Still recovering from the Louisville loss to Florida State.
Friday was a little like old times. A big loud crowd, 46,459 at Cardinal Stadium. The Cardinals coming off a road victory. A beautiful night for football. Everything a UofL fan could want.
The Seminoles had other ideas, however. A fourth quarter rally. With starting quarterback Jordan Travis sidelined with a leg injury backup, Tate Rodemaker taking over. He knew exactly what to do on the seven play 75-yard fourth quarter drive and the winning touchdown throw to Johnny Wilson.
“Johnny showed he’s one of the best,” said Ridemaker. “I knew pretty much I had Johnny on the inside out. So I decided to throw the ball to him.”
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An okay weekend in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The most impressive win was Syracuse’s (3-0) come from behind 32-29 win over Purdue. Virginia (2-1) edged Old Dominion 16-14. Virginia Tech (2-1) beat Wofford 27-7.Mississippi smashed Georgia Tech (1-2) 42-0.
Wake Forest (3-0) saved face edging Liberty 37-36 with a fourth quarter come back. The biggest surprise in the league Duke (3-0) beat North Carolina A&T 49-20 while 23rd ranked Pittsburgh (2-1) beat Western Michigan 34-13. No. 16 North Carolina State (3-0) beat Texas Tech 27-14.
ACC favorite No. 5 Clemson (3-0) beat Louisiana Tech 48-20. The biggest loss was No. 14 Miami’s (2-1) 17-9 loss at No. 24 Texas A&M.
My ACC ratings…..1. Clemson (3-0), 2. North Carolina State (3-0) 3. Pitt (2-1), 4. Wake Forest (3-0), 5. Miami (2-1), 6. Florida State (3-0), 7. North Carolina (3-0), 8. Syracuse (3-0) 9. Duke (3-0), Virginia (1-2), 11. Boston College (1-2), 12. Virginia Tech (2-1), 13. Louisville (1-2), 14. Georgia Tech (0-3).
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Eddie’s top 20: 1. Georgia, 2. Alabama, 3. Ohio State, 4. Michigan, 5. Clemson, 6. Oklahoma, 7. Southern California, 8. Kentucky, 9. Arkansas, 10. Ole Miss, 11. Texas A&M, 12. Oregon, 13. Tennessee, 14. Oklahoma State, 15. Penn State, 16. North Carolina State, 17. Texas, 18. Utah 19. Baylor, 20. Kansas.
