GAME BREAKDOWN
KEY MATCHUP: For the second consecutive week, Syracuse faces one of the worst defenses in the ACC. The Orange, who are second in the conference in total offense (478.2 yards a game), plays against Louisville on Saturday. The Cardinals are second-to-last in total defense allowing 462.8 yards a game. Syracuse just amassed 421 yards against Wake Forest, the league’s worst defensive team, in a 41-24. The Orange ran for 264 yards. Louisville is last against the run in the ACC allowing a whopping 277.4 yards a game.
DRAFT SLANT
–SS Evan Foster, 6-foot and 223 pounds, had nine tackles against Wake Forest last week, including a sack. He also recovered a fumble
ROSTER REPORT:
–TE Gabe Horan (undisclosed injury) has not played in the last two games and his status is uncertain for Friday’s game against Louisville.
–CB Ifeatu Melifonwu (hamstring) did not travel to last week’s game at Wake Forest and he is questionable against Louisville this Friday.
–TE Rex Culpepper, who beat testicular cancer last offseason, has switched from quarterback to tight end in order to be more of a contributor. He has been one of the leaders of the special teams unit this season.
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