Louisville offense poised to hit higher marks in 2016

Bobby Petrino arrived for his second stint at Louisville with an established background as an offensive guru. But his first two years back have not quite hit the mark when it comes to yards and points.

At times, it has been a slog to string together touchdowns and consistent drives, and that has been somewhat uncharacteristic of Petrino’s teams. For the first time in his career, Petrino's team lost more games and scored fewer points in Year 2 compared to Year 1.

In the nine previous years he spent as a college head coach, his teams averaged 36.4 points and 462.7 yards. Only twice did those teams fall outside the top 15 in scoring – his first year at Arkansas in 2008, and Western Kentucky in…