LOUISVILLE, Ky. –- After last week’s 52-7 win at Boston College, Louisville coach Bobby Petrino expressed disgust at the apparent need to run up the score against opponents to impress the College Football Playoff selection committee.
For most of Saturday night, Petrino and the No. 6 Cardinals didn’t have to worry about that. In fact, they found themselves just needing to score, period, after trailing Wake Forest for more than three quarters at home. When they finally did wrest control to win by a comfortable margin, it surprisingly wasn’t Lamar Jackson riding to the rescue.
Jackson had a rare subpar night, at least by the ridiculous standards the leading Heisman Trophy contender has set this season.