The Cardinals scored touchdowns in all three phases of the game to defeat the Yellow Jackets to kick off conference play.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The Louisville football program looked far from perfect against Georgia Tech at times, but thanks to massive plays in all three phases of the game, the Cardinals were still able
I was very, very curious to see how the play calling would look in this game considering how vanilla it had been against Austin Peay and Jax State. Offensively, I did like a few of the wrinkles that I saw in this game. Having Ahmari Huggins-Bruce come out of the backfield, the play action bootleg on fourth down, the five-wide tight formation, the triple reverse screen pass, utilization of the shallow crossing routes against a GT linebacking corps that struggled in pass coverage.
Tyler Shough continues to look extremely impressive and a natural fit for a traditional Jeff Brohm offense. He's not afraid to take downfield risks and has the arm capabilities for them, but - for the first time in his career - he seems to be cutting down on the amount of unnecessary risks that he has been prone to over the years. Having zero turnovers in three games is impressive regardless of who you're facing.
When it comes to the running backs and the offensive line's efforts in run blocking, I'm not going to sound the alarm. The one thing the Georgia Tech does well on defense is defending the run, and the certainly did that well. That being said, I was surprised that Brohm went back to the run as often as he did since it wasn't working. On the other side of that coin, I would have liked to see a tad but more production of out Donald Chaney Jr.
Now for the bad. It's early, but it seems like Louisville is having some issues when it comes to pass coverage. For starters, the coverage out of the linebacker corps - for as good as they perform against the run - has been dreadful. There were several instances where Georgia Tech busted Louisville up the seam or on crossing routes, and the linebackers were completely out of position to make the play. Additionally, the pass coverage by the defensive backs has been hit-or-miss.
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