Coming off a huge win over No. 2 Miami last weekend in South Florida, the Louisville football team was expected to roll over Boston College on Saturday night at home. For over three quarters of the game, it wasn't going that way. In fact, the Eagles closed to within 31-24 in the fourth quarter.
A Louisville loss at home to BC would have been a worst-case scenario for Virginia Tech, with the Cardinals scheduled to visit Blacksburg on Saturday afternoon. In the thick of the ACC race for a berth in the ACC Championship Game in Charlotte in early December, a loss would have all but knocked them out.