By Derek DeBurger
The Louisville Cardinals barely scraped by with their first road win in Raleigh, N.C.
An uphill battle from the start
From the very beginning of the Friday night matchup with the NC State Wolfpack, it was apparent that the toughest team would win. The two defenses did anything and everything to stop the opposing offense. Louisville and NC State were held to just 306 and 201 total yards respectively. Each defense also forced three turnovers a piece.
The first half was a pure field position game.
Offensively, the Wolfpack were unable to do anything in the first quarter.