![]() |
|
ctly a household name a few weeks ago, adorns this weeks cover of Sports Illustrated and is leading a number of Heisman Trophy p
ctly a household name a few weeks ago, adorns this weeks cover of Sports Illustrated and is leading a number of Heisman Trophy p
in Team 05.10.2019 03:55von jcy123 •

After blowing out then-No. 2 Florida State 63-20 last week, the third-ranked Louisville Cardinals suddenly finds themselves not only in the hunt for an Atlantic Coast Conference title, but are also being looked at as a strong national championship contender as they travel to Huntington, W. Va., to take on the Marshall Thundering Herd at Joan C. Edwards Stadium on Saturday night.The Cardinals (3-0), who opened last spring with 100-to-1 odds to win the national title, are all the way down to 5-to-1 after last weekends nationally televised smack-down of the Seminoles. And quarterback Lamar Jackson, not exactly a household name a few weeks ago, adorns this weeks cover of Sports Illustrated and is leading a number of Heisman Trophy polls.But as coach Bobby Petrino made clear to his team in the following days, its time to move on and focus on the rest of the schedule, beginning with Saturdays road trip to Marshall.We did a great job and it was a great win for us, but we havent reached our goals, Petrino said. Were only three games into the season and we have to get back to work.That focus isnt going to be easy. The Cardinals handed the vaunted Seminoles one of the most lopsided losses it its history. Dalvin Cook was held to 54 yards on the ground, while Deonte Francious was sacked five times and threw for just 101 yards.Our plan going in was to set the edge and get guys playing gaps ... dont give guys many seams, Petrino said. For the most part, we did a great job with that, and that put them behind the sticks.Im going to tell you what my team told me, Jackson said. They were like, we arent taking our foot off the gas. You know that goes for anybody we are playing -- trying to score every time we get the ball.Jackson is putting up video game like numbers so far this season. He has 10 rushing touchdowns through three games, including four each in the victories over Syracuse and Florida State. Hes averaging 9.5 yards per carry. Oh, and hes also a dangerous pocket passer, as his 411 yards against Syracuse two weeks ago can attest. Hes also third in the country in yards per pass attempt at 11.1.Its hardly a one-man show, however. Running back Brandon Radcliff had another 100-yard game against Florida State, with 118 yards and a touchdown. Hes averaging 11.4 yards per carry in 2016, and his 22 career rushing touchdowns are ninth all-time at Louisville. And wide receiver James Quick had seven catches for 122 yards against the Seminoles and now has five career 100-yard receiving games, one of only 12 wide receivers to hit that mark in program history.Marshall enters the week 1-1 after a 65-38 loss to Akron at home last week. Quarterback Chase Litton threw for 413 yards and four touchdowns in the setback.Just know, this Marshall team is not done, Litton promised on the way out of the post-game press conference.The Herd surrendered 379 passing yards, including seven completions of 20 or more yards, had four turnovers and also had a punt blocked. That should bode well for a Louisville offense thats excelled at creating big plays, both on the ground and through the air.Still, Petrino expects the road crowd to be ready to do its best to sway the game in Marshalls favor, remembering his last trip to the university.It was in the second round of the (1987) I-AA playoffs, when I was coaching for Weber State, Petrino said. They were cranked up and ready to go. I remember getting off the bus, and all these people running up to the fence and started yelling at us. So I imagine itll be a pretty good atmosphere. I think its great. Its what we like to do.The Thundering Herd defeated the Cardinals 17-13 in the last meeting between the two schools in 2011 -- the first career start for current Minnesota Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater. Louisville has dropped the last four meetings with the Thundering Herd and is looking for its first win in the series since a 36-0 victory in 1981. Wholesale Football Jerseys China . The 29-year-old from Port Colborne, Ont., has nothing but good things to say about former U.S. marine Liz (Girlrilla) Carmouche ahead of their co-main event Wednesday on the UFCs "Fight for the Troops" televised card in Fort Campbell, Ky. Cheap Football Jerseys Authentic . Down by seven with 90 seconds left in regulation, thats where they looked comfortable. https://www.fakefootballjerseys.com/ . SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. Fake Football Jerseys For Sale . The news was first reported on Gonzalezs Twitter account and confirmed by the Rockies. Gonzalez has a six-week window before position players have their first workout at spring training in Arizona. Fake Football Jerseys . Shot outdoors against the stunning backdrop of Banff, Alta., the networks 30-minute original production airs tonight at 8pm et/5pm pt on TSN2. The four All-Star teams will play for $100,000 in prize money during TSNs annual skins game, airing live this weekend on TSN from The Fenlands Banff Recreation Centre. Only one story crafted in mens tennis this year can compete with the compelling saga Andy Murray authored in the second half of 2016. That was the narrative created by Novak Djokovic. Call it the great unraveling.The final chapters in both tales were written Sunday, when Murray and Djokovic met in the ATP World Tour finals, the first time both participants in the final match of the year would determine the year-end No. 1 ranking. Murray won it 6-3, 6-4.It was a happy ending for Murray and, of course, a doleful one for Djokovic -- for he just hasnt been the same player in the second half of 2016.Tonight, Andy and I were both part of history, Djokovic graciously allowed on court during the trophy presentation. Hes the best player in the world; hes No. 1 and deserves it.?Before the halfway mark in June, Djokovic completed his historic career Grand Slam at the French Open, giving him possession of all four major titles.By that time, Djokovics rankings lead over No. 2 Murray had swollen to about 8,000 points, which is four Grand Slam singles titles worth. But soon thereafter, things went sideways on Djokovic. Just as talk of a calendar-year Grand Slam was beginning to rev up, Djokovic stumbled out of Wimbledon in the third round. He had just one good tournament, at least by the standard he has set for himself, after that.Elements of the great unraveling seem like fodder for a book on life lessons. After his Wimbledon loss, Djokovic alluded to personal problems. Those werent the kind of difficulties that would generate a lot of sympathy from most people, but they did lead to Djokovic doing some serious soul-searching. He spoke about evolving as a human being, but he also began backsliding as a tennis player.The theory, often advanced by Djokovic himself, had been that his life was extremely well-balanced, even as it was dominated by his ambitions in tennis. It had begun to fray. He took losses. They were marked by anxious, impatient or unexpectedly inconsistent play. He didnt win a singles title after the Canada Masters, where a kind draw kicked up nobody more threatening than No. 6 Kei Nishikori in the final.The Summer Olympic Games is where the great unraveling really picked up pace. A fervent

|
![]()
Das Forum hat 15177
Themen
und
15339
Beiträge.
|
![]() | Forum Software ©Xobor.de | Forum erstellen |