Score Predictions
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We are battle tested…
- Pick/market: We’ve achieved the closest thing to a best-case scenario through 3 weeks of CFB with this strength of schedule.
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ESPN FPI projected results ahead of Louisville vs Wake Forest
- Pick/market: 16 Louisville (2-1, 1-0) opened ACC play with a win over nationally-ranked SMU at L&N Stadium on Saturday.
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Game Breakdown
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Wake Forest at No. 16 Louisville football preview
- The Wake Forest-Louisville preview says Louisville has allowed 4.5 rushing yards on first down and 4.2 on second after Ole Miss and SMU found ground success. These are observed early-down defensive vulnerabilities, not a forecast of Wake Forest's rushing output.
- Against SMU, Louisville left tackle Anwar O'Neal struggled with hand placement, center Lance Robinson with interior pressure, and right tackle Cason Henry with RPOs despite better true-pass sets, according to the preview. These are observed protection issues, not an announced lineup change or Wake Forest sack forecast.
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HALFTIME: No. 16 SMU Leads No. 23 Louisville 17-14
- At halftime, SMU led Louisville 17-14. Kevin Jennings had 132 passing yards, one TD and one interception; Kendrick Raphael had 81 rushing yards on 11 carries and a TD, including four carries for 55 yards on SMU's opening drive. These are first-half figures, not final totals.
- Louisville's opening scoring drive featured five Keyjuan Brown carries for 44 yards and Lincoln Kienholz's one-yard sneak. A fourth-and-2 stop in SMU territory then set up Kienholz's 33-yard TD pass to Lawayne McCoy; Kienholz had 89 total yards and two touchdowns at halftime.
- The halftime report faults Louisville's late possession for using only 35 seconds before returning the ball to SMU with 1:14 left. SMU then moved 21 yards in five plays and made a 46-yard field goal for its halftime lead; the sequence highlights possession management rather than a final-game outcome.
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Injuries
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Early injury report wake
- Injury: Watts hasn’t been right going back to the offseason surgery rehab.
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- Injury: Because getting injured in spring ball, summer workouts or fall camp totally isn’t a thing.
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- Injury: INBOX: Louisville linebacker/safety Antonio Watts will miss the remainder of the season with a knee injury.
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Early injury report wake
- Injury: Gotcha, you’ve clearly been paying more attention in-game than me.
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Miller Moss Activated
- Injury: Bagent should be starting whoops, concussion I'm all for AI qb's.
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Ron English
- Injury: I thought the way our secondary was deployed on most of the plays was odd.
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Kienholz vs Jennings
- Injury: He's far from the best QB to play here, but I can't get behind all this hate for a guy who gave us his all on the field.
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Quarterbacks
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IU is not the same
- QB: Man, Kelly opted for the designed qb run but they’ve had their recent success throwing.
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IU is not the same
- QB: Chiles is a badass qb what a game iu got the whistle in this one!
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ESPN September surprises: Our unexpected all-portal team
- Pick/market: September surprises: Our unexpected all-portal team LINK QB: Lincoln Kienholz, Louisville Transferred from: Ohio State Jeff Brohm has taken a transfer quarterback every year at Louisville and hasn't missed yet.
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Where to Watch No. 16 Louisville vs Wake Forest: TV, odds, game notes
- Coaching: 16 Louisville (2-1, 1-0) will host Wake Forest (2-1, 0-1) at L&N Stadium on Saturday at noon.
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By The Numbers: Louisville vs Wake Forest
- Pick/market: 16 Louisville (2-1, 1-0) will look to stay unbeaten in ACC play when it welcome Wake Forest (2-1, 0-1) to L&N Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
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What is it about Brohm?
- QB/OL: Expressing frustrations about the penalties and overall execution through three games is fine, but the blanket statements about Jeff as a coach are annoying.
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Other games thread 9/18
- QB: Chambliss is one of the most impressive and fun QB's I have watched in a while.
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- Pick/market: Louisville QB Lincoln Kienholz through two series: - 4-5 passing for 54 yards and 1 TD - 4 rushes for 14 yards and 1 TD
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Coaching / Pressers
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- [on3] Jeff Brohm confirmed that Anwar O'Neal returned at left tackle and Cason Henry at right tackle against SMU, while Lance Robinson moved inside to center. O'Neal handled a significant workload after missing two games; Robinson's limited center experience leaves snapping to improve. Louisville ran for 265 yards and allowed no sacks, but the report does not... [source](https://www.on3.com/sites/cardinal-sports/news/5-takeaways-from-louisville-football-coach-jeff-brohms-pre-
- [247] Intel: Brian gives input, but Jeff is the play caller, so it's on Jeff.
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- [247] Coaching: Louisville head coach Jeff Brohm returned for his usual Monday press conference after UofL's win over SMU this weekend.
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5 takeaways from Louisville football coach Jeff Brohm's pre-Wake Forest press conference
- Jeff Brohm confirmed that Anwar O'Neal returned at left tackle and Cason Henry at right tackle against SMU, while Lance Robinson moved inside to center. O'Neal handled a significant workload after missing two games; Robinson's limited center experience leaves snapping to improve. Louisville ran for 265 yards and allowed no sacks, but the report does not guarantee a permanent lineup.
- Through three 2026 games, Louisville has no turnovers and a plus-two turnover margin. Brohm credited Lincoln Kienholz with using his legs rather than forcing throws into traffic and said the team devotes five to 10 minutes daily to individual ball-security drills; these are current results and practice habits, not a guarantee against Wake Forest.
- Louisville has 27 penalties for 282 yards through three games, averaging nine flags per game. Brohm said several unnecessary penalties came on defense and that costly 15-yard fouls remain a major emphasis despite prior practice, film work and consequences; he did not say the problem was fixed.
- Brohm said Louisville uses starters on special teams and has received solid work from kickoff specialist Nick Keller, field-goal kicker Carson Hilbert and punter Niall Hayes. Hilbert missed the final extra point against SMU, while the return game improved field position; no kicking-role change was announced.
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Offensive Updates
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- RB/DB: ACC Running Back, Offensive Lineman & Defensive Back of the Week #GoCards
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Game ball goes to...
- TE: Penalties that happen during the play are easier to accept than the unsportsmanlike things we got yesterday.
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TRAP GAME
- Game breakdown: I was impressed with that wide receiver Hernandez.
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Game ball goes to...
- RB/LB: I upvoted the highlight…I will not contest your assertion about KB, I think it’s a worthy debate.
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Everything
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- Intel: Rob definitely exaggerated the exchange on air this morning.
- Intel: New for @WHAS11 : Ahead of #Louisville football’s matchup with Wake Forest, I sat down with @JustinKontul03 of Wake Forest On SI to find out more about the Demon Deacons
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- Intel: Ball knowers galore on @LeBatardShow talking about Louisville football.
What is it about Brohm?
- LB: Trust me, I don't disagree, but I also get tired of the three runs and a punt, so even though by the numbers it's not necessarily the right call, I myself won't criticize the...
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Lamar vs Shough
- Intel: Not enough evidence to overturn the call on the field (which looks like it was wrong) Face mask not reviewable
Where were the fans?
- LB: Doesn’t really sound like the empty seats bother him as long as we have a live crowd.
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What is it about Brohm?
- LB: Some valid points, and I will say that I was genuinely scratching my head at the end of game play calling… back to back passes when should be trying to move the ball while...
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- Intel: #Louisville has opened up as a nearly two-touchdown favorite in their next game against Wake Forest.
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- Intel: Week three of the college football season is now in the books, so here’s my ballot for the AP Poll this week
Fans not going due to the heat
- Intel: There were a lot of loud moments, but when we stopped them on fourth down in the first half on the deflected pass, that was about the loudest I heard all night.
Marrow … weird
- Intel: This is so odd to me, I’m sorry, but biggest win of the year and tweeting about UK football.
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- Intel: Refs reverse the call on the field as a touchdown, instead it's a touchback.
- Intel: First play of the fourth is a bad snap that sets Louisville up on 3rd and 21, and they can't convert.
- Intel: Kienholz's pass is complete but well short of the sticks.
- Intel: Lincoln Kienholz is flushed out, has to chuck it deep on the run and finds McCoy for a 33-yard touchdown.
- Intel: Crowd is great despite this being the second hottest kickoff in stadium history.
- Intel: Jennings with some great touch on a completion, and Louisville is also hit with a facemask call