Florida State heads into Friday night’s ACC matchup at Louisville with momentum from a lopsided win and a chance to keep building in league play.
The Seminoles and Cardinals kick off at 7 p.m. at L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium in Louisville, Ky. ESPN will carry the game, with Mike Monaco on play-by-play, Jordan Rodgers as analyst and Dana Boyle on the sideline. The game is also available on the Seminole Sports Network and on SiriusXM Channel 258 and SiriusXM Channel 84 through the SXM app.
Florida State comes in at 3-2 overall and 1-1 in the ACC after a 38-7 win over Virginia. In that game, the Seminoles piled up 464 yards of offense and held the Cavaliers to 205 total yards. Quarterback Ashton Daniels made history with a school-record five rushing touchdowns.
Louisville is 2-3 overall and 1-2 in the ACC, but the Cardinals have put up big numbers through five games. They are averaging 486.0 yards and 38.6 points per game, along with 287.4 passing yards and 198.6 rushing yards per contest. Quarterback Lincoln Kienholz has completed 69.1 percent of his passes and has thrown for 1,394 yards with nine touchdowns and just one interception.
The matchup also brings another chapter in a series Florida State has controlled for a long stretch. The Seminoles beat Louisville 16-6 in the 2023 ACC Championship Game in Charlotte, N.C., and they lead the all-time series 18-6.
That includes a 7-3 mark in games played at Louisville. FSU also won the last meeting in Louisville, taking a 35-31 result in 2022, and has won six of the last 10 meetings overall.
Mike Norvell enters the game in his seventh season at Florida State. He is 41-36 with the Seminoles, 79-51 overall as a head coach and 2-2 all-time against Louisville.
Jeff Brohm leads the Cardinals in his fourth season at his alma mater. He is 30-15 at Louisville and 95-59 overall across 13 seasons as a head coach.
Louisville is 2-1 at home this season and is currently riding a two-game losing streak.
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