Louisville (2-1) hosts Wake Forest on Saturday after beating SMU 41-31. The Cardinals average 46 points per game, and quarterback Lincoln Kienholz and backs Isaac and Keyjuan Brown have combined for 548 rushing yards and seven touchdowns this season.
Louisville averages 515 yards per game and can also attack deep: Kienholz is averaging 11.2 yards per attempt, while receiver Lawayne McCoy has 226 yards and three touchdowns on nine catches. The Cardinals have allowed 28.3 points and 406.7 yards per game; two of their three games were against Ole Miss and SMU.
Louisville gave up 257 rushing yards and three touchdowns to SMU. Wake had averaged nearly 200 rushing yards in its first two games before managing 22 yards on 16 carries against Miami. Cardinals safety Kaleb Beasley had 10 tackles and two interceptions against SMU.
