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Louisville football coach Jeff Brohm has consistently taken responsibility for the Cardinals ending last season with three consecutive losses.
U of L was 10-1 before losing to Kentucky in the Governor’s Cup, falling to Florida State in the ACC championship game and dropping its finale against USC in the Holiday Bowl.
“You’ve got to be sharp in every aspect,” Brohm said. “So that, in combination with some mistakes we want to correct on the field, are just simple things that I don’t want to elaborate too much on, but there are things we all could have done better, including myself and our coaches. We’ve got to make sure that we have the best plan together to help our players succeed at a high level.”
For Cardinals linebacker TJ Quinn, the ACC championship game taught him to take advantage of every opportunity. The memory of FSU doing that lingers in Quinn’s mind eight months later.
Tailback Lawrance Toafili followed up a 73-yard run with a 2-yard score to give FSU a 10-3 advantage in the third quarter.
“I feel like maybe I could have done something better,” Quinn said, “or just made sure that I maybe had everybody lined up, or just making sure everybody was ready for that play because I think they had got in the Wildcat before that, earlier that game. So, we should have maybe expected that to come.”
Safety Devin Neal has been on the winning and losing side of a conference championship. He was on the sidelines for Baylor’s 2021 Big 12 championship win over Oklahoma State.
“I feel like it helps when it comes to the big-game situations, like not losing your poise, your composure,” he said about playing in the conference title games. “It’s just a nice experience, I feel like, (that) could be shared whenever it comes to any huge game we’re going to be in this season.”
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Author : The Courier Journal
Publish date : 2024-08-02 21:32:42
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