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No. 16 Louisville (2-1, 1-0) will host Wake Forest (2-1, 0-1) at L&N Stadium on Saturday at noon. The Cardinals are seeking a third straight win on the season, while the Demon Deacons are hoping to bounce back following a home loss to No. 6 Miami. Wake Forest is guided by QB Gio Lopez, a North Carolina transfer, who sits second in the ACC with 887 passing yards through three games. The mobile quarterback drew a comparison to SMU's Kevin Jennings during UofL head coach Jeff Brohm's press conference on Monday. "This quarterback is a good player," Brohm said. "He's played a lot of football and is very similar to [Kevin] Jennings last week. Maybe a little bit stronger of a runner, but he fits great in their system, he really does. He's doing a really good job. They've got one receiver who's been lights out fantastic, so we're going to have to contain those guys again." Unable to attend the Cardinals vs Demon Deacons? The broadcast information for television and radio follows: Broadcast Details Date: Saturday, Sept. 26 Time: 12:00 p.m. (ET) Location: Louisville Stadium: L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium  TV: ESPN TV Crew: Tom Hart (pxp), Roddy Jones (analyst), Quint Kessenich (sideline) Louisville Radio: Louisville Radio Network (93.9 in Louisville) Louisville Radio Crew: Paul Rogers (pxp), Craig Swabek (analyst), Jody Demling (sideline) Favorite: Louisville is favored by 12.5 points Series History: This marks the 11th meeting between the two programs. Louisville leads the series 7-3.  Did You Know? * The Cardinals are one of six FBS programs yet to commit a turnover during the 2026 season – Maryland, New Mexico, Notre Dame, Penn State, South Alabama. This marks just the second time that Louisville has been turnover-free through the first three games of a season, having also done so in Jeff Brohm's second season in 2024. * Jake Dickert was named the 33rd head coach of the Wake Forest football program on Dec. 18, 2024. He lead the program to nine wins in his first season, including a victory over Mississippi State in the 2025 Duke's Mayo Bowl. The nine victories were most by a first-year head coach in Wake Forest history. * Louisville is now 12-2 during the month of September under Jeff Brohm, with the only losses coming at No. 16 Notre Dame in 2024 and versus No. 9 Ole Miss earlier this season. * Wake Forest QB Gio Lopez was the ACC QB of the Week following the team's win at Purdue in Week 2.  * Louisville RB Keyjuan Brown is averaging 12.8 yards per carry this season, the most among all FBS players with at least 10 carries. Where They Rank AP Top 25: Louisville is No. 16, Wake Forest is unranked Coaches Top 25: Louisville is No. 19, Wake Forest is unranked ESPN FPI: Louisville is No. 23, Wake Forest is No. 54 PFF Power Rankings: Louisville is No. 24, Wake Forest is No. 50 Up Next * Louisville visits NC State on Oct. 3 at 3:30 p.m. * Wake Forest hosts Stanford on Oct. 3 at 12:00 p.m. Connect with Cardinal Authority On Facebook? So is Cardinal Authority! Click HERE to give us a Like! Cardinal Authority on X: Senior Writer Michael McCammon Writer Jacob Polacheck Cardinal Authority Check out the Cardinal Authority video library HERE.