back. “To arrive down to Miami and earn a match with a lot driving on it, it is a terrific sensation.”
Plummer completed 24 of 37 for 308 yards for the Cardinals, people catches having made by 12 unique receivers. Offensive lineman Trevonte Sylvester had a landing capture, as did Nate Kurinsky.
“We’re seeking to discover any way attainable to score,” Plummer reported.
Isaac Guerendo experienced 93 hurrying yards and a rating for Louisville, and Evan Conley — a quarterback who hasn’t thrown a move due to the fact 2021 — came in to rating on a keeper for the Cardinals.
There ended up 176 voters in the ACC preseason poll, and none picked Louisville to earn the meeting.
“Nobody anticipated us to be here,” Louisville cornerback Quincy Riley stated.
Mark Fletcher rushed for 126 yards and two touchdowns for Miami (6-5, 2-5 ACC). Van Dyke, back in the starting off job immediately after freshman Emory Williams got hurt in previous week’s reduction to Florida Point out, done 24 of 39 passes for 327 yards.
The very last 45 of Van Dyke’s yards came on the game’s final enjoy, when his Hail Mary from midfield was batted all around and ended up in the hands of Xavier Restrepo — who was tackled at the 5, with no time still left.
Restrepo concluded with 8 catches for 193 yards, by considerably a occupation very best. Miami also had a 4th-and-intention from the Louisville 3 with 1:29 left, but Van Dyke’s move sailed just out of Jacolby George’s get to in the stop zone.
“Close isn’t good more than enough,” Miami coach Mario Cristobal claimed. “Credit to their offense. They did some things that had been quite hard. We have got to uncover a way to get better.”
The additional reward for the Cardinals: possession of the new Schnellenberger Trophy, a bronzed pair of actual cowboy boots that Howard Schnellenberger — who coached equally Miami and Louisville — wore through his career. Brohm approved the trophy from Beverlee Schnellenberger, the wife of the mentor who died in March 2021.
“He gave a good deal to our college, gave a lot to Miami, gave a ton to a large amount of other sites,” Brohm mentioned of Schnellenberger, whom he equally coached for and played for. “Because of him, all these courses are related.”
THE TAKEAWAY
Louisville: The Cardinals ended up the next FBS crew this time to miss out on a field goal of nearer than 30 yards and an additional level in the identical match Kansas Point out did it in opposition to UCF on Sept. 23. Louisville kicker Brock Travelstead missed a 24-yarder, then had a PAT blocked, equally in the next quarter. Nick Lopez arrived on in the third quarter and kicked a 40-lawn discipline target for a 23-21 direct.
Miami: Kam Kinchens, an All-American very last year following intercepting 6 passes, obtained his fifth interception of the yr on Saturday. The 11 interceptions in Kinchens’ job tie for eighth-most in Hurricanes background and are the most by a Miami player given that Sean Taylor experienced 14 picks from 2001 by way of 2003.
POLL IMPLICATIONS
Louisville likely desires a large amount of enable to get into the University Soccer Playoff, but the Cardinals however have hope. A rivalry recreation subsequent week and then the ACC title match will give Louisville two much more odds to make a critical impact.
UP Up coming
Louisville: Host Kentucky on Nov. 25 to close common season.
Miami: Stop by Boston School on Friday in ACC finale.
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