CAL at No. 14 LOUISVILLE
Data: Cal (5-4 total, 2-3 in ACC); Louisville (7-1, 4-1 in ACC)
Kickoff: 4 p.m. PT at L&N Stadium, Louisville, Kentucky
TV: ESPN2
Radio: 810 AM
Sequence historical past: First assembly
Cal storylines: The Bears face their second straight AP Prime 25 opponent, having misplaced 31-21 to then-No. 15 Virginia final week at dwelling . . . Cal has dropped 14 consecutive video games to Prime 25 opponents, courting again to a 21-17 dwelling victory over No. 21 Oregon within the COVID-shortened 2020 season . . . A loser in back-to-back video games for the primary time this season, Cal wants one victory in its closing three video games to safe bowl eligibility . . . The supply of injured junior LB Cade Uluave, second within the ACC with 81 tackles, stays unsure . . . Junior RB Kendrick Raphael is eighth within the ACC with 557 speeding yards and tied for second with 11 touchdowns, six of them the previous two weeks.
Louisville storylines: The Cardinals landed at No. 15 this week within the first School Soccer Playoff rankings which can decide the 12 groups that qualify for the expanded postseason. They personal a 24-21 highway victory over then-No. 2 Miami and their line defeat was a 30-27 extra time loss to Twelfth-ranked Virginia . . . Louisville is led by senior quarterback Miller Moss, who spent 4 years at USC and got here off the bench as a freshman within the Trojans’ 24-14 loss to Cal within the 2021 season finale. In his previous 4 video games, Moss has eight landing passes and 5 speeding TDs. . . . Louisville will probably be with out injured operating again Isaac Brown, who’s second within the ACC with 782 speeding yards and leads the nation at 8.6 yards per carry. Backup Keyjuan Brown (no relation) has rushed for 321 yards at 6.2 yards per try.
Stats that matter: Cal cornerbacks Hezekiah Plenty (10 cross breakups, 4 interceptions) and Paco Austin (10 PBUs, 0 INTs) rank 1-2 within the ACC passes defended . . . Cal is final within the ACC in speeding yards (78.6 per recreation) and has topped 100 yards solely as soon as in its previous seven video games. Over the previous 4 outings, the Bears are averaging simply 42 web speeding yards . . . Louisville’s protection leads the ACC, permitting simply 280.5 yards per recreation, and is second with 12 interceptions.
