The first quarter of Boston College's 56-28 loss to Louisville on Saturday started off looking like a possible shootout at football's version of the OK Corral. The Cardinals had forced the Eagles to receive the opening kickoff by deferring their coin toss win to the second half, and BC responded by sending its offense over midfield with a 30-yard drive in less than three minutes.
Quarterback Thomas Castellanos had made defenders miss with a wild nine-yard run on the Eagles' second play, and the 21 yards gained between his run and Kye Robichaux's 12-yard run on the first play had the Cardinals' defenders flummoxed by a quick-snap, no-huddle scheme.